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Akphaezya’s "Case 24-135": A Prog-Metal Verdict You Can’t Appeal
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Picture a courtroom, chanting "Case 24-135", and a defendant whose silence speaks louder than any confession. That’s the gripping universe Akphaezya crafts in their latest single, “Case 24-135”—a track that’s less a song and more a theatrical gut-punch. If Kafka wrote a metal opera, this’d be it.
In the track, alongside the band, Alex Soles (frontman of Scarlean) and Miran (Lazaruth’s drummer) lend their firepower to the track’s explosive energy. Their collaboration amplifies the song’s intensity, transforming the title into a cross-band alliance that echoes the fervor of a clandestine metal collective’s rallying cry.
The French prog-metal maestros, known for their genre-blurring alchemy (jazz, cabaret, and bone-crushing riffs? Oui), drop us into a murder trial soaked in mystery. “Defendant, please rise!” growls the judge, while the jury howls about “paralysis-aphasia”—a haunting refrain that sticks like a prosecutor’s glare. And let’s not forget Ann Sheft’s cryptic testimony: “We had a plan to follow… somehow.” Chilling? You bet.
This isn’t just a song. It’s a chapter from their 2024 album Fell Down the Veil (already out since last year), a “musical noir novel” stitching together asylum tales, myth, and existential dread. Think True Detective meets Pan’s Labyrinth, with detours into jazz-piano breaks and guttural screams. Critics are already raving—Core and Co calls it “a labyrinth of sound,” and honestly, who’d disagree?
Akphaezya’s always been the oddball of French metal—a band that’d rather paint soundscapes than follow a playlist. “Case 24-135” is no exception. It’s messy, ambitious, and utterly magnetic. That dissonant clash of operatic vocals and thrashy riffs? Chef’s kiss. But fair warning: this isn’t background music. It’s a mood—one that’ll either haunt you or leave you craving a stiff drink.
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