i'm completely blown away. i now exist in another dimension. thank you knocked loose.

KL was my son's favorite band. He died a few months ago in an accident. This new album is fitting for how my life is now. I will keep listening for him.

when he says “God knows I belong to hell, that’s why he left me here by myself” it literally sends shivers down my spine

getting a burger king ad in the middle of it kinda breaks the immersion lol

This is the weirdest "always wear your seat belt" PSA I've seen yet, but shit smacks hard

Longest bathroom break I’ve ever taken at school well worth it

The beach Boys sample is fucking terrifying.

“Carried you to Heaven’s gate, I am forced to stay!” Straight chills…

This is IT

No one vocalizes like this without going through some shit. Rather, no one vocalizes like this period. So angry it gives me goosebumps.

The only downside to this masterpiece is that every time I want to experience it I need to decide whether I wanna watch the animation or have the lyrics open, but both hit super fucking hard it's a tough choice

This is their magnum opus, shit had me crying by the end of a Permanent. The lyrics and visuals were overwhelming but beatiful. Never thought I'd say that about a KL project.

Give this shit a grammy or something. This is next level.

" the blood denies the rose, to carry you in memories of loss. A vigil on the side of the road HER BODY NOW BELONGS TO THE CROSS!" So brutal and powerful I can't get enough of this fucking album!

Knocked Loose keep getting heavier and more sophisticated with every release. By 2023, they'll drop a breakdown that can be heard in the vacuum of space.

My husband had complications with a surgery that ended up resulting in me taking him off life support. When I heard this album and saw this animated film I was and still shook. Music has literally kept me going, and this album hit so personally. Thank you Knocked Loose.

Every band: "We're gonna release an EP in two months, hope you like it." Knocked Loose: "Here you go, guys. And you have an animated film to go with it. See you in the pit."

1:05 Where Light Divided the Holler 3:46 God Knows 7:23 Forced to Stay 11:16 Contored in the Faille 15:11 Return to Passion 16:32 Permanent

My high-school self often dreamed of this level of metal mastery. This is even jaw dropping in my 30s.

WE HAVE EACH OTHER AND THATS ALL WE'LL EVER NEED

Somehow Bryan's vocals are even more raw now. Impressed.

For anyone wondering who did the guest vocals on "God Knows" - it's Matt King from the band "Portrayal of Guilt"

The ending part in "Permanent" is just mind-blowing

When he says "a tear in the fabric of life" and the bright figure is taken away shook me so hard

What an amazing surprise drop, this might be the best material yet from KL

As somebody who has been confronting extreme grief and anguish since the passing of my mother, and the pandemic separating me thousands of miles away from my suffering family, this album hit me on a deep level. This is their best release, hands down, no doubt. This is fucking unreal.

BANGER!!!!

The vocals are so fucking visceral now, the grit to the edge of his voice that just makes it sound so fucking painful. Its like he's screaming Glass from within his lungs. Everything from the vocals to the instruments, the transitions, the flow, all of it has grown into such a perfect little package of sharply packed blades welded and forged onto the edge of a massive Warhammer. Goddamn Knocked Loose, This is a masterpiece.

*This is why I pay my internet bill.* ❤

Man I remember when knocked loose did a tour with a day to remember so many people thought they were going to get softer. Here we are and they just keep getting nastier and nastier.

"I dissolve into the pain, pour myself into the guilt" these lyrics hit hard

I've listened to this EP for two years, I even have a physical copy. Initially, I was caught by the instrumentals and completely oblivious to the concept. Overtime I somewhat got the album vibe form the lyrics without looking them up (English isn't my first language). Fast forward to last week (Jan 2023), my brain suddenly picked up on the lyric "we have each other and that's all we'll ever need... I am re-born in a life without you". I had to investigate the full lyrics. Man, when I realized that this animated film existed I instantly felt worrying urgency and I had to physically prepare. I went in my room, noise cancelling on, curtains shut and lyrics up on my phone. I now get shivers listening to permanent blue. I could have lived life not knowing, yet here I am.

this is the pivotal release, this band is something else now.

The best parts of Laugh Tracks and the best parts of Blue. Damn boys this is heavy

We are witnessing the next generation of hardcore/metal grow. When we are old we will be telling our children about Knocked Loose.

Here's the lyrics *_WHERE LIGHT DIVIDES THE HOLLER_* Floating around the bend Floating around the bend Where light divides the holler Body is merged between moss and stone Where blood finds color She dissolves in the bank and I'm left alone Writhing in the clay The water rises and sways Betray the human shape The water takes you away Final embrace Tangled in the vine Shackled to the floor of the Earth My vision restored From the fog you emerge Carriеd by standing water We collide with shouldеr and steel Sundered from your spirit lays your body The sense of touch reminds me that it's real And from within you, I hear a whimper A voice echoes in an empty form Inside my head, you say I told you so We should've left before the storm A tear in the fabric of life "We have each other and that's all we'll ever need" I crawl out of the river Shaking hands with blood underneath my nails I am reborn in a life without you *_GOD KNOWS_* Flashes of blood and bone An empty vessel in between its home It wraps around my feet Pooling like wet cement, I sink Clawing to get away But every branch I hold onto breaks Where do I go from here? Panic sets in and I start to shake Loathing Crushed by the weight of the terror All life reduced to stone A beam of light pulls you above the ground Out of the water through the parted clouds All life reduced to stone I am withering at the helm Suffocating, and overwhelmed I hand you to God, carve your name Everything burns, nothing remains (Matt King) We are gathered here today Under the pressure of a weary gaze Hydrate the garden Decorate the grave Lowered beneath the dirt (Bryan Garris) The trumpet toils for the blood I harvest Flashes of blood and bone An empty vessel in between its home God knows I belong to hell That's why he left me here by myself God knows *_FORCED TO STAY_* Bound to the trunk of a tree stretched out for miles Cast a shadow on all I know of life I can't seem to shake the thought The light is taken by the hearse It's a lesson never learned Everyday is getting worse I dissolve into the pain Pour myself into the guilt Hanging over me like skies of rain All the blood that I have spilt Carried you to heaven's gate I am forced to stay A celebration The finale of life The marriage between Soil and bride The blood denies the rose To carry only memories of loss A vigil on the side of the road Her body now belongs to the cross I am judged and set on fire At the stand falling deaf to their cries The bleating of a hundred voices In unison asking me why Why did I take a chance and gamble life? Every sign points me back to the dorm In my head, you say "I told you so" We should've left before the storm The rain washes you away The rain washes you away The rain washes you away (Forced to stay) The rain washes you away (Forced to stay) The rain washes you away (Forced to stay) The rain washes you away (Forced to stay) *_CONTORTED IN THE FAILLE_* Abandoned by light Swaying beneath the veil Beyond the doubt of remission Contorted in the faille Whispering sweet nothings Beneath a daze, mind consumed Pulling me your infectious hum Asleep at the foot of your tomb Dust settles on a broken frame Inside our house I haven't touched a thing Focused on corners where lights now fade Watching shadows float on broken wings Sirens pull me to you Ringing through my ears Months have passed but the winter stays Cold embraced by fear Poison trails down my throat like gasoline Plants deep in my blood like roots Sets fire to my memory Burns all Left destitute I rot Figures dancing in the blur Seeing doubles I focus in Feel the warm embrace of skin Twist tongues, feel you in my throat Collapse in the bed, held by your ghost Caged by the thought of devotion Solidified by the touch of death In the dawn, I hear you crooning Could this all be in my head? Whispering sweet nothings Beneath a daze, mind consumed Pulling me your infectious hum Awaken at the foot of your tomb Now all that is left Is to remove the weight of the Earth Now all that is left Is to remove the dirt that holds your ghost, *AHHHHHHHHHHH* I am with you now *_RETURN TO PASSION_* From underground I hear you calling Clawing through the dirt, return to life (I can save you) Guided by the moon unto your grave Dig Dig Everything will be okay Force-fed rebirth Nurse your gored wings back to life Death comes home Light the candles just to mask the scent Death comes home Love resurrects Back inside I find myself again The great return to Passion Hide you in my walls, rotting *_PERMANENT_* Suffering in this life without you Permanent blue Parted by death, reunited the same Permanent blue The final thread in the loom If not to love, then to show A mountain that towers over creation Without a sun, there is no room to grow Unfulfilled In the presence of your figure Your voice still echos from far away The wind blows a familiar thrum Faced with one more choice to make Shepherd me Through walls of stone The wooded valley that you call home Shepherd me Teach me the blade The only way our love is saved Can't last another day without you Exercising every measure left A spot for two in the womb of hell An apology, my final breath Suffering in this life without you Permanent blue Parted by death, reunited the same Permanent blue Closure in a physical form Reject the hand of the devout When I saw the ghost was you All the lights went out Permanent blue

When I first heard Bryans vocals I didn't really like them at all, but now they've grown on me a lot and I absolutely love them, Definitely a top 5 favorite vocalist for me now just because of the pure emotion he put in them on this ep.

The final breakdown on Permanent on top of the ending to this animation actually made me feel more soul crushed than anything else. Absolutely mental

The Grammys cannot be legit anymore if this doesn't win "Best Metal Performance of the Year 2021" \m/

This needs subtitles, if only so people can fully absorb the lyricism tied with the visual symbolism. This is truly a masterpiece that leaves me with fully body chills at many points throughout.

Just when you didn’t think KL could be any harder.

4 mins in and ive got fucking chills, this is the illest shit ive heard in so long, this band never lets me down.

14:05 God damn the absolute anguish coming through those vocals was something to behold

I’m not even gonna pretend I understand what’s happening but it just kicked my whole entire ass. I needed it too.

I can't even fathom this shit, KL has been my favourite band for ages and this is my favourite material they've ever released

It made me sad, made me cry, made me scared, motivated me, crushed me and relaxed me, all in 20 minutes. K // L gets better with every release.

Hi! I am just wondering, has anyone else here lost anyone and relate to this? I'd be super curious to hear others takes on this music/video/art. It's so friggin eerie man, my sister died in a car accident in 2012...we played God Only Knows at her wake...so much of this entire experience, the music and the video DEEPLY move me, I feel it in my core and soul. I have chills SO intensely. This is so haunting and beautiful. I feel it very deeply in my heart and soul. This is heavy and REAL. I am so incredibly appreciative for this beautiful, wonderful, crushing work of art. Thank you Knocked Loose. My sister Nathalie and I leap frogged our musical taste together, showing each other bands, developing our music tastes simultaneously and building a shared library of music. I have no doubt she would be loving some Knocked Loose if she were still alive. She is half the reason I am even here in the first place, she moved me to hardcore and eventually veganism etc. ❤❤❤ R.I.P. Nathalie Alexandra Raffaelli My heart goes out to all others who have lost a loved one. Or anyone else ❤

Never heard of these guys before a few weeks ago when I saw them open up for Gojira in Nashville. Their shows are like a brutal sonic beating that is all at once comforting and frightening. This dude comes out on stage and proceeds to fucking scream at you like a homeless banshee for an hour solid while the band gleefully joins in on the beating. When they leave, you're spent and wasted. Done. In short, it was amazing.

it's crazy how great of an album ADSOB was, and then they release this. this EP is fucking INSANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

The animation HARD. The story HARD. This EP HARD. Y’all just continue ascending and it’s amazing. The pit is gonna be next level with this release!

The breakdown at 1:13 and 2:53 is very interesting rhythmically: it's two bars of 4/4 followed by two bars of 6/8, giving the feeling of metric modulation. It sounds like the tempo changes, but it's just the interplay between the 2:3 metric modulation.

The headlights that haunt us through the video are just another top tier Artistic embodiment. The lights appear everywhere, just as the guilt and reality we carry through life follows us everywhere. Whether we do right or wrong, the light “the guilt” will always be there in our mind. It is up to us to tell if it is right or wrong and that requires the strongest human spirit.🖤

This is a prime example of a band embracing their potential and pushing the envelope. I always liked Laugh Tracks, but I would sometimes poke fun at all the simple “cave man” style riffs. To go from that to A Different Shade was a huge step up. Then from that to this, something even more technical yet still maintain their core sound? Well done. Loving the more pronounced deathcore elements and more impressive riffs.

Will Putney is a god when it comes to producing heavy music and this is his and Knocked Loose's best work so far.

As someone who has had both parents ripped from my life in tragedy and a best friend od, these lyrics are bare descriptions of the day to day feelings I carry. Thank you for this music. Super fucking heavy & raw but technical too.

Has a END vibe to it

It's incredible to watch a band push themselves creatively and continuously up the ante.

They are the best hardcore band out there right now

Just when you think Bryans voice couldn't any more raw. Jesus. This ep is so sick.

The animation is fucking sick. Really appreciate the moments where the characters movements sync up with the rhythm of the songs. well fuckin done ❤️

i like the more metal/dark direction this is going

This is the cutting edge of metal music. I’ve never heard anything like this and what you guys are doing for the genre is unreal.

I can’t stop coming back to this video. What a way to experience an EP. KL never fails to impress 🔥

Could these 6 songs represent each stage of grief…? I do recall, in Road 23, there’s a lyric that says “The stages of grief I've lost my will My will to believe there′s anything Left for me The angels took your wings I won't let you die in vain” Did they fucking foreshadow this??

Anything Will Putney touches turns to gold, I swear.

My best friend died over a decade ago and this helped me a lot. Said the things i wish i could’ve. First time i watched this i cried for about 3 hours straight❤

I NEED more info as to how this was made, the story behind it, the animation process, anything. Everyone's infatuated with the music (and rightfully so) but goddamn the animation team did not have to go this hard.

I’d love to see them do a track by track on this ep and explain all the nuances in the video

they never disappoint. they are the art of dissonance. Bryan's vocal is shattering more glasses, Isaac's growl is like it's gonna drill a fucking sinkhole. the Kevins got more intense, the blast beat, and tremolo picking for the bass. and i can even feel the influence from Nicko. shit's so fucking heavy.

Just saw them live in San Diego, hands down the coolest people/fans at the show and they played amazingly, all night the bass was rattling my skeleton and 3 days later I was still sore as fuck. Thank you knocked loose

This album is out of this world. The soundscapes, brutal presentation, and overall feel is something special. These concept albums / EPs like the newest invent animate are the future of metalcore. The subject of this album is incredibly sad but a real life experience that people face. Once you add in the video this is pure art plain and simple. I want and need more of this. God tier status with this release.

This animated film has to be the most coolest promotion I’ve seen.

Knocked Loose reminded me so much of myself as a high school kid in their early days that it made me cringe at my past self too much to be able to listen to them. I slept hard on the band of the next generation. This EP and their last album are fucking incredible.

I know this sounds cliche but godamn this fucking whole album makes my ass cry bro shits so fuckkng raw and real

Most Bands nowadays would call this a concept Album and had thrown around a sickening amount of promotion trailers beforehand...these dudes are damn legit.hat off to them

This made 20 minutes feel like 5. This is the visual companion piece I didn't know I needed. Whether you're looking at this trying to figure out the narrative or just absorb the interesting visuals, it is an enjoyable, compelling watch.

Pretty sure this and the vinyl are the only places you can still hear the proper ending to God Knows. I am assuming that they got a DCMA or something for the songs because you can't hear that anymore on any streaming service.

I've been listening to hardcore since '98 and there aren't a lot of bands that progressively get better without changing their style or creating similar songs. These guys are so innovative and keep their original style so well.

Bryan sounds like his legs are being broken when he screams and I love it

haven’t rlly found much music about ptsd and flashbacks other than the occasional silent planet or varials song. jesus this is a whole ep of it

Absolutely insane, this is KL at their best. They sound better than ever and they just do not let up on the heaviness, and I think that works best of an album this length. It really doesn't overstay its welcome and every song is just excellent. Permanent is so good. Also, does anyone else hear Dillinger inspiration in Return to Passion? That minute long song manages to be so chaotic and I hear a lot of them in it

CRUSHED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE BREAKDOWN!

Where light divides the holler is my favorite song. I mean, what a fucking opener to an already fucking amazing EP. 👍🏽

This is the video i pull up 30 years from now and tell some kids im showin “BACK IN MY DAY WE MADE REAL ART!”

This EP is a masterpiece. I've listened to it 50+ times at this point.

This is what grief feels like.

saw comments on here before watching saying they were getting chills and that it was intense, they were not fucking around, i had chills and was crying by the end of Permanent. fucking amazing project by these guys

Makes me wanna fold my dishes and try to slam a revolving door

Well I’m back again, and crying again lol

Wow, this is some Tool level animation. Just savage music and visuals.

This is one of the most dark and also epic things I’ve ever seen. Holy fucking shit, well done boys.

I legitimately teared up at the end, just so moving. I lost someone recently and the lyrics+video really connected with how I felt. Aside from that, the music is a masterpiece.

I really would love a version of this with subtitles/ closed captions.

About 2-3 years ago, I had reunited with my estranged father after 40 years of absence, only to lose him to a horrific motorcycle accident around Thanksgiving 2023. Forever grateful having the chance to meet him. Life can be cruel. This shit hits home.

The breakdown in Contorted in the Faille is probably the hardest breakdown ive ever listened to

I never been hugely into this band, but jesus, does this ep slap my nuts

Okay, who pissed off Knocked Loose so much that they made the heaviest bullshit as a result? Cuz holy damn

Everything here is art, but in particular the animation in the hug in Permanent is simply incredible, the way it conveys familiarity, relief, intimacy of a life lived together in that one moment, it's just so moving

Hardcore album of 2021. Every feel. Absolutely crushing. The vocal is haunting and piercing. The music is discordant and abrasive. It's pretty much perfect

The whole band sounded sick on this EP but i think Bryan is the one who shined the most. Dude sounded over the top angry, amazing vocals throughout the whole EP. It's the most raw he's sounded since Pop Culture.