Passing Through Shadows With RONNIE CANIZARO From BORN OF OSIRIS

Interview by Kris Peters
American progressive metalcore band Born of Osiris are well known
for their technical precision. While essentially complex music,
Born Of Osiris blend a plethora of styles and influences to
devastating effect.
Their sound has evolved from post-hardcore/metalcore roots to a
signature blend of technical deathcore and progressive elements
marked by intricate guitar work, heavy synths, and a mix of
guttural and clean vocals. The band has released seven studio
albums, with notable works including A Higher Place (2009), The
Discovery (2011), and Angel or Alien (2021).
Earlier this month, the band released Through Shadows, their
seventh studio album and the first as a trio following the
departure of longtime guitarist Lee McKinney and keyboardist Joe
Buras. The 13-track album, featuring previously released singles
like “Torchbearer” (2023), “A Mind Short Circuiting,” “Elevate,”
“In Desolation,” and the title track, blends the band’s technical
metalcore roots with a cinematic, sci-fi aesthetic and a return to
their heavier, deathcore-adjacent sound.
HEAVY sat down with vocalist Ronnie Canizaro to dive deeper, at one
point asking how the newer songs were going over live.
"When we started playing Elevate, that song just popped off live,"
he smiled. "You just saw people bouncing and enjoying it, and
that's one of my favourite songs to play live right now. It's my
first time ever doing cleans on a Born of Osiris album, so I was
kind of like, are people going to like this? But at the same time,
I just wanted to do it because that's what I wanted to do. And I
want to try new things. And yeah, those songs go over great live.
Songs like A Mind Short Circuiting, that's just a very brutal,
technical song and people are headbanging to every song so far. I
feel when we play the newer stuff you can hear a difference
compared to the older stuff. You can tell we're getting better at
our craft."
In the full interview, Ronnie talked about the early reception for
Through Shadows, the prolonged release schedule and if it was
planned that way and whether it gets easier or harder to come up
with fresh material the more you write.
We discussed their evolving sound and how they have changed
musically over the years, the musical climate that gave birth to
the band, how much growth they have left in them as a band and
more.

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