Eyes Like Glass // Thoughts Like Fuel saw the UK metallers reach new heights, with its lead single “Still Breathing” being heavily praised, and receiving radio play from the likes of Kerrang!, and being described by Grave Noise as“Oozing passion, showcasing explosivity, and delivering powerful melodies that are undeniably infectious.” Now, just north of a year later, we have Echoes In The Silence, a monumental debut from one of the UK’s most exciting rising names. Equal parts blistering, emotive and infectious, One Last Day‘s grasp on riff-heavy alternative metal is acute and precise. “Hollow Gods” only bolsters this notion, with a planetary chorus; a slick, grooving bridge, and a deeply emotive undercurrent, with the band describing the track as “the tortured reality of trying to be an artist in an ever more AI dominated world”. Echoes In The Silence doesn’t allow itself to sit in one lane, however. Between the pummeling “Lost & Blind” seeing the band venture further into heavier territory, juxtaposed entirely by the reservedness of “Don’t Go Under“, which sees One Last Day explore the idea of finding solace in a chaotic, exhausting world. It’s the truest spread of One Last Day’s repertoire to date, and one that demands your attention from beginning to end. |
