Metalcore act A MOURNING STAR shares “Would It Be Easier If My Flesh Tangled Through This Blade”

A Mourning Star, the Canadian metalcore band, has thrust forth their latest single, “Would It Be Easier If My Flesh Tangled Through This Blade,” a title as verbose as it is evocative. While paying homage to metalcore pioneers like Poison The Well and 7 Angels 7 Plagues, they delve into a melodic cacophony that weaves scream-sung vocals with labyrinthine guitar riffs. “The song is basically a metaphor to me about the long process of personal healing and the frustrations that come with it,” says vocalist Elijah Robinson. Robinson was inspired to pen the lyrics following a domestic accident—a truncated fingertip,