Veteran Metal Guitarist/Bassist David K. Starr Returns with Powerful New Single & Video “NOT DEAD YET”
Veteran metal guitarist and bassist David K. Starr—best known for his work with WildeStarr, Vicious Rumors, and CHASTAIN—returns with a hard-hitting new single and video titled “NOT DEAD YET.”
The song serves as Starr’s personal testimony to life’s twists and turns following his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease in 2020, while also delivering a universal message of resilience and survival.
“I originally started writing the song about what I have gone through,” Starr explains, “but then I realized it’s bigger than me. This song is for anyone out there dealing with life-changing events—whether it’s their health, the death of a loved one, a broken heart, or whatever comes their way.”
He continues:
“I never mention my health problems in the song—that would be too corny. Instead, I broadened the scope and made it for anyone going through pain. It’s about standing tall and fighting for yourself, fighting to stay alive, no matter what kind of hell life throws at you.”
“NOT DEAD YET” was directed by London Wilde and marks a major milestone in Starr’s career, featuring David K. Starr on lead vocals for the first time, along with performing all guitar parts on the track.
Backing Starr on the recording and video are an elite lineup of metal veterans:
- Rich Gray (Annihilator, Aeon Zen) – Bass
- Fabio Alessandrini (Annihilator, Bonfire) – Drums
A Career Spanning Metal History
David K. Starr originally served as bassist for Vicious Rumors from 1984–1993, and again from 2005–2007. He appears on several landmark releases, including:
- Soldiers Of The Night (1985)
- Digital Dictator (1988)
- Vicious Rumors (1990)
- Welcome To The Ball (1991)
- Live In Tokyo (1992)
- WARBALL (2006)
From 2001–2005, Starr played bass for CHASTAIN, recording the 2004 album In An Outrage.
More recently, Starr released three albums with WildeStarr:
- Arrival (2010)
- A Tell Tale Heart (2012)
- Beyond The Rain (2017)
These releases featured David K. Starr on guitars and bass, London Wilde on vocals, and Josh Foster on drums, further cementing Starr’s reputation as a versatile and enduring force in heavy metal.
With “NOT DEAD YET,” David K. Starr delivers a powerful reminder that strength, passion, and metal itself endure—even in the face of life’s greatest challenges.
