SAYÓN - Demo
Grow your hair! Prepare your necks for the SAYÓN attack! Following an acclaimed debut show a month ago in downtown Barcelona, SAYÓN's demo probably is, for me, one of the most anticipated music releases for this year. I have listened to these SAYÓN tracks a few times and, after an extraordinary rainy season, suddenly this Mediterranean region feels a bit more like Devon, UK, than the nearly desertified landscape (with no bands-no rain) that we had a few years ago. With some AMEBIX-styled vocals and BOLT THROWER Realm Of Chaos era mid tempo riffs (don't worry, there's no double kick!) this demo ticks all the boxes for a metal punk release to be listened on repeat, a kind of band not very common around here.
Lyrically the song “Prisión” (I think) revolves around the situation in Gaza, “Falsa Imagen” is about fake people and being lost yourself in made up personalities, “Enemigo” is more like a classic anarchist anti authority song with what I feel like a more anti colonialism lean and “¡Vive, Muere, Arrodíllate!” has a sad meaning, about the situation where some people were born in the wrong place, grew up going against the grain and finally were murdered. A sort of memento mori also, since there's no mention to the murder itself, maybe I'm just inventing the meaning (hehe, sorry!).
“Enemigo” is my favorite, it is full of perfect simple riffs along with the blend of Anyella's and Esteban's vocals, in a sort of NAUSEA style. This really evokes the NYC band when Anyella hits that higher pitch lines “rechazo sus ideas, rechazo su división, rechazo su dogmatismo” that after a growled “ENEMIGO” will return to previous riff. Amazing, that's all I need.
I have high expectations on the future of this band, and I hope this demo (to be released by the Colombian label Disordera Records) will end up soon in my hands! Meanwhile we will wait for them to write new music as we have been waiting for the rain, patiently, but excited for the moment it arrives.
Listen here: https://sayonpunk.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2025
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