Hard rock force DC Wolves and metal duo Sharp Object (feat. former members of The Acacia Strain, Blood Has Been Shed, and Ferrous) have released a collaboration EP, Warm Hands, Feral Tongues.
The EP includes tracks off DC Wolves’ latest full-length release, Predator, including “I Am Atomic” and “Giver of Life,” as well as two completely new tracks from Sharp Object. When it came to choosing songs to include on the EP, DC Wolves looked to their listeners and followed their guts.
“We chose ‘I Am Atomic’ in order to capitalize on its growing popularity. Giving the song its own spotlight feels right,” said frontman, Dan Cahill. “As for ‘Giver of Life,’ we felt it was a song that deserved more attention. It’s a great way to close an album.”
Sharp Object—Daniel James Daponde (The Acacia Strain, Blood Has Been Shed) and Ryan Corrigan (Ferrous)—wrote two new songs for the release, “The Spotlight That You Shine on Your Own Good Intentions” and “True Beauty,” rounding out the collaboration with commanding riffs and vehement metal vocals.
”Writing is a cathartic process for me. I usually don’t sit down with any riffs in mind, and they come out without thinking about it too much,” said Daponde. “It takes a while to get to where I want to go sometimes, and I don’t use anything I’m not completely happy with at the time. Some riffs are actually ideas I had at the time I was in TAS but never materialized.”
Corrigan adds:
“I write everything in the form of soliloquy or free verse monologue before a song is even musically there. I like to keep everything as an open thought until I have the parameters of the song structure in front of me. Topically, it’s whatever happens to be on my mind at the time, whether it be current events or emotional thoughts.”
Warm Hands, Feral Tongues is now available to stream or download. Stay tuned for a physical release later this year. Learn more and stay in touch at dcwolves.com and sharpobjectmetal.bandcamp.com.
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