Following The Signs mean every word they play. The Cork-based five-piece are back with “Break The Frame,” the latest single from their EP ‘Evolve’, out now, and it’s their most direct and ferocious statement yet.
Built around pummeling riffs, thunderous breakdowns, and soaring yet abrasive vocal dynamics, the track confronts restriction, expectation, and the invisible structures that confine identity and ambition. The band frame it with a sharp conceptual edge: “Break The Frame is written with the idea of living in a simulation connected to a machine, the mainframe. Upon waking you realise the simulated world is not what it seems, so you fight to break free to live in the real world.” Heavy subject matter handled with total commitment.
Formed in Cork in 2018, Following The Signs have spent years building a reputation for combining groove-heavy nu-metal influences with the precision and aggression of modern metalcore. ‘Evolve’ is their most cohesive and focused body of work to date, a five-track narrative exploring survival, resistance, societal pressure, and transformation. Where previous single “Call To Rise” stood as a rallying cry against oppression, “Break The Frame” turns inward, targeting the psychological barriers that prevent growth.
Recent headline shows in Warsaw and Kraków, their largest international performances to date, have demonstrated clearly that their momentum is building well beyond Ireland’s borders. A rising force in modern heavy music, Following The Signs are moving fast and hitting harder with every release.
‘Evolve’ Tracklist:
Stuck In Place
Call To Rise
Break The Frame
Evolve
Infectious