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Saviours - "Hells Floor" (Premiere)

Dust off your air guitars friends, because Saviours are back. As a live force, they’ve always been known for burly riffs, sublime harmonies and Austin Barber’s shirtless hollering but in the studio, Saviours have been a rather schizophrenic outfit. They’ve evolved from scrappy stoners to beer-soaked thrashers to classic metal gunslingers and on Palace of Vision, Saviours’ first outing in four years, they’ve become something different once again.

You can give “Hell’s Floor” a listen below. An acapella solo courtesy of guitarist Sonny Reinhardt makes way for a barreling stomp that doesn’t let up throughout the song’s duration while Barber’s vocals, once the weak link in the band, have now grown into a genuinely commanding force. This is a far darker Saviours than the one that recorded “FGT” (fuckin’ good times) six years ago, and it’s a rather welcome change. The hard rock swing of Death’s Procession has been replaced with downtrodden D-tuned chugs, but one element remains: these guys still have some of the tastiest guitar playing in the game, and “Hell’s Floor” is no exception.

—Avinash Mittur

Palace of Vision is out October 30 via Listenable Records. Follow Saviours on Facebook and on Instagram at @_saviours_.