Birthed on the juncture the place hardcore and punk meet steel, Demise Ray Imaginative and prescient hit their stride with the quickly to be basic third full-length, No Mercy From Electrical Eyes. “Each report we get a bit of extra experimental, flirting with totally different types and feels, and we need to hold increasing on that,” says guitarist and founding member Pete Cortese. “My favourite ingredient of this band is the artistic freedom, not being painted right into a nook, and I prefer to suppose on the finish all the things nonetheless seems like us.” This very a lot stands true on No Mercy From Electrical Eyes, which holds onto the core DRV sound whereas pushing in new instructions, creating their most immersive launch thus far.

Commencing writing in late 2018 following a tour with Killswitch Interact – who share bassist Mike D’Antonio with DRV – the band had numerous artistic momentum nonetheless burning following that 12 months’s Damaging Psychological Perspective. It could have taken a while to understand the report as a result of members’ different commitments, however the outcomes exhibit that they’re enjoying on the prime of their recreation. “We’re much more cohesive as a band after enjoying collectively for thus a few years, and we’ve gotten higher at songwriting and collaborating to deliver out the perfect in everybody’s concepts,” says Cortese. They’re additionally taking extra possibilities, reminiscent of on “Armageddon Is The Reply” with its bouncing, swinging grooves and chunky but haunting climactic passages.

An additional new dimension affecting the sound is the addition of vocalist Keith Bennett to the band’s ranks, who the prevailing members knew could be the proper match from his time with notable acts Wrecking Crew, Panzerbastard (each of whom shared the stage with Cortese and D’Antonio’s different band Overcast) and Ramallah. “Keith brings an entire lot of piss and vinegar, with a facet of avenue cred. He introduced a brand new sense of enthusiasm and pleasure and acquired us much more fired as much as make a terrific report,” says Cortese. Guitarist Chris Rosati provides, “creatively talking, Keith is a power of nature. His means to get inside a brand new music and rapidly give you vocals and lyrics is absolutely one thing to witness.”

Lyrically, No Mercy From Electrical Eyes is a extra politically charged report than their earlier releases – “it’s extra pissed off, and anybody taking note of the state of the world can perceive why,” says Cortese – but it surely’s additionally deeply private for Bennett. “Each phrase I’m singing is from the guts,” says the vocalist. “I ought to have been useless just a few years in the past, I’m right here for a purpose. These lyrics are a direct line to how I really feel, how I dwell, what I see.” They cowl numerous floor throughout the report’s twelve tracks, with “From The Rafters” a condemnation of police brutality, significantly how it’s disproportionately biased in the direction of individuals of shade, whereas “Behead the King” is concerning the helplessness you are feeling watching the world burn round you and being powerless to do something about it. Emotive nearer “Finish Me” is “principally a suicide word mixed with a farewell letter that could possibly be meant for both a really particular particular person or booze and medicines,” says Bennett. “Each got here near destroying me. Neither did.“

When it got here to monitoring, drummer Colin Conway laid down his components at Mad Oak studio with very long time affiliate Benny Grotto, whereas all the things else was recorded, engineered and produced by Rosati at his house studio, Mass Metallic Studios. “The periods couldn’t have gone higher,” says Rosati. “Recording periods are positively extra laidback if you’re not paying for restricted time in a studio. Nonetheless, we positively saved to a good schedule and deadline, however general, all the things felt enjoyable and informal, which I feel fostered a super-creative atmosphere.” Whereas all members pushed themselves to ship their greatest performances, it was a very poignant course of for Bennett. “This was the toughest that I’ve ever labored on making a report. Chris pushed me to transcend something I believed I used to be able to. I’m coming from a really totally different world: uncooked, DIY and ugly. Chris helped me be extra assured about melody and cleaner singing. It opened up a lot extra emotion and honesty in my supply and I’m grateful for him.” The report additionally encompasses a visitor spot from authentic DRV vocalist Brian Truthful, who laid down a verse on “Damaged Palms Of God.” “Brian confirmed up able to wage warfare on that microphone – the dude nailed all the things in lower than 20 minutes!” Rosati enthuses.

The report is wrapped up with a title drawn from the lyrics of one of many tracks – Cortese mentioning that it makes excellent sense given their band identify – and vivid art work courtesy of D’Antonio, which in keeping with the bassist stems from the thought “of ‘being beneath the thumb of an ethereal overlord’. The concern of understanding the ‘grasp’ is watching your each transfer, from a brief distance away. On this world, solely obedience is accepted and completely no mercy is given to those that fail.” Having poured a lot of their hearts and souls into No Mercy From Electrical Eyes, the band hope to play the songs dwell as a lot as attainable, and have aspirations of touring exterior of the US for the primary time, however on the finish of the day they’re pleased with what they’ve achieved and consider they’re price giving a rattling about, as a result of they offer a rattling about all the things they do. “We made a terrific report that doesn’t sound like many up to date steel bands,” says Cortese. “It’s heavy as fuck with out having to depend on drop Z tuning, and it’s a terrific stability of aggressive and melodic with out sounding contrived.”