Knife Party and Tom Morello, released a “genre-bending single”, ‘Battle Sirens’, prefaced by fervent anticipation from fans.
Knife Party’s absence from the scene only seems to intensify the salivation that starts at the beginning of the track. The Austrailian electric dance-duo and the former Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine member, set a misty scene, casting a creepy vibe with Morello’s lilting, live strings. ‘Battle Sirens’ begins with the feeling that you are standing alone in a foggy cemetery, while a shadowed stranger approaches. The sprawl of the heavy metal guitar sound, and funky, almost RHCP riffs, dance their way over to the synthetic snares. This feels like a transformation is taking place right before your eyes, like a man becoming a werewolf in a 1980’s horror movie. It feels bloody-gory, but good at the same time. Then, the beast emerges at the bottom of the drop: fully-vested, silver-back status.
This is what every thrasher was hoping would happen. It is about time audiences get to savor the best parts of their favorite classic genre’s like Rock and Heavy Metal through an EDM lens. In trusted hands, such as Knife Party, we can look forward to more galactic booty-calls like this one. Check it out.
