Prog metal
Raw energy
Zero compromise

Vulture Empire

Vulture Empire showcases the core Violent Inc. sound with a blend of rhythmic complexity, dark atmosphere and direct melodic hooks.

• 1. The Pyre

  The Pyre is an intense and cathartic piece that introduces Violent Inc. with a sound rooted in primal rhythm, dissonant harmony, and emotional volatility. The track opens with tribal drums that set a ritualistic atmosphere, soon joined by guitars and bass attacking with raw energy and angular, dissonant intervals. The core riffing draws heavily from Phrygian and diminished scales, giving the song a dark and unstable tonal center that mirrors its lyrical turmoil.

  Midway through, the composition descends into a calm and introspective section. Clean guitars create a momentary pocket of clarity before the bass takes the spotlight with a focused and expressive solo. This leads into a striking guitar solo that cuts through the calm with a sense of urgency, acting as a final breath before the song returns to its earlier aggression. The structure cycles back through the verse and bridge before reaching a sweeping final chorus where the emotional and musical tension reaches its peak.

  Lyrically, the track explores self destruction, desire, transformation, and the paradox of seeking freedom through annihilation. The voice of the narrator shifts between confusion, hunger for release, and a near ecstatic acceptance of being consumed by the flames they built themselves. Themes of identity, guilt, and liberation intertwine as the imagery of fire and ritual sacrifice becomes both threatening and cleansing.

  The song closes as it began, with tribal drums loaded with fills, echoing the sense of inevitability and cyclical rebirth that runs through the piece. The result is a debut that captures the band’s primal force, emotional depth, and devotion to metal’s darker atmospheric edges.

  Authorship: Matheus Calache, Joris Tollet

• 2. Vulture Empire

  Vulture Empire stands as a fierce and unrelenting second chapter for Violent Inc., built on raw instrumentation and sharpened lyrical imagery. The track opens with an abrasive guitar introduction that immediately defines the song’s hostile landscape. Drums and bass join in with weight and precision, transforming the intro into a driving foundation over which the first vocal lines emerge. The arrangement supports the verse with a tight, steady pulse, allowing the storytelling to settle in before the first eruption of the chorus.

  The chorus strikes with force. The vocals turn commanding and biting, delivering lines filled with anger and accusation. The instrumental backing amplifies this intensity, giving the chorus an unmistakable sense of urgency. After cycling through another verse and chorus, the song pivots toward a guitar solo that acts as its melodic heart: focused, expressive, and controlled, it rises above the aggression while still carrying the song’s emotional edge. The solo resolves into the bridge, where the music hits its heaviest moment. Chugging guitars and growled vocals collide in a dense, punishing section that carries the bleak message of the lyrics.

  The final chorus begins in familiar territory, echoing the earlier refrains, but soon escalates into a more brutal, unrestrained finale. Double kicks, faster riffing, and harsher backing vocals lift the ending into a frenzy of sound, reinforcing the song’s portrayal of predation and decay. The repeated vocal lines in the outro turn almost ritualistic, capturing the inescapable cycle described in the lyrics.

  Lyrically, Vulture Empire paints a vivid allegory of corrupted power, greed, and moral collapse. Devils and angels are swept away or owned, leaving only predatory figures who feed on the vulnerable. Imagery of scavengers, cloaked figures, and disappearing souls expresses a world consumed by exploitation. The repeated cry of being pecked apart becomes both literal and symbolic, depicting a society cannibalized by its own rulers.

  As a whole, Vulture Empire blends raw energy with precise musicianship, uniting its sonic ferocity with a narrative steeped in cynicism and dark observation. It expands the band’s identity with a track that feels both confrontational and meticulously crafted.

  Authorship: Matheus Calache, Joris Tollet

• 3. Too Late

  Too Late, the third work from Violent Inc., pushes the band further into progressive territory, weaving calm vulnerability and frantic heaviness into a single evolving piece. The song opens in its most delicate state, immediately introducing vocals over a steady, hypnotic bass pattern and unsettling clean guitar textures. The drums remain sparse, adding space and subtle tension through carefully placed fills. This fragile calm is slowly destabilized as the guitars shift to dissonant patterns, odd-meter phrasing, and a much heavier tone, clashing purposefully against steady, low vocal lines.

  The first true eruption comes in the chorus. The vocals leap to higher notes while the harmony twists into dissonant shapes, creating a sense of urgency and fracture. The chorus resolves into a tight, head-banging section driven by sharp staccatos, offering a rhythmic release before the cycle repeats. After another verse, chorus, and staccato groove, the arrangement turns toward a pre-solo section built on a thrash-inspired guitar riff. Initially, the riff stands almost alone, with drums and bass holding back, but when they finally join in, the energy surges to a new peak.

  The solo plunges fully into this thrash foundation. It begins spaced and exploratory, then rises into high bends, rapid scale runs, and ascending fretboard lines. The climactic moment is a frenetic barrage built on diminished-scale intervals, matched by accelerating drum fills that bridge the solo back into the final stretch of the song. The last chorus extends longer than before, delivering a final wave of melodic intensity. The track ends with instrumental repetitions of the earlier staccato motif while the vocals deliver the outro, concluding in a variation of the head-banging section that bookends the song with force.

  Lyrically, Too Late reflects on failure, responsibility, and the destructive loops humanity creates for itself. The verses describe inertia, denial, and self-sabotage, painting a world drowning in ash, darkness, and regret. Despite opportunities, blessings, and warnings, the narrator admits that no action was taken, and the consequences are now unavoidable. The third verse sharpens the cynicism with biting irony: even paradise would be ruined under the same patterns.

  The repeated refrain declares that it is already too late to change the course, driven by obsession with greed and glitter over substance. Yet the later chorus twists this idea with a grim reversal. It is never too late to witness the destruction of one’s own making or to take part in the dance at the edge of doom. The lyrics close on a final image of prayers lost to fire, paired with a refusal to go quietly.

  As a whole, Too Late stands as a complex blend of progressive structure and emotional weight. It shifts fluidly between haunting calm, technical aggression, and thematic bleakness, marking a significant expansion of the band’s musical identity.

  Authorship: Matheus Calache, Joris Tollet