Melbourne metal outfit Alarum have dropped their new single Imperative, which is taken from the album Recontinue, released on November 8.
Recontinue delves into the theme of regeneration: growth from what’s seemingly dead or damaged, resilience to adversity, and finding strength in hard times. Lyrically, it explores questions and concepts on humanity’s self-destructive behaviour towards ourselves, our social connections, and our planet. It’s a call to arms for all people to RECONTINUE: find better ways to connect, resolve and prosper – while accepting the inevitable ups and downs of the human experience.
Recontinue packages this in 11 new tracks – weaving in and out of heavy and soft, dark and light, in-time and off-time, lyric and instrumental metal music that ALARUM is well known for.
The band comments, “With first single ‘Imperative’ – we explore lyrical themes relating to the growing urgency for humans to make better decisions on how to treat our planet and environment, and how to represent this theme with powerful impact in ALARUM’s music. The strong and pushing rhythms of ‘Imperative’ create the urgency and discomfort that the lyrics represent, setting the tone for the album ‘Recontinue’.”
ALARUM on tour this November supporting Pestilence
Nov 6 – Brisbane, The Triffid
Nov 7 – Sydney, Crowbar
Nov 8 – Canberra, The Baso
Nov 10 – Melbourne, Max Watts
Tickets from www.swdpresents.com
