Fueled by raw emotion and brutal honesty, Electron’s latest single “You Betray” channels self-sabotage, mental battles, and catharsis into a post-grunge-metalcore storm. We sat down with the band to dig deeper.
1. ‘You
Betray’ dives deep into themes of self-sabotage and identity. What inspired the
lyrics, and how personal was this song for you?
It came from those nights where your own thoughts feel like an enemy, when
you’re watching yourself making choices that you know will hurt you. Every line
was written in the middle of that storm, so it’s brutally personal. It’s the
sound of catching yourself mid-freefall and deciding to scream back.
2. You’ve described the track as a “primal scream of self-imprisonment.” Can
you expand on that and what that phrase means to you as a band?
We lock ourselves inside routines, anxieties, and expectations. “You Betray” is
about tearing down that mental cell wall by wall. The “primal scream” is
literal - we wanted the music to feel like the first breath after you realise
the door was never really locked.
3. There’s a noticeable post-grunge undercurrent in the new single. How did
those influences shape the sound and emotion of ‘You Betray’?
Post-grunge gives us room for melody without softening the blow. We love the
way bands like early Fuel or Seether could be melodic yet miserable. We took
that edge and fused it with modern metalcore rhythms, hip-hop and industrial
music, so the song hits like a hammer but still bleeds emotion.
4. Your music explores the wreckage of inner worlds with brutal honesty. How do you balance vulnerability with aggression in your songwriting?
We treat heaviness as a delivery system for vulnerability. The riffs pull listeners in, the lyrics keep them there. If the guitars are a clenched fist, the words are the pulse you feel inside it.
5. What was the creative process like for ‘You Betray’? Did anything unexpected come up in the studio?
Tracking with Romesh is always intense. Even though we always arrive with songs prepared, we find ourselves experimenting all the time during sessions, with tones, electronics and specially, vocals. The way we track feels a bit intimate, and we like it, definitely sets the mood for us to deliver those lines in the right way.
6. You’ve received praise from Kerrang!, BraveWords, Notion, and more. How has that media recognition impacted the band’s confidence or direction?
It’s validating, but it mostly tells us the message is resonating beyond our circle. It pushes us to dig even deeper, if people connect to the honesty, we can’t afford to pull punches now.
7. Mental health and emotional disconnection are core themes in your work. How do fans respond to that honesty, and have their stories influenced you in return?
We get DMs about anxiety, self-doubt, even recovery. Knowing a lyric helped someone get through a rough time makes us write with more intention. It’s a loop: their stories bleed into ours, and the music cycles back to them.
8. There’s a cathartic intensity in your sound. Do you see your music as a form of therapy - for yourselves or for your listeners?
Absolutely. On stage it’s group therapy with distortion. Everyone screaming the same line for different reasons. Off stage, writing forces us to name emotions we’d rather bury, or keep them hidden.
9. Tell us a bit about the production - who did you work with, and how did you achieve that crushing yet vulnerable sonic balance?
Romesh produced, mixed, and helped us chase that “heavy-but-human” sound. We want our music to sound like we do on stage.
We layered brutal guitars with airy reverb tails and tucked breaths in the vocal track so even the silence feels alive.
10. Electron clearly isn’t afraid to go into darker emotional territory. What’s the next evolution for your sound? Are you planning a full-length release?
We’ve got a body of work tracked with Romesh, whether it becomes an EP or full album depends on how the next singles unfold. Expect heavier lows, brighter highs, and more cinematic textures.
11. What role does live performance play in expressing songs like ‘You Betray’? Do you approach the stage differently than the studio?
We absolutely adore playing this one live! The main difference from the studio to the stage, is that on stage, you can’t go back and redo the line. You need to be always on it. If a line doesn’t hit in the room, it’s not honest enough. It will sound similar, but at the same time, you can definitely tell certain differences hearing our music live: fewer layers, more raw air in the vocals, and we leave space so the crowd can own part of the chorus. We do like the songs to have a bit of their own “live version”.
12. Lastly, what message would you want someone struggling with self-doubt or emotional turmoil to take away after listening to ‘You Betray’?
You’re not the only one fighting that silent war. The mind can betray you, but it’s still yours to reclaim. Scream, breathe, keep moving. The fact you feel the weight means you’re still alive to lift it.
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