The solo composer and
performer of industrial-styled alternative rock known as The Feast
has released his latest official single, “Victm.” The track has
been proudly published on the Rebel Psalms independent record label
without the involvement of the corporate music industry. Driving,
chanting, pounding and aggressive, “Victm” showcases The Feast as
one of the summer's surprise rock standouts for 2018.
The Feast hails from New
Jersey by way of Atlanta, GA. Asked to cite some main musical
influences, The Feast names artists from disparate genres: hip hop's
Tupac Shakur and XXXTentacion, alt-rock's Nirvana and Korn, and
dancehall reggae's Capelton. The Feast's own sound on “Victm”
cleaves to the industrial music power of bands like Rammstein, Nine
Inch Nails and Pop Will Eat Itself while retaining a unique, live
flavor that is all its own.
Also remarkable is that
“Victm” has been concurrently released with a haunting a-cappella
version, as well as an instrumental-only track.
Commenting on the overall
themes of his latest track, The Feast is a man of few words, saying
only, “This is vigilante music.”
The Feast has been an
artist since childhood. His current official bio describes what it
was like penning songs and poems with demons to exorcise.
“I would awaken
from dreams frustrated that I couldn't remember the melody to songs I
had written in my sleep,” he writes.
Sadly, life wasn't about
to get easier.
“At the age of
17,” writes The Feast, “I was sentenced to 12 years in the
Georgia prison system. During this time my music became dark, brazen,
and resolute to combat the forces that sought to lead me into
despair. The bounce of hip-hop could no longer articulate the screams
that raged from my soul and I found a kindred in groups like Rage
against the Machine.”
Nevertheless, “Victm”
and other songs from The Feast accomplish more than catharsis.
They're victory marches.
“My music is born
from a dark place,” he says, “but always with a sense of triumph
and resilience, even if it also carries that darkness with it. I make
music for warriors, no matter your fight in life. It's music for
those who don't mind fighting dirty.”
“Victm” by The
Feast is available from over 600 quality digital music stores online
worldwide now. Get in early, alt-rock and industrial fans.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
“Victm”
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