Aurorawave has teamed up with Underoath co-founder Aaron Gillespie to deliver their new metal single “Judge Me.”
The project of former Iya Terra frontman Nathan Feinstein, Aurorawave fuses the smooth reggae style he’s known for with heavier metal sounds, experimenting with a diverse sonic landscape. “Judge Me” is one of group’s hardest track to date, ignited by propulsive drums and fiery guitar riffs.
“This one really means so much to me,” Feinstein noted on social media. “It was one of the first songs I wrote for the second album and I just love how it all fell in to place. To me, it’s the classic Aurorawave sound. Melodic and crispy metalcore riffs, reggae grooves, a thicc breakdown and huge choruses. Hearing Aaron’s voice on it still gives me goosebumps like the first time I heard it. All of his music, with Underoath and beyond, has been a soundtrack to my life for as long as I can remember and being able to collab with him really is a dream come true. Message-wise, this song is a big F*CK YOU to anyone who feels they have the right to judge you. A reminder to be yourself, as flawed and imperfect as you may be and despite what they think – because that’s where the beauty is. Throw up a middle finger and turn the volume all the way up for this one!! Hope you love it as much as I do – and can’t wait to play it for you all live!”
“Judge Me” is the 6th single off Aurorawave’s upcoming album Monument, which includes additional features from Frankie Palmeri of Emmure, Left To Suffer, Ekoh, The Movement, Jesse Royal, and Kumar. Feinstein has also put out the popular ‘Pop Punk Goes Reggae’ album as Nathan Aurora, where he has built a big following on Instagram and Tik ok for his reggae covers of punk songs. Last year Aurorawave toured with The Movement and Pepper, and they just recently completed a headline trek. Next they’ll hit the road supporting both Ekoh and Rebelution, as well as multiple upcoming festival appearances including Point Break, Rototom Sunsplash and Louder Than Life.
In a recent interview with The Pier, Nathan Aurora talked about the creative process for the upcoming new album.
“This is the fastest I’ve ever written an album,” Aurora says, almost incredulously, as if the process itself still feels a little supernatural. “And it’s crazy ’cause I kinda can’t even take credit for it. It really just wrote itself.”
Aurorawave have properly staked their claim in the emergent “reggaecore” scene, fusing reggae’s rhythmic roots with the raw horsepower of alternative metal.
