Daughtry is a top-selling band, having sold over 9 million albums and 25 million singles. Their 2021 album Dearly Beloved delivered multiple Top 10 Billboard Rock hits, while their 2023 cover of Journey’s “Separate Ways” with Lzzy Hale made waves. Chris Daughtry’s collaborations with Papa Roach, Bad Wolves, and others, as well as pop culture nods like Family Guy and DC Comics, underscore his broad influence. In 2024, SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (PART ONE) earned their first #1 at Active Rock with “ARTIFICIAL.” Now, with PART TWO, the band unleashes a raw, heavy, and emotionally charged new chapter.
The band will be returning to the UK in 2026 to join Alter Bridge on the arena tour in February. Give the song a go and follow Daughtry on social media and Spotify as well.
“This EP is ultimately about facing the things we’ve ignored within ourselves and confronting the wake-up calls that force us to go deeper. These songs unlocked something very real, honest, and visceral in me as a writer and as a human being,” says Chris Daughtry.
The EP culminates with its emotional centerpiece, “ANTIDOTE.” The track pairs a stark piano melody with atmospheric vocals before giving way to tense, cinematic strings in the bridge. Daughtry delivers one of his most vulnerable performances to date as he reflects, “Looking back, it’s hard to watch the poison take control when you don’t have the antidote.”
The EP culminates with its emotional centerpiece, “ANTIDOTE.” The track pairs a stark piano melody with atmospheric vocals before giving way to tense, cinematic strings in the bridge. Daughtry delivers one of his most vulnerable performances to date as he reflects, “Looking back, it’s hard to watch the poison take control when you don’t have the antidote.”
I love the atmosphere of the track, with a spot-on performance, very intense and deep, and a quality production and arrangement, delicate during the verses and very rich and energetic in the second half of the song, with amazing guitars and fantastic vocal lines.
The band will be returning to the UK in 2026 to join Alter Bridge on the arena tour in February. Give the song a go and follow Daughtry on social media and Spotify as well.