Better Lovers

Formed in 2023 after the dissolution of Every Time I Die, the group consists of vocalist Greg Puciato, guitarists Jordan Buckley and Will Putney, bassist Stephen Micciche, and drummer Clayton Holyoak.

[6] Despite the breakup and public coverage, Jordan Buckley, Williams, Micciche and Holyoak would continue to practice together,[7] with intentions to start a new band under a different name.

[8] In November 2022, Buckley would post video clips to his social media of him working on new material with Micciche, Holyoak, and producer Will Putney at his studio in New Jersey.

[16] In an interview with Revolver on September 26, the band intimated they had enough songs in the works for a whole album, but alluded to the possibility of more music releasing before the end of the year.

[17] On November 16, they would indeed release a new single, "Two Alive Amongst The Dead,"[18] and later in the year announced 2024 tour dates in North America in the spring and Europe in the summer.

On April 2, 2024, the band released the single "The Flowering," a version of a track played at shows the previous year under the working title "Punk.

Three more singles followed over the coming months: "Future Myopia" on August 28, "At All Times" on September 25, and "Love As An Act Of Rebellion" on October 22nd.

[27] Despite incorporating members from multiple bands, MetalSucks described their sound as "more Every Time I Die than Dillinger Escape Plan, but if you love early 2000s chaotic hardcore and metalcore, God Made Me an Animal will be your jam.