Connecticut metalcore innovators Currents have shared the video for their new song, “The Death We Seek.” This is the band’s first release since their 2020 full-length, The Way It Ends. According to singer Brian Wille, the song is about “the weight of our choices and our responsibility for their outcomes.”
He shares more about the fantastical video:
“The video follows two individuals attempting to stop a looming apocalypse, only to be sabotaged by forces beyond their control or understanding. This song was written shortly after the completion and release of The Way It Ends, and felt like the perfect way to build on and continue the story behind the music and reintroduce ourselves to the world.”
Recorded in December 2021 at guitarist Chris Wiseman’s studio in Beacon, New York, Currents once again called upon The Way it Ends/I Let the Devil In producer Ryan Leitru (In Search Of Solace, Like Moths To Flames, WCAR), and seasoned mix/mastering engineer Jeff Dunne (Wage War, Silent Planet, Make Them Suffer) to help guide the sonic direction of their new track. Together, the team churned out a seething blend of progressive metalcore-laced elements and moody post-hardcore to fuel the fire of Currents’ narrative.
No stranger to turning a critical eye toward both the external commotion and internal battles that rage deep within the confines of one’s own mind, Currents don’t pretend that life is a bed of well-placed roses. Rather, it has been by way of exploring the realms of our collective tortured psyches and ferociously searching for meaning amidst uncertain chaos that the band has won the hearts of metal fans across the globe.
Biding their time for the right moment to strike, Currents — much like the apocalyptic collapse foretold in their latest single — plow ahead like an unstoppable force, expressing their vision through anguished eyes, pounding riffs, and the powerful desire to lay the groundwork for the plot lines of a larger story still to come.
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