A New Single from Coldwards and Dakota Jerns of Silent Theory

Coldwards is the type of band that surprises you when they drop a new single because their songs have such a heavy rock backbone, but an emotional push that lets you know the songs are coming from someplace authentic, giving all of their releases a robust sense of personality or character.

The latest track, "The Final Bow", features an addictive progression that feels cinematic and very intense at times, but those intensities kind of come in waves along with massive choruses that wrap themselves around you.

You can feel that emotional push on this track. It's pretty heavy-handed, and it's also a bit relatable, and throughout this sort of opus of a rock single, you get a sense of theatrical overtone.

This is something I've always liked about the band. They do have that crossover of cinematic and theatrical elements that let the songs come through vibrant but a little bit dark or a little bit engulfing in a way.

That's just part of their style. Again, some of the darkness or edginess does come from the fact that this is honest and coming from someplace genuine.

You can't have a song with this great emotional pull and not have it be real. You can tell this is coming from someplace showing a bit of vulnerability.

The track isn't afraid to be brutally honest. It goes through struggles, pain, and self-awareness, which is something that I find brave in any kind of songwriting.

The progressions throughout this track are outstanding, and they give everything a flow that's quite graceful, although again, still edgy come a little dark, and heavy.

I'm a fan of anything that has this level of honesty and relatability.

It's a track that is built with no walls around it because the lyrics are so open-ended and straightforward that they hit you a certain way.

It's also a bit experimental in terms of its musical approach. They also include segments from Dakota Jerns of Silent Theory, which are wrapping sections, and those dig deep as well.

I think those sections of the song may be harder because you can hear a bit more of the aggression in the song. This is a track that again, it's got so much emotion involved, but it's about struggles, so you have sullenness, sadness, and anger.

Coldwards vocalist Zac Crosby is always amazing, lacing the songs with melodies that somehow stay with you forever. His sections go along with the music of the track in terms of being sad, overtaken, feeling defeated, or overwhelmed.

Those sentiments stay true for the Dakota Jerns sections, but those come through less sad or something, and instead more hard-hitting and angry.

It's all these different levels of realness that let the song have an impact, and I think for a lot of people it's going to be very relatable.

The importance of a song like this isn't just for the artist. It's also for the listener. It's to feel connected, like you're not alone in those struggles, and like others understand where you're coming from.

A lot of times, we have these different kinds of battles going on in our minds, and we don't really know how to articulate those into words, let alone words and music, so when we hear a song like this, we connect automatically.

I find this to be a beautiful thing, and Coldwards never holds back when it comes to lyrics or being free about speaking their mind, which is part of why that impact holds so true with their music.

I definitely like how experimental this one came through. It's a bit outside the box for the band, but also falls right alongside some of their previous releases in terms of those flowing progressions and emotionally driven heavy rock soundscapes.

This is one of my favorites from the band, and if you're not familiar with them, you should definitely start checking them out.

This is an excellent song to start with, but they have some amazing releases under their belt that you should also check out, especially if you're digging this.

Don't just take my word for it, have a listen for yourself and see exactly what I'm talking about.

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