Here at Revolver, we're always on the hunt for great new music — indeed, it's a big part of our jobs. With that in mind, here are the tracks released this week in metal, hard rock and hardcore that have been on heavy rotation at Revolver HQ. For your listening pleasure, we've also compiled the songs in a Spotify playlist, which will grow each week.
The Fever 333 - "Soul'd Me Out"
In a band featuring Jason Butler of letlive., Stevis Harrison of the Chariot and Aric Improta from Night Verses, chaos is bound to ensue. Today their group the Fever 333 released a surprise EP featuring four new songs, including the total ripper "Soul'd Me Out." Speed is at an all-time high here for the band as they eschewing a lot of their other songs' hip-hop elements to throw down a straight-up punk-rock track. Butler interjects beautiful melodies into choruses that hang over a convergence of guitars and 808 effects that remain. The song follows a start-stop trajectory, nosediving into insane riffs before coming up for air, exemplifying the mix of turmoil and beauty that underscores the Fever 333's sound.
Burn the Priest (Lamb of God) - "Inherit the Earth" (Accüsed cover)
Lamb of God has resurrected their Burn the Priest moniker for a covers album, Legion XX, tipping the cap to everyone from Melvins to Cro-Mags to Ministry. The first song out of the gate, "Inherit the Earth," originally belonged to underrated crossover gods the Accüsed, and the Richmond team make quick work of the band's lightning tempo and razor-sharp riffage. Don't look for a ton of LOG/BTP-related spin to the track, but it still slays all the same.
Homewrecker - "Fade to Oblivion"
For a band who literally built their name on recklessly destructive hardcore — the Ohio group's moniker stems from a friend's bemused observation regarding their infamously rowdy house shows — Homewrecker prove themselves a damn crafty demolition crew on "Fade to Oblivion," the tumultuous first single off their upcoming full-length Hell Is Here Now. Featuring a guest turn from Vein's Anthony DiDio, the track subjects death-metal ferocity to hardcore's rigidity, insuring each riff lands with as much lethal impact as the last.
Baptists - "Capsule"
Canadian metallic-punks Baptists (whose drummer Nick Yacyshyn, also of Sumac, has won sky-high praise from Dave Grohl) are turning the gears for their next album Beacon of Faith, firing their first strike in "Capsule." The track spans just short of four minutes, but spends the first half of its runtime building up a heavy atmosphere. Guitars roll along, chugging out a massive machine of sludge that continues to build. Just when the song hits its peak, it halts, spewing venom in vocal from. Yet, the build keeps going, dissonant chords uncoiling, then concludes with a snap of quiet. It's been too long since we've heard new music from the band; this grit-bomb makes up for lost time.
Split Cranium - "Evil Hands"
Jussi Lehtisalo and Aaron Turner are regarded by many as two of the most forward-thinking minds in heavy music, testing metal's boundaries with projects like Circle and Pharaoh Overlord (in the case of the former), as well as Isis and Sumac (in the case of the latter). But even musical geniuses can't help but humor their reptile brain once in a while; such are the trappings of Split Cranium, their no-B.S. d-beat supergroup featuring members of Converge, Mamiffer and others. The lead single off I'm The Devil and I'm OK — the project's first album in six years — "Evil Hands" is a devilish display of sonic transgression, a primordial punk calamity retooled for warfare in the year 2018.
RLYR - "Artificial Horizons"
Opening with an ambient crescendo, the new RLYR track will please fans of post-rock, post-hardcore and heady instrumentalism, period. Guitarist Trevor DeBrauw (also of Pelican) makes his presence felt on "Artificial Horizons," bringing a sense of melodicism to his down-tuned compositions. There's a lot of chugga-chugga but even more spacious beauty and epic swells. Fans of Pelican, Battles, Chavez and the like will want to give this a spin over and over.
