The Last Martyr Announce Sophomore EP And Unleash Visceral Cut ‘Requiem’

Naarm/Melbourne-based metal band The Last Martyr have just announced their exciting EP and title track off the record, ‘Requiem‘ featuring Alt.‘s Daniel Cullen-Richards – produced and mixed by Chris Lalic (Windwaker, Days Like These, RinRin). The record ‘Requiem‘ will be available for pre-order from Wednesday, September 18.

‘Requiem’ intertwines relentless rhythms with shadowy electronic textures, crafting a soundscape that is both menacing and hauntingly melodic. The track ebbs and flows between brutal breakdowns and ethereal vocal segments, where Monica Strut and guest vocalist Daniel Cullen-Richards unleash ferocious screams that dissolve into raw, vulnerable moments.

The Last Martyr talks about the inspiration behind ‘Requiem’:

“On the surface, ‘Requiem’ is a love song and this is definitely true, except this track is actually a love story between the Earth/Mother Nature and humans. ‘Requiem’ embodies the journey of the whole EP.  All Earth wanted was to help us thrive, but humans took her love for granted with pollution, war, deforestation and hatred which is just as poisonous to the planet as any physical matter. The Earth is caring, but she is also vengeful, and in the end, Mother Nature fights back in order to restore balance. Guest vocalist Daniel sings from the human’s perspective shifting blame to and from human subgroups. In the end, he tried to bargain with Mother Nature, asking for a redo, but of course, that is impossible. It’s now too late, we’re at ‘Two minutes to midnight’, which is a reference to the doomsday clock.”

In the live arena, the band have performed multiple shows across the East Coast, along with sharing the stage with Black Veil Brides (USA), Dayseeker (USA), Story of the Year (USA), Hanabie. (JPN), Paledusk (JPN), The Getaway Plan and RedHook. They have also performed at festivals such as UNIFY Off The Record (2023), Froth & Fury (2022), BIGSOUND (2022), Halloween Hysteria (2022) and UNIFY Gathering (2022).

Previous releases have been widely embraced by Spotify, Apple Music, triple j, triple j Unearthed and the band were triple j Unearthed’s ‘Feature Artist‘ (2021). In the blogosphere, their tracks have been supported by the likes of Ghost Cult Mag (USA), The Music, NME, HEAVY Mag, Everblack Media, Wall Of Sound and Metal Injection.

In the coming week, The Last Martyr will release the accompanying video for ‘Requiem’.

‘Requiem’ feat. Daniel Cullen-Richards is available worldwide now