Austin-based rock duo Black Pistol Fire releases new track “Hope in Hell,” and any indication is that it has never been too keen on easy answers, and that trend looks likely to continue. The track bears the weight that only time can bestow, written and recorded almost two years ago, it’s at last been born in its fully formed shape.
The first punch of guitar and drums in “Hope in Hell” sounds like a release valve being opened. It’s wholly raw, relentless, and emotionally charged, propelled by Kevin McKeown's scorched vocal blasts and Eric Owen’s uncompromising pounding percussion. The song symbolizes the struggle between personal meltdown and creative survival, something McKeown openly admits. This is more than just a rock song, it’s a confession screamed through distortion.
“Hope in Hell” is the fight we all have with our not-good-enoughs, doubt vs. determination, fear vs. momentum. But that aspect of it is fortified by a quieter truth about the grind of being in a band, what you lose and what you sacrifice, as well as what you stubbornly hold on to. Black Pistol Fire does not romanticize the battle, they capture it raw, scars and all.
“Hope in Hell” also opens the door for the duo to release their follow-up, “The World We Leave Behind,” their sixth studio album, on Black Hill Records. Completed with co-producer and engineer Jacob Sciba and mixed by Vance Powell, the record is expected to deliver more of this raw emotionalism.
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