While on tour this summer with Sevendust, Denver modern metal merchants Red Tide Rising broke out a reinterpreted version of the Tears for Fears classic "Mad World" (also made popular by Gary Jules), which they soon discovered was becoming one of the many highlights of their set.  Upon returning home, the band worked up a permanent version of the song with producer Mike Luce (Drowning Pool) and entered The Keep Studios to track it.  

Matthew Whiteman comments: "We covered 'Mad World' because it fits into the theme of our music. The choice allowed us to create a dark and melodic spin to the song that showcases our diversity in tonality that is demonstrated from the first note to the last. Besides, the song is a band favourite and we always wanted to pay tribute to it."

As of today, "Mad World" can be downloaded from iTunes here.

Red Tide Rising recently released a new lyric video for the track "The Sound of Voices Screaming", taken from their Voices EP. Produced by Drowning Pool drummer Mike Luce, Voices was released in May 2016 via Vanity Music Group.

Regarding the track, guitarist, Andrew Whiteman says, "The 'Sound of Voices Screaming' is about making yourself known and showing the world who you are. It's a call to arms to stand up together for each other. It's definitely a highlight in the set for me."

The band spent the month of August on the road in the United States and Canada with Sevendust and Crobot. They are making plans to head back into the studio in early 2017 with the intention of recording a new full length album set to be released in summer.

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