The Amatory Murder plunges headfirst into societal malaise with their newest single, Say Hey (For Doomsday)!, a blistering track that sharpens its knives on the whetstone of modern anxiety. Fronted by Xian Murder, the Brooklyn-based quartet, rounded out by Scott Genovese on drums, Binx Noir holding down the bass, and Jake Haimowitz slicing through with incendiary guitar riffs, offers a dynamic convergence of alternative rock’s relentless energy, grunge-inflected attitude, and deceptively buoyant pop beats.
“Our music could best be described as an alternative rock landscape with grungy punk sensibilities and pop beat arrangements,” Xian explains, emphasizing their blend of “heavy guitars, catchy hooks, and thoughtful, melodic lyrics,” a concoction well-suited to tackling the turbulent themes that anchor their songwriting.
Say Hey (For Doomsday)! cuts straight to the bone with a scathing critique of contemporary propaganda and societal conformity dressed as security. This song grabs listeners by the collar, urging skepticism towards authority’s comforting façade. “Question everything, or be swallowed whole,” is the unflinching warning it issues, leaving no ambiguity about its intent.
Xian Murder pulls no punches in expressing his creative drive: “This track allowed me to channel much of my angst and resentment toward society. Sometimes it feels like the world is purposely imploding, and we’re helping it along.” The song embodies this sentiment fully, propelled by a driving rhythm section and underpinned by razor-edged guitar work courtesy of Jake Haimowitz, who relished the opportunity to wield a formidable 7-string guitar, exclaiming, “I was stoked to break out the 7-string…it brings the bite.”
Indeed, the band masterfully balances raw energy with underlying darkness. Drummer Scott Genovese echoes this duality, describing the song as “forceful and driving, but there’s a real darkness beneath it.” It’s this friction between accessible hooks and sinister thematic depth that marks The Amatory Murder’s distinctive brand of rock.
“This one calls back to my heavy roots,” shares bassist Binx Noir. “It’s got a thundering bass-line and that ‘screaming-bloody-murder’ kind of energy.”
The single serves as a fitting finale to their latest full-length album, The Sounds of Seven Angels, a release marked by emotional urgency and probing lyrical insight. Drawing clear influences from titans like Pink Floyd, Muse, The Cult, and Nine Inch Nails, the album traverses a landscape marred by societal decay, internal turmoil, and a restless quest for truth in a fractured reality.
Say Hey (For Doomsday)! is a pointed call-to-arms, a confrontational anthem drenched in the chaos of the present moment. It signals The Amatory Murder as not merely observers, but active participants in a musical uprising against complacency. The lyrics cut straight to the bone with a scathing critique of contemporary propaganda and societal conformity dressed as security. This song grabs listeners by the collar, urging skepticism towards authority’s comforting façade. “Question everything, or be swallowed whole,” is the unflinching warning it issues, leaving no ambiguity about its intent.
The music video, directed by Jordan Rowe and Morticia Murder, vividly portrays the band members enduring an indoctrination in a claustrophobic classroom setting. Televisions flicker relentlessly, projecting apocalyptic imagery and doom-laden propaganda into their minds. Echoing System of a Down’s pointed commentary from their post-9/11 era, the visuals starkly highlight an unsettlingly familiar scenario—but now, the once impressionable students are grown, eyes wide open to the sinister truth behind the messaging.
Watch the video for “Say Hey (For Doomsday” below:
The Sounds Of Seven Angels is out now. Listen to it here.
The Amatory Murder is currently on tour on the East Coast, with an upcoming record release show on their home turf in Brooklyn with October Noir, Automatom, and None Shall Remain. Catch them live:
Tour Dates:
- June 26th – Dingbatz – Clifton, NC
- *June 28th – Lucky 13 Saloon – Brooklyn, NY
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