Sun Dont Shine — formerly known as Eye Am — will release their debut full-length, Birth To Death, on April 1 through Corpse Paint Records. The band brings together Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down, Kingdom Of Sorrow) on guitar and vocals, former Type O Negative members Kenny Hickey on guitar and vocals, Johnny Kelly on drums, and Todd Strange (Crowbar, Down) on bass.
Ahead of the album’s arrival, the group has unveiled a new single, “Power To Live”, along with an official video shot and edited by Mike Holderbeast. A press statement describes the track as “a fierce and unflinching track that confronts humanity’s refusal to learn from its own violent history while defiantly clinging to survival, awareness, and the will to keep going.”
Written by Hickey and Windstein, “Power To Live” was tracked at OCD Studios in the summer of 2025. Duane Simoneaux handled production, Vinnie LaBella co-produced, and Andrew Spaulding served as executive producer.
The song took shape after a discussion about its cover art, when Hickey pointed out how troubling it is that humanity continues to repeat cycles of violence. That idea became the foundation of the track — facing history’s failures head-on while choosing persistence over defeat.
“The track is a challenge to the times we’re living in,” Sun Dont Shine explains, “an insistence on survival and consciousness in the face of cycles that refuse to break.”
For the artwork of “Power To Live”, Sun Dont Shine worked with visual artist Nadiya Vizier (Crowbar, Sailor Bob tattoo). To coincide with the single, the band and Vizier are releasing a limited art collaboration available exclusively with the track. The run includes 100 hand-signed posters autographed by Vizier, a custom sticker sheet, and 10 ultra-limited trucker caps featuring original artwork tied to the release. Each item was created specifically for “Power To Live”, reflecting the urgency and message behind the song. All pieces are directly linked to the streaming release and are available only while supplies last.
Musically, “Power To Live” leans into Sun Dont Shine’s mix of weight and atmosphere. Windstein’s dense guitar tone locks in with Hickey’s melodic phrasing, while Kelly drives the track with tight but forceful drumming and Strange anchors it with a heavy low end. The result feels seasoned and deliberate — four experienced players building tension and releasing it with impact.
The video for “Power To Live” expands on the song’s themes with stark, unsettling visuals. Instead of telling a literal story, it blends performance footage with mood-driven imagery to highlight the friction between destruction and endurance. The approach reflects Sun Dont Shine’s broader mindset: capturing emotion as it happens rather than polishing it into something safe.
