Letters from the Fire

Letters from the Fire is the second EP from American hard rock band Letters from the Fire. Released on 19 August 2014, the work was produced by Chris Taylor Brown and published via Street Smart Recordings. Background After the September 2012 Around The World…Beneath The Scars tour with 12 Stones and the Letter Black, the band and its lead vocalist parted ways. In May 2013, Elliot Weber joined the ensemble as the new lead vocalist. Composition Weber wrote the track "Zombies in the Sun" with guitarist Mike Keller during their second day in the studio. Without knowing any of the band members very well, the intro riff from Keller triggers Weber's feelings about his personal encounters with loved ones addicted to heroin, some of whom have passed on as a result of using the drug. Weber stated: "I began writing metaphorically, acknowledging ones struggle with the drug, but soon found myself very angry in thought. I'm sure many can relate, seeing a kind, honest soul be taken away, and have such poison dilute their reality. It truly effects everyone around them, and users are completely unaware yet aware at times what they’re doing. My friends and loved ones turned into completely different people, doing things I'd never thought they do, and in some instances, the addiction took their lives. 'Zombies in the Sun' is a song that's a call to action, cause I'm sick of losing good people to addiction. I'm expressing to all who struggle with this disease, to wake up, come back to reality and resurrect their souls."