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Courtney LaPlante continues to cross over into the EDM sphere. Following her on-stage appearance with Illenium earlier in the year, the Spiritbox vocalist has now popped up on a new hybrid track with L.A. DJ duo SLANDER. Dubbed “Under My Skin,” it delivers big bass drops, monster screams and more. The song hit streamers today (June 12th), and is described in a press release as a “rock-dubstep collab that has been more than three years in the making.” A statement from LaPlante finds the singer excited to finally have the finished version out in the wild, as SLANDER have been performing a demo in their live sets for a while. The cut integrates Spiritbox and SLANDER with a mix of chunkily anthemic guitar riffs, LaPlante lines both growled and sun (“I d be better off dead than to call you a friend”) and worlds-warping drops from the SLANDER folks. “Getting to work with Spiritbox on this song was such an incredible experience,” the duo said in a statement. “Their kindness, professionalism, skill, and passion was so refreshing. They gave the song so much intensity and light…bringing it to new heights that were previously unimaginable. “Also getting to watch Courtney scream in the studio is something we will never forget. The precision of her vocal performance during recording was astounding. Additionally, we gotta big up Mike [Stringer] for adding some amazing riffs and insane guitar lead lines. We are over the moon about how this collaboration turned out and how well our sounds worked together.” “Under My Skin” is streaming up above. Spiritbox just began their North American tour with Evanescence last night (June 11th). They play Tampa, Florida’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre tonight. You’ll find more routing details here.