Asylum Road strike with ruthless precision on “Cut to the Bone"

Asylum Road strike with ruthless precision on “Cut to the Bone,” a crushing surge of groove metal intensity that doesn’t flinch from the world’s darkest truths. Hailing from Northern Ireland, the band fuse bone-snapping riffs, iron-clad rhythm, and searing vocal delivery into a track that feels both urgent and uncomfortably real.

Clocking in at just over three minutes, “Cut to the Bone” wastes no time. Every second is packed with militant groove, tightly wound aggression, and a relentless forward drive that pulls from the modern heaviness of Killswitch Engage, the precision of Sylosis, the power of Parkway Drive, and the uncompromising weight of Machine Head. The result is a track that hits hard physically while cutting even deeper lyrically.

Lyrically, the song confronts the suffocating sense of helplessness that hangs over a world shaped by war, exploitation, and moral decay. Asylum Road channel that collective frustration into a rallying cry that refuses apathy, urging listeners to reclaim their agency and stand their ground. Lines that speak of famine, inflated worth, and stolen lives land with brutal honesty, while the recurring refrain hammers home the shared wounds we all carry.

“Cut to the Bone” stands as the third single from Asylum Road’s upcoming EP Cerca Trova, further cementing the band as a force in modern groove metal, fearless, confrontational, and grounded in raw truth. This is heavy music with a purpose, designed not just to be heard, but felt.