DENNIS DE YOUNG recaptures STYX's glory with new single Isle Of Misanthrope

09 April 2021

Former STYX singer Dennis DeYoung throws caution to the wind with the video for his new single, the six-minute plus Isle Of Misanthrope.

It's taken from his upcoming album 26 East Vol. 2, which will be released through Frontiers Records on June the follow-up to the well-received 26 East Vol. 1 which was released last year.

The new album is to be DeYoung's final studio album, and as such, the epic Isle Of Misanthrope certainly plays to DeYoung's strengths, highlighting again the progressive influence that was so evident in early STYX albums. You can watch the video and see artwork and tracklisting below.

26 East was the address where DeYoung grew up on the far south side of Chicago. Across the street lived the Panozzo twins, John and Chuck, who, along with Dennis, would go on to form the nucleus of STYX in DeYoung's basement in 1962.

"My musical goals for this album were the same as they have always been and that was to write the best songs possible and make great sounding records out of them," adds DeYoung. "By now, Styx fans know pretty much what they can expect and I hope they will be pleased. I am.”