Shattered Sun drop new video for “Burn It Down” from their upcoming album “The Evolution Of Anger”
“People are fed up and I am certainly fed up,” barks Marcos Leal, vocalist for melodic thrashers SHATTERED SUN. The raw, loud, unapologetic and honest front-man connects the dots on all things vexing him, from the bands near-implosion to the worldwide state of affairs. Today, the Texas-bred troop has released “Burn It Down,” the first video and details behind their sophomore album, The Evolution Of Anger, set for release on July 21 on Victory Records.
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Song lyrics:
We can walk right out the door
Cloud our legacy forever
We fight back with questions in our hearts
(Always the first the place the blame )
Never once accepted the shame
The past is drowning us all
(Drowning us all )We’re hating
We’re lying
On us they are relying
Digging ourselves out or digging our own grave
We’re falling
We’re climbing
Is us we are defining
Digging ourselves out or digging our own graveWe can put this all behind us
Face the enemy together
Build it back with anger in our hearts
(We’re living in a time )
where giving up
Is glorified
Our ordinary story Justifies the drive
(Justifies the drive in us all )We’re hating
We’re lying
On us they are relying
Digging ourselves out or digging our own grave
We’re falling
We’re climbing
Is us we are defining
Digging ourselves out or digging our own grave
Your telling me the same ol story
Let’s burn this to the ground
Burn it to the ground
We’re hating
We’re lying
On us they are relying
Digging ourselves out or digging our own grave
We’re falling
We’re climbing
Is us we are defining
Digging ourselves out or digging our own graveThe past is drowning me
Tear apart the lies we’ve been deceived
(Digging ourselves out or digging our own grave )
The past is drowning me
(Digging ourselves out or digging our own grave )
On the track, Leal admits, “We almost burned this band into the ground internally.” Guitarist Daniel Trejo decided to leave the band in late 2015, just as the bands demons came out to haunt them before creating The Evolution Of Anger. “Between all the things we have done over the years, things finally came to the surface. Once Daniel came back into the fold, the first song he showed me was “Burn it Down,” and it is a perfect reflection of what occurred within SHATTERED SUN.”
The band huddled around each other with producer Mark Lewis (DevilDriver, Fallujah) in early 2017 to begin work on the album. Importing a new vibe and authority, “Mark brought a sound to the band that we didn’t think we were capable of,” says guitarist Jessie Santos. With artwork from Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Machine Head), The Evolution Of Anger takes you through a labyrinth of heroic guitar proficiency and mind-bending musical muscle. After their fist-pumping debut, 2015’s Hope Within Hatred, SHATTERED SUN continue to expound why they are one of metal’s most impressive bands.
SHATTERED SUN’s first tour in support of The Evolution Of Anger finds them joining the 2017 Vans Warped Tour beginning July 26 outside of St. Louis, MO, and rounding out the tour on its final date in Pomona, CA on August 6. Fall tour details will be announced soon.