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Celebrating the band's 25th anniversary this year, Unearth just released their eighth album, The Wretched; The Ruinous, and with it, a new single, the bruising, politically charged "Dawn of the Militant." The song features some of the metalcore veterans' heaviest music to date, and arrived accompanied by a stark, hard-hitting video that underlines the cut's anti-war theme. Watch and listen above.
"'Dawn of the Militant' is a song drenched in thrash metal and heavy hardcore that is unrelenting from start to finish," Trevor Phipps commented. "The thrash-meets-hardcore bulk of the song hits a crescendo in the last 39 seconds with possibly the heaviest piece of music we've ever laid down on record.
"Lyrically this song speaks of the threat nuclear war has on humanity. As our climate crisis worsens nations will become desperate to provide for their people. Tensions will rise and wars will be fought. When two nations with nuclear capabilities become at odds over our dwindling resources the likelihood of nuclear war will increase drastically. Humans by nature are tribal and protective of their own to a fault. Nuclear Holocaust is a likely end to civilization as we know it before the climate crisis completely eradicates us.
"We are seeing these tensions rise worldwide today and the 'Dawn of the Militant' is upon us. It's up to us as a species to lay down our weapons, put aside our differences and come together to avoid the coming tragedies, despair and chaos we are speeding towards. We still have time to avoid this hellish end, but that time is running out while we get more divided by the day."
Unearth are on the road now with Upon A Burning Body and 156/Silence. For tour dates and more, visit UnearthOfficial.com.
