YEAH.... THIS IS HEAVY!!! // Knocked Loose - Suffocate Ft. Poppy // Composer Reaction & Analysis

Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Knocked Loose "Suffocate" Ft. Poppy (Official Music Video)
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0:00 Intro
02:05 Reaction
05:15 Analysis - Poppy's Style
06:21 Analysis - Heavy Sounds
09:35 Analysis - Cool Drum Work
12:39 Analysis - New Ideas
13:35 Analysis - Using Space For Emphasis
15:06 Analysis - Lyrical Dive
19:01 Outro
#reaction #knockedloose #metalcore

[@JamsandTea]

If it incentivizes you listen to the album- it’s only 28 minutes long. One of the things I really like about KL is that they recognize just how heavy of a band they are and are beginning to tailor their releases around their specific brand of intensity. Their EP ‘A Tear in the Fabric of Life’ is less than 20 minutes and it manages to tell a complete narrative story. Maybe the most rawly exciting group in modern hardcore

[@CriticalReactions]

I ended up checking out the album last night and it was a rough experience but I made it through easier than I expected. The shorter run time helped a lot with that. I don't think that I'll be returning to it but I'm glad that checked it out since it did have some cool moments in it.

[@ckokomo808]

It’s been a while! Glad you checked out this song. What I love about knocked loose is that they can be “caveman” heavy while also being technical and great songwriters. The song starts off as hardcore-y. The reggaeton beat was hinted at twice, right before the breakdown. Then the breakdown hits and we hear it in its full glory. The next section which is arguably heavier plays it again but it’s slower (as you touched on with more space) and a single note. It’s slowly distorted until we’re right back where we started. Really cool and creative while being easy to headbang and be angry with. Thanks Bryan! I gotta start hanging out here a bit more…times just been short lately.

[@danjackson1016]

Knocked loose have been on fire for a while now. Feels like everytime they drop a new single it's fire.

[@Hedonite]

God dam that fucking raggaeton beat fucked so hard

[@JamsandTea]

Also, there is an Every Time I Die song with Brendan Urie on vocals lmao basically exactly what you described, and it’s great for that very reason

[@kidneystonermusic]

RIP

[@narrowx5577]

I think The Calm That Keeps You Awake will have a lot more musically to talk about because of its texture, ambient percussion, constantly differing parts with their own feels and movements. Sit & Mourn is a more melodic and kind of experimental KL song.

[@aidancarpio5151]

SUFFOCATE!

[@pietandersen6120]

Yeah, definitely an odd selection for the theme of the week. I think the reason why this was picked is because of the general discourse around them being “somehow each song gets heavier than the last, even though I thought they peaked”, but I think that’s more new toy syndrome than anything else, even though I love Knocked Loose. EDIT: Slight correction though, it’s actually the two guitarists, Nicko Calderon (mid yelly thing) and Isaac Hale (low growls) that do the other vocals. The Bassist, Kevin Otten just holds down the low(-er) end, and does so really well.

[@jaspin555]

I literally woke up with the thought that you would be reacting to this here or I dreamed it. And boom, here it is, some strange deja vu for me haha. Also, The album is pretty short actually, less than 30 min for sure. Some of the other tracks stood out more to me. "The calm that keeps you awake" is probably my favorite.

[@newworldotter8583]

I've said before that a lot of Djent rhythms are super similar to Latin Pop beats, but I was not expecting the straight up Reggaeton beat from Knocked Loose, a hardcore band. It felt really validating to hear it on this song lol. On the topic of lyrics I've heard some people interpret it as a relationship with a person, but given the religious themes on the album, I took it as religious communities abusing people within them. These communities lash out at the them for every mistake they make(i.e. suffocating them) despite the hypocrisy of doing so. I think you could also it interpret it from the perspective of bands relationship with their fans or within their respective genre of music. Whatever way you look at it, I think Bryan is a super underrated lyricist. I think most people in the metal sphere don't pay to much attention to lyrics, but Bryan's really cut deep when you analyze them.

[@breadsandwich336]

poppy has been unexpectedly heavy at times

[@rareformx]

Lmao the reggaeton beat had to have been intentional

[@elizabethhatesyoutube]

it was, they wrote it after learning they were gonna do a collab with poppy and wanted to throw in a strange idea to fit with her more manic, experimental songwriting style

[@cgo7395]

The album is only 27 mins total.

[@Cynips]

Fully agree that this was not surprisingly heavy at all - just heavy.

[@mileslima8114]

OK, so a bit of context is required to understand why this might have ended up in the unexpectedly heavy theme. Everyone knows KL is a heavy band. The reason this is here is probably because of the feature. Poppy is known for her pop and more alternative style, so people were surprised to hear her screaming in the way that she does hear. It is the first time she has ever done something like this.

[@CriticalReactions]

Like I said at the beginning of the video, I might understand that people only know poppy for her oldest or latest output which was or has been primarily clean vocals but she absolutely has done screams like this before on her own metalcore tracks. Check out her EAT EP (2021) for some more of her harsh vocals

[@mileslima8114]

@@CriticalReactions I had no idea this existed. Thanks for sharing.

[@seanp9915]

Album is less than half an hour, youll survive 😅

[@CriticalReactions]

I checked it out last night and you're right, I made it through..... but it was rough 🤣

[@ryanschindler923]

Just can't stand that dudes vocals, also that songs way to short