Dinosaur Pile-Up are back with their new single ‘Bout To Lose It’

Dinosaur Pile-Up have returned with new single ‘Bout To Lose It’, marking their first release since signing to Mascot Records.

The track arrives following a challenging period for the band, particularly frontman Matt Bigland, who faced a life-threatening battle with ulcerative colitis that led to multiple hospital stays in 2021. The experience has shaped both the band’s perspective and their new material.

“You think you’re halfway through life, but then you realise you might be right at the end,” Bigland reflects. “Being in that room was scary. I felt incredibly vulnerable. I had no control. But hearing people in the final hours of their lives forced me to think about what would happen if I were to die. What was I leaving behind? What really mattered while I was here?”

The new single represents the culmination of five years of personal struggle, with Bigland explaining the track’s inception: “‘Bout To Lose It is about feeling completely and utterly on the edge of your capacity emotionally. I wanted to write a song that had an intro that would correctly set the scene as the first track back after a 4 or 5 year break from being out ‘in the world’ due to ill health. I wanted it to be intense and visceral. And I wanted it to be heavy metal.”