Vocalist Matt Smith had this to say about the lyrics:
‘Glass hands is about politians, big business and people who control us. The people who claim authority have no passion or love in their own lives so they control us to inflate their own egos. Smashing hands of glass is basically a reference to dismantling the power they try to hold over our minds’.
Held from Nottingham Those Once Loyal have been on quite the journey since last releasing music. one of the reasons due to sadly, a revolving door of bassists, this has now led to now finally having a solid line up. Since the release of their 2023 EP ‘Relentless Cycle’ they have played many shows around the midlands area, this has helped get their name more known and playing higher profile shows in there hometown such as Nottingaham Rock City playing with Atreyu in the main hall and basement shows, with the likes of Heart of a Coward, Attila and Rxptrs. With also playing other venues in Nottingham with High on Fire, Cane Hill and Kill the Lights which then landed them on a London date with them too. They have also managed to play the prestigious festival of Bloodstock Open Air on the Jagermeister stage in 2023. Now they are gearing up to create some buzz releasing some singles, this being the first of 2 and their follow up to the “Relentless Cycle” EP a single called “Glass Hands” and with some dates already in the diary such as Hacktivist at Saltbox Nottingham in April, they’re gearing up to take the scene by storm.
Glass Hands is a song that perfectly encapsulates the combination of modern hardcore bands with the driving aggressive riffs of 00’s metalcore to create a song with a driving rhythm that blends both eras of metal together and shows how evolution and history can be one!
lyrically, the song uses theming of control and manipulation, to which lines such as “One day your influence will loose its hold. You’ll never ever have control” Pertaining to the idea that egocentric control will loose it’s grasp in time.
“Glass Hands” Single will be available on all platforms on April 11th and will be accompanied by a music video also.
Pre-Save it on Spotify to hear it first: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thoseonceloyal/glass-hands
Those Once Loyal are:
Matt Smith – (Vocals)
Oscar Gutkowski – (Guitar and Backing Vocals)
Harry Blanchard – (Guitar)
Chayce Swain – (Bass and Backing Vocals)
Tom Moore – (Drums)
Mixed & Mastered by Tristan Hill at 7Hz Audio
Video filmed and edited by Diaphony Productions