Palpitate returns from ล umperk, Czechia, with a striking new single, โDevour,โ released on December 5, 2025, and it feels like a band fully leaning into atmosphere, memory, and emotional weight. Led by Milan Skลivรกnek, Palpitate have carved out a space where heavy music meets introspection, and โDevourโ arrives as a slightly melancholic, dreamy metal ballad that lingers long after the final note fades. Recorded at Black Chamber Studio with Duลกan Mikulec and featuring Tomรกลก Holรฝ on bass, Martin ล vestka on guitar, and Jan Eliรกลก on drums, the track remembers what is no longer here. Itโs about those moments in life that are long gone but still live under the skin, resurfacing when you least expect them. Mixed and mastered by Martin โHollyโ Hollandr, the production keeps everything immersive without sanding off the raw edges.
The song opens with distorted, grinding, thick, and weighty guitars. Soon, Milanโs sharp, high voice cuts through the dark, reflective mood, soaring and almost screeching, to express the urgent yearning. As the drums begin to thump steadily underneath, the track finds its pulse, like a memory unfolding in slow motion. The guitars remain gritty and tense, but itโs dreamy in how the melodies stretch and hover, giving the song space to breathe.
Lyrically and emotionally, โDevourโ thrives on longing. It captures the feeling of wanting to relive something beautiful, knowing full well that you canโt. The chorus hits with a bittersweet intensity, where heaviness and vulnerability collide, and the band lets the emotion do the talking rather than overloading the arrangement.
Palpitate shows that metal can be just as reflective as it is powerful. Listen to โDevourโ on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan