Metal Anarchy

Gradience have premiered a new video for their new song “Deathwish.” You can check that out below:

Guitarist/vocalist Jakob Lærke Harris commented:

“‘Deathwish‘ is our homage to the MySpace-era songs from bands we grew up listening to like Killswitch Engage, Job For A Cowboy, and The Black Dahlia Murder but with our signature rap and melodic twist. We wanted to create a song with a lot of forward momentum that gets the circle pit going.”

He also added the following about mixing genres:

“It just feels completely natural for us to mix everything. We’re really up for whatever label people want to put on us. We’ve actually found it difficult for ourselves to narrow it down but we like to think of ourselves as just being a metal band. We’ve used the description ‘blackened rap metal’ just to catch people’s attention.

But to me, rap is just a tool we use to convey an emotion or feel, just like we use screams and melody. We’ve found different styles of rap and singing that suit Gavin really well, and when we’re writing vocals for a song, we’re only thinking about what would be the best fit with the energy and vibe. For us, there needs to be an emotional connection in order for heavy music to resonate with the listener on a deeper level.”