I probably don’t review enough metal acts on my blog. And I definitely don’t shine the spotlight on enough female-fronted metal acts. But after hearing “Renegade,” the new single from Eora/Sydney act Aurateque, I knew I couldn’t let it slip through the cracks. Frontwoman Lauren Coleman drew me in with her incredible vocals, but her bandmates definitely hold their own on this one.
“‘Renegade’ is about violence, anger and the pain behind the violent masque,” the band said in a shared statement. “Lauren grew up in a very hostile environment as a child and although she left quite young, she didn’t leave completely unscathed. As she grew older, it was a harder pill to swallow to see a human being behind the abuser and to understand that the violence only came from a deep sadness that her family could never escape. The only way to escape these cycles of pain is to truly face yourself. ‘Renegade’, much like every Aurateque song, has helped heal these scars.”
The song comes with a striking video directed, filmed, and edited by Dunelabs’ Jack Fontes. Shot at Sydney Props Studios and Marrickville Graffiti Wall, the clip is rich in symbolism.
“The constant theme of fire in the video is representative of anger,” Aurateque added. “Lauren experienced a lot of violence as a child and this song is about the constant raging fire that burns inside of her because of it. The two themes of light and dark also represent that rage and violence are not a part of who we are, it’s just that sometimes it is all we know.”
“Renegade” comes from Aurateque’s debut EP The Dragonfly Pursuit, which drops on July 28.
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