Life is a balance between extremes.

The positive feels utterly uplifting, while the negative can be downright draining. Existence leaves us perpetually in the middle at the whims of those opposite poles. Nevertheless, the perpetual cosmic push-and-pull keeps things interesting.

Everyone Dies In Utah examine those dramatic shifts in mood, stasis, and life on their second full-length album, +//- (Polarities), available via Tragic Hero Records/ILG. Teetering between breakneck brutality and elegant, entrancing melody, the Temple, TX sextet tells an engaging tale of internal struggle. The band—Danny Martinez [Vocals, Keys, Synth], Dustin Dow [Guitar], Cody Haigis [Guitar], Justin Yost [Bass, Vocals], Trey Golden [Keys, Synth], and Justin Morgan [drums]—paints this picture with bludgeoning grooves, piercing screams, and otherworldly harmonies.

There's an intricate concept penned by the band that fuels +//-. Over the course of the album's narrative, a young girl named Synthia is killed by a mysterious killer, The Shadow Walker, and her father decides he's going to exact revenge for this act. With its grandiose concept and message, this is by no means your average entry into the heavy music zeitgeist…

Yost explains, "The record follows the father as he begins to hear his dead daughter's voice pleading to forgive this terrible act. +//- illustrates the inner war that threatens to tear us apart. Light and dark battle over our hearts, and we have to make a choice. Apart from the concept, we hope the album will encourage people to choose good."

Sonically, the group came into their own while concocting this story and writing the music. Martinez adds, "On past releases, I felt like we were still trying to find our style. With this one, I feel like we finally found a sound that belongs to us. It's not something that everyone else is chasing. It's us."

In order to bring their singular vision to life, Everyone Dies In Utah enlisted the talents of producer David Ludlow [Greeley Estates, Man Made Machine] behind the board. Ludlow pushed them to expand their songwriting and exceed any boundaries or limitations.

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