Violet Dusk doesn’t just drop singles: she swings a wrecking ball at the industry’s tired tropes. "Beauty is a Killer" is here, and it’s a middle finger wrapped in a melody: a track that snarls with Deftones’ brooding groove, crackles with In This Moment’s theatrical bite, and thank f**k, actually says something.
This isn’t another anthem about heartbreak or apocalyptic doom. Hannah (the force behind Violet Dusk) digs into the rot beneath metal’s leather-and-lipstick facade: eating disorders, the silent war of comparison, the way women in heavy music are too often judged by their waistlines before their riffs. "I wanted to create a space where we stop tearing each other apart," she says. Bold move in a scene that still treats vulnerability like a weakness. But then, Violet Dusk built her career on defying expectations, from child prodigy (vocal training at five) to solo artist carving her own path since 2022’s "Bury It Down".
Musically? "Beauty is a Killer" is a masterclass in contrast: Sean Dalke’s production (sharp as a scalpel) lets the riffs breathe while Hannah’s voice oscillates between a snarl and a sob. The chorus hits like a confession; the bridge, like a breakdown, both the musical and emotional kind. It’s the sound of someone refusing to be boxed in, whether by genre labels or Instagram filters.
Does it reinvent the wheel? Not even close. But it does slice through the bullshit, a sharp little reminder that metal can still gut you without leaning on worn-out tropes. In a scene drowning in flexes and faux-outrage, that’s rebellion enough.
Stream it. Share it. Then go yell at a mirror about your own damn worth.
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If you’re still calling this “alt-rock,” you’re missing the point.
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