Polaris makes a crushing, emotional return, Ladrones drops a new album that’s “Mexican After the Burial,” and Wage War promises a heavy metalcore comeback with their new record! 🤘
LET’S GET HEAVY:
▸ Polaris’s new single “Without You” is their first release in three years and a powerful homage to their late guitarist Ryan Siew.
▸ The crew agrees the song is a strong, emotional return, proving Polaris can move forward without Ryan.
▸ One host was “a little disappointed” the new Polaris single wasn’t a Mötley Crüe cover.
▸ The song features down-tuned, heavy riffs and soaring, emotional choruses, with Ryan Siew known for helping write Polaris’s signature sound.
▸ The hosts are excited to see Polaris back and hope they start writing more new material.
▸ Ladrones released their new album “Flow Pesado” on Rise Records, blending nu-metal and metalcore, sounding like “Mexican After the Burial.”
▸ One host highlights Jose Macario, the guitarist, as the musical brains, playing guitar, bass, and drums on many tracks.
▸ The album features “absolute bangers” like “No K No” and “Arriba la L,” which one host describes as a “bouncy nu-metal hoppy banger.”
▸ The crew is excited to see Ladrones open for Polyphia, noting the influence is audible.
▸ One host thinks the Ladrones album is “front loaded pretty heavily” with the first four or five tracks being “complete smash to the walls.”
▸ The band’s style is known as “Flow Pesado” or “Taco Core.”
▸ Wage War announced their sixth studio album, “Landfall,” following their “It Calls Me by Name” EP.
▸ The album features singles “Sweet Dreams” and “Song of the Swamp,” which are “super heavy.”
▸ The crew is “all in” for Wage War’s return to their heavy sound, noting Cody’s soaring choruses have always been part of their style.
▸ One host hopes the rest of the Wage War record is as heavy as the singles, not “poppier” like some past material.
▸ The hosts are excited for the Wage War album and will see them live soon, joking about a “swamp on the stage.”
🎙️ Let’s Get Heavy is part of Backstage Buzz — Rock Fan Radio’s daily podcast segment covering the latest news and new releases in metal, metalcore, and deathcore. (Rock, hard rock, and alternative fans, check out our companion segment Let’s Get Rockin’.)
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BANDS/ARTISTS MENTIONED: Polaris, Mötley Crüe, Ladrones, Polyphia, After the Burial, Wage War, We Came as Romans, Varials, Cane Hill, Currents, Era
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0:00 Let’s Get Heavy
0:07 Polaris Returns
3:13 Ladrones New Album
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