Interview by Kris Peters
Brisbane metalcore outfit Revoid stood to attention with the release last year of their debut EP Sleepless Still.
After proving their credentials on that release, expectations for follow-up music were high, and the band didn’t disappoint with the single Burn With Me which was released in June of this year.
But the true test of their mettle came with the recent showcasing of their latest single Blood Petals, a dynamic ballad that laid bare a different side to Revoid and exposed their softer side in a delicately constructed show of faith.
Featuring dual vocals from frontman Dale Dudeson and Inertia’s Julian Latouche, Blood Petals bridges the gap between Sleepless Still and more incoming music next year, with Dudeson joining HEAVY to discuss Blood Petals and more.
“Honestly, it’s been really good,” he enthused at the early reception to Blood Petals. “It’s been really positive considering it’s so… we’ve always been an emotion, pretty serious sort of band, but this is a little bit further out of our wheelhouse than normal and everyone’s just loving it, thank God (laughs).”
We press Dudeson on the decision to release something mellower than fans are used to and the thought process behind it.
“Revoid have always been about the versatility and stuff, we like a lot of everything,” he replied. “We all come from different backgrounds and different tastes, and we want to build that into what we write, so this is just something we all relate to; something we’ve all gone through once upon a time. Whether it be loss of a friend, partner, family, anything like that. I guess we just wanted to do something to convey our own feelings and put everyone else in a bit of a feely mood and see how it goes.”
In the full interview, Dale talks more about the musical side of Blood Petals, how the collaboration with Julian came about, steps taken to ensure both vocal parts were impactful, whether the last two songs are part of an album cycle, how the new material differs to music from Sleepless Still, supporting Dayseeker and what it meant to them as a band, their upcoming headlining run of shows, why they chose to take The Motion Below and Ghost Complex with them and more.