“Hold my hand, Hold my heart behold my life.

now i stand, i won’t bend it’s alright.”

A lyrical declaration taken from the second single, “It’s Alright,” from their latest EP simply titled, “REMNANTS,” the explosive new release from FOUR TRIPS AHEAD. Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, more united and focused than ever before, the NYC band has taken a firm, uncompromising stance, keeping their unique, poignant heavy, melodic signature sound that marks FOUR TRIPS AHEAD as a force to be reckoned with in the modern rock music landscape.

Produced by lead vocalist Peter Wilson, tracks were engineered by Nik Chinboukas (Metal Allegiance, Acrassicauda, Doyle from the Misfits) at Spin Recording Studios, mixed by Grammy and Emmy Award-winning engineer Nick Cipriano (Dream Theater, Twisted Sister, Erasure, Donald Fagen), and mastered by legendary mastering engineer Roger Lian (Rush, Muse, Slayer, Pantera, Coheed and Cambria).

“We were in a highly creative period so we rushed into the studio to track the strongest new songs to capture the powerful vibe. The five songs had similar urgent themes and were road tested so to speak,” Peter shared. “It was impossible not to be inspired by the anger, frustration, and social unrest that we were all witnessing and feeling. As we started mixing, the world turned completely upside down.”

FOUR TRIPS AHEAD’s roots date back to 2003 when the seasoned New York City musicians first came together in search of a new creative outlet. Instantly, the quartet recognized their common musical interests -- creating heavy rock sounds with strong melodies and progressive dynamics. The band’s last album, “..And The Fire Within,” was a success at radio, charting consistently in Metal Contraband’s National Top 50 Radio Charts for eight consecutive weeks in spring 2018, with its highest placement at #34 garnering heavy rotation on American college, commercial and specialty Hard Rock/Metal radio formats including top-ten placements on various major stations. Moreover, their video for single “Bring Me Down,” debuted on AXS.com to an enthusiastic response. Released globally via Dr. Music Records in early 2020, FOUR TRIPS AHEAD’s “…And The Fire Within” garnered great reviews from major hard rock/metal publications such as Uber-Rock (UK), May the Rock Be With You (AUSTRALIA), Stormbringer.AT (AUSTRIA), MusicHeadquarter (GERMANY), and La Heavy/Mariskal Rock (SPAIN) with “Bring Me Down” featured in PROG Magazine’s (UK) summer 2020 new music sampler.

FOUR TRIPS AHEAD’s new EP is brimming with electricity, capturing the band’s passion, intensity, memorable songwriting, and bold musicianship, standing apart from much of today's contrived rock releases. Musically, REMNANTS is daring, dynamic, and demanding—hard rock like it’s meant to be played.

“Remnants," the first single from FOUR TRIPS AHEAD’s REMNANTS EP, is available digitally and to stream via Dr. Music Records. The “REMNANTS” EP is out now.

Press for first single, “Remnants”—

“Love it—what a groove, killer grinding vocal, so well constructed, each part into the next. Possibly the best lyric video I’ve ever seen as well. Perfect production, bass drums, toms, distortion…man, that break, trippy time signature stuff…like musical Meshuggah. Geez. Killer build to the end.” — Martin Popoff, Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles, Martinpopoff.com

“The band has shared the title track and new video to warm up the fans and it is a total banger! The track is available at all major DSPs… “Remnants” is accompanied by a stunning lyric video produced by Wayne Joyner (Dream Theater, Primal Fear, Ayreon), which perfectly underscores the drive and expressiveness of the song.” — Keith Chachkes, Ghost Cult Magazine

Press for “REMNANTS”—

“This EP (Remnants) will almost undoubtedly be featuring in my end of year lists. You will find a slant towards prog without ever stepping too far away from a melodious heavy alt-rock musical output with each member demonstrating ample ability in their fields repeatedly throughout. I just have one question that has echoed through my mind since the first time I encountered them… how the fuck are they not bigger than they are?” —DJ Astrocreep, Uber-Rock

“There’s dissonant prog riffs, power pop melodies, and a hard rock chorus. Somehow, Four Trips Ahead puts it all together seamlessly…Remnants is old school enough for the old schoolers, yet modern enough to break into the active rock radio machine. Four Trips Ahead really could be the band who bridges the gap between yesterday and today, ushering in a new era of mainstream rock n’ roll where originality is put first.” —Joe Van Anthony, Defenders of the Faith

“Undoubtedly, FOUR TRIPS AHEAD are one of the most extraordinary and interesting bands I have heard recently. Excellent musicians and the production is very sophisticated. If they keep on the same level, they will surely get the deserved recognition (9/10).”

—Jaume Gil, MariskalRock.com

Also available:

“...And The Fire Within" digitally, on CD, and to stream via Dr. Music Records.

Press for “…And The Fire Within”--

““Heavy and snarling distorted guitar collides with vigorous percussion and forceful vocals to result in a captivating beginning, with Four Trips Ahead showing themselves as a band gets to the point.””

— Obscure Sound

“Four Trips Ahead slickly combines the sounds of 70’s Hard Rock, a smidgen of Prog Rock sensibilities, and the outside the box-ness of Alt-Rock to create a sound that is both familiar and uniquely their own.”

— Butch Jones, Sea of Tranquility

““Four Trips Ahead fetches classic prog-rock the likes of Rush and Porcupine Tree, mixing it with modern alt-rock sound and big catchy choruses...it allows the band a broader audience not usually friendly to the genre.””

— Bootleg Magazine

“Four Trips Ahead once again exercises their mastery at writing amped up, melodic, soulful, proggy hard rock with soulful harmonies that you won’t want to get out of your head! ”

— Ian Weber, The Metal Meltdown

“Killer production, vibe. Very cool band. Like all young (good) music (not pop), (“...And The Fire Within”) feels like it fits that overt struggle of looking for something new sounding while using the usual tools. Great stuff. ”

— Martin Popoff, Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles, Martinpopoff.com