Heavy Song of the Week: Sevendust Lock into Their Signature Groove on “Is This the Real You?”

Heavy Song of the Week is a feature on Heavy Consequence breaking down the top metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, we highlight Sevendust’s new single “Is This the Real You?”

Sevendust are totally locked in on “Is This the Real You?,” the lead single from their forthcoming album ONE.

The band’s natural sense of groove and swing is what sets them apart, displaying a rhythmic backbone that’s applicable to a myriad of genres. Of course, Sevendust’s flavor is to beef up their swinging grooves with thick metal riffs, thus creating a signature sound that continues to stand out amidst the band’s nu- and alt-metal counterparts, especially when you factor in the expressive and imitable vocals of Lajon Witherspoon.

Honorable Mentions:

Held. – “NEW YOU ANTHEM”

Held. is a new group featuring core members of reunited New York act The Sleeping — Douglas Robinson (vocals/guitar) and Sal Mignano (bass) — alongside veteran drummer Josh Eppard (Coheed and Cambria). If not a self-declared supergroup, the new band certainly conjures that energy on its debut single “NEW YOU ANTHEM” — a mathy post-hardcore workout that features a guest vocal from MCR’s Frank Iero in the chorus.

Motionless in White – “Afraid of the Dark”

Motionless in White threw the kitchen sink on their first song in four years, steering their extreme metalcore through bits of symphonic metal, thrash, and straight-up cleansung alt-pop. The band implement just enough songcraft and prog turnarounds to smooth out the transitions and keep it from being too jumpy. An impressive mini-jukebox of a tune, ripe for the age of the waning attention span.

Necrofier – “Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path III”

Metal Blade-rostered black metallers Necrofier dish out a nice balance of atmosphere and instrumental-workout on “Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path III” — definitely our Heavy Song Title of the Week. “As you question everything you know to be true, life starts to become difficult,” elaborated vocalist/guitarist Bakka in the song’s press release. “You start to realize that your new path is not without consequences and you will have to make changes because you already started the journey and there’s no going back.”