Breakout Pittsburgh metal band 156/SILENCE have debuted a new single, “Wants I Need” featuring Craig Owens (D.R.U.G.S.), today from their highly anticipated album, People Watching, that’s out September 13th from SharpTone Records. Massive riffs and pummeling rhythm rip and roar over waves of atmospheric synth and piano while blissful melodies and purging clean vocals counterbalance the ferociousness on 4+ minute song. Another stellar delivery from one of melodic-metal’s next giants.
Commenting on the song, vocalist Jack Murray says:
“The title pretty much explains the gist of it all. Wants turn to needs and needs seem to dwindle. Priorities lessen and feelings of envy and loss tend to engulf some people. Craig absolutely nailed the feature just as we expected him to and before we even asked for it. Craigathan rules.”
Guitarist Jimmy Howell adds:
“I think “Wants I Need” is a very surprising song for us. The song is punishingly heavy through but then makes way for a climax that leans more into the emotional side of our band as opposed to just trying to be as heavy as possible. We’re incredibly grateful to have Craig as a part of our album and we hope to collaborate more in the future.“
Produced by Jonathan Dolese (D.R.U.G.S, Cane Hill), 156/SILENCE’s 4th album is an alternative metal behemoth, featuring 14 tracks of chaos and fury..
The band recently said of the record:
“People Watching is the culmination of the last 9 years of 156. From the very beginning of the band we set the goal to push ourselves and make sure no two records we put out ever sound the same. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve created, this album has been a long time coming. Welcome to the new era of 156.”
About 156/SILENCE:
156/Silence creates soundtracks for the pushed aside and marginalized. Equal parts frenetic, unhinged, passionate, and focused, their music resonates with outsiders of all stripes. 156/Silence is for anyone determined to peel back the façade of false pleasantries, shallow platitudes, and fakery.
It’s a mission the band began in earnest with underground missives. (Metal Injection advised readers to “wreck your speakers with 156/Silence” on the eve of 2017’s Karma EP.) The group excels live, offering both community and devastation, while touring with the likes of The Acacia Strain, Unearth, Upon A Burning Body, D.R.U.G.S., Signs Of The Swarm, and Orthodox, among others.
Howling personal declarations, jagged riffs, post-hardcore, noise, thrash, sludge, and ambiance collide within 156/Silence. In 2018, Kerrang! hailed the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania group as one of the 6 Underground Metalcore Bands Redefining the Scene. Less than a decade after their emergence, 156/Silence delivers again on that promise with an incendiary fourth album, People Watching.
No two 156/Silence albums are alike, from the unhinged frenetic chaos of Undercover Scumbag (2018) to the gloriously savage and technical Irrational Pull (2020), which Metal Hammer likened to Converge and Botch. The diverse ruminations found in Narrative (2022) took things even further.
People Watching continues the prolific outfit’s tradition of steadfast evolution. Produced by Jonathan Dolese (D.R.U.G.S., Emmure, Attack Attack!), the album embraces melodic hooks without sacrificing any heaviness. The band’s golden age of metalcore roots shimmer and swirl together with influences ranging from Aphex Twin to Thrice, Glassjaw, and Deftones, from movie soundtracks to horror games. As the band says: “People Watching is truly the culmination of the last nine years of 156.”
156/Silence sounds ravenous, ominous, and haunting. Their songs are literary and cinematic, cerebral and brutal, drawing from real and imagined horrors, all intertwined with melody and might.
156/SILENCE will support the new record this fall with a monster North American tour with Signs of the Swarm, Cane Hill and Ov Sulfur. Tickets are on sale now here.
People Watching Tracklist:
1. Character Development (Cold Start)
2. Target Acquired
3. Sleep Spikes
4. Better Written Villain
5. Product Placement
6. Blood Loss (ft. Carson Pace)
7. Wants I Need (ft. Craig Owens)
8. Funeral Arrangements
9. Unreasonable Doubt
10. People Watching
11. Change Agent (ft. Trae Roberts)
12. Intravenous
13. Terms and Conditions
14. Healing Process (Leave of Absence)
156/SILENCE Tour Dates (w/SIGNS OF THE SWARM, CANE HILL, OV SULFUR & A WAKE IN PROVIDENCE):
Purchase Tickets: https://downrightmerch.com/collections/156-silence
Aug 29 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Aug 30 – Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
Aug 31 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmont
Sep 1 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
Sep 3 – Hamtramck, MI – The Sanctuary Detroit
Sep 4 – Chicago, IL – The WC Social Club
Sep 5 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
Sep 6 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
Sep 7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Urban Lounge
Sep 8 – Richland, WA – Ray’s Golden Lion Restaurant
Sep 10 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Sep 11 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Sep 12 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
Sep 13 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
Sep 14 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
Sep 16 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Sep 17 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
Sep 18 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
Sep 19 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
Sep 20 – Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
Sep 21 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
Sep 22 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
Sep 24 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
Sep 25 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
Sep 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Sep 27 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Hardcore
Sep 28 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester
Oct 4 – Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest
156/SILENCE Lineup:
Jack Murray: Vocals
Jimmy Howell: Guitar
Ryan Wilkinson: Guitar / Vocals
Kyle O’Connell: Drums
Lukas Booker: Bass
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