Heavy Song of the Week: Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry Team Up on "Hive Mind"

"Starting like one of their typical hardcore workouts, Knocked Loose open at breakneck speeds as vocalist Bryan Garris keeps up with his ear-piercing chirps. After a breakdown, Curry drops in, sending the song into straight Anthrax/Public Enemy-style rap metal. Curry's a natural in this mode and dishes out a verse that instigates: "Fuck your band and favorite rapper." It's fun to see Garris playing hype man during this part, too, contributing obligatory shouts of "What the fuck!?""

"Heavy Song of the Week is a feature on Heavy Consequence breaking down the top metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, we highlight Knocked Loose's collab with Denzel Curry, "Hive Mind." Knocked Loose wanted to make a track like "Hive Mind" for some time, and there was only one rapper fit for the job: Denzel Curry."

Knocked Loose teamed with Denzel Curry on "Hive Mind," merging the band's breakneck hardcore energy with Curry's rap metal delivery. The track opens with furious hardcore and Bryan Garris's ear-piercing chirps, then shifts after a breakdown into an Anthrax/Public Enemy-style rap metal segment featuring Curry's confrontational verse and Garris's hype-man shouts. The final 30 seconds drop a trap beat into a crushing breakdown commanding listeners to "motherfucking jump." Both artists bring intensity and cross-genre chemistry, making the collaboration a high-energy highlight. Honorable mentions include Corrosion of Conformity's "Gimme Some Moore" and Laibach's "Allgorhythm."

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