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Suicide Star Unleashes "Auntie Anxiety"—A Hard-Hitting Anthem for a Fractured Generation

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Suicide Star
Fri Mar 28, 2025
Cashbox Canada

Niagara Falls, ON’s Suicide Star doesn’t just play rock and roll—they live it, breathe it, and blast it through the speakers with a thunderous, unapologetic force. Their latest single, "Auntie Anxiety," is a hard-hitting anthem and a battle cry for a world that never stops spinning, for a generation drowning in chaos, and for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re “falling off the edge of the world.”

Formed in 2020 and made up of veteran rockers Rob Barton (vocals), Dakota Prince (guitar), Aki Maris (bass), and Brian Hamilton (drums), Suicide Star is the definition of modern hard rock with old-school fire. They’ve paid their dues on stages across Canada and the U.S., and now they’re kicking down the doors with "Auntie Anxiety," a track that captures the spiraling grip of fear, the frustration of control, and the desperate need to break free.

 “You tell me there’s no doubt about it / These are the end times looking for some face time.”

With jagged riffs, pounding drums, and a chorus that could shake the walls of a stadium, "Auntie Anxiety" is raw, relentless, and refuses to back down. It’s a song born out of personal battles, inspired by frontman Rob Barton’s own struggles with anxiety. “Anxiety isn’t about thinking about the future, but rather, trying to control it,” Barton explains. The song became the catalyst for their upcoming album, Generation Doom, a record that rips open the struggles of modern existence while offering a hand to those who feel like they’re drowning.

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Generation Doom is a mission. “We are constantly inundated with messages dictating how to live, look, or think every time we glance at a phone, tablet, or TV screen,” Barton says. “This constant barrage can be overwhelming to a young mind. Sometimes, this struggle becomes so intense that it leads to severe outcomes, too often ending in tragedy.” Suicide Star is here to remind us that no one fights alone.

From the menacing groove of Aki Maris’ basslines to Dakota Prince’s razor-sharp guitar licks and Brian Hamilton’s thunderous drumming, "Auntie Anxiety" doesn’t just echo the chaos of the world—it demands to be heard above the noise. The single is a perfect representation of Suicide Star’s signature sound: a mix of blistering aggression and haunting melody, delivering “a heavy bite with catchy, ear-splitting melodies.”

Since the release of their debut album Isolation, Suicide Star has seen their music land on FM and AM stations across North America and beyond, amassing close to 200,000 streams on Spotify alone. They’ve lit up festival stages and opened for major acts like Collective Soul and I Mother Earth, proving that they’re here to leave a crater where the stage used to be. 

With "Auntie Anxiety," Suicide Star has made one thing clear: They play rock and roll, it is alive, and they have something to say. And you’re going to listen.

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