Rosetta’s Ruin releases “Hands of Heaven”

Written by Augustus Aguilar, June 8, 2016, at 7:04 a.m.

RIFF BRITTANNIA: INDEPENDENT UPSTARTS ROSETTA’S RUIN RELEASE VIDEO FOR “HANDS OF HEAVEN” FROM UPCOMING HEAVY, YET HEARTFELT, NEW E.P., BLOODLINE.

For release September 12th, 2016.

In the United Kingdom’s humble city of Bristol, metalcore group Rosetta’s Ruin are gearing up for the release of the follow up to their debut E.P., My Own Enemy. Bloodline is the focused efforts of this British quintet. Featuring a change in sound from the thrashier end of metalcore, towards a more melodic sound.

Rosetta’s Ruin’s “Hands of Heaven” from Bloodline

Sy Sibley, Rosetta’s Ruin’s vocalist, said about the new E.P.:

We achieved our goals that were set of for My Own Enemy [2015 debut release], but this time around we really wanted to make sure that our music has a longer lifespan, one that isn’t just a release for the sake of releasing something. The intention was for it to be relatable. Towards the end of that cycle, we almost felt disconnected from what we’d written and felt that if we felt that way, how would our audience be feeling.

For us, it wasn’t a case of writing “My Own Enemy 2.0” but to write the music that could stand the test of time for us. A lot of  the songs on Bloodline have been with us, in different forms since summer of 2015, even throughout this process, there’s material that didn’t fit with the message we’re portraying on this record.

So we decided to strip things back to the bare basics, make sure the message, our feelings, the melodies and rhythms all interacted and flowed before layering the textures. If you’re told something in broken English, you’ll receive the message in a broken way.

We decided to write songs that reflected where we’re at with the stages in our lives but all the while being relatively vague for listener, leaving it open to interpretation. “Hands Of Heaven” [debut single from the E.P Bloodline] is, on a basic level, about reaching for something in life, believing in yourself and the ones around you despite the world bearing down on you and achieving. It could be as simple as passing an exam, landing a new job or even having a child. We all go through struggles on a day to day basis, it’s how you deal with it that determines the person that you are.

We recorded this release with Josh Gallop at Alt/Avenue Studios and he really pushed us to the point where we’d walk away tired but satisfied with the message we were intending on portraying. The rest of the band managed to communicate musically what I communicated through the lyrics.

The band came to fruition in 2014 and have achieved a degree of success including being finalists in the 2015 Metal To The Masses and have since honed their sound. Harley Watson, Rosetta Ruin’s new lead guitarist, states:

We tracked lead guitars through a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with my PRS, and most rhythms and bass with ESP guitars through a Peavey 6505. They’re the amps and instruments that have shaped the bands that we admire.

Bands like Atreyu and Parkway Drive with their ESP’s, while Bullet For My Valentine and Machine Head have used Peavey amps. And for myself, bands like Periphery, Incubus, Alter Bridge, all have used PRS guitars, while bands like Lamb Of God and Dream Theater use Mesa amps. They all have this undeniably demanding tone which we feel works well with Sy’s vocal.

The five-piece, consisting of Sy Sibley, Rob Blake, Duncan Hilton, Ben Johnson, and the newly added Harley Watson, will be hitting the road in support of Bloodline in September, so to keep up to date, follow them on their social media.

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