Cell Games Return With Blistering Hellraiser Inspired Single ‘Lament Configuration’

Cell Games have been the proud torch carriers for Irish Nu-Metal since their inception in 2021. The band avoid the pitfalls of any troupes and preconceived notions of the genre by focusing on razor sharp song writing, should-be-locked-up-in-a-lab-infectious melodies and production that would make Ross Robinson blush. Following three incredibly successful singles in 2024, ‘Ego Sum Papa’, ‘The Optical World’ and ‘Witches X Bitches’ which made Hot Press, IMRO, First Music Contact, Ragged Cast and Rock N Load all stand up and pay attention, the band return with their biggest sounding release to date ‘Lament Configuration’. Following a change in drummer, the band decided to revisit old songs from their catalogue and give them the 2025 Cell Games treatment, reinvigorating these songs and turning them into stadium sized, fist-in-the-air, neck-in-a-brace, nu-metal anthems. No one in Ireland does it like Cell Games.

Cell Games – Lament Configuration (Spotify link)

Pop culture references are a red thread that run throughout the Cell Games catalogue so it’s unsurprising that their name came from the humble beginnings of Dragon Ball Z marathon. The band say the name represents finding strength in your convictions and they want to use their music to spread empathy, acceptance, kindness in the face of negativity. This is what sets Cell Games apart from their contemporaries, beyond the sequins and tales of demons or face-huggers there is a true emotional core to the music.

2025 saw a line-up change with the addition of new drummer Niall O’Carroll, who helped reinvigorate and breath a new life into the band, completed by Maximillion Foy (vocals), Tristan Caroll (guitar) and Deb O’Brien(bass/vocals). This spawned a wealth of new material, including latest single ‘Let’s Go To Therapy?’, but also caused the band to revisit previous releases. During this process they decided to give the old songs the Cell Games 2025 treatment.

‘Lament Configuration’, for the uninitiated is a reference to cult horror classic ‘Hellraiser’. The puzzle box that bridges realities and unlocks a plethora of pleasures or torments, depending on your perspective. In the hands of Cell Games, it becomes a gargantuan Nu-Metal anthem. As the distant- transistor-radio intro gives way we are hit with walls of impossibly thick guitars and kick drums that feel like Godzilla thumping through Tokyo. Things drop down in the verse, a simple bass line from Deb makes it feel even more present and impactful. Maximillion veers into rap-territory for the verses, but delivered with the split larynx rage of metal its more than convincing before the launching into the chorus of “Destroy or be destroyed, There’s no better way. Let us be the destroyers.”. Max says, “The song is my thoughts on the rise of the far right movement and people’s sense of empathy gradually eroding away. Written pre-Covid it was supposed to be a cautionary tale that became, unfortunately, quite prophetic. It’s about the feeling that things are about to change for the worst, It’s like we’ve solved the Lament Configuration and the chains have dragged us to hell.”

For the recording process the band continued their on-going relationship with Josh at JSR Audio. The band have worked with Josh on every release to date, having already built up the creative vocabulary and shorthand with him allows the band to work quickly, have the time to experiment and already have a clear picture of the end result in mind.

The single is released ahead of their new EP coming in November and a wealth of live dates including their first trip to the UK

– Upcoming Live Dates (supports, festivals and headline shows):

24th October – Fibbers basement supporting Whitethorrn

26th October – The Siege of Limerick in Dolan’s

31st October – Absent Emo Night in Cellar Bar, Galway (headlining)

UK tour supporting Straight For The Sun:

27th November Cart And Horses, London

28th November Six Six Bar, Cambridge

29th November Tap n Tumbler, Nottingham

30th November Satan’s Hollow, Manchester

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