An Occultist, Sludgy, and Heavy summer hit - Violent Conflict's latest single 'What I'd Give To See You Burn'
- Keely Naylon
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
Ominous and sludgy Brisbane band Violent Conflict have brought in the new year with a succinct yet scary metalcore track, ‘What I’d Give To See You Burn’, released January 23.
Violent Conflict aren’t new to the Australian scene but have recently gained traction, particularly with their 2025 release, ‘Venom’.
This four piece band consisting of vocalist Josh Guerin, bassist and vocalist Connor Grawley, guitarist Leigham Moyses, and drummer Robert Schilke are fast growing in the Brisbane heavy metal hardcore scene and are definitely a local band to keep our eyes on.
‘What I’d Give To See You Burn’ opens with a beat that feels buried deep down, not unlike when approaching a night club late at night, strong, deep, and booming. Mingling this thick beat with far-off screams Violent Conflict immediately succeeds in evoking that anxious feeling of being out late, desperately lost, on what could be your very last night.
Eerie searing synth-like sounds similar to that of an 80s horror film warm us into the bulk of the short song, bringing forward feelings of dread, anxiety and adrenaline. The lyrics are similarly dark, heavy, and laden in occult symbolism, those vibes expertly matched by the music video featured on BVTV Music and created by Colby Horton of SLOWDIVE Visuals, which depicts a cunning, bloody and messy, cultist murder ritual.
The breakdown is where the track shines, the drums, bass, and guitar, slowing right down (plus the bass and guitar being deliciously tuned down) and creating a grimy, slimy, ocean of sound.
Violent Conflict breaks the genre mold of metalcore. Where a lot of metalcore tracks are fast-paced, with complex, twisting, long guitar solos Violent Conflict aren’t afraid to slow it down. The band are clearly focused on the mood of the track and serving that sinister, intense energy.
The track ends with that vicious, sludgy, delicious breakdown that brings forth images of blood, muck and gore, of a heavy chain dragging through thick mud, and the only complaint is that there isn’t more. Where other bands may draw out the song, return for another break-down, Violent Conflict choses to keep the song just over a minute and a half.
It’s a track that feels like an introduction point, a song that sounds as though it could potentially be the first track on an EP or album that will expertly lure the listeners in deep and early. A delightfully ominous start to a hopefully prosperous year for Brisbane’s own Violent Conflict.
LISTEN TO WHAT I’D GIVE TO SEE YOU BURN ON SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, YOUTUBE MUSIC, AMAZON MUSIC & TIDAL.
STREAM THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE.
