Embracing Change With RYAN SAVITSKI From ONE STEP CLOSER

Interview by Kris Peters
Pensylvanian melodic hardcore upstarts One Step Closer have
certainly embraced the disposable culture of modern society, with a
musical output bordering on an album or EP roughly every 12
months.
While such a prolific extension of a band's creativity could often
lend itself to varying degrees of quality, One Step Closer have
consistently put out quality releases ever since their debut demo
offering in 2016, all the way up to,and including, last years Songs
For The Willow.
Touted as the band's most anthemic and passionate work to date, new
album All You Embrace - out May 17 - sees the metal outfit
exploring outside of their comfort zone even more, embracing
elements of hardcore, emo, '90s alternative and more into a sonic
tapestry already rich with diversity.
HEAVY caught up with vocalist Ryan Savitski to find out more.
"I'm honestly nervous and super excited as well," he enthused about
the impending release of All You Embrace, "just because, you know,
this is a big deal record for us. I feel like the second LP is
always a little scary and I feel like we have been trying to do our
best just to keep our nerves and keep everything pushing. We're
super excited to finally put it out."
We ask Ryan to tell us more about All You Embrace musically.
"Pretty much we were just trying to expand our sound from what it
already has been," he shrugged. "We were trying to be a little bit
more melodic and kind of push at least the stinging aspects of the
band even more. I feel like we've always been more of a melodic
band and more like… we're a melodic hardcore band so it's always
been sick to push that more on every release that we've done, and
on this one I think we were really just trying to be limitless and
not hold ourselves back."
In the full interview, Ryan talks more about the sonic direction of
All You Embrace, the singles released and how they represent the
whole album, , how the album shows One Step Closer's musical
evolution from Songs For The Willow, being real to yourself and
your music, the contrasting musical styles that go into their music
and how it comes together, the early focus on EP's over albums,
touring plans and more.
Pre-orders:
https://cvaushop.com.au/products/one-step-closer-all-you-embrace-pre-order



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