Heavy Song of the Week is a Heavy Consequence feature that breaks down the best metal and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, the top spot goes to Bad Omens and Poppy’s collaborative track “VAN.”
We've heard of musicians using AI to make music, but what about musicians who actually become AI?
Poppy is a suitable artist for such an experiment, as she has cultivated a very techno-futuristic image in recent years, and becomes the voice of the fictional AI entity “VAN” (“Violence Against Nature”) in the song. same name. a collaboration with bad omens.
This isn't just a guest feature, as the song's industrial metal sound aligns with Poppy's own solo work. His whispered vocals turn into harsh screams as the song increases in intensity, with Bad Omens adding metal instrumentation to the electronic textures that already exist. It's one of those collaborations, often seen in hip-hop, where the song could easily fit on an album by either artist.
Honorable mentions:
Bruce Dickinson – “Rain on Graves”
We have already heard two songs from The mandrake project, and they both kick ass. “Rain on the Graves” was co-written by Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Roy Z, and the duo keep the guitars and organs hot in the mix, creating a gothic power metal atmosphere that's enhanced by the real-life horror of director Ryan's video. Mackfall. . It's also our first look at Dickinson's “home band from hell,” aka his solo band ensemble, as seen in the clip. Compared to Iron Maiden, this is a bit more flexible and dare we say heavier, but no less polished or serious. Bruce's notoriously high level of quality control would allow nothing else.
Dying fetus – “Throw them in the truck”
Congratulations to Dying Fetus for releasing a new song with the announcement of their tour. More bands should do that; It's a great way to generate excitement for programs. Especially if the track is a sub-two-minute ripper about throwing dismembered body parts into the van next to the team. Death metal has become quite nice Lately, for lack of a better word. Flowery, If you like. And while we love our artistic progressive/technological death metal here at Strong consequencesSometimes you just need a meat and potatoes beater to get hit.
Mick Mars – “Undone”
Former Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars slows things down on his latest solo single, “Undone.” This track has a more AOR/hard-rock ballad vibe unlike the other songs we've heard. The other side of Mars. Here, Winger's keyboardist Paul Taylor steps up to complement Mars' guitar textures, and the results, unsurprisingly, sound a bit like Winger (which is a good thing, let it be known, and it is in no way an insult to Winger or Mars). The guitarist is proving why we schedule his upcoming solo debut among our most anticipated heavy albums of 2024.
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