ART OF DYING TURN “ALONE” INTO A DECLARATION OF TOGETHERNESS
The Hyphen Code join the Canadian hard rock veterans for a massive anthem about grief, connection, and finding your way forward
September 11, 2026 (Vancouver, BC) // Vancouver-based hard rock band Art of Dying delivers “Alone,” the latest single from the band, this time featuring Vancouver Island-based band The Hyphen Code. Produced by Brian Howes (Skillet, Nickelback, Simple Plan), “Alone” blends Art of Dying’s heavy riffs and powerful vocals with The Hyphen Code’s emotional rawness and soaring guitar production.
“Alone” is less about loneliness than about the permanence of connections. The title refers to the emptiness left in the wake of absence. The chorus says it best: “I am not alone.” Grief, memory, and the mark left by the people who shaped us all become elements of presence.
Listen to “Alone” HERE
It is a personal concept for lead singer Jonny Hetherington. “Alone” is where he was able to reconcile the death of his father and the birth of his daughter, two events at opposite ends of a life that ask the same questions about mortality, love, and legacy. The song doesn’t resolve them; instead, it finds peace by diving straight into the uncertainty of it all.
The band play it with the same intensity. Where the verses are buoyant, the chorus brings down the hammer with all the force that Art of Dying is capable of bringing. And in those moments, there’s the swelling need to sing it back to them. In this way, the song is not a quiet depiction of sorrow; instead, it transforms sorrow into communion.
The Hyphen Code intensifies the song’s emotional power. Working in tandem, both acts spur each other on to greater heights and deeper intensity. By the end, they show us that despite all the pain, loss, and calamity, hope remains in connection.
The Hyphen Code’s Rachel Kline elaborates, “There’s such a raw vulnerability at the heart of ‘Alone’ and I loved getting to explore that with my voice. It builds into something so powerful, and getting to bring that emotion to life was incredibly special.”
This song marks yet another important milestone for Art of Dying. The band is gearing up to release its new album in October, which will not use the standard streaming system but will let the band connect directly with its fans.
It allows “Alone” to transcend its status as just another addition to a catalogue spanning two decades. Art of Dying created their legacy by writing emotive hard rock and songs about what it means to bear things in life: loss, fear, hope, and the choice to continue forward. That same commitment to connection is shaping what comes next, with the band preparing to release their October album outside the traditional streaming model and put the music directly in their fans’ hands.
“Alone” is the last song that Art of Dying will release on streaming services, closing out an era to be replaced by another. When their new October album comes out, it will show the group moving away from streaming and into something more fan-oriented.
About Art of Dying:
Art of Dying has released eight albums, selling over 100,000 copies and amassing over 200 million streams.
The band’s major-label debut on Reprise/Warner Bros put them on the road across the US and on the map as one of Canada’s standout post-grunge/rock artists.
Dan Donegan and David Draiman of Disturbed signed the band to their imprint at Warner Bros.
Draiman dubbed the band “Eagles in Chains,” comparing their style to Alice in Chains meets The Eagles—lots of harmonies atop heavy riffs.
Top 10 US radio hits include “Die Trying”, “Get Thru This” and “Sorry”. “Get Thru This” was #1 at Sirius Octane in 2011 and was the most played song that year on that station.
“Tear Down The Wall”, from their Better Noise release, went top 10 at Sirius and amassed over 25 million streams without even being released to radio.
After going indie in 2016, the band released the Nevermore EP, which currently has 26 million streams.
Following that, full-length releases “Ready For A Good Time” and “Won’t Look Back” currently share over 10 million streams between them. Doing things without a label has not slowed them down!
Formed in Vancouver in the mid-2000s, the band released its eponymous debut in 2006 on its own label, Thorny Bleeder, earning critical acclaim at home and abroad and leading to UK/US tours with Seether, Disturbed, and Theory of a Deadman.
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