Interview by Kris Peters
Rising Brisbane metal outfit Engraved have awoken from their slumber and come out snarling with the release of their new single The Fallen. Described as a song that "amplifies everything Engraved fans love", The Fallen takes aim at toxic people in the music industry and their questionable motives.
With a stable line-up finally in place, Engraved are looking to cement their place amongst the next generation of Australian metal acts, a goal started with last year's signing to XMusic and subsequent single NCB. The track emphatically announced Engraved as a band with a mission, ushering in new vocalist Panda with a devastating show of brutality that hinted at a fresh direction for the five-piece band.
Now, Engraved further those claims with The Fallen, the second track lifted from the band's as yet untitled debut album which is slated for release in the back half of this year. And to celebrate, Engraved hit the road for an East Coast tour, starting at Ric's in Brisbane on February 14.
Bass player Phillip Capewell sat down with HEAVY to tell us more.
"It's basically about toxicity within different scenes, especially the music scene," he explained. "You'll have something good going, but then you get a rat, basically, eating away at the scene and making it toxic."
Musically, The Fallen is a step further into heavier territory for Engraved, with Capewell acknowledging the shift in momentum.
"The song was actually sitting in our demo folder," he began, "and just before Panda and Thiago joined the band, Dan said we need to go through the demo folder and get rid of… just archive it basically. That song came on and the start of it, I was just like, oh, 30/30/150 by Stone Sour straight up. I said let's do this one."
In the full interview, Phil talks more about The Fallen and its musical direction, the soon-to-be-released music video, how The Fallen differs to previous single NCB, what part the songs play in a future album, how the sound of that will differ to their debut EP Unleashed, the benefits of finally having a stable line-up, upcoming shows and more.
Pre-save/ check out The Fallen here: https://lnk.to/G8M6LQ