Hello everybody, and welcome back to the No Skip Show! This is Dylan Tormey, co-creator & lead writer, bringing you the latest news from our ears to yours. Today, we have an insane announcement involving a very wild recent collab between hip-hop genius Denzel Curry and metallic-hardcore giants Knocked Loose!

For those of you who may not know, Louisville, Kentucky locals Knocked Loose has become one of my favorite recent, modern bands in my years of listening. Metallic-hardcore, metalcore, hardcore, and all adjacent sounds are genres I’ve recently just gotten into the last few years and there’s just something about Knocked Loose, their production, Bryan's vocals, it’s just straight-up kickass, angry, head-banging music. This was all before they blew up and invaded the mainstream too, our channel even put out a topic video, go check it out, on the band before the critically acclaimed You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To graciously slammed us with its presence. That brings me to our news, released just a few days ago via the band's Instagram, they teased us with a very short clip on an upcoming single coming within days of the post. Then just a day after that they would release another short video, this time a trailer for the single, and it absolutely rips right off the bat. The single itself, titled Hive Mind, would be released later that day on February 10th to everyone's absolute delight.

I’ll admit I was a little behind on the news for this single, I know I know, but the surprise was even more welcomed when Travis sent me the Instagram post, especially seeing Denzel on the track. Mr. Curry, ironically, being one of my recent favorite rappers today, another genre I just recently fell in love with. If you’ve ever listened to anything he’s done then you will know why, Denzel is an absolute songwriting genius and has bars of gold, so initially when I found out one of my favorite rappers and my favorite metallic-hardcore band made a song together I lost my absolute shit. Which is a great way to describe this single! In typical Knocked Loose fashion this song melts your fucking brain, it is balls to the walls in your face from the opening. The feature from Denzel is just as intense and raw, his bars flowing perfectly to the crazy, all over the place, rough and gruff, intense production. Truly a perfect unison you never thought would go together.

The presence of this sudden release could be more monumental than the collab itself, potentially signaling a new album cycle for this year. I think I can speak for everyone when I say, holy fuck yes please. As mentioned above, since the release of their most recent album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, the band has skyrocketed throughout the scene and media itself, but that was released almost two years ago this May. I know the band has been recently touring, playing fest, and doing everything they can to grow even more and make money, but it would be a blessing to receive a new album soon. The new single is a step in the right direction as new releases are always welcomed and a good sign, so maybe further along this year we’ll get more and more until the eventual news comes out, and you bet you’ll hear it from us!

What did you think of the new song, is it the best single they’ve released in awhile? Did you like Denzel's feature? Do you think a new album is coming this year, or that it will adequately follow up their last album? As always, thanks for reading and happy listening!