Convictions has announced the release of their upcoming full-length album Fear of God with the drop of their latest brutal single, “Buried in Thorns.” The album is available for pre-order at https//bio.to/convictionsband, where you can also find the new single.
“‘Buried in Thorns’ addresses domestic violence and the profound impact of familial betrayal while seeking strength and redemption through faith,” lead singer and primary songwriter Michael Felker explains. The song was inspired by the nightmare of abuse that one of Felker’s friends experienced growing up.
“She’s never gonna sleep again, and the scars you left are the reason/Battered and bruised, a broken youth, this curse was left unspoken/She’s never gonna dream again, her heart won’t beat, it’s broken/Tattered and torn, buried in thorns, her innocence was stolen.”
The sobering storytelling is supported by equally brutal instrumentation, with fierce riffs and gut-punch drum[…]