One thing that Aaron wanted to experiment with. Speaking about the album with Loudwire Nights radio host Chuck Armstrong back in April, guitarist Mike Mushok commented, ' is definitely different. To view the album art and full track listing, head further down the page. I hope that's how everybody feels right now.better days are yet to come.”Ĭonfessions of the Fallen, the successor to Staind's self-titled 2011 record, will be released on Sept. Still working through my problems, and until then I'll dream of better days. Listen to the new song and read the lyrics below.Ĭommenting on the lyrical themes of the record, Lewis states, “I'm still working through my issues. Dressed to kill in bloody dominatrix garb, Romy finds herself hanging from ropes, tangled up in a green anaconda’s grasp, and underneath red waters.The heaviness of 'Cycle of Hurting' feeds directly into the despondent lyrics and it all coalesces with a guttural roar from Aaron Lewis about two-thirds of the way through.

Elaborately choreographed amid empty spaces and flashing lights, it captures exactly how the track might appear had it been repurposed for the background score of a horror movie. On the visual front, the accompanying music video is as gothically twisted as the cover art suggests it to be. Best of all, Romy’s impassioned vocal performance is not lost in the fog of industrial rioting, singing with the weight of the world on her shoulders and screaming like a banshee on backing vocals during the chorus. Not too long after, war-waging drums come into the picture and ricochet in multiple directions all at once. Please note: This post may contain affiliate links.īest described as dark techno, the song wastes no time with a bass-heavy synth arpeggio encroaching at speeds that would be perfect for a thriller movie soundtrack. But while “Even If It Bleeds” might not come as a surprise to those tracking her career thus far, she still exudes gothic seduction unlike any other artist working together, serving as further proof she’s an idiosyncratic iconoclast challenging traditional pop and electronic conformities.

A little bleeding doesn’t seem to be phasing electronic singer DeathbyRomy, who proves once again she’s a one-person industrial factory on her latest single, “Even If It Bleeds.” Released ahead of her upcoming headline tour in Europe, which also happens to be under the same title, the track is another win for fans of Romy’s previous three albums.

Dark yet darker lyrics