VARIALS — Skyler Conder, vocals; Shane Lyons, guitar; Mike Foley, bass; Sean Rauchut, drums — re-entered the chat and in a metallically massive way in September. The band shared the video “I’ll Find the Dark,” its first new track since 2022. It’s an impenetrable and intimidating wall of sound. Watch the video here. It was also the first track to feature formidable new frontman Conder.
Today, Varials up the ante yet again by announcing their new album WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES. It arrives February 27 via Fearless Records. Pre-order it here.
The band has also shared the video for the title track, which is another hulking slab of metal.
Watch it here.
“‘Where The Light Leaves’ is the key introduction to the overall idea of the album itself,” says Conder. “Through many emotions in my life, I found myself always feeling trapped within my mind, in a sense of purgatory and as if my mental state was a nightmare. The video and song are meant to elaborate, lyrically and visually, what it feels like being stuck there and unable to leave — eventually just accepting it and learning to live with it.”
There’s a distinct irony to “Where The Light Leaves.” It sounds like a live demolition. The earth-shaking percussion and blast beats are like slabs of concrete, tumbling from the sky, while Conder spits violent verses that could’ve erupted from the center of the earth. It’s plate-shifting collision of riffs and roars. Ultimately, what comes down goes right back up — the track is just another instance of Varials erecting a wall of metallic chaos with each new song.
WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES TRACK LISTING:
“Where The Light Leaves”
“No Lie Untouched”
“Illusions of Loss”
“Conscious Collapse”
“Your Soul Feeds”
“The Hurt Chamber”
“[wouldyoufollowme]”
“Silent Demise”
“Blissful End”
“Romance II”
“Metanoia”
“I’ll Find the Dark“
“[intothequiet]”