by danielle holian
photo courtesy of days gone by
Days Gone By are a metalcore band based in Jacksonville, FL. After finding each other on social media, they clicked right away birthing the creation of the band. Recently releasing their brand new single “I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining,” we caught up with the band to discuss all things music.
What sparked the creation of Days Gone By?
DGB: “Days Gone By has been a band for about four years. All members are residents of Jacksonville, FL and have always been huge fans of the metalcore genre. None of us knew each other prior to forming the band, but found each other through word of mouth/social media. We all have extensive experience in live performances as well as catalogs of released original music. We all clicked perfectly when it came to our personalities/goals for this band. Goals being the next big band to bring back that 2010’s era metalcore feel.”
Who or what are your musical influences?
DGB: “We all enjoy a plethora of genres from deathcore, pop-punk, emo, metal, to even country. The culmination of our different tastes came together for what made the most sense being the metalcore genre…catchy but heavy! Influences include Wage War, A Day to Remember, Blessthefall, Dragged Under, Beartooth, and Asking Alexandria.”
Tell us about your new single “I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining.”
DGB: “This song was actually written over two years ago by guitarist Jaimy and drummer Trent. We always believed it was among the best songs we had to offer and had a lot of relevancies to the current climate of our society. It is about struggling with your self-image in a fake world. The name is a South Park reference because we don’t take ourselves too seriously and the episode fits the message of the song perfectly.”
And how has your music evolved since you began?
DGB: “When we started, we had very concise goals for songwriting as well as how the songs were written. That has changed in that we all have advanced in having home studios as well as everyone’s songwriting contributions. We just want to love the songs we play and no longer care which member writes them or even if it fits our ‘metalcore’ genre. Some of the songs we already have written and plan to release are quite a bit different from what our fans have heard so far.”
What are you most proud of as a band?
DGB: “Probably the success of our first single ‘Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute.’ (It has over 336k Spotify streams.) Also, selling out our first show with Red Handed Denial and the venue running out of beer due to the unexpected turnout!”