wp-paginate domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home3/highroad/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114The melodic metalcore quintet <\/span>No Kings<\/b> has released their debut single \u201cRusted,\u201d a moody, climatic track that calls back to the glory years of the underground \u201ccore scene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Formed from the remnants of the band <\/span>Internet Noise<\/b>, No Kings is the next chapter of emotionally volatile and blisteringly honest songwriting of the Southern California-based group. The name change is their take on the current social climate and a desire to never be ruled by those who wish only to see their own success. No Gods. No Kings. Only man.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRusted\u201d is a song of firsts, not only the first song from their upcoming EP<\/span> The Remedy<\/span><\/i>, but it’s the first time singer Geordy Shallan has openly spoken about his struggles with anxiety and panic attacks, something exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Encouraged by producer Michael Nolasco, it was a song Geordy was truthfully somewhat scared to write, let alone sing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>After years of being the \u2018strong one\u2019, the \u2018happy one\u2019, the \u2018comedian friend\u2019, examining this vulnerability was something that bordered horrifying for me,<\/span><\/i>\u201d says Geordy. \u201c<\/span>Luckily, Joey, having experienced similar mental health issues as well, not only supported me musically, but also as a dear friend. This song stands as a testament that it is possible to break away from the tropes of toxic masculinity to heal yourself. True masculinity is acknowledging, accepting, and working through your pain to become a better version of yourself. Starting from a simple piano melody, the band felt that this song would be the perfect standalone single to release, only for it to blossom into something magnificent that would inspire the band to stay in the studio to hammer out four more tracks creating the EP<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As for the video, No Kings wanted to showcase the band dynamic, the emotional nature of the song. Albeit simple, the shot choices by director Anthony Ortiz are representative of the compartmentalization of the mind when it comes to both a calm state and stress-induced mental anguish of anxiety and panic attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n