Photo Credit to Darren Craig GRAMMY®-nominated rockers Daughtry have announced the release of their debut Big Machine Rock EP, Shock to the System (Part One) out on Sept 27th and have shared a new track alongside the news.The new song, ‘The Reckoning’, serves as a soundtrack for facing the final boss of your personal demons and is the lead cut from their forthcoming EP. The song rallies forces against fear to encourage listeners to take on the weight of the past fist-first. Touching on themes of mental health, the ‘The Reckoning’ is amped up by deep synth, emulating the layers of pain one must claw through to come face to face with the future they’ve always dreamed of. “’The Reckoning’ is about that moment in life when you realise that you are in control of your own destiny,” frontman Chris Daughtry explains. “It’s about that moment you decide to take responsibility for the person you want to be and the choices you have to make to become that version of yourself – the day you understand that you are no longer a victim of circumstance, rather the creator of your own experience.”The high-octane track continues to usher in a fine-tuned and razor-sharp new era for the group, as they begin the rollout for their forthcoming EP. ‘The Reckoning’ will join previous releases, ‘Nervous’, ‘Pieces’, and ‘Artificial’, on the new record, the latter of which earned the band their first No. 1 at Active Rock and first No. 1 single in 15 years. In the meantime, catch Daughtry on the road this autumn on select US tour dates. For tickets and more information, visit daughtryofficial.com. ABOUT DAUGHTRY:
Daughtry, one of the most visible and best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, has sold out concerts across the globe. Their debut album, the self-titled Daughtry, was the top-selling album of 2007 and was the fastest selling rock debut album in Soundscan history. The record was nominated for 4 GRAMMY® Awards and won 4 American Music Awards, alongside 7 Billboard Music Awards, including ‘Album of the Year’. Subsequent albums, Leave This Town (2009), Break The Spell (2011), and Baptized (2013) have all gone Platinum, with Cage To Rattle (2018) certified Gold. In 2021, the band released their record Dearly Beloved, with singles ‘World On Fire’, ‘Heavy Is The Crown’, and ’Changes Are Coming’, all cracking the Top 10. Following yet another Top 10 success with their 2023 smash cover of Journey’s ‘Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)’ featuring Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Daughtry ushered in a new sonic era with their debut Big Machine Records single, ‘Artificial’. The return to their rock roots scored the band their first No. 1 single in the Active Rock format, laying the groundwork for their new EP, Shock to the System (Part One), set to release on Sept 27th. | 
