{"id":98116,"date":"2025-02-12T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=98116"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:56:46","slug":"church-road-records-iron-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/church-road-records-iron-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Road Records Welcome Iron Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Church Road Records\u00a0<\/strong>has announced UK metalcore newcomers <strong>Iron Form<\/strong> has joined their label.<\/p>\n<p>The duo is made up of UK metal stalwarts and lifelong friends Alex Heffernan and Mario Gambardella.\u00a0<strong>Iron Form<\/strong> is the culmination of playing numerous bands including <strong>Svalbard<\/strong>, <strong>Handcuff<\/strong>, and <strong>Eulogy<\/strong>. Their debut EP, <em>&#8216;Cut From Cold Blood,&#8217;<\/em> is due to be released through the label on March 21st. Taking inspiration from early 2000s post-hardcore and metalcore, its five tracks promises to be a visceral collection.<\/p>\n<p>The EP&#8217;s first single,\u00a0<em>&#8216;Become the Blade&#8217;<\/em>, serves as a teaser for <em>&#8216;Cut From Cold Blood&#8217;<\/em> with its melodic passages, weighty riffs and candid vocals. Furthermore,\u00a0<em>&#8216;Become the Blade&#8217;<\/em> is part of a concept record that weaves a narrative of unforeseen suffering.\u00a0 Ultimately,\u00a0<em>&#8216;Cut From Cold Blood&#8217;<\/em> aims to deliver a strong message advocating for human liberation and unstoppable mental fortitude.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u2018Become The Blade\u2019 tells a direct and cruel story of losing rationale in a moment of extreme grief, being only able to see anger and vengeance as a viable path to the future,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Iron Form<\/strong> explained. <em>&#8220;The song takes the form of an unsuspectingly anthemic mix of melodic hardcore and alternative metal\u2014a catchy heavy hitter filled with twinkly intertwining guitars and impassioned vocals.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Iron Form - Become The Blade [Official visualiser]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-rmhw1dsNSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-98118\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iron-Form-Cut-From-Cold-Blood-800x800.webp\" alt=\"Iron Form - Cut From Cold Blood\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iron-Form-Cut-From-Cold-Blood-800x800.webp 800w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iron-Form-Cut-From-Cold-Blood-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iron-Form-Cut-From-Cold-Blood-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iron-Form-Cut-From-Cold-Blood-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iron-Form-Cut-From-Cold-Blood-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iron-Form-Cut-From-Cold-Blood.webp 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>1. New History<br \/>\n2. Spirit Rain<br \/>\n3. Vengeance Prayer<br \/>\n4. Become The Blade<br \/>\n5. Cut From Cold BloodPre-save\/pre-order <a href=\"https:\/\/bfan.link\/become-the-blade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New UK metalcore duo will release their conceptual debut EP next month. 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