It’s been a minute since we’ve heard anything new from Canadian progressive/technical death metal outfit Beyond Creation. We last covered them when they released their 2018 album Algorythm and since then it’s been quiet. Well, all of that changed today when they dropped their first new single in eight years, “Reverence”.
What starts out with an almost ethereal opening quickly turns into a heavy, proggy beatdown that makes it hard to not want to bang your head until your neck hurts. After all these years, these guys can still play with an insanely tight precision that’s hard to deny. About two-thirds into the song, you get this dare I say beautiful movement that only serves to calm things down before shit gets real again.
This back and forth between calmness and fury serves as a musical reminder of what the track is about, says vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Simon Girard.
“Our new single explores the fragile line between clarity and illusion, between introspection and insanity, where the search for meaning can either elevate us or consume us. But the truth is simple and powerful: the moment you stop comparing and start focusing on who you truly are and what you genuinely want to express, something beautiful happens. You create from a place of honesty. You grow with purpose. What you achieve becomes something you can be proud of, because it is unique, real and entirely your own.”
It’s that comment about comparison that’s particularly important, as Girard says the whole thing is a condemnation of social media and how we’re constantly meant to be comparing ourselves to each other on these soul sucking platforms.
“With social media, we are constantly measuring ourselves against others. The more we compare, the further we drift from our true selves and our authentic voice. We are lost amidst stress and insecurity. We feel that our ideas lack value, that our techniques are insufficient and our identity is somehow flawed.”
There’s no word about a new album or anything at this time, but if you dig the single and music video below, you can pick up a copy of said single today.
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