MOTHER Drops Powerful Debut Single ‘Unholy’

It’s time for us to be introduced to MOTHER, and the debut single from this new project is a sign of great things to come.

Equal parts rage and chaos, our first taste of this exciting new artist comes in the form of ‘Unholy’.

The track kicks off with some heavenly vocals before descending into madness, unleashing a barrage of riffs and screams that’ll leave your eardrums ringing. Crushingly heavy yet gorgeously melodic, it’s got a little bit of everything that’s makes the current wave of metalcore so fantastic. Flecked with industrial influences and electronic flourishes, by the time it reaches that almighty breakdown just before the three-minute mark… Prepare to be wowed.

On the creation of ‘Unholy’, MOTHER has shared:

“When I wrote ‘Unholy’, I was drowning quietly. Every part of my life felt as though it was rotting at the edges — relationships, mental health, identity, survival. I couldn’t tell whether the voice inside me wanted salvation or self-destruction anymore. I only knew some part of me wanted to disappear. The emptiness, the fractured sense of identity, the feeling of becoming a stranger inside your own body.

“There’s a grief within ‘Unholy’ that mourns a version of myself I’m not even sure ever truly existed. That’s the cruelty of BPD and dissociation — you begin to question your own memories, your own emotions, your own reflection.”

Take a listen via the track’s powerful music video below.

On that epic video, MOTHER has said:

“The video embodies all of this emotionally, but it also represents transformation and the conjuring of inner strength. By the end, there is a shift from fragility into power — a dark power — the birth of Mother emerging from the wreckage of everything that came before. Not because the pain vanished, but because enduring it transformed me into something else entirely. If you hear your pain reflected within it, then the song fulfilled its purpose.”

At the start of something very intriguing, we may not know too much about this project just yet, but if ‘Unholy’ is anything to go by – it’s going to be big.

MOTHER has also spoken about what drives them to write music:

“Music is the closest thing to creating life I’ll ever know. Every song I write is born from pain, obsession, and survival. When someone truly connects to it, they become part of that creation – not as a listener, but as family. That bond isn’t blood. It’s devotion. That’s why MOTHER isn’t just a name to me – it’s an ideology.”

It’s time to get on board.