Those Northern dirtbags are back at it, and they’ve unleashed a metal club night anthem for the ages. Waterlines have returned with their brand new single Giant Killers, their first new music in over a year. Always a band keen to push themselves and experiment with their sound, Giant Killers pushes the boundaries of Waterlines previous dabbles into EDM metal and cranks it to eleven. This is a full on rave wrapped around some of the best metalcore the UK has to offer.
That’s enough hype from us. Check out the video for Giant Killers below:
If YouTube isn’t your thing, you can stream it elsewhere here.
Waterlines chief dirtbag Ben Mars explains what Giant Killers is all about:
I wrote Giant Killers as a love letter to my friends and equals in the scene. I’ve seen blood and sweat poured into shows at 100 cap venues that would knock the teeth out of most arena bands.
On any given day there is an unknown band out there, giving their tiny fan population everything they’ve fucking got, and every now and then one of us might get the opportunity to prove it, and prove that we are more than the sum of our parts.
It’s an ode to the underground, the bands who graft and never get the break, the countless hours behind the scenes for a shot at the one social post that goes viral. I live and breathe that scene, I am and always will be a part of it.
There is a group of bands just below the shimmering surface of metal, who have been ready for a chance they’re not going to get, for years, but they keep going and keep giving it everything.
The bottom line of the festival poster, the last track on the playlist, number 101 in the 100 hottest tracks.
The Giant Killers.
Waterlines have been busy growing the ranks as well, announcing Joe Morton (also of Overthrone) as their new bassist. You can catch the newly five piece Waterlines live across England in different places over the next couple of months. Details follow below:
October
Friday 9th – Bridgwater – Cobblestones
Saturday 10th – Lincoln – Croft Fest (w/ The Five Hundred, Asleep At The Helm, Foxhaunt, etc)
Friday 30th – Bolton – Alma Inn (Free Entry HALLOWSCENE Show)
Saturday 31st – Milton Keynes – MK11 (w/ Cabin Boy Jumped Ship, Seething Akira)
November
Friday 13th – Alton – The Lounge Bar
Saturday 14th – London – Blondies
Saturday 15th – Leeds – Boom
For ticket info, please check the Waterlines social media accounts.
The band are set to release plenty more new music in the coming months, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for what comes next!
