EXCLUSIVE FEATURE - Perpetual Paradox's 5 Songs That Inspired Their Debut Album 'Deathwish'

 

With their seismic debut album 'Deathwish' dropping Friday, 27th June, and a pummeling new single and video 'Backbone Of Existence' landing this week (see video below), PERPETUAL PARADOX are set to dominate the modern metal landscape. Forged in fury and driven by defiance, the band’s brand of heavyweight riffage and sonic hostility is impossible to ignore. We exclusively caught up with the Paradox crew as they gear up to unleash chaos, and they let us in on the tracks that have defined, inspired, and fueled 'Deathwish'.

Ollie Miles (Lead Guitar): Bleed from Within - 'I am Damnation': 

 

"I just love BFW, and this opener on their Shrine album is them at their best. The riffs are so catchy, and that middle interlude right before the outro, which is just a few lead notes on guitar, but placed so perfectly, ties it all together amazingly well. It's a style of dynamic I tried to emulate when writing for this album."

Jorge Nuñes (Rhythm Guitar): Trivium - 'Kirisute Gomen':

"Trivium has always been a massive influence on my playstyle! Fell in love with them when a friend of mine introduced me to their album SHOGUN! Kirisute Gomen became instantly my favourite track…not just from that album, but from their entire discography! The epic entrance, heavy fast riffing, beastly drumming, the beautiful melodic mid-section, solos…this song is for me, metal at its best!”

Will Armstrong (Drums): Parkway Drive - 'Wild Eyes':   

 

"A song, and more accurately, a band that has been with me from my first days of listening to metal. Ben Gordon is a master of mixing tasteful blasts, old metalcore classics like the 'Skank beat', as well as accents and linear fills that keep a groove as well as they keep the relentless tempo pushing forward."

André de Barros (Bass): Annihilator - 'Alison Hell':

"I first heard Alison Hell when I was 14, just getting into metal. As a bassist, I was shocked as the bass wasn’t just following root notes at high speed like in most thrash metal songs I knew at the time…. It played what for me were super complex riffs along with the guitar, and in other parts it took the lead while guitars held chords. The neoclassical vibe totally expanded my perspective in metal as well."

Adrian Caucelo (Vocals): Lorna Shore – 'To the Hellfire':

"For me it’s To the Hellfire – specifically that benchmark of a breakdown. With our upcoming single, we started leaning a bit more into deathcore, and I was sure we needed a breakdown like that one. When the moment came in “Backbone of Existence”, I knew it was time to go full filthy."

Check out Perpetual Paradox's latest video, 'Ash and Blood':

Album cover for 'Deathwish'

Track listing for Perpetual Paradox's debut album 'Deathwish':

1. Alea Lacta Est; 2. Forgiveness Is A Weakness; 3. Backbone Of Existence; 4. Self/Gravity; 5. Ash And Blood; 6. Unhealable Wounds; 7. Deathwish; 8. Into The Void.

A barrage of live dates is set to be announced, along with several festivals. Stay glued to the band’s socials for constant updates and just watch them rise.

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