{"id":95664,"date":"2024-02-28T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=95664"},"modified":"2024-02-27T22:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:02:24","slug":"song-of-the-day-knocked-loose-blinding-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/song-of-the-day-knocked-loose-blinding-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Day: Knocked Loose – ‘Blinding Faith’"},"content":{"rendered":"

As they announced a new album, Knocked Loose<\/strong> return with a track that sees them at their heavy best. ‘Blinding Faith’\u00a0<\/em>is the first taste of ‘You Won\u2019t Go Before You\u2019re Supposed To’<\/em> and doesn’t hold back from being thoroughly crushing.\u00a0\u00a0With its stabbing guitar intro, Bryan Garris’ rapid screams, Kevin Kain’s unyielding drum work, and thrashy guitars courtesy of Nicko Calderon and Isaac Hale, it’s an unrelenting onslaught of metallic hardcore.<\/p>\n

As its title suggests, ‘Bliding Faith’\u00a0<\/em>is described as a “scathing indictment of religious groupthink, and the hypocrisy that can sometimes accompany an outwardly pious life.”\u00a0<\/em>In short, it takes aim at those who lean on religion despite not being all that holy. It’s exemplified by lyrics such as “Fall in line now, Bow your head.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just hilarious how many people showed up to church that I knew were rude, horrible, selfish people,\u201d<\/em> Knocked Loose <\/strong>guitarist Isaac Hale reflects on attending church with his mother in his younger years. \u201cThey knew that it made them seem like a better person \u2014 or if they said the words, it would redeem them of any negative quality just because they showed face.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Diving deeper into\u00a0‘You Won\u2019t Go Before You\u2019re Supposed To’<\/em>,\u00a0Knocked Loose<\/strong>‘s third album follows last year’s double A-side single titled ‘Upon Loss\u2019<\/a>. ‘You Won\u2019t Go\u2026’<\/em> sees the\u00a0Louisville quintet pound through 10 tracks in 27 minutes, embracing their familiar chaotic ferocity with a textured, boundary-pushing sound, utilising\u00a0evocative samples and shout-along hooks.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone. We also go the catchiest and the most melodic that we’ve ever gone, and that’s the point,\u201d<\/em> Hale says. \u201cInstead of branching off into a specific direction, we want to encompass ALL directions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

‘You Won\u2019t Go\u2026’\u00a0<\/em>also features two guest appearances with metal-meets-experimental pop songstress\u00a0Poppy<\/strong> featuring on a track titled\u00a0‘Suffocate’<\/em>, which apparently features “the most concussive reggaeton rhythm you\u2019ve ever heard.” <\/em>While Chris Motionless from\u00a0Motionless In White<\/strong> appears on\u00a0‘Slaughterhouse 2’<\/em>, returning the favour Bryan Garris did on\u00a0MIW<\/strong>‘s 2022 album,\u00a0‘Scoring the End of the World’<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Furthermore,\u00a0‘Blinding Faith’<\/em> sets the lyrical tone for the record as its 10 tracks explore inward and outward loathing through mental and spiritual anguish. While the album’s title comes from an anxiety-ridden plane ride Garris experienced. Having admittedly suffered from a \u201cborderline phobia of flying,\u201d Garris found himself feeling nervous during takeoff. However, a woman seated next to the\u00a0Knocked Loose<\/strong> frontman assured him by saying\u00a0\u201cYou won\u2019t go before you\u2019re supposed to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The announcement of ‘You Won\u2019t Go Before You\u2019re Supposed To’\u00a0<\/em>comes as\u00a0Knocked Loose<\/strong> are in the midst of a UK\/EU tour that arrives here next week. Support comes from Deafheaven<\/strong> and French hardcore band Headbussa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

March
\n4th O2 Institute, Birmingham
\n5th SWG3, Glasgow (SOLD OUT)
\n6th Manchester Academy, Manchester (SOLD OUT)
\n7th SWX, : Bristol (SOLD OUT)
\n9th Project House, Leeds (SOLD OUT)
\n10th O2 Forum, London<\/p>\n