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UK metallers FAIL THE ENEMY return with a heavier, synth-driven sound on their engrossing new single and video, 'Drowning Deep', out now. Watch the video here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14yTreyr4o Listen to the band on Spotify here – https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dpWoATZA8JQULzO82q9uA  The track is lifted from their upcoming EP, 'Sandcastles', arriving on Friday 9th October. With the band gathering momentum, we exclusively asked which tracks that have greatly inspired their sound ahead of their upcoming EP: Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence Elliot: "This song has been a staple in my life for as long as I can remember. What I love about it is the simplicity of it. It has a basic structure but it constantly remains interesting throughout. I also love how it seems to have been written to play live. It’s one of the best live tracks ever and the main riff is so iconic that as soon as that kicks in, everyone goes mad. I also love how the synths sound emotio...

  Driving, energetic and with a catchy pop-appeal starts “Misery Loves Company”. In contrast to the dark pop side of Letters Sent Home’s previous single “Blue Lights”, the band from Hannover/Wolfsburg, Germany now inspires with blends of heavy post-hardcore. This newfound heaviness underlines the significance of the song’s deep topic, which narrates of loving a person too much and projecting their problems on yourself. A situation that always leads to misery. “Wanna break free, but misery loves company.” It’s the R&B vocals, as well as the shouts of Joel Quartuccio, that make this song so unique and fusion it into a contrast-loaded, yet dynamic interplay filled with emotions. Choosing Quartuccio as a guest is no coincidence at all. The passion and emotion deep in his voice always touched every single member of Letters Sent Home. “We wanted to highlight the emotional aspect with power and furthermore wanted to integrate shouts”, as singer Emily explains. In fact, Being As An Oce...

Modern progressive metal outfit NOVELISTS FR released their brand new single 'Somebody Else' off their upcoming album 'C'est La Vie', which will be available on the 24th of January 2020 via Arising Empire! Watch the official audio stream for 'Somebody Else' here: https://youtu.be/Qn-L2K5dzfo Buy and/or stream the new single here: https://Novelists.lnk.to/SomebodyElse Pre-order 'C'est La Vie' here: https://Novelists.lnk.to/CestLaVie ICYM: Watch the music video for 'Head Rush' here: https://youtu.be/uK73Q22Ncuw Buy and/or stream 'Head Rush' here: https://Novelists.lnk.to/HeadRush 'C'est La Vie' tracklist: 01. Somebody Else 02. Deep Blue 03. Lilly 04. Modern Slave 05. C’est La Vie 06. Head Rush 07. Kings Of Ignorance 08. Rain 09. Human Condition More from NOVELISTS FR: 'Eyes Wide Shut' here: https://youtu.be/eQyXKsUQSn8 'L'appel Du Vide': https://youtu.be/1mQx85jewBo 'A Bitter End': https:...