Tritonic – “Alexamenos!”

Tritonic’s new track “Alexamenos!” hits like a backhand across the face in the best way. It’s abrasive, raw, and completely unwilling to play by the rules, which is exactly what makes it so compelling. It’s safe to say this one will be listen in our best songs of the week.

The band leans into their habit of deconstructing heavy music, and this song comes out sounding like a half-smashed artifact being dragged through a cathedral and a squat simultaneously. The guitars feel half alive, swerving unpredictably with that fretless tension they’ve become known for, while the vocals bark out something that sounds halfway between defiance and invocation.

If this is the kind of thing Tritonic is dropping ahead of “Bend the Arc!”, then you’ll want to be paying attention. Follow them on social media to stay clued in on what’s coming next through the rest of 2025.