Dying Wish (band)

Dying Wish is an American metalcore band from Portland, Oregon. The band consists of vocalist Emma Boster, guitarists Sam Reynolds and Pedro Carrillo, drummer Jeff Yambra and bassist Jon Mackey.

Dying Wish
Origin	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, melodic metalcore[1]
Years active	2016 (2016)–present
Labels	SharpTone
Members	Emma Boster Sam Reynolds Pedro Carrillo Jeff Yambra Jon Mackey
Past members	Andrew Le
Website	dyingwishhc.bandcamp.com

History

Dying Wish was formed in 2016, with their first release being a demo in 2018.^[2] In 2019, the band released a song called "Enemies In Red", featuring Bryan Garris of the band Knocked Loose.^[3] In 2020, the band signed with SharpTone Records and released a new song titled "Innate Thirst".^[4] On July 7, 2021, the band announced plans to release their debut album, Fragments of a Bitter Memory.^[5] The album was released on October 1, 2021.^[6] In 2023, the band announced they were recording their second full-length album.^[7] The band released a single in 2023 called "Torn From Your Silhouette".^[8][9] The group released another song, "Watch My Promise Die" in July 2023, and announced their second full-length album alongside the song. The album, Symptoms of Survival, was released on November 3, 2023, through SharpTone.^[10] In October of 2024, they toured the United States on a co-headline tour with Pain of Truth.^[11] Beginning in April of 2025, they served as an opener for Spiritbox on their Tsunami Sea tour.^[12] Following a run of shows in Australia supporting Counterparts, the band announced their third studio album Flesh Stays Together. It is set for release on September 26, 2025.^[13]

Members

Current

• Emma Boster – lead vocals (2016–present)
• Pedro Carrillo – guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)
• Sam Reynolds – guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)
• Jeff Yambra – drums (2016–present)
• Jon Mackey – bass, backing vocals (2022–present)

Former

• Andrew Le – bass (2016–2022)

Discography

Studio albums

• Fragments of a Bitter Memory (2021)
• Symptoms of Survival (2023)
• Flesh Stays Together (2025)

Extended plays

• Dying Wish (2018)
• Split (with Serration) (2018)
• From Nothing (2024)

Singles

Year	Song	Album
2019	"Enemies In Red"	Fragments of a Bitter Memory
2020	"Innate Thirst"
2021	"Fragments of a Bitter Memory"
2023	"Torn from Your Silhouette"	Symptoms of Survival
2025	"I Brought You My Soul (Your World Brought Me Despair)"	Non-album single
	"I'll Know You're Not Around"	Flesh Stays Together

Videography

Year	Song	Director
2020	"Innate Thirst"	Karl Whinnery
2021	"Until Mourning Comes"	Errick Easterday
	"Fragments of a Bitter Memory"
	"Cowards Feed, Cowards Bleed"
2022	"Now You'll Rot"	Anthony Altamura
2023	"Torn from Your Silhouette"
	"Watch My Promise Die"
	"Lost In the Fall"
	"Path to Your Grave"
	"Paved In Sorrow"
2025	"I'll Know You're Not Around"	Eric Richter & Pedro Carillo