Of Virtue have shared an official video for their new song “Flatline.” That track will appear on their new album, “Death Of The Altar,” which will be out on October 2. Vocalist Tyler Ennis said the following:
“’Flatline’ was originally written in 2022 after my dad had a massive heart attack. Everything about his life changed forever and in a lot of ways, the same happened to me as well.
Since 2016, I have been battling some pretty serious gastrointestinal/stomach issues alongside my mental health struggles. I have seen so many doctors and have not actually received a proper diagnosis of what is going on with me. That stress weighs on my mind every single day and when I saw one of the people I care about the most suffer such a traumatic incident, it put my own mortality and fears on full display.
There were times where I envisioned seeing my lifeless body because I wasn’t taking proper care of myself. I would spiral out of control, ignore pleas from friends and my own family to change my habits knowing full well that even if they were right, it didn’t change the way I felt inside. I was fully aware of my own self destruction and yet at the same time, I felt powerless to stop any of it.
Sometimes, we have to hit rock bottom to realise how special our lives can be. My dad’s heart attack, in a lot of ways, was the wake up call I desperately needed to turn certain things in my life around and be more accountable before it becomes too late to change course.
I’m really proud of how this song turned out and being able to speak about this topic was something that was very important to me during this record process. I will always be an advocate of taking care of your physical + mental health and living your life to the fullest. I chose to cope with things that could kill me and I paid a very heavy price. My advice to everyone with health issues is to enjoy the life that you want to live with limitations you set for yourself before your body decides what those limitations are going to be.
Happiness comes with a price. I didn’t think that it meant my life.”