Armed with a back catalogue of pit starters, blending hardcore energy with nu-metal groove and metalcore ferocity, Philadelphia’s Varials have been consistently, albeit tumultuously, churning out violent gems for the last decade. Even amidst changes in their personnel, their core sound has remained largely the same; spirited, venomous and unapologetically heavy. Their upcoming record, though, sees them begin to shape-shift into something new, something more daunting. ‘Where The Light Leaves’, the band’s first album with new vocalist Skyler Conder, sees them sink deeper into the void than they ever have before.
‘Where The Light Leaves’ is an introspective journey through Conder’s mind and the often gruelling battles that he’s had with it. Taking its title literally, it’s not so much about observing the light leaving as it is about the absence of it. The album lives in that space, and it’s not trying to get out; it’s accepting that it can’t and maybe it won’t, and the mixed emotions…
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