Black Sunday drove existential dread through the Seattle vein of grunge in When I Die –

Black Sunday pierced themselves into the sombre vein of the 90s Seattle sound in When I Die, a reflectively remorseful single that refuses to romanticise mortality, but claws at it with raw existential unease. It imagines the hollowed-out moments before death with harrowing sincerity, questioning what will remain—loneliness or tenderness. Tension bleeds through every inch of the track, rising into a hard rock deathroll that drags the weight of a life measured against the inevitability of vanishing.

The instrumental arrangement is tighter than a straitjacket, pushing and pulling against the atmosphere of classic grunge while driving a rhythm that doesn’t force urgency; it makes you dwell in it. That pacing is where When I Die gains its bite. It mourns what is not yet lost but lingers like a shadow, hanging just close enough to haunt. The guitar tones bruise like Soundgarden’s rawest refrains, and the vocal performance wears the fatigue of someone bracing for their final breath.

San Diego-based Black Sunday is keeping rock loud, raw, and loaded with meaning. They’ve built their sound on crushing riffs, thunderous drums, and a reverence for the foreboding introspection of bands like Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam, while pushing their own sonic clarity through the noise. As they gear up to release their debut full-length album in 2025, When I Die sets a high-water mark for what they’re capable of when they let grief, dread, and reflection run the show.

When I Die is now available on all major streaming platforms via this link.

– Review by Amelia Vandergast