▁Mike ▁Morgan ▁( of ▁Nick ▁Co yle ' s ▁other ▁band ▁The ▁D rama ▁Club ) ▁on ▁bass . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 . ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁L ifer ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁new ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁titled ▁" The ▁Start ▁of ▁Something ▁Else ". ▁ ▁Musical ▁style ▁and ▁influ ences ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁L ifer ▁claimed ▁their ▁influ ences ▁as ▁De ft ones , ▁Fa ith ▁No ▁More , ▁God sm ack ▁and ▁Tool . ▁According ▁to ▁All Music , ▁the ▁band ▁travel s ▁" with in ▁the ▁dark est ▁lines ▁of ▁alternative ▁metal ▁inspir ations , ▁present ing ▁soul - rupt uring ▁them es ▁composed ▁of ▁ra ging ▁guitar ▁stra ins ▁and ▁fier ce ▁and ▁brut al ▁rh yth ms ▁controlled ▁by ▁mind - g az ing ▁lyr ics ." ▁L ifer ▁gar ner ed ▁heavy ▁compar isons ▁to ▁Se v end ust ▁and ▁Tool , ▁although ▁their ▁sound ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁Factory ▁ 8 1 , ▁Inc ub us , ▁Li qu id ▁Gang , ▁L imp ▁B iz kit , ▁Link in ▁Park , ▁Live ▁and ▁Sk ra pe . ▁Tony ▁Kr usz ka ▁stated ▁that ▁after ▁their ▁success ▁on ▁MTV ' s ▁Ult imate ▁Cover ▁Band ▁Cont est , ▁they ▁were ▁told ▁to ▁" change ▁the ▁music ▁around ▁and ▁to ▁change ▁our ▁style ▁and ▁start ▁playing ▁the ▁l ighter ▁stuff ▁to ▁draw ▁more ▁people ", ▁remark ing ▁that ▁" I ▁think ▁that ▁us ▁not ▁changing ▁anything ▁with ▁our