A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia Red Handed Denial

• 1 Parasite 03:27
• 2 My Demise 03:37
• 3 One More Night 03:56
• 4 Falling Back To You 03:40
• 5 Driving Towards A Neon Sunset… 02:42
• 6 Smokescreen 03:30
• 7 …and Then I Found Myself In A Virtual Dystopia 01:12
• 8 Eat Glass 02:53
• 9 I Hope You’re Happy 03:29
• 10 Home 03:35
• Total Runtime 32:01

Info for A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia

Toronto, ON prog metal outfit Red Handed Denial release their fourth studio album, produced, mixed and mastered by Lee Albrecht (The Devil Wears Prada, Of Virtue, Silverstein). 'A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia' is the band's most accomplished offering to date, both for song composition, musical technique; pushing their melodic and heavy game to a new level as shown on lead single “Parasite”.

“This might be my favorite song we’ve ever done, definitely my favorite on the album,” vocalist Lauren Babic says of the four-minute track. “There’s something special about it. I think it’s a really fresh take on what rock/metal can be by combining EDM and future bass elements. It’s not the heaviest on the album by any means, but there is a heaviness and sense of despair that translates in the vocal delivery so powerfully.”

The band previously released the single “Parasite” and its Alex McFarland-directed video.

“A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia is a testament to my discontent with how reliant we became on technology during the Pandemic,” Babic continues. “We’re reaping the consequences. Mental health has severely suffered. When the world opened, a lot of us struggled and felt different. I feel different too. We get a false sense of security from platforms like TikTok and Instagram. We’re stuck in a cycle of little dopamine releases from every swipe, but we’re not content. When I get away from these apps, I find clarity.”

Lauren Babic, vocals
Tyson Dang, drums
Chris Mifsud, guitar
Dominick De Kauwe, bass

Red Handed Denial
has been completely independent since its conception and has self-released 2 EPs and 1 full-length album. Red Handed Denial's single "Collector" marked the band's re-branding in October 2015 and showed off a more technical and focused sound from previous releases, charting on iTunes’ top 200 metal songs. “Collector” launched the band’s new album cycle for “Wanderer EP”, which was independently released on April 22, 2016. “Wanderer EP” debuted at #9 on iTunes’ top metal albums. The third single off "Wanderer EP" entitled “Trespasser” has been added to Spotify’s official playlist “Women of Metal”, and has been recognized by Rock Sound Magazine on their “Breaking Bands” playlist. Red Handed Denial has toured the US and Canada, accumulated thousands of fans and over 4 million streams/video views across their digital platforms. RHD has performed with bands such as Trivium, Protest the Hero, PVRIS and I See Stars, and were hand-picked to play at the 2014 and 2015 Vans Warped Tour Toronto dates. Red Handed Denial is based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

This album contains no booklet.