The Ghost Inside - Dear Youth (+ Full Album Stream)

The Ghost Inside has been one of the those "go-to" bands for myself over the years.  A metalcore band that is not reinventing the wheel but making their own mark on the genre, TGI have continuously delivered great material that is sure to scare any neighbours when you turn the speakers up a couple notches.  I have found myself in the past singing along to choruses of songs such as "Engine 45" when sitting on a subway train, or showing off my air drum skills to the onlookers that think I have something wrong with the chemical balances in my head.

Either way, their albums are great from start to finish as well...so I try and save their material for some of my longer trips on the TTC or Via Rail/GO Transit.

(Photo courtesy of The Ghost Inside/Epitaph Records)

"Dear Youth" was released on November 17th, 2014 via Epitaph Records!  The album was co-produced by Jeremy McKinnon and Andrew Wade.

1. Avalanche
2. Move Me
3. Out Of Control
4. With The Wolves
5. Mercy
6. Phoenix Flame
7. Dear Youth (Day 52)
8. Wide Eyed
9. My Endnote
10. The Other Half
11. Blank Pages

Front man Jonathan Vigil explains the album concept in a letter written to his younger self.  Check out the letter below:

Dear Youth,

I'm writing to you now because it seems I’ve lost my way. I can't pinpoint exactly when it started, but I know that it’s not like it was before. I’ve realized the more time that passes, the more we lose touch. It’s starting to feel like all I ever do now is lose touch with things. But not you, I never wanted to lose you.

(Photo courtesy of The Ghost Inside/Epitaph Records)

I wish I had something to blame it all on, but I don’t. One day I was there and the next I was here. As if I was dreaming and suddenly woken up. These days I'm always wondering if what I've done is enough. It’s getting harder and harder for me to shake this feeling of stagnance. 

So old friend I’m writing to ask you what it feels like to have the whole world in your hand? Where we could set out and do anything that we imagined. Endless possibilities way before complacence set in. To be honest with you, I’ve forgotten what that all feels like. There was a wonder about us that has long since faded. That sense of excitement, I miss it.

Dear youth, will you show me again? I need to be reminded of those times, back before this began... -xx

So what a better way to get you all involved in their work and their new album then to have a full stream going right here on the article!  Check out the eleven tracks below and be sure to visit their site for tour dates, merch, and to purchase a copy of the physical album.

Hey, hey, I'm living for today.

Forgetting things I can't change unwinds me.

Hey, hey, nothing stands in my way.

Time stopped when I broke the chains that bound me.

Pre-order the album on iTunes here, or vinyl/CD here.