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Seattle’s Lacabra aren’t here to pull punches. With a self-titled debut dropping June 6 via M-Theory Audio, the Pacific Northwest crushers are ready to make their mark—with serrated riffs, white-knuckled intensity, and a deep understanding of what it means to lose the thread. Today, Decibel is proud to premiere the new track and video for “Nothing”—a dizzying descent into addiction, disillusionment, and identity collapse, rendered with savage clarity.
Musically, “Nothing” feels like a panic attack set to blast beats. Rooted in the band’s eclectic DNA—part classic metal, part dark wave, part melodic death—it twists and churns through icy tremolo runs, dual-guitar precision, and throat-rending vocals from frontman Lance Neatherlin. But it’s the video that completes the vision: a stylized descent into madness from animator Maria Nicheva Wicklund, who’s no stranger to pushing Lacabra’s visuals past the expected.
“The lyrics on ‘Nothing’ were written by Didier Almounzi (Dragonforce, Razor of Occam), who played in the band that was the precursor to Lacabra, Locistellar,” explains the band. “It’s about what hard drugs really do to the psyche—how they twist reality, convincing the mind that living every day is the real burden, not the addiction itself.”
Neatherlin adds: “The video is about a white collar, working stiff, who grinds himself into a nub, working endless hours in the corporate world and goes completely off the rails in a drug-fueled frenzy. Maria Nicheva Wicklund, who also did the animation for our ‘Fractured’ video, has a very unique style and knocks it out of the park every time we work with her.”
Featuring members with roots in Locistellar, Dragonforce, and Destroyer 666, Lacabra have fast become a must-see force onstage. Their punishing live shows and blackened heaviness have landed them support slots with bands like Goatwhore, Crypta, Destruction, and Swallow the Sun. With a French tour lined up this fall and new management via Extreme Management Group, Lacabra’s only direction is forward—fast.
Check out “Nothing” below and pre-order Lacabra, out June 6 on M-Theory Audio.
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