Heavy Song of the Week is a Heavy Consequence feature that breaks down the best metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, No. 1 goes to Cradle of Filth’s one-off single, “Malignant Perfection.”
Halloween really is the perfect time for the new Cradle of Filth. The British band's orchestral black metal is filled with spooky overtures and gothic atmospheres, as summed up in the group's new Halloween-themed song, “Malignant Perfection.”
Described by frontman Dani Filth as a “horrible homage to All Hallows Eve,” the song has a majestic, festive energy with prominent keyboard lines that bounce and overtake the guitars in the mix. On top of that, Dani sounds like he's narrating the lyrics through his hoarse howl, almost like a cabaret singer. The entire production is a seductive mix, similar to the narrative parts of King Diamond. abigail but fused with the romantic and gothic black metal that Cradle of Filth has built its name on.
“It is a perfect musical accompaniment to the spirit of the witching season,” reflected Dani Filth, “invoking the dark splendor of autumn and celebrating the moment when the thin line between life and death is at its thinnest and the inhabitants of the other world They seek to break the veil in ours.”
Honorable Mentions:
Better Lovers – “Love as an act of rebellion”
Greg Puciato said that if he had to show someone a Better Lovers song, it would be this one. It hits all the axes of the band, from spastic mathematical post-hardcore to thrash metal and somber post-rock, all in a unified, less than four-minute arrangement. Almost all the singles from the band's new album. Highly irresponsible We've done our HSOTW recap, if that's any indication of how much we like this band and their knack for absolute rippers.
Jinjer – “Kafka”
Since the release of their latest album, Ukrainian progressive metal band Jinjer have witnessed their country's war, invaded by Russia in 2022 in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian war. One of the most inspiring heavy metal stories of the last two years has been the band's resilience in the face of this tragedy, continuing to write, record and tour, until they were finally granted permission to leave Ukraine in hopes of raising money. and raise awareness abroad. while the war raged. It's hard not to hear an inherent desperation, anger and triumph in a song like “Kafka,” which was likely written after the invasion. Here, the band's prog, a genre that can sometimes be quite sterile, is as emotionally charged as ever.
Mark Morton – “The Needle and the Spoon (with Neil Fallon)”
Clutch is a modern band that has carried the torch for the '70s southern rock sound, so it's great to hear Neil Fallon singing some Skynyrd alongside Lamb of God's Mark Morton, who continues to explore non-metal genres through of his solo material. “The Needle and the Spoon” is just on the outskirts of Skynyrd songs that remain in heavy rotation: First, it's a great, underrated song with one of the band's most memorable guitar riffs; Secondly, it is one of the Lynyrd Skynyrd songs that has not been played on classic rock radio. This interpretation from Morton and Fallon is fresh and inspired, delivered with a little more stoner-rock grit than the original.
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