Knocked Loose Release Hive Mind Single with Denzel Curry

Knocked Loose, the Kentucky-based metalcore band, released their new single "Hive Mind" featuring rapper Denzel Curry on Friday, marking their first new music since their 2024 album. The track, available digitally through Pure Noise Records, comes accompanied by a music video filmed in the band's hometown of Louisville at the David Armstrong Extreme Park.

The song fuses Knocked Loose's signature heavy riffs and breakdowns with trap-influenced beats and Curry's rapid-fire lyrics, creating a high-energy collaboration that critiques conformity and groupthink. In the video, directed and edited by vocalist Bryan Garris and filmmaker Eric Richter, scenes unfold at the skate park, capturing a chaotic gathering that underscores the track's themes of individuality amid pressure to conform. Curry joins from the second verse, delivering lines that complement Garris's intense vocals, while the production builds to relentless, skull-rattling climaxes.

Garris described the partnership as a long-discussed idea that required the right collaborator. "This is something we've talked about doing for a long time," he said. "We wondered if we could pull it off and who would be down. In the very...