Rating: 9 / 10 Stars
LAST OF THE SANE is: Chad Snyder (vocals/guitar), Chris Kralik (guitar), Chris Case (bass), Ryan Martin (drums)
REVIEW – LAST OF THE SANE wastes no time with “Lansbury” — tension is in the air from the very first second. Thick guitars churn beneath a menacing groove, laying the groundwork for a track that pulses with urgency and psychological unease. The Dallas-based band blends the edges of alt-metal, post-hardcore, and metalcore with a sharpened sense of dynamics, delivering a track that’s both musically engaging and thematically unflinching.
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Chad Snyder’s vocals channel raw emotion with precision, shifting from tense melodic grit to full-throated gutturals with unnerving conviction. His delivery adds narrative weight to the lyrics, which explore obsession, compulsion, and the darkness that creeps in when morality unravels. Lines like “What if I pulled steel across the neck?” hit like a sledgehammer, both visceral and poetic — a question posed in rage and ritual.
The band’s chemistry is on full display. Chris Kralik and Chris Case create a wall of distortion and depth, while Ryan Martin’s drumming is surgical — the kind of playing that anchors chaos without dulling it. The breakdowns arrive not as gimmicks but as emotional climaxes, pushing the song into heavier territory without losing its melodic thread.
Produced at Black Oil Recordings and mastered by Clay Schroeder, “Lansbury” is the first in a trilogy of new singles from the band — with “Chaos” and “Cerium” on the horizon. If this track is any indication, LAST OF THE SANE is entering a new phase of maturity: darker, more dynamic, and unafraid to look deep into the shadows.
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