Brisbane hardcore four-piece Headwreck are back with their second release of the year, “Empty Space,” alongside the announcement of the band’s debut EP, Glamorise Demise, out Friday November 19.
“Empty Space,” produced, mixed, and mastered in-house by guitarist and vocalist Jamo Benadle, is a soaring, brutal, synthy offering with electronically influenced effects and clean vocals complimenting the harshness of lead vocalist Connor Hickman’s screams.
The lyrics of the track revolve around the concept of anxiety-based disassociation.
“I personally struggle with anxiety dissociation, so the lyrics are a direct reflection of the thoughts and feelings I have had while dealing with periods of disassociation,” Hickman says. “We feel like sonically, this track is the perfect follow-up to our last single ‘Freefall,’ and we feel like we have really found our sound on this one.”
The EP as a whole will expand on the conversation, according to Hickman.
“The lyrics of the EP revolve around my experience dealing with an anxiety dissociative disorder, known as Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder (DPDR). The lyrics of the EP tell the story of my initial symptoms, a false diagnosis and the aftermath of finally coming to terms with this, and having an answer for the reality-warping feelings I had, and still have to this day.”
Watch the video for “Empty Space” here:
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Photo courtesy of Headwreck and Andrew Vaughan
