Blending industrial tension, post-punk darkness, and raw alternative energy, Blade Of Thorns are forging a sound uniquely their own. In this interview, the band discusses their powerful new single WAR, artistic independence, and the emotional depth behind their music.
1. Blade
Of Thorns combines industrial, alternative rock, noise rock, grunge, and
post-punk influences. How did you develop this distinctive sound, and what
elements do you feel define the band's identity the most?
Blade Of
Thorns really came out of all of us pulling from different corners of heavy and
alternative music and refusing to flatten those influences into one neat box.
We love the mechanical tension and atmosphere of industrial music, the rawness
and honesty of grunge, the chaos and abrasion of noise rock, and the darker
emotional undercurrent of post-punk. Instead of treating those as separate
worlds, we wanted them all colliding in the same space.
What
defines the band most is contrast — beauty against ugliness, melody against
dissonance, vulnerability against aggression. We’re not interested in sounding
polished for the sake of it. We want the music to feel like something alive and
unstable, like it could either fall apart or explode at any second. That
tension is probably the core of Blade Of Thorns.
2. Your
new single WAR tackles the devastating human cost of conflict. What inspired
you to write this song, and why did you feel it was important to address such a
heavy subject?
WAR came
from looking at conflict not as headlines or politics, but as human wreckage.
It’s very easy to become numb when you’re constantly seeing war reduced to
numbers, statements, and footage scrolling past on a screen. We wanted to write
about what sits underneath all of that — the grief, the trauma, the loss of
innocence, and the way violence keeps echoing long after the bombs stop
falling.
It felt
important to address it because it’s one of those subjects that should never
become background noise. We’re not trying to present ourselves as commentators
or experts — it’s more about responding emotionally to the brutality of what
people live through. WAR is our way of pushing back against that numbness and
forcing ourselves, and hopefully the listener too, to sit with the human cost
of it.
3. The
lyrics and concept focus on innocence lost amid violence and destruction. Were
there any particular events, stories, or emotions that influenced the
songwriting process?
There
wasn’t one single event that sparked it — it was more the cumulative weight of
seeing repeated images of civilian suffering, families torn apart, children
caught in the middle of things they had no part in creating. That sense of
innocence being crushed by systems of power and violence was really the
emotional center of the song.
On a
personal level, the writing came from anger, helplessness, grief, and disgust —
but also from the fear of becoming desensitized. I think that was a big part of
it. WAR is about the violence itself, but it’s also about what it does to the
people watching from a distance: the guilt, the numbness, the feeling that
language almost fails in the face of that level of destruction.
4. Musically,
WAR balances aggression with atmosphere. How did you approach creating a sound
that reflects both the brutality and tragedy at the heart of the song?
We knew from the start that WAR couldn’t just be heavy for the sake of being heavy. If the song was only aggression, it would miss the emotional depth of what we were trying to say. So we approached it almost like two forces pulling against each other. The more violent side of the song comes through in the weight of the guitars, the harshness in the vocal delivery, the rhythmic drive, and the industrial edge. But we balanced that with space, texture, and a sense of unease rather than constant impact.
The
atmospheric parts are just as important as the crushing ones, because they
carry the grief and aftermath. We wanted the song to feel suffocating in
places, but also haunted — like there’s devastation in the room even when
everything drops back. That push and pull between rage and sorrow is really
what shaped the whole arrangement.
5. The
band describes itself as making music free from commercial rules. In today's
music industry, how important is it for Blade Of Thorns to remain independent
and uncompromising in its artistic vision?
For us it’s
essential, because the whole point of Blade Of Thorns is honesty. The second we
start writing to fit algorithms, trends, or someone else’s idea of what’s
marketable, the project loses its purpose. We didn’t form this band to chase a
formula — we formed it to make something that feels necessary, even if it’s
uncomfortable, abrasive, or difficult.
That
doesn’t mean we’re against reaching people — of course we want the music to
connect — but the connection has to come from truth, not calculation.
Independence gives us the freedom to follow the song where it needs to go,
whether that means noise, silence, chaos, or something more vulnerable. That
freedom is worth protecting.
6. Your
music often explores themes such as pain, isolation, obsession, and
disconnection. How does WAR fit into the broader emotional and thematic
landscape of your upcoming debut album?
WAR sits
right at the center of the album’s emotional world, because even though it
deals with conflict on a wider scale, it’s still rooted in the same things we
always come back to — damage, alienation, fear, and the psychological aftermath
of violence. A lot of the album is about fracture, whether that’s within a
person, within relationships, or within society, and WAR expands that outward
into something collective and devastating.
So while
the subject matter is bigger in scope, emotionally it belongs to the same
landscape. It’s another chapter in that feeling of disconnection and collapse,
but seen through the lens of mass suffering rather than purely internal
struggle. In that sense, it’s one of the songs that ties the personal and the
political together most directly.
7. Blade
Of Thorns has built a reputation for immersive and unpredictable live
performances. How do you plan to translate the intensity and emotional weight
of WAR to the stage?
Live, WAR
needs to feel less like a song being performed and more like something the room
is being dragged through. We want the audience to feel the tension of it
physically — the impact of the heavier sections, but also the dread and unease
in the quieter moments. So a lot of it comes down to dynamics, atmosphere, and
making sure the performance doesn’t smooth over the song’s emotional violence.
We’re also
really conscious that WAR isn’t just about energy — it’s about weight. So on
stage, it’s not about throwing chaos at the crowd for the sake of spectacle.
It’s about creating an experience that carries the song’s grief and anger in
equal measure. If people walk away feeling unsettled, moved, and slightly
shaken, then we’ve probably done it right.
8. The
track was mixed and mastered at Uptown Studios. What was the collaboration
process like, and how did the production help bring the song's message and
atmosphere to life?
The
collaboration was really important because WAR lives and dies on atmosphere as
much as impact. We didn’t want the production to clean up the song too much or
make it feel overly polished, because that would have taken away from the
tension and emotional dirt that the track needed. At the same time, there are a
lot of layers in the arrangement, so the mix had to preserve clarity without
losing that sense of suffocation and force.
Working
with Uptown Studios helped us get that balance right. They understood that the
aggression had to hit hard, but also that the quieter, more haunted elements
needed space to breathe. The production gave the song depth — it made the
heavier moments feel heavier, but it also let the tragedy in the track come
through rather than just the violence.
9. Fans
of Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, and Sevendust may hear familiar influences in
your work. Which artists have had the biggest impact on Blade Of Thorns, and
how do you avoid simply following in their footsteps?
Those bands
have definitely had an impact, especially in terms of intensity, atmosphere,
and emotional honesty. Nine Inch Nails is a huge reference point for how
texture and tension can be just as powerful as riffs. Slipknot brought that
sense of violence, catharsis, and total commitment, while bands like Sevendust
showed how heaviness and melody can coexist without cancelling each other out.
Beyond that, there are influences from grunge, post-punk, industrial, and noise
rock that all feed into what we do.
The way we
avoid just imitating those artists is by treating influence as a starting
point, not a destination. We’re not trying to recreate anyone else’s world —
we’re trying to build our own from the things that hit us hardest emotionally
and sonically. If there’s a thread connecting us to those bands, I’d rather it
be the willingness to be uncompromising than any specific sound.
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