Spiritbox's new song "Rotoscope" is DANCE-CORE?

[@EzPulsy]

I always love the contrast between her smooth, angelic cleans and the heavy instrumentals in the back.

[@thrashmash]

Nik: Everybody's killing the sun lately. Spiritbox: Literally has a song called Sun Killer.

[@blackmamba5659]

Lorna Shore: Imma eat it tho

[@TheOpytimusEX]

My head canon since LS released Sun/Eater is that, Sun Killer is talking about the Demon Will killing it, and then Sun Eater is how he is doing it I don't even know if that's make sense lyricly, but that's all a think about when I hear these songs now 😂

[@InSanCen]

And it's the best album opener I've heard in a long time.

[@PsychoGoat13]

300 IQ

[@PokeMattMusic]

I think I saw Brojob share a meme about all these metal bands killing and eating the sun, but who’s gonna fuck it saying “our time has come” or something.

[@davidstanley9543]

Courtney's scream is so beautiful. She always brings it after a melody. Kinda like Chino from Deftones. Melody for a minute or so, then a scream in your face. Awesome. \m/

[@badxradxandy]

They like Deftones so yeah I definitely see that and see why. I think in an interview she said they had a song with Chino as a working title.

[@GeekFurious]

"She always brings it after a melody." People definitely think this because they've only listened to songs where she does. There are 100% clean vocal Spiritbox songs.

[@christickru4029]

This song reminds me SO MUCH of 90's Garbage (the band) and their goddess of a singer Shirley Manson.

[@codymartin9357]

That was my first thought too

[@tobythomas3413]

Came here to say the exact same thing

[@tastesawesome]

Exactly. I got huge Garbage vibes.

[@heidiakapineapplel.f.9795]

YES YES! And I'm so not mad about it.

[@ixa7fxi]

Same page

[@ares_bliss]

This has been the best month for metal, don't you think? MIW - Scoring The End Of The World, I Prevail - Body Bag, Spiritbox, Lorna Shore, Crown The Empire, SwS, etc

[@pudifake6848]

it is cool to see new things wen we have this injected pop music in all places (sry for my bad english)

[@Sinfullybliss97]

Don't forget fit for a king

[@Jrclego1998]

Sws lol

[@kristianradulescu287]

Bleed From Within - Shrine, huge album

[@db3032]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read Lorna Shore isn't metal? Please elaborate.

[@marklawson2004]

My favourite reaction to this so far. You're spot on with Spiritbox doing Spiritbox. They refused to be pigeon holed into a genre and I'm here for it. Saw them live last week and no new songs played and then new EP outtanowhere! Love it!

[@danielwirth3091]

Imagine this song live.. such a banger, crowd will dance like hell :D

[@jan-felixheymann7353]

Dude I can tell you from experience, spiritbox live is something else.

[@MakeItWayne316]

I would LOVE this live!

[@aj_5339]

This would be an incredible set opener

[@BR25x]

I got to see them play this live for the first time ever at RockFest and my god did it deliver.

[@bryandahm8052]

Saw it a few weeks ago and you are 100% right it is crazy

[@blackmamba5659]

2:52 I swear to god when Nik recognized the harmonic minor note it cracked me up so bad I laughed for minutes I'm not even kidding

[@leejackson1546]

This is a great evolution of their sound; got some djenty type guitar work then a breakdown that fit with the style they did with Eternal Blue. Courtney's vocals are just killer, loved the layers she went with and leading into that roar then boom back to the haunting vocals. Awesome song! Thank you Nik for introducing me to Spiritbox!

[@erra7552]

Sounds a lot like old Fear Factory. Kind of Linchpin-esque on the groove and industrial sound. Then Spiritbox makes it sound so dark and haunting.

[@deathfrets5781]

This is so much like a modern, heavier Garbage vibe, I love it so much.

[@Artemis_in_the_Woods]

Yessss that was my thought too, Shirley Manson with rawrs 😍

[@chrystalll1011]

This! Garbage level 1000

[@JustinL13]

I also heard garbage in this.

[@spandexranger]

I just commented this. Reminds me so much of their album Version 2.0

[@GenesysRider23]

That’s EXACTLY what my first thought was. Like Garbage met Shiny Toy Guns.

[@7AKV7]

I loved this track for real. when you can make 4/4 kick interesting and dance vibes metal and heavy holy shit you are a genius.

[@SaintDorado]

You gotta love how Spiritbox keeps evolving their style. This is a groover.

[@db3032]

For sure. I love it when a band changes their sound to the point I can't recognize them other than the vocals.

[@alexhowe]

Kind of reminds me a little of Garbage's "Only Happy When It Rains" but with more djent.

[@gyserlander2602]

Thank you! I was trying to place what it reminded me of.

[@adamyo9003]

YES dude! That’s what I commented on the official page. Reminds me of late 90’s Shirley Manson Garbage. In a good way. I love it.

[@user-xv2sr5jo4l]

That was the first thought I had too! I definitely get Garbage vibes and I'm living for it as a long time fan of theirs and Spiritbox's!

[@blondbunny520]

Yes!! I thought that too!

[@laefty666]

Loved it. It feels new and different while still sounding like them.

[@matthewgill8332]

Man you hit the nail on the head as far as this being good live. I’m a huge Spiritbox fan to the point that I flew to another province to see them open for lamb of god, but I haven’t been too crazy about rotoscope or the EP… until I saw them live. Honestly nobody around me knew the band prior to the concert but I don’t think we stopped moshing the entire set. Rotoscope was an absolute bop and was seriously so much fun live. One of my top 3 songs by them now

[@goner.9989]

Coutrney is giving off major billie eilish energy in this MV. Fully embodying the meme of people calling her the billie eilish of metalcore. Love it.

[@meshuggahlover420]

lol I was thinking the same thing!

[@Wapakalypze]

This is probably one of my favourite songs from them now. So catchy.

[@outtrazd6552]

Yesss

[@mikey13086]

it feels like a mix of Garbage and Korn influences and still distinctly spiritbox.

[@PuertoRicanBoi127]

Exploding sun in the video. Did no one pick up that the opening track on Eternal Blue was “Sunkiller”.

[@ghosface353]

I wonder if them releasing 3 songs is them testing out their new style, before commiting to what their next album should be like.

[@danielmccullough8810]

Genuinely my first thought after listening to the 3 track “single”! I absolutely love this new style they’re bringing to the table, as nik said in the video, it’s a lot of styles in a box of spirits 😂

[@Lauren-zx3gx]

Their style will probably change again by the time their album is released.

[@ghosface353]

@@Lauren-zx3gx They said in april that they had made 8 songs. I'm not sure Shivering is among does 8 songs.

[@Bidens_Diaper]

I don't think so. Spiritbox understands modern music. If you have songs release them as soon as possible. I'm guessing they're going to be steadily releasing music for years to come.

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

As long as Rotoscope is a one of a kind, I'm okay with that. Because Sew Me Up and Hysteria are leaps and bounds more interesting, in my opinion. Also, still sound like metalcore.

[@LexiPixeL_]

This one is all over the place, but I love this damn song, it's so out there but quite a bop. And Mike's pick scrapes dude. It's been living rent free in my head since it dropped. The new direction is chef's kiss imo. Great reaction, thanks for checking this one out.

[@rafaelz6211]

‘Everyone’s been killing the sun lately’ is probably my new favourite Nik Noc quote

[@HarshFrequencies]

Yooo. This gives me some Dragula - Rob Zombie vibes. I dig it.

[@spandexranger]

This reminds me so much of Garbage Version 2.0 circa 90’s Shirley Manson. I love it

[@GordanFreeman23]

I think Nik nailed it when he said "Its old....but new??" If feels like I've heard this type of groove before, Courtney always nails her clean and scream vocals! :)

[@Dwoalin]

The sludgy/heavy chorus with the clean vocals just...shit hit me HARD!

[@h34dyl4m4rr]

Part of me feels like Mike and Court are slightly digging back into their iwrestledabearonce years a tiny bit.

[@LordWafflestomp]

When I first heard it, it kinda reminded me of Bad Omens newer stuff and I love it so much. The other two songs that dropped with this one are bangers too and sound a lot like their older stuff, which are also bangers.

[@XxNoMErcY99xX]

​@Madden 07 Soundtrack Fan Account [Kendrick AOTY] what about.... Both are good and despite the similarities they both have their own sound?

[@darkphoenix2]

I don't think it sounds much like their older stuff at all. This is, as Nik's title says, more like dance music. It's Spiritbox, so there's a familiar sound, but their earlier stuff was more progressive and complex.

[@Kered-9]

Love Bad Omens!

[@picax8398]

i love her little parts of dancing in the video

[@metalkid9858]

New Sleeping with sirens - Crosses

[@sethyancyvictorino242]

Yes please!

[@bjhellstream]

Already on Circle with me there was som very eighties pop vibes in the vocals and grooves. This was just great.

[@HiroBrown]

Would love if Nik reacted to some Time, the Valuator. They just released a new song with a new vocalist called Black Water. It’s definitely up his alley if he hasn’t heard of them!

[@chatovanderzwan3857]

I was so happy to hear they are back with a new song and Black Water is really good. The new vocalist is a great addition even with the high standards I have for them.

[@Vindicator7777]

Never heard of them until you mentioned them. They're sick af!

[@Liltattyy]

Such a underrated band!

[@jitteryzeitgeist]

The 90s alt rock like Garbage is strong in this one.

[@zhivik]

When I was in high school, this style was done with analogue synthesizers and was called industrial - and I say this as a good thing. I’ve always felt some NIN vibes in Spiritbox, and I cannot think of anyone worthier of taking over the baton. I love this, this band is becoming my favourite as of late :)

[@KozakuraRabbit]

I could imagine Spiritbox covering Head Like a Hole honestly

[@yaboyblacklist2431]

You're not wrong about that tuning being low. From what I could find, its seven string drop F#

[@manuelharrmann9690]

Just imagine a coop between Spiritbox and Electric Callboy!Would be a blast i guess!

[@thegreatmarondraith8741]

YUSS

[@lostintheblur4380]

big dance..

[@luneth4222]

They just dropped like, 3 new songs today. I'm vibrating with excitement

[@CosmicallyHorrific]

This song going on repeat, I love it! Fun metal is best metal

[@SpartanJAC77]

Until yesterday I met this band for this song, and it came to stay on my playlist. Powerful voice, powerful music, makes me crazy.

[@jonnieinthe256]

Glad the band Garbage is making a comeback in 2022🤘🏻

[@EDuGoIHuvvet]

Saw them at Sweden Rock Festival, and yes, this song absolutely slayed!! So did all of them, but this definitely has a vibe that sticks out a bit, in a positive way.

[@patrickfargie1146]

They also released two others, one being extremely heavy 👀 Edit: Hysteria will slap you out of your chair.

[@daniellereading8308]

Hysteria is soooo good!! 😙👌

[@luneth4222]

Hysteria is a fucking banger

[@brianlimmy]

I was not ready for the ending of Hysteria haha

[@rickpearson7943]

I never thought anyone would be able to make nu metal cool again but then Spiritbox goes and proves me wrong. Only a band like Spiritbox could pull this off. This reminds me a lot of late 90s Korn or NIN.

[@SFHFWill]

It's an updated version of Garbage's Only Happy When It Rains. Great song but industrial undertones.

[@blowera1]

This song went off live at Knotfest Brisbane on the weekend \m/

[@Edymos1000]

Didn't think Spiritbox was gonna go the early Rob Zombie vibe route. Different direction, pretty nice.

[@Fl0d3r]

"What is that tuning Mike ?" some accurate tabs show some Double Drop G, guitar is tuned to Drop G (which is fckin low firstly) then with a whole octave down.

[@thetattooedhufflepuff5161]

It’s like Korn,Rammstein& Billie eilish rolled into one and I’m living for it

[@Soulskinner1981]

The clean vox sound a little bit like Shirley Manson from Garbage...nice track

[@f1awsy]

so far a few sub genres have popped up this year. We have pop core with bmth and ed sheran, northlane with club core, and now dance core

[@MorgoSargas]

First time I’ve heard this band/song and I’ve got instant earworm. Great stuff

[@ianmcpeck424]

Hysteria is my favorite of the new songs.

[@javierolvera779]

yup

[@CareBonezy]

Absolutely

[@rachelsmithkey9191]

It’s the worst of the 3 for me

[@ianmcpeck424]

@@rachelsmithkey9191 fair enough. Which is your favorite? Is there anything in particular that Hysteria does that you don't like? Purely out of curiosity.

[@AlextheMusicMaker117]

@@ianmcpeck424 I agree with Rachel. It’s good, but I think Sew Me Up is by far the best. And this one is just way more interesting than Hysteria. But all 3 of them are good.

[@thegreatmarondraith8741]

Making the sun explode is still better than the age old pop cliche: "set the world on fire"

[@AsIfItNeverWas]

Are you gonna react to Fit For A King's new song? (Reaper)

[@Slamdd]

That song was absolutely filthy

[@alistairclifton1286]

46 year old headbanger from way back (and ex house and techno dj)...new Megadeth (very happy), bit this...this...this fucking blew me away. Haven't been into their other stuff, but I might have to go revisit now...

[@javierolvera779]

it sounded like the 90s band garbage but in the alt metal twist

[@artolan_illusive]

This song actually made me into Spiritbox. it's so groovy in a way.

[@remtremb]

I'm at work and I learn that Megadeth released their first single. A fricking awesome mix of peace sells and TSHF. I didn't think the would get even better until you dropped the video

[@Snakdady]

I was wondering if anyone else out there was having to pick between Megadeth and Spiritbox today.

[@remtremb]

@@Snakdady why pick when you can do both? Headbang fast then chill with the lows

[@Snakdady]

@@remtremb that's what I did lol

[@Blargerhonk]

I can't decide if Rotoscope is my favorite by them or Jaded. This debate will go on in my head for a long time. I do know that this song is sic as hell on my car and living room sound systems.

[@samtagget]

This is so good!!!! Fresh, new, and exciting.

[@dyzzee7861]

the effects on courtneys vocals reminds me of only happy when it rains by garbage.

[@nrwdspec]

Im trying to imagine a collab with Royal Blood doing this sort of style

[@britishtree9973]

Bro absolutely same, this entire ep I just kept thinking how much of a royal blood vibe I kept getting. Especially sew me shut

[@aghie.]

"it's sounds like old but new... plus in a box of spirits" got me LOL

[@declan5073]

I'm very picky about electrocore (and all its subgenres) but this sound works amazingly

[@AdmiralKnight]

Rob Zombie meets Garbage but it still sounds like Spiritbox!

[@august3869]

Legitimately one of my favorite tracks they’ve released. Probably because I’m a groove guy and this had a ton of it.

[@bryanfoster7684]

Fellow groove guys unite!

[@DasBogbra]

That's something about the echoing vocals that made me think of Shirley Manson and Garbage.

[@DuduPochi]

its a great mix of gr000ve and heavy 🤘😌🎶🔥

[@richardpatron9819]

It's modern day Sherly and Garbage with heavy tone. This band kills with new school and bringing old 90s Era bangers. LOVE IT!!!

[@die-no-mite]

This definitely wasn't what I expected or even really wanted from spiritbox, but it's also definitely not bad. I think it will take some time to grow on me, then it will bang

[@necronomazarathian9506]

Basically how I reacted to One More Light. Hahaha. Sometimes, trash remains trash.

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

seems like Eskimo Callboy started a movement that changes everything?

[@misfitmaik6213]

Courtney taught me that u can dance on metal

[@Rookie1308]

Reminds me of what modern Garbage (the band) would sound like in 2022

[@rgmetal]

Honestly i havent been watching your reactions lately, ive gotta say i notice a great increase in video editing😂 this EP is sick tho

[@SarahRenniexoxo]

You need to do a reaction to Hysteria, no one was ready for the two breakdowns at the end!

[@dekadenser]

LOVE the new EP! Spiritbox are just too good man

[@courtney3893]

The "meshuggah has joined the party" got me 🤣🤣🤣

[@PenguinzFTW]

This is truly the definition of shattering labels and refusing to fit into one box. I actually dig this not gonna lie

[@kornonthecob16]

would you say they only fit into a spirit box? I'll see myself out...

[@timkobelt8863]

except for the spirit box, that‘s where they fit.

[@cayhle]

Just because it defies genres does not make it good. -.-

[@PenguinzFTW]

@@cayhle and you're entitled to that opinion :) I personally think this track is actually refreshing to hear, it's different to what's happening in the metal world right now

[@nuancedhistory]

I mean it's Electronicore. Not that hard to label it.

[@Tashiro64]

3:22 Yep, Nik just turned into Giygas !

[@leonfrost2829]

Spiritbox just out North'ed Northlane lol this track just feels like your in a Dark Cyber Punk Club 🎸🎸🔥🔥

[@satricon]

😂😂

[@necronomazarathian9506]

You hit the nail on the head. This sounds like music you listen for the club vibe rather than something you focus on lyrically. I prefer the latter.

[@tonybrown8013]

This is throw backy. Garbage meets, Gravity Kills, meets Kittie.

[@Max-dl2fl]

its like listening to two songs simultaneously. my brain just cant comprehend it

[@ZRisyad]

It reminds me of the latest Thornhill album. Cool stuff

[@worshipguitardictionary7677]

Ah yes, I was waiting for this. They're back which means the whole metal scene is back. Let's go!!

[@gamertrash14]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read chill

[@FuseJunkie]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read lol

[@joeypacelli1017]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read go to bed

[@LoganParkerJ]

Ehhh these guys are not the whole metal scene but alright😂 But i do think this is a weird new sound for metal.

[@Glintingbeetle]

@Dragon Ball fans can't read You’re in the wrong corner of the internet bro

[@brianbailey9080]

This song is song of the year for me… damn man I didn’t think anything could best out Masterpiece from MIW.

[@joshw9558]

It kind of reminds me of a heavy garbage? Much heavier but her voice reminds me of that back in the 90s at least in the beginning of the song

[@exorouge238]

Listening to this made my face cheeks all tingly... Felt like I was on one of those water rides that start off all smooth, pretty chill and then the drop happens out of nowhere... Chonk meter=broken 👁👄👁

[@maartasilva]

I was looking forward for this reaction ❤️

[@MarcieGirl91]

It's 90s band garbage meets nine inch nails industrial in New age era.

[@ProjectGRIDLOKT]

Has a NIN or Korn feel while still being metalcore and Spiritbox! Its great!

[@soulflame5635]

Whole song is great. I would like last melodic part before breakdown to last longer its so amazing and different and so Spiritbox :)

[@ArcadeHawk]

This track caught me off guard A LOT and I loved it! But Hysteria has to be my favorite from the single and tbh one of my favorite songs they've put out. Would love to see you react to that if you haven't already listened to it!

[@djstarion]

If this is on a 6 string it almost sounds like my Ibanez which is tuned to drop C#

[@zakwhittington]

First listen: this song gave me Shirley Manson/Garbage vibes only much harder.

[@christianmesserschmidt5732]

Completely agree, all three songs including the vocals are extremely reminiscent which is not a bad thing, mind you!

[@JamesBurrTV]

This is basically Curve circa theer "Cuckoo" album in 1993.

[@willow.photo213]

I'm loving the new tech-y direction a lot of bands are taking rn, it's really helping metalcore evolve into a more modern genre and I'm all about it

[@jargonscott]

I’d say it’s less metalcore evolving, and bands are simply leaving the genre behind.

[@thatepicwizardguy]

for real though theres been a billion releases at once its great

[@hbabycakes]

Gotta get on Hysteria as well. 12/10 nasty stuff.

[@Lemminjoose]

If Garbage and Ramstein had a baby work spiritbox as the surrogate. This would be that baby.