Blood-soaked riffs and tortured vocals — Adelaide’s Seek Misery have carved a jagged, feral path straight through the monotony of modern heavy and dropped one hell of a debut. Everyone You Love Will Leave isn’t politely knocking on your skull—it’s obliterating the door, dragging you into a nightmare and letting you wrestle the demons yourself.
Formed in 2020, this band emerged from the South Australian underground with one purpose: crush. Their roots run through cultivations of deathcore, metalcore and the kind of bleakness that sticks in your throat.
Now, with their full-length, they’ve got the sonic artillery to match the ambition.
Titled Everyone You Love Will Leave, the album is a merciless dose of introspection expressed through metallic rage. According to bassist Davey McArthur, the title reflects the darkness of past struggles and the existential microscope of survival horror games — particularly the vibes of Silent Hill. It’s horror-tinted, emotionally scoured, and ready to leave the listener unsettled in the best way.
Track by track, the album wriggles through sludgy breakdowns, punishing blast-beats, melodic undercurrents and vocal bellows that spurt like molten metal. “Flesh & Rust”—released earlier this year—hinted at this record’s form: crushing, eerie, dark. Now it all comes together full-force.
Why this record matters:
It’s a proper statement of intent from a band that knows where it comes from—Whyalla/Adelaide roots, underground cred, old-school DIY ethic.
The thematic framing of horror games and personal collapse gives the sonic cruelty a sharp emotional edge.
Production is no weak spot: mixed/mastered by Italy’s Simone Piertroforte (he’s worked with As Blood Runs Black, Signs of the Swarm) for maximum clarity and brutality.
It marks a jump from singles/EPs into something that can take them further — tours, higher stakes, bigger fights.
Hear this track:
If you only spin one right now, “Flesh & Rust” captures the vibe: haunting melodic leads strung over crushing grooves, lyrics like “As these walls decay / To flesh and rust / Twisted and contorted…” pounding in your skull.
Where to catch them:
The album drop coincides with momentum in live shows and features—they’ll hit the road, dominate Adelaide and beyond, and likely leverage this record as their breakout moment.
This is the gospel.
I bite crowd surfers.
killer.
