French metallic hardcore force Beyond the Styx reveals the third and final single, ‘Deadlock V,’ from their upcoming album DIVID, due out May 08 via Innerstrength Records. This politically charged track arrives alongside a music video.
Speaking on ‘Deadlock V’, BTSTYX vocalist Emile states: “How could the Western world have remained impassive for so long in the face of the genocide unfolding in the Gaza Strip? How can the legacy of a martyred people allow its own leaders to become the shameless executioners of their own neighbors?
“These are the main questions that tormented my mind during the relentless months of deadly bombings that raged between October 2023 and February 2024 against the people of Gaza. During this period, the Israeli army reportedly dropped more than 25,000 tons of explosives (the equivalent of two nuclear bombs), according to a UN committee of experts.
“Echoing all this suffering was a heavy, mechanical, numbing riff which resonated with me like the echo of the bombings my own gaze fled from each day in the media. Too much blood and too many tears have been shed for my pen to remain unmoved by such suffering and senselessness. How can the innocence of our children ever be protected from this kind of abuse in the future?
“The feeling of fear wreaks havoc on life beyond compare. Understanding the mechanisms at work is essential in a world where emotion reigns supreme, filtered through the media, without losing sight of the fact that the only thing we should fear is fear itself. The fear of dying, or, ultimately, the fear of living?
“This song thus concludes the thematic triptych: amnesia / war / revenge, culminating in the revelation of DIVID.”
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Aural Aggravation 