Interview by Kris Peters
Musical growth is a term often bandied about, but more often than not without substance.
Growth must come from within and when that inspiration becomes a spark it usually transforms into a blazing inferno. And THAT is when musical growth is truly achieved.
Sydney metalcore outfit Heists have that spark; that desire; and that growth to fully represent their impressive sound.
Starting out in 2017 before releasing the EP Disquiet the following year which was followed by their debut album Troubled Souls in 2022, Heists have looked to better themselves with each release, honing their craft and building a solid name for themselves in the process.
They have always maintained a strong DIY ethic, preferring to be more hands on with their future than leave it in the minds and abilities of others, with the culmination to date of their endeavors manifesting itself in the recent release of their latest single Left To Loathe.
A powerful and intense track, Left To Loathe is, in the bands own words, their most daring project to date, being released alongside a horror themed music video done exclusively by members of the band.
Bass player Sean Nevin sat down with HEAVY to tell us more.
"We used to put ourselves in a little box," Nevin explained openly. "And that box was we don't really do low screams or we don't wanna have too much synthy sort of stuff but with this one we just pulled all the stops. I really like making weird electronic music so we implemented some of those aspects. We listened to a lot of metalcore tracks and I think we were trapped in this post hardcore box that we made for ourselves, so this time it was more let's do whatever the hell we wanna do and just make a cool song. I think that's the direction we're taking with all the newer stuff we're doing as well".
In the full interview, Sean talks about Left To Loathe in greater detail, including the musical experimentation on it, how it is their most daring project, the video that comes with it and what it's about, being DIY and how easy that is in the modern age, the evolution in vocal performance and production on this track, upcoming music, live shows and more.