You know that feeling when someone you’ve been loyal to totally, utterly betrays you and can’t resist lying? Their false character, their sneaky acts and broken trust in them just sends you close to the edge, developing resentment, pain, internal rage, ultimately leading you to dissociate and cut them out of your life?

The rage and emotion behind this scenario is perfectly expressed in South Dakota-based metalcore band, This Island Earth’s latest single, “No Loyalty”! When I first heard this song and watched the performance music video, my first thought was ‘How have I not heard of this band before? They would totally fit into the major metal festival lineups!’ “No Loyalty” is their debut single. Ever. What a powerful introduction to this promising band!

Singing with intense emotion, the piercing, gutteral vocals paired  with massive open notes on the guitars make any listener want to rock out. I can picture this band playing at a major festival, in front of multiple circle pits of people letting their angst out crashing into each other in the crowd as they sing along!