- Jason Hesley
Canada’s Alienatör Embrace Personal Struggles With Music Video For “Regrets”
Hailing from Canada, Alienatör is a sludge metal band that confronts tough issues with razor-sharp riffs and memorable hooks. They released their debut album “Pariahs’ in 2019, and have just recently followed it up this year with “Regrets”, which is darker, more focused, and more intense. Through the album, they look at political events, personal relationships and set heavy themes to heavy music. The title track sees the band at its most vulnerable, it's a cathartic song about the passage of time and missed opportunities. Vocalist/guitarist Brad King lays out some of his motivations behind the single:
“One of the more heartfelt and emotional songs I’ve written, dealing with personal regrets and struggles and the passage of time. I like the energy and looser feel of it, musically. Sean’s really standing on his head with some of the bass fills on this one but it’s all tasteful and fits perfectly, elevating the whole song. Simon also fills empty spaces in interesting ways on the drums here.”
The music video for “Regrets” can be seen and heard above.