"This is our heaviest record since [2012's] Blood," In This Moment guitarist Chris Howorth promised in May last year. Today, January 22nd, the band offered up the first taste of their heavy new sound, the single "The In-Between (Hell & Heaven)," which arrives paired with a striking music video, directed by Robert Kley and the band's own Maria Brink and full of the sort of surreal and beautiful imagery that the group has been teasing on social media in lead-up. As for the song, it quivers and explodes with the combustive mix of metal, pop and electronic music that In This Moment have spearheaded in recent years.
Titled Mother, In This Moment's new LP treads heavy thematic territory, as well as leaning in a heavier direction, sonically. "It's Mother in the sense of Maria's a mother, mother Maria, but also Mother Earth," Howorth explained. "Mother is the key to life." The album is set for release on March 27th via Atlantic — check out the cover art and full track listing, as well as the lyrics to "The In-Between," below. Produced by frequent ITM collaborator Kevin Churko, Mother features guest vocals from Halestorm's Lzzy Hale, the Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen and Ded's Joe Cotella.
Mother track listing:
01. Fly Like an Eagle
02. The In-Between (Hell & Heaven)
03. Legacy
04. We Will Rock You (feat. Lzzy Hale, Taylor Momsen)
05. Mother
06. As Above, So Below
07. Born In Flames
08. God Is She
09. Holy Man
10. Hunting Grounds (feat. Joe Cotella)
11. Lay Me Down
12. Into Dust
"The In-Between (Hell & Heaven)" lyrics:
My mother said that I was holy
My father said that I would burn
My mother said I was an angel
My father said that I would turn .
So I believed these words and I turned on myself
Cause maybe he's right
Maybe I'm worthless
Or maybe he's wrong and my mother was right
I have a killer in me to give me purpose .
I can feel a holy war
I can feel a holy war within
No I can't take a holy war
No I can't take a holy war again
Is this what you wanted
I'm gonna bring a little Hell
I'm gonna bring a little heaven
You just keep wanting more
With your blood and your whore
I'm gonna bring a little hell
I'm gonna bring a little heaven
It's a beautiful tragedy
You want to be sick like me
I was told that I was nothing
I was told that I was pure
I was told that I was dirty
I was told I was the cure
So I ask myself
Am I god or shit
And I the high the low I'm fucking worth it
And I ask myself
And I love or hate
You are the reason I have and why I can't quit
I can feel a holy war
I can feel a holy war within
No I can't take a holy war
No I can't take a holy war again
Is this what you wanted
I'm gonna bring a little Hell
I'm gonna bring a little heaven
You just keep wanting more
With your blood and your whore
I'm gonna bring a little hell
I'm gonna bring a little heaven
It's a beautiful tragedy
You want to be sick like me
Im in between in between
In between hell and heaven
Im in between in between
In between hell and heaven
Im in between in between
In between hell and heaven
