Eora/Sydney-based alt-rock shapeshifters RedHook today unleash their fourth single of 2024, Pyromaniac, produced by Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic) and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore).
Combining hip-hop-inspired verses, stadium rock production, and a soaring, achingly heartfelt chorus, Pyromaniac is a spooky, wacky metalcore anthem exploding with creative quirk and visceral emotion.
Vocalist Emmy Mack explains the inspiration behind Pyromaniac: “‘Pyromaniac’ is a song about making an urgent decision to get professional help with your mental health. It soundtracks this brutally catalytic moment – standing alone in the wreckage of your past mistakes and desperately resolving to change before it kills you. To figure out the root of your self-destructive patterns so you can finally break them. It’s about reflecting on every bridge you’ve ever burnt and asking for help to figure out how to not burn anymore.”
Pyromaniac also strikes the match on a new era for RedHook, arriving alongside the announcement of the Eora/Sydney act’s first-ever label signing with Adventure Cat Records (Against The Current, The Summer Set).
