Hard-rock trio Fire By Night has released their first track of 2022 titled \u201cMenagerie.\u201d While the track immediately and exquisitely captures the vocal command of the group\u2019s lead singer Kai Vander Maten, powerhouse drummer Faith Powell leads the track through its ebbs and flows of emotion while Skippy’s instrumentation and vocals lend themselves to blend perfectly with Maten\u2019s delivery.<\/p>\n

\u201cMenagerie\u201d was written by guitarist Skippy to reflect the negative experience of conformity that he faced head-on in his first corporate job. The band shares, \u201cSaying, \u2018I am Menagerie\u2019 as opposed to \u2018I am in a menagerie\u2019 or \u2018part of a menagerie\u2019 became a way for Skippy to give his inner madness a name, personify it, and is what he considers his monster name.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[Skippy] felt like a puppet, like he was being forced to conform to the standards of his employer, and that he had to hide who he truly was,\u201d the band continues. \u201cThere was a madness inside that wanted to come out, that he had to suppress, but that often showed itself whether he willed it to or not. The video illustrates how the madness inside will make its way out, and becomes more volatile as others try to force you to fit inside their box.\u201d<\/p>\n