The Ghost Inside drummer Andrew Tkaczyk debuts new EP

February 11, 2018

The Ghost Inside's drummer, Andrew Tkaczyk, has released an instrumental djent EP. You can stream it below.

Tkaczyk previously announced his new djent/metal project, One Decade, via Instagram at the beginning of the month. One Decade's debut EP, Coma Visions, is now here.

This is Tkaczyk's first release since TGI's 2014 record, Dear Youth, and the band's horrendous bus crash in November 2015. Tkaczyk himself was left in a coma, and after a leg amputation and recovery, returned to his drum kit back in March 2016. He even posted a video of himself learning to drum again with his prosthetic leg.

“I’m honestly so excited to have this out and for people the be able to hear it,” Tkaczyk says via Instagram. “First of all I just want to make it very clear, that this does not mean that I am giving up on TGI. That couldn’t be further from the truth. This is just something I have done to keep myself busy in all this downtime since 11/19/15. Thanks to my guys for having my back and supporting me with this release.”

“I hope people continue to listen to this and enjoy it. It has helped me through the unimaginable, and even though there’s no lyrical content, I feel that the music is strong and passionate. Use it as your outlet to focus in dark times. As long as you like it, I will keep making more 1D records in the future. Seriously thanks for listening everyone. Love you all ❤️.”

You can read Tkaczyk's statement in its entirety below:

I just wanted to say a few things since @onedecadeband EP went live around midnight last night. First of all it hasn’t even been a full day and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. I’m honestly so excited to have this out and for people the be able to hear it. The EP just went live on YouTube as well if you want to listen for free. I’m not trying to make a bunch of money off this, I just want it to be heard! Either way it’s MUCH appreciated and I can’t thank you all enough for your support. First of all I just want to make it very clear, that this does not mean that I am giving up on TGI. That couldn’t be further from the truth. This is just something I have done to keep myself busy in all this downtime since 11/19/15. Thanks to my guys for having my back and supporting me with this release @jonathanvigil @thejimriley @zachjaydtd @chris_tgi and thanks to @flysouthmusicgroup and @epitaphrecords for supporting my decision to do this solo as well. Also, I did not physically perform the drums on this record. I wrote and programmed the MIDI using @getgooddrums so thank you guys again for that! The artwork was done by my long time friend @chrisrubey He’s been my go to guy for artwork literally since I started releasing music even One Decade ago ��. There are a few little easter eggs hiding in the artwork. Can you spot them all? Thank you Chris for all your help with this. I hope people continue to listen to this and enjoy it. It has helped me through the unimaginable, and even though there’s no lyrical content, I feel that the music is strong and passionate. Use it as your outlet to focus in dark times. As long as you like it, I will keep making more 1D records in the future. Seriously thanks for listening everyone. Love you all ❤️

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