WICKED ENVY: HYDE SINGLE REVIEW
- 17 hours ago
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Female Fronted Gadigal/Sydney Rock-Metalcore band Wicked Envy have unleashed their latest single 'Hyde'. Hyde marks the first release since the 2024 single 'Final Descent', following debut single 'It's Been A Long Time'
in 2021 and the EP 'What The Hell Am I Doing?' in 2022. I need shelter from my mind, Can not escape myself this time, Intrusive thoughts and lies, Shape every part of me, What was I thinking, The push and pull, Slowly descending, Can someone help me, Fix this broken shell. Throughout the length of Hyde you are held with the impression of being confined within a box with no chance of escape, banging against the walls for help, assisted by the rhythmic banging of the drums in knocking patterns. I am not sure if this song is not only about healing from trauma but is also an allegory for bipolar disorder (or another mental health condition) and the medication journey, but it feels like it could be. The guitars pummel you with low tonnes until the control slips becoming frantic in energy. The guitars and drums work in layered tandem to drag you through the frequent tempo and style shifts. The feeling of despair filters through easily, never letting you fully relax from the beginning to the end. Rip me apart, I've fucking lost my mind, Its inside of me, splitting at the seams, Unveil the other side, Hyde, Endless pit of hellish slumber, Will I wake or fall right under, Wake me up, Wake up, Make me whole again, Bodies breaking, enslaved to brute anxiety, In a state of suffering, I crave my sanctuary.
The song dives deep into themes of suppressed trauma and self destruction, exploring the feeling of "Splitting yourself in two, so you can feel whole again".
Finally we have Des. Her voice is versatile with pristine rock style cleans that slip effortlessly into notably death metal tones in her highs screams and heavy and consistent lows which she is able to hold well without a feel of constriction. The vocals while powerful and full of frustration, outrage and giving space for the purge of the unwanted, hold an underlying tone of general sadness and feeling of lack of control. Overall Des gives a well round vocal performance that pulls the story forward and leaves nothing wanting. Rip me apart, I've fucking lost my mind, Will this torment, ever end, Unveil the other side, Hyde, Stay away, stay away, Don't you know its too much to take, I suffocate, suffocate, Will I rise or, will I rise or, Am I bound to break.
For Fans Of: The Pretty Reckless, Halestorm, Make them suffer and In This Moment
9/10
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