PREMIERE - Gold Coast's Mermaid Waters let loose on latest rap/rock/grunge single, 'The Grudge'

Emerging from the suburban Gold Coast region, alt-rock duo Mermaid Waters have released a fierce and energetic new single, ‘The Grudge’; a rap-rock blast that unsubtly twists and turns through abrasive grooves in to synth-based breakdowns.

Following on from previous single, ‘Royalty’ (which was closer to alt-rock/grunge), ‘The Grudge’ cranks the aggression to 11 with stoner-grunge groove providing the bed for vitriolic rap-rock vocals, snaking its way to a sample and synth middle section, before bringing it all back for a hint of Morello-esque guitar scratching. It brings to mind the more political-rap-metal from the Testeagles.

The Gold Coast duo are bringing their take on a mix of punk, nu-metal, with hints of indie thrown in, while displaying a sound bigger than their sum.

Of ‘The Grudge’ frontman/drummer Liam M.R. Chappy said lyrically, they wanted to portray how empowering it can be to be the bad guy for once.

“When you try to be liked and accepted by everyone, feeling left out starts to become familiar… As if you don’t belong anywhere no one gives you a chance to be yourself. It took me 20 years to accept that sometimes we don’t need validation from anyone but ourselves in order to be happy… and not everyone will see that you’re just trying your best to make it to tomorrow.”

Formed in May this year, the duo of mates Liam, and Lachlan McKay (Guitars/Bass) have drawn influences from Linkin Park, Yungblud, Green Day, Highly Suspect, Rage Against The Machine and more.

Mermaid Waters have already started pre-production for the next line-up of singles, and will be back in the studio later this year.

‘The Grudge’ is out now on all streaming platforms.