The Chaos Echoes

The Cost - has been out one week! Thank you to everyone that’s streamed and watched the video. It means the world to Robert, Mat and myself. If you haven’t listened, check it out here:

The Cost

NEW VIDEO: “The Cost” by The Chaos Echoes

Haunting. Honest. Beautifully stark.
This black-and-white visual companion to our latest single drifts through memory and isolation, capturing the emotional weight of what’s left unsaid.

🎙 Vocals & Lyrics: Mat Austin (EdgeOverEdge)
🎸 Guitar: Robert Combs (Here, Now / The Science Of)
🎛 Bass, Synth & Acoustic: Jon Dillinger (The Science Of)

Premieres tonight at 6pm Central
🔗 https://youtu.be/1coZzNy6wO4?si=XC3uKYRZR6Pp6zWeght

The Cost - The Chaos Echoes ft. Mat Austin & Robert Combs (Official Release) “The Cost” – The Chaos Echoes (feat. Mat Austin & Robert Combs)🎧 Now streaming on all major platforms“The Cost” is the second single from The Chaos Echoes —...

Go listen to Hayley’s new tracks! They are amazing (I’m obviously listening as seen at the bottom lol) and while you are at it check out “The Cost” a collaboration between Mat Austin on vocals, Robert Combs on guitar and Jon Dillinger on the rest. Link in comments.

New music out tomorrow! Find your streaming choice here:

The Cost

THE CHAOS ECHOES RELEASES EMOTIONALLY CHARGED NEW SINGLE “THE COST”
— FEATURING MAT AUSTIN (EDGEOVEREDGE) AND ROBERT COMBS (HERE, NOW)
July 29, 2025 – [Springfield, MO] — The Chaos Echoes, a collaborative music project helmed by multi-instrumentalist Jon Dillinger, has unveiled its latest single “The Cost” — a deeply introspective and cinematic track featuring a raw vocal performance and original lyrics by Mat Austin (EdgeOverEdge), alongside haunting guitar work from Robert Combs (Here, Now / formerly The Science Of).
At its core, “The Cost” is a meditation on regret, emotional isolation, and the quiet devastation of unspoken departures. Austin steps outside the high-energy rock territory of EdgeOverEdge to deliver a vulnerable and haunting vocal performance — exploring a side of his voice rarely heard before. His lyrics navigate the internal wreckage left behind when someone walks away without ever saying goodbye.
“You never said you’re leaving / But I could see it in your eyes...”
The track is anchored by Jon Dillinger (formerly of The Science Of), who contributes bass, ambient synth textures, and acoustic guitar, building a sonic world that shifts between dreamlike melancholy and slow-burning intensity. The result is a track that feels less like a song and more like a fragmented memory unraveling in real time.
“This track started off with me creating a meditative bass line, and Robert came in and developed an amazing guitar part. It was something we developed in The Science Of for a later date, but I instantly thought of Mat when I resurrected this track for this project,” says Dillinger. “It felt like a great way to include him since he helped support The Science Of when we started out, and I was absolutely blown away when he sent back his vocal performance. I think people will really enjoy what he brought to this track.”
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Credits – “The Cost”
• Vocals & Lyrics: Mat Austin (EdgeOverEdge)
• Guitar: Robert Combs (Here, Now / The Science Of)
• Bass, Synth & Acoustic Guitar: Jon Dillinger (The Science Of)
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“The Cost” will be available on all major streaming platforms starting August 1.
This release marks the second official single from The Chaos Echoes — a growing body of work that invites guest collaborators to explore raw emotion through layered, genre-defying soundscapes.

Hey everyone! We are pleased to announce that August 1st a new track featuring the amazing vocal talent of Mathew Austin from EdgeOverEdge as well as guitar work by Robert Combs from Here, Now will be available for streaming! More details to come in the following weeks.