Heartless sees Napoleon going stronger, sounding heavier, and playing faster than ever before. Over the last couple of years, the band has been making a forceful sonic transition from hard rock into a staunchly heavier sound. A shift that is apparent not only in sound but also in the vocals in the new single, where they lyrically spit in the face of a God they have come to know as false and share a sheer disgust for preachers and followers – "am I not worthy? // they told me that you'd always be there for me // but I know now, they were just lying through their teeth."
"Heartless is a step forward for the band and just a taste of what's to come," comments Jon Elmaleh shares on the single, hinting at more new material on the way... Stay tuned!
The track was given the full treatment, coming paired with a compelling music video that's almost as hard to pull yourself away from as the song.
Reflecting on the video, Elmaleh comments:
"Heartless is my favourite video we have done so far for a few reasons. It was really cool and fun to play a small show, to get some friends/fans involved, and we had a ton of fun filming it at the bunker – who we'd like to shout out for donating their space to us for it. Also, because the video connects thematically into the next one, which will show the ending of the female character's journey. Both Michael "Crusty" Amaral who directed it and Mya Manion who played the unnamed character absolutely crushed it, and we're grateful to have had them working with us to make this video come to life."
