‘Madness’ talks societal cycles, whereas ‘Safe House’ was inspired by the famous show Dexter
February 3, 2017
All That Remains’ upcoming eigth album promises to be a powerful one, judging by the first two tracks from it, which the band has debuted today on SiriusXM Liquid Metal and SiriusXM Octane. ‘Madness’ and ‘Safe House’ will both appear on the new album, but the tracks are strikingly different.
‘Madness’ is a strong melody-driven alt-rock track, which can become the fans’ favorite hands down. Discussing the song with Octane and Liquid Metal host Jose Mangin, frontman Philip Labonte said ‘Madness’ talks about people and societies getting into pointless, destructive cycles:
[quote align=”center” color=”#COLOR_CODE”]“People tend to kind of get into kind of ruts in their lives or into patterns, and they keep doing the same thing over and over, even though it doesn’t produce the results they’re hoping for. You can see a lot of societal cycles where nations just keep doing the same kind of stuff over, and it doesn’t always have great results”, he explains.[/quote]
Unlike the first single, ‘Safe House’ is a fast metal track filled with frenetic energy. Its source of inspiration is entirely different and highly unusual: the frontman says he got the idea for the song from the hit show Dexter:
[quote align=”center” color=”#COLOR_CODE”]“The idea behind it was like, you know, what if like Dexter wasn’t a forensic guy for the police but was a dude that just kind of set his house up so that it invited home invasion, and he used that as his excuse for smoking people?” Labonte told Octaine host. “Kind of like it leads the character into the house and into a place where [Dexter] can get away with killing people.”[/quote]
All That Remains are currently preparing their eigth studio effort, which will be released at the end of April.
You can hear Labonte’s full interview on Octaine below. Which of the two songs above do you like best? Share your thoughts in the comments, and join AlteRock Facebook and Twitter to stay tuned for rock and metal news.
