Babirusa unveil epic AI-nightmare deathcore single, 'Mandatory Malevolence'
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Brisbane’s purveyors of pure filth, Babirusa have released the epic deathcore single, ‘Mandatory Malevolence’, riding the much-deserved hype train in the lead up to this track’s unveiling.
Having amassed an army of pig-warriors, steadfastly supporting the band and poised to throw down to the brutality that Babirusa have created, the new single should pull a dirty grin from their fans.
‘Mandatory Malevolence’ is schizophrenic as fuck. Unsettling, and just pure filthy, the absolute pummelling from the drums alone is a metal mathematician’s wet dream. The duelling vocals come across like two demons having a healthy discussion, but when you dig deeper in to the lyrical meaning of the track centring around an AI gaining sentience, the frenetic nature of ALL instrumentation begins to click. Not for the faint-hearted, but one has to appreciate the absolute nuttiness/genius in keeping what sounds like conflicting parts all together. At its heart, this is a deathcore algorithm epically captured.
As with their previous record ‘Humanoid’, this single focuses on a sentient Artificial Intelligence, albeit a different being from last time.
"The AI featured in this song and eventually, our upcoming songs, comes to realise that most of the problems it was created to solve are caused solely by humans themselves. After creating a fabricated world without these problems, an anomaly arises to tamper with its solution. Thus, the AI concludes that all of humanity who lives, and has ever lived, must be punished, including its own creations.”
The band have been hard at work in the background, putting this single together earlier in the year and DIY-booking and planning this tour and more. The current/new line-up is: Rheese Peters - Vocals, Brodie Servin - Vocals, Dean White - Guitar, Jack Rynswoud - Guitar, Josh Blade - Bass and Rangi Barnes - Drums. They recently announced their tour in September with Analepsy (Portugal) and are supporting Within Destruction (Slovenia) & Signs of The Swarm (USA) at The Brightside in Brisbane on June 9th.
For a band so intensely heavy, triple j and media alike have rallied around the band and they have formed a rabid fanbase, racking them up over 800k streams on Spotify alone. Tommy Faith from triple j unearthed said that Babirusa are "Deathcore done so well, replete with the pig squeals to really take it over the edge. Manic, mad and so so heavy. Babirusa coming through with something truly merciless in the form of Abomination."
Babirusa are out on tour with Analepsy in September and tickets are on sale now at http://www.babirusaband.com.au
Dare to take on ‘Mandatory Malevolence’ via all streaming platforms.
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