The song, “Darkness Rises,” is a bonus track from Utopia that will be available for streaming, but it won’t be included on the releases of any physical albums. Those who want a copy can get one for free by joining the Black Halo newsletter and getting the download once it’s released.
Recorded for the album, it was removed partly because it doesn’t lyrically fit with the rest of the album’s storyline as well as we’d like. Utopia alternated between not being a concept album and being one, and during the time it wasn’t going to be one, the lyrics were rewritten without regard to the story, and Chase’s vocals were recorded.
When the album returned to being a concept one, Randy decided to leave the song alone and make it a bonus track. While he could’ve made the case for it fitting in between “The Synthetic” and “Upon Deaf Ears,” he felt this was forcing things.