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Forge Again Records and Fight Dice are excited to present “Attack The Drider,” the latest single to be lifted from the Friday, September 20 release of Total Party Kill, the Milwaukee-based Dungeons & Dragons-inspired collective’s debut album composed of musicians from veteran indie outfits such as Braid, Hey Mercedes, The Promise Ring, Maritime and more. A session walk-thru as characters anticipate battle, the track unfolds as The Dungeon Master guides players through the cavernous home to the dreaded Drider.

A fantastical music project that merges heavy sounds with the epic narratives of your favorite role-playing game, Total Party Kill is influenced by Fight Dice’s love of Nineties rock. Think Man’s Ruin Records and Amphetamine Reptile; a chug punk, metal and post-hardcore blend with a love of D&D worn pridefully on its armored sleeve. “During the pandemic, we were immersed in playing ‘D&D’ together online to ward off boredom and stay socially connected,” bassist Todd Bell recalls. “When we could see each other more regularly and safely, as friends, we began practicing as a makeshift ‘band’ — another outlet to stay sane while all other remnants of being in our other bands were still on hold.”

Bell continues, “We set about working on some musical parts we all had lying around, and the next thing you know we were all in a drop D tuning sludging along, having fun with our new project. Satisfied with what we were doing and with loads of ‘D&D’-inspired content for band direction and lyrics, we booked a show when it was okay to do so, settled on a name, and Fight Dice was officially born.”