CONTRASTS to drop False Idol!
- Jason Hesley
- 12 minutes ago
- 1 min read

Lined with heavy riffs, huge hooks and pummeling breakdowns, CONTRASTS' grasp on modern, technical metalcore with False Idol is precise, firm and self-evident. Lead single "Ghost In My Head" only serves to bolster this notion, with a deeply infectious chorus and some truly belligerent riffing to contend with.
Beyond "Ghost In My Head", False Idol's air-tight four track run is an absolute barnburner, with tracks such as "The Space Between" (featuring Aaron Roberts of fellow Welsh act DE'LOUR) masterfully balancing the serenity and the chaos that sits at the core of CONTRASTS' dynamic and engaging sound.
Conversely, mid-EP cut "Armageddon" strips CONTRASTS' sound back to reveal the emotive heart of their sound, with its subdued allure eventually exploding into its gorgeous, enrapturing and otherworldly conclusion. With a truly dynamic, unique and unyielding grasp on modern tech metalcore, False Idol demonstrates wholly that CONTRASTS are certainly no one-trick pony; and a force to be reckoned with in the modern metal space.
The release of False Idol comes following a string of standalone singles from 2022 to 2025, with the band opting for an entirely fresh slate of killer new material with their debut EP. Recorded at Long Wave Studios (Bring Me The Horizon, Holding Absence, Nova Twins) and mixed/mastered by Tom Williams at Audio Peak Recordings, False Idol demonstrates CONTRASTS at their strongest, most technical, and self-assured yet.


Comments