photo by Cici Rivarola; photo courtesy of Cameron Carpenter

Single Review of Consequence Of Energy: “Freedom”

Consequence of Energy dropped “Freedom” last summer as the first single from its We Are One album, subsequently released over the winter. This, however, is the song that found its way to my playlist last summer, and I’ve been digging it ever since. If you’re a rocker, I’m guessing you’ll dig it, too.

Consequence of Energy is a Chilean heavy rock band claiming influences such as Audioslave, Gojira, and System of a Down. And you can hear the heavy influences loud and clear in “Freedom.”

image courtesy of Cameron Carpenter

The song starts off with a swirling heavy guitar line before being joined by a slightly haunting but primarily stoic and softly ominous vocals. While sometimes the light hookiness suggests elements of pop-punk, the tone of the song is dark and heavy – yeah, like heavy rock – and the guitars build to distorted aggressiveness. By the second build-up, the heaviness takes hold. Subsequently, the final third of the song is increasingly distorted, with angrier axework and increasingly anguished lead vocals, though the supporting vocal remains tunefully calm. It’s an effective arrangement, building the song toward an increasingly raucous, heavy rock, almost metal conclusion.

So far, this is the only song I’ve heard from Consequence of Energy, but if this is any indication, I’m looking forward to checking out the full album and following this band’s career. This is a helluva song, even more impressive for being the band’s first single.