Defects Reveal Their Brutal Confrontation With Blind Faith And False Hope on New Single "Heresy"
Fast-rising metallers Defects today drop their brand-new track, Heresy - an unrelenting exorcism of the soul, which rages at false promises.
The band has spent the start of the summer tearing across the European festival circuit. Debuting the song at Slam Dunk (UK) to a phenomenal response before releasing it on Mystic Festival (Poland), Rock Im Park/Rock Am Ring (Germany), Rock for the People (Czech Republic) and Krakow (Poland) in support of the mighty Northlane. "It has been incredible. It's brought a new level of energy to our live sets and really gets the crowd jumping. It feels more polished, more evolved than anything from the first album.," says singer Tony Maue.
Heresy is the first track since last year's breakthrough debut, the incredibly personal Modern Error. 2024 saw them take the stage at Download (UK) and Graspop (Belgium), as well as perform alongside Of Mice and Men, Orbit Culture, and Funeral for a Friend, in addition as already having shared the stage with Bullet for My Valentine and In Flames.
Hypnotic riffs whirl into action before they throw out the opening gambit, "Let's go!" and Maue launches into the guttural growl. "So keep on telling yourself that everyone will be saved." Riffs from hell combined with apocalyptic drums, which continue their incendiary, hardcore-meets-melodic, mountain-shaking sound.
Talking about the new song, Maue goes on to say, "Heresy is a brutal confrontation with blind faith and false hope—a soaring anthem for anyone fed up with being lied to. It doesn't hold back, warning of the silence that follows empty promises and the chaos that comes from unquestioned belief. Every lyric is a cry for accountability and justice."