YOUR FUTURE IS METAL release new track 'VORTEX OF SOULS' with B-movie inspired music video
Your new favourite heavy metal band, YOUR FUTURE IS METAL, have released new track ´VORTEX OF SOULS´, the second track from their upcoming debut self-titled EP (out 30th June), alongside a music video.
“We present to you our second B-movie inspired picture. In VORTEX OF SOULS we have delved into the public domain for the finest visuals from some of our favourite old school movies - Messiah Of Evil, Night Of The Living Dead, Carnival Of Souls, and The Killer Shrews to name only a few in this feature. The marriage of horror imagery and heavy metal transferred and preserved by rocking out to a literal backdrop of it,” says vocalist and guitarist Johann Saul.
He adds, “As far as the inspiration behind the track goes - Visually speaking, VORTEX OF SOULS is the river Styx as portrayed in the 1997 Disney film Hercules. My own nihilistic take on the afterlife is a hellish green vortex where our skulls scream for eternity. The narrator berates our ignorance in believing a heaven could even exist for us, as we descent into a ghostly washing machine… forever.”
Following the world´s bleakest hour, a fog lifted and a dream emerged from the thick mist; a vision of the greatest heavy metal band post covid. Johann Saul (vocals and guitar) enlisted the help of longtime friend Salaryman Ben (drums), both ex-members of Weathered Hands and Real Authority, by manifesting in his nightmares Freddy Kruger style. Reluctant yet convinced, Ben agreed to sit behind the kit for fear of his own demise.
"I don´t see this band as our baby so much as our Frankenstein´s monster, of which I am proud (and equally horrified) of every necrotic limb," says Saul.
The band´s 5-track self-titled debut EP, out 30th June, should be considered a manifesto, taking its form in pummelling guitar riffs, powerful mid tempo grooves and maniacal lyricism that paints devilishly macabre, yet tongue in cheek imagery. Uncompromising in the pursuit of melody and technical ability - frenetic guitar solos and catchy vocal hooks can be found on every track. No heavy music fan is left alienated as the band effortlessly moves through influences such as Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Type O Negative, Faith No More, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice In Chains, Cancer Bats, and Turnstile. A listening experience that hits you like an axe to the brain.
YOUR FUTURE IS METAL, indeed.
´YFIM´ EP TRACKLISING:
1. ULTIMATE POWER
2. DO YOU WANT TO DANCE (WITH A WANTED MAN)?
3. VORTEX OF SOULS
4. WHEN JEYKLL HYDES
5. .357 MAGNUM OPUS
LIVE DATES:
15 July - Trap, Walthamstow (London)
YOUR FUTURE IS METAL ARE:
Johann Saul (vocals + guitar)
Salaryman Ben (drums)
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