THE BEAST

I f there’s anything guaranteed in life beyond death and taxes, it’d be living through one-too-many panic attacks. Saskatoon hard rock band  Saintvicious  reflects on their personal experiences dealing with anxiety on their latest single,  “Stranglehold” .

Supported by metalcore-inspired instrumentals and layered vocal delivery, the track’s visually dense lyrics personify anxiety as a separate entity that is given every sacrifice that it asks for, but it’s never enough.

“Some days it’s hard to want to leave your bed,”  guitarist Ryan Kimmerly explains,  “There are those times where you just think ‘What if-’ about every possible thing that could go wrong. And does it ever turn out to be this worst-case scenario that you’ve spent so much time hashing out? Usually not, but anxiety’s like that, right?”

Ryan continues,  “By the time you get to whatever you’ve been obsessing over, you just end up looking for something wrong to prove those ideas in your mind right when really, it’s exactly that - it’s all in your head.”

“Stranglehold”  will be available to stream as of Friday, June 18 on Spotify, Apple Music, and all other streaming platforms at  https://distrokid.com/ hyperfollow/saintvicious/ stranglehold  

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