WRISTMEETRAZOR are today premiering a new single, This Summer's Sorrow II: Growing Old In The Waiting Place, with an accompanying music video via Knotfest. This Summer's Sorrow II is the third single to be taken from the band's upcoming sophomore album, Replica of a Strange Love, due for release via Prosthetic Records on June 11 - showcasing WRISTMEETRAZOR's existential take on metalcore.
Speaking on the single's premiere, Justin Fornof (vocals/ bass) comments: “This Summer’s Sorrow II : Growing Old in the Waiting Place is the final piece in a triptych (of sorts), created by the Replica of a Strange Lovesingles. It’s a song about being in limbo, waiting for a day that you know will never come. In context to the record and the previous singles,it’s the exasperated final metamorphosis from unfeeling shell to empty husk.”
Replica of a Strange Love is a modern take on metalcore; building on the foundations of their past to leave a
shimmering trail of visceral energy in their wake. Isaac Hale of KnockedLoose made his production debut on the album, and also made a cameo on the first single, Last Tango In Paris. The album was engineered& mixed by Andy Nelson at Bricktop Recording Studios, before being mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
Through his lyrics, Justin Fornof deconstructs his own psyche in the wake of Misery Never Forgets, observing heartbreak through a philosophical lens. Replica of a Strange Loveis introspective, utilizing the work of Nietzsche, Foucault, LaVey and more to make sense of human reactions and sociological phenomena specific to ongoing events. Hopeless romanticism is the past - personal philosophy is the present.
From their roots as a DIY band - Jonah Thorne started WMR as a solo project before joining forces with Justin for his creative vision before later welcoming Bryan Prosser and Tyler Norris for their eclectic skill sets and artistry - WRISTMEETRAZOR have blossomed into a force to be reckoned with. Still driven by the desire to get down
in the dirt in a live arena, expect to see this four piece in a town near you as soon as is possible.
Still fashionably dead, now is the time to take note of WRISTMEETRAZOR.
Replica of a Strange Love by WRISTMEETRAZOR will be released via Prosthetic Records on June 11.
Watch the previously released videos for Replica of a Strange Love:
Last Tango In Paris (featuring Isaac Hale of Knocked Loose)
Anemic (The Same Six Words)