PREMIERE: THE LAST MARTYR // Afterglow

It’s official; The Last Martyr can do no wrong!

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Having already kicked off this year with an absolute ripper of a tune in Hindsight, they’ve now returned with the equally fierce Afterglow.

It’s a tale of young love and reflection through rose coloured glasses, and it’ll leave you feeling all kinds of nostalgic. And if that somehow doesn’t make you want to tune in, the feature of a huuuge trap-inspired second verse will.

“Afterglow was written as an apology to a past lover whose heart I kind of trod on.  It was this push/pull, will they/won’t they situation where it was hard to tell if love was actually apparent or if the idea of love was the appeal.  In the end, fear and doubt got in the way before anything could eventuate,” says vocalist Monica Strut. “Thinking about the time in my life this person was around, I was immediately transported to a chapter where I was young, partying a lot and living a fairly rock n’ roll lifestyle.  The song is a culmination of that time where a lot of bad decisions were made yet everything seemed like an adventure.”

Afterglow was produced by Chris Lalic (Windwaker, Rumours, To Octavia). It is the second instalment of their upcoming EP, Purgatory,  and comes alongside a visualiser edited by Her Name is Murder Productions.

The Last Martyr will play Halloween Hysteria this October, joining the likes of Spiderbait, King Parrot, Gravemind and more. You can grab tickets here. Afterglow will officially hit streaming services this Friday, and you can also pre-save it here.

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