Veteran UK Melodic Hardcore act Darko have returned with The Ladder, their ambitious first new release in over five years. The track offers a first listen to the band with new vocalist, Tom West (Almeida), who brings a jarring intensity and an unsparing attitude to the south England quintet. Gravelly former vocalist Dan Smith retired from the band in 2020, relocating to his native Australia after a decade of worldwide touring. Darko‘s updated incarnation is likely to polarise listeners. this new single unapologetically serves up fiercely political lyrics across 7+ minutes of progressive thrash. West uses his new platform to immediately urge fellow punks to take a stand against the scene’s “embedded misogyny”, screaming “How can we bring change with only peopl...
