Track of the Week: 'Akudama' by Alpha Wolf

I felt like listening to some aggression... I think I came to the right track...

"'Akudama' is high octane and tempo, and never slows down for even a moment, which includes some of the best neck destroying breakdowns I've ever heard"

I first heard of Alpha Wolf a few years ago when one of their tracks was doing the Facebook rounds in some Metal groups I'm in, I can't recall the song anymore, but I remember it was brutal and I was interested. Unfortunately I had (and still do) a lot on my plate and the band slipped off my radar, but 'Akudama', the first single off their upcoming second album called A Quiet Place To Die ensured they wouldn't miss out this time.

​'Akudama' drips with aggression and anger, in both its lyrics and music​. And it's not surprising since new singer Lochie Keogh said about the new track: “This song is me flicking the dirt off my shoulders, planting my feet in the ground and flying a bird in the face of anyone who doesn’t think I should be here”

​"Say it to my face, better dig two graves
I thought I told you motherfuckers I don't play safe
Oh, like a bitter pill
It leaves a bad taste when you bite
The hand that feeds
I'll see you starve
(See you starve)
Because without me
You fall apart"

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​​As you can imagine for a rage filled tune, 'Akudama' is high octane and tempo, and never slows down for even a moment, which includes some of the best neck destroying breakdowns I've ever heard, this song will bring down stadiums once their gigs start back up. ​

And we have Brisbane based Third Eye Visuals to thank for the awesome and jaw dropping video that accompanies the track so well, the best way I can describe is: an anime, a video game and a computer program had a three-way... while on acid... and this is the result... in a good way!

​I've said it before, and I'll say it yet again, there seriously is something in the fucking water in Australia to be producing Metalcore acts of this calibre, not a year goes by without at least a handful of Aussie albums getting released that blow the Metal world away.

Despite the fact A Quiet Place To Die is due to drop on the 25th of September, on the strength of this lead single I'll wager it will be a monster that will place Alpha Wolf squarely onto the world stage.

9/10

Written by Dan.

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