Sydney progressive metalcore outfit Repriever return with their dark new single “Fragile”, out now and streaming everywhere.
Following January’s sophomore EP Fracture, the track sees the band push further into their sound, combining progressive metalcore with electronic elements, haunting melodies and nu-metal-inspired vocal passages. Opening with booming screams before giving way to eerie cleans, “Fragile” builds into an atmospheric, doom-laden, melodic chorus. The second verse takes a turn, introducing scream-rap passages that add another dimension to the band’s sound, introducing new tricks to Repriever’s arsenal.
A first for the band, “Fragile” was written, recorded, mixed and mastered entirely in-house. The song explores the stages of depression and the fight to pull yourself out of a dark place. Written from the perspective of vocalist Cameron Little, the track draws on his own experiences with depression and mental illness, confronting the struggle of working through difficult times and making it through to the other side. The music video visualises the theme, watch it here.
Since forming in 2018, Repriever have found a foothold in Sydney’s alternative music community, releasing their debut EP Idle Minds in 2019, following it up with a string of singles and returning earlier this year with their sophomore EP, Fracture. Fracture featured “Fire and Forget“, a collaboration with fellow Sydney outfit and progressive metalcore standouts Reliqa, showing a softer, more varied side to the band and continuing to subvert expectations.
The Fracture EP followed an extensive writing and recording hiatus that saw the addition of Little as vocalist in December 2024. Since his arrival, the band have shared stages with Bloom, Virtues, Pyrokinesis, Seek Misery and more, continuing to establish a presence across the Australian heavy circuit.
“Fragile” is out now and streaming everywhere.
