An elusive and impassioned performer, freely and boldly uniting the distortion and darkness of metal, with the evocative and heavily produced vocal sound and fluidity of emo rap. |W| Vitality creates a gripping modern soundscape, with relentless vocals pouring vulnerability and gritty contemplation into the space, for the breakthrough single Demise.
Coming in at four minutes fifteen, Demise. is both complex and distinct, rolling through various sections of performance and music, from the melodic to the fierce metal growls, all while delivering an unforgiving stream of consciousness, which is almost freestyle-like in its uncertainty and meandering.
Built around an impressive soundscape of metal-rap or heavy metal, with a trap drumline of live sounding hi-hats and kicks, Demise. is notably theatrical in its intensely evolving sense of energy and passion. The final third sees |W| Vitality fall into a whole new vocal sound and style, that emotional weight snowballing, for one last explosion of desperation and lostness; ultimately portraying the concept of the Demise in a perfectly fitting and conscious manner.
Raining down with a clear sense of both home-made authenticity and well-thought-out artistry, Demise. is unmistakable, for its fusion of rap and metal, for its performative versatility, and for its heavily effected modern tone. The lyrics are sometimes lost in the haze of the mix, but at other times, certain ideas, questions, exclamations, pierce through the chaos of the set-up, and those moments help reinforce the desperation of our protagonist during this inescapable Demise.
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