With acts such as Tallah, Rukus, and Tetrarch, you could make a case that nu metal is making a comeback, some two decades after the first couple of waves of the fusion genre. Tetrarch in particular have made some serious waves recently, with a recent signing to Napalm Records allowing for the band, and lead guitarist Diamond Rowe in particular, to make major waves in the metal and hard rock community.
The band’s second LP, Unstable, is set for release on Napalm Records on April 30th, and following the buzz around the album’s first single “I’m Not Right,” Tetrarch have let loose their second single, “You Never Listen.” Confronting the he said, she said, they said that comes with broken relationships and broken promises, the song is a catchy, riff-laden affair that comes in, raises hell, and leaves. It’s a damn fun track, with singer/guitarist Josh Fore’s voice sounding somewhere between Jonathan Davis and Chester Bennington, making for an appropriate and fitting nu metal voice.
Fore had this to say about “You Never Listen”:
“‘You Never Listen’ is for anybody who has struggled or is struggling through a broken relationship – whether it be with a family member, friend, significant other, or even with themselves. So many times, we find that people we once were close with or felt like we knew well show a darker and different side of themselves that forces us apart. ‘You Never Listen’ is about having the strength to say enough is enough and to rid yourself of those toxic situations.”
On the subject of the music video, which depicts a young man in a rough living situation in a dilapidated home, guitarist Diamond Rowe had this to say:
“We wanted to do something unexpected and approach the song from a different lens. Conceptually, the video follows a young kid who is obviously living in a bad situation in a messed-up home. Throughout the video, the kid deals with the inner voices and visions in his head, represented by the band members appearing and disappearing, as he struggles to understand what’s real and what isn’t. As the song ramps up, we wanted to portray the kid as telling those voices to shut up as he takes control and rids himself of the negative energy around him.”
Pre-order Unstable here, and check out the video for “You Never Listen” below:
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