21 August 2026 (some outlets report 22 August)
Bayside Dig Up Vinyl Rarities on New "Bark At The Moon" EP
Bayside keep rummaging through the back catalogue, and the latest find is the "Bark At The Moon" EP. It collects five songs from different eras of the band, led by a B-side that had never been available digitally before.
The EP was compiled by bassist and vocalist Nick Ghanbarian, according to Metalheads Forever Magazine, which also notes that each EP in this ongoing series is curated by a band member and comes with artwork they designed. That gives the whole run a nicely personal, fan-made feel.
The tracklist
- "Don't Come Easy" (B-side from Killing Time)
- "Duality" (from The Walking Wounded)
- "(Pop)Ular SciencE" (from The Walking Wounded)
- "I Can't Go On" (from Shudder)
- "Moceanu" (from Shudder)
The story behind "Don't Come Easy"
The opener is the real headline. Ghanbarian explains that it was the first song written during the Killing Time sessions (that album came out in 2011), and the band assumed it could end up as a lead single. As the record turned out faster and more aggressive, though, the song's blue-collar storyline no longer fit the picture, so it was left off. Ghanbarian describes that as a tough call, but says the band knew it would see the light of day eventually. Until now it had only been available on vinyl, per Metalheads Forever Magazine.
Neither report names a label or lists streaming links, and the exact release date differs slightly between the two outlets: Kill The Music posted on 21 August and Metalheads Forever Magazine called the EP out on 22 August.
For long-time fans, this is a neat way to hear an almost-single from the Killing Time era without digging through a record crate.