The monitor “Sidewinder” has simply arrived as an early kickoff for Volumes‘ subsequent album cycle. The music is the primary to floor from the classes for the progressive metalcore band’s fifth studio album, which nonetheless stays within the works. In an interview with right hereKnotfest, vocalist Michael Barr stated of this monitor:
“‘Sidewinder‘ is an unapologetic hate letter to a world gone mad, particularly the corruption inside the music trade. It presents an unfiltered perspective on a society in chaos, with no optimism or positivity. It’s a music that captures the sensation of all the pieces unraveling as we all know it.”
In that very same interview, bassist Raad Soudani additionally revealed that he has been co-producing the group’s forthcoming new album alongside ex-Volumes member Dan Braunstein, who has went on to take a seat behind the boards for Spiritbox and Dayseeker and extra. Soudani additionally went in to say of Volumes‘ subsequent full-length:
“It’s a bit early to label it as Volumes 2.0 as a result of, truthfully, the way forward for the band is a bit unsure proper now. We’re at a crossroads, particularly with the pause in touring and numerous inner dynamics at play. Nonetheless, in relation to the music we’re creating, I do really feel like we’re coming into a brand new period that may simply be our greatest but.
‘VIA‘ actually set the stage for us. Again then, we had been all about this intense concentrate on heavy grooves and continuous riffs—it was our factor. However it’s been 15 years, and we’ve grown loads since then. Our newest album displays that progress. It’s richer, has extra selection, and it’s stuffed with actual songs that I feel individuals will actually join with. These are tracks that you simply’ll need to sing alongside to and that carry out all types of feelings.
We even threw in a music that’s a little bit of a throwback to the ‘VIA‘ days, simply filled with riffs and that heavy sound. However typically, our hottest songs lately are those the place we combine melody and groove in a contemporary, trendy method. So, whereas I’m not precisely positive the place Volumes is headed subsequent, I’m actually enthusiastic about how our sound has advanced and the place it’s going with this new album.”
