THE DROP
Denis Shaforostov — the guy who fronted Asking Alexandria for one album before ghosting them in 2016 — just dropped “Can’t Keep On Running Away,” the first new DRAG ME OUT track since 2022 *. He’s been writing through the war in Ukraine and says he’s sitting on hundreds of demos *.
WHAT TO KNOW
- DRAG ME OUT is Shaforostov’s Eastern European emotional metalcore project; this single arrives via Life Or Death after a three-year gap since their second album *Demons Away* *
- Denis says the track closes out an old era and compares its energy to “I Won’t Give In” from his Asking Alexandria album *The Black* *
- He left AA in October 2016 after recording one album — Ben Bruce later said they got warnings about Denis and “found that out the hard way,” while Denis tweeted he couldn’t handle touring at that point *
- The single explores facing your problems instead of running, written while navigating the turmoil in his home country *
THE TAKE
If you connected with Denis during his brief AA run, he’s explicitly aiming this at you — and three years between releases suggests he’s been selective about what makes the cut. A guy with hundreds of demos who’s lived through a war probably has something to say.