Southampton, UK, based industrial post-metal act SUNSWARM present a thematic and stylistic shift in the new single release, “Sour ///”. Where previous releases explored the systemic erosion of self-worth, “Sour ///” turns its gaze outward. It is a raw, unsparing response to the lies, performance and rot at the heart of the societal and political structures we live in.
Built around a distorted breakbeat and rhythmic breakdowns, “Sour ///” marks a subtle but significant shift in SUNSWARM’s sound. The industrial and post-metal architecture remains intact — crushing, textured, unrelenting — but the technical, rhythmic propulsion cuts through the density with surgical momentum. Deception, predatory behaviour and the hollow weight of broken trust are dissected and discarded. The verdict is simple: “shut your mouth”.
On “Sour ///”, SUNSWARM share:
“Your choice tastes, to me, sour. It’s about the lies people tell — the ones dressed up as strength that are really just weakness in disguise. The eyes give it away every time. They swarm like sharks. This song is about seeing through it, rejecting it, and refusing to swallow it.”
“Sour ///” opens with Sludge guitars over a restless, grinding breakbeat establishing an unease that feels both human and mechanical. Vocals arrive with unusual directness, words stripped back to their bluntest form. “Flies in the sunshine. Lies from your mouth.” As the track builds, the full weight of SUNSWARM’s sonic architecture descends — metallic, relentless, dystopian. The chorus lands like a verdict: “So you can shut your mouth. Yeah, you can shut your mouth.”
Throughout their tracks SUNSWARM construct harsh soundscapes utilizing metallic textures, intense rhythms, and black-metal inspired vocal performances. Dystopian and brutalist is the nature of the atmosphere the music evokes. SUNSWARM do not offer escape, but rather explore the darkness in full force through their compositions.
SUNSWARM’s “Sour ///” was produced, mixed and mastered by Wayne Adams and recorded at Bear Bites Horse, London.
About SUNSWARM:
SUNSWARM is led by vocalist and bassist Rich Lee-Davis and vocalist and guitarist Neil Sutton, joined by additional contributors who extend the band’s sonic and visual reach. Together they construct an immersive environment where sound, light, and texture collide. Their creative world is defined by sensory overload, stark monochrome imagery, disorienting strobe work, and the feeling of being enclosed within an atmosphere that is both vast and hostile. Everything they create is intended to overwhelm, to blur the line between performance and encounter.
From their earliest ideas, SUNSWARM have operated from a place of complete self-definition, shaping a language of heaviness that goes beyond impact or aggression. They approach weight and intensity as emotional terrain, a landscape shaped by pressure, absence, and the darker edges of lived experience.
Emerging from UK South Coast underground scene, SUNSWARM draw influence from the brutal desolation of GODFLESH, the spiritual intensity of AMENRA, the sonic extremity of THE BODY, and the cosmic dread of ORANSSI PAZUZU. Their sound merges industrial noise, post-metal density, and extreme vocal expression into something immersive and deeply physical.
SUNSWARM is:
Rich Lee-Davis – vocals, bass
Neil Sutton – vocals, guitar
Additional contributors (live and studio) – to be announced
Connect with SUNSWARM:
Website: https://sunswarm.bandcamp.com/
Bandcamp: https://sunswarm.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunswarmband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunswarmband/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SUNSWARM
