Slaughter To Prevail Show How Tough Guys Deal with ‘Conflict’ in New Song
Slaughter To Prevail have obliterated stages spanning across multiple continents within the last year as well as writing for their new album. While as time consuming as constant touring is (especially while playing some of your biggest shows yet) the Russian/UK Vikings still craft within the fiery forge of slammage to appease their fans of the underworld.
Devastation reigned once again when LIVE IN MOSCOW (2023) hit the shelves, shrouded in darkness with ‘Bonebreaker’, ‘Bratva’, ‘Demolisher’ and many more razor wire sharp bangers. Horned masks and Adidas fur armour readied, ‘Viking’ rushed our shores crushing powerful drums, tectonic chugs and rancid gutturals, no enemy stood a chance.
If you keep up with the artists themselves on social media, you might actually have noticed Alex the Terrible and Jack teasing individual parts of the ‘Conflict’ in the middle of 2023, with Jack Simmons slaying a minute-long guitar play through, long before the short trailer we received before the premiere. Just hearing the name of the new track brings back the reminiscent, hard-hitting feel of ‘1984’ subjected with the band’s opinions on the unfortunate current Russia/Ukraine War.
The crowds of London cheer and scream from all around as the beatdown, chuggy intro crashes in, reflecting the same physical beatdown that’s about to happen in their music video between two foes. Rapid riffs and drums in the first verse has the audience gripped and ripping the metal gates back and forth hoping to smash down the walls and join in with the battle for blood. Guitar pinches squealing harder than your opponent begging for mercy, fast flowing, punchy-as 000’s quicken the pace. Clearly not quick enough to feed the brutal hunger for ‘Conflict’ as blast beats and tailing fills keep you on pace for your 1-2 punches. Tremolos dominate throughout creating devastating anchors to tie done the true hectic-ness of the songs nature. Alex Terrible’s decimated the build-up and breakdown with his forte dutty demon deeps (probably causing a natural disaster somewhere). Solo acapella vocals make a sharp return like a twisting knife to send out the extended groovedown.
Inching closer and closer to that sweet fourth studio album by the singles, surely one or two more until we get sometime confirmed? Slaughter To Prevail did say we have a “chunk of new music lurking in the shadows” on an Instagram post. Attached to said post came with the announcement of their ‘Biggest American Headline Shows’, causing a buzz across for those lucky U.S folk who get to slip into a night of unrelenting mayhem and blood-drenching brutality. Don’t miss out.
Written by Ed Atlas (@yourfavouritemerchguy)
Watch ‘Slaughter To Prevail – Conflict’ Here
