Heavy Metal foursome Skarlett Riot, fronted by singer-turned guitarist Chloe Drinkwater, have just dropped a crushing track from their upcoming 2024 album. The new album will be Skarlett Riot’s fourth, whereas the new single joins the band’s impressive sixteen singles roster. Released as a single on August 25th, Chemicals is a barrage of booming bass, ruthless drumming, tight riffs and huge, severe vocals. Chemicals is a savage yet alluring song that delves into the struggles of mental health; a crucial conversation, with the band using the hashtag ‘Mental Health Matters’ on social media when promoting the new single.

The vulnerability, honesty and emotion in Chloe’s vocal performance is a stand-out, with the topic being close to the singer’s heart.

Chloe told Rock Regeneration that‘Chemicals is about the struggles day to day with anxiety and how it can take over your whole mind if you’re not careful. Sometimes day to day life can feel overwhelming and I’ve learnt to take some time out for myself and be kind to myself. It’s what we all forget to do and we all need sometimes just a moment to breathe.’

The track boasts signature performances from each instrument, powerful and gritty with an infectious chorus and memorable hooks, allowing Skarlett Riot to stay true to their heavy metal roots with those melodic overtunes so reminiscent of the early 2000s metal scene, against headbanging flurries that keep up with the extremities the genre is currently displaying. Skarlett Riot’s standing within the genre of Heavy Metal is already renowned, but with each new release we see from this group, the further they are going to shoot into stardom and legacy.

Forever staying active in the scene, Skarlett Riot will be touring the country again in late October, coming to Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, London and Bournemouth, with an exciting appearance at the Winter Rocks Festival taking place at Sheffield’s famous rock and metal club, Corporation.