SLANDER Release New Track “Hate Being Alone” Featuring Dylan Matthew
DJ duo SLANDER released their track “Hate Being Alone,” completing their EP “The Headbangers Ball.” The new single featured the soothing vocals of singer Dylan Matthew.
The track opened with dreamy, sentimental instrumentals that complemented Matthew’s chilling vocals perfectly. As the song built toward its drop, it transitioned into heavy bass and stabbing synths — the kind of emotional-to-heavy swing that had become a SLANDER signature. The single was the sort of track built to connect with listeners who emotionally engage with music.
SLANDER had a great 2018. From releasing loads of new music to touring extensively, nothing seemed able to slow down the unstoppable duo.
Check out the track below.
From “The Headbangers Ball” to Main Stage Mainstays
“Hate Being Alone” was part of the run of releases that helped establish SLANDER’s melodic bass sound as a defining voice in the genre. That emotional-build-to-heavy-drop formula carried through their following year’s breakout anthem “Superhuman,” which became one of the most recognized tracks in the melodic dubstep space and helped push SLANDER into festival main-stage territory around the world.
Building an Empire With Gud Vibrations
Around this same period, SLANDER co-founded the Gud Vibrations label and touring brand alongside NGHTMRE, turning it into one of dance music’s most beloved crossover events — blending bass music heavyweights with the duo’s own melodic sensibilities. Between the Gud Vibrations tours, headlining sets, and a steady stream of collaborations with artists like Dylan Matthew, SLANDER built on the foundation laid by tracks like “Hate Being Alone” to become one of the genre’s most consistent hitmakers.
The Vocal-Feature Formula That Defined an Era
Tracks like “Hate Being Alone” also cemented SLANDER’s approach of pairing heavy bass production with vulnerable, radio-friendly vocal features — a formula that later powered collaborations with artists like Dylan Matthew again on “Love Is Gone” and other emotionally driven singles throughout their catalog. That consistency, combining accessible songwriting with festival-ready drops, is a big part of why SLANDER’s sound has remained instantly identifiable even as the broader bass music scene has continued to evolve around them.
A Duo Defined by Emotional Range
What set SLANDER apart from many of their bass-music peers was their willingness to lean fully into vulnerability before unleashing a heavy drop, rather than treating emotional songwriting and aggressive production as separate lanes. Hate Being Alone” is a clean example of that balance, and it’s a formula the duo continued refining across collaborations with Dabin, Seven Lions, and Elle Vee in the years that followed — each pairing SLANDER’s melodic instincts with a guest vocalist capable of carrying the song’s emotional weight before the drop hits.
