Cut Short are one of the most emotionally direct metal bands working in the UK right now, and their new single “Malcontent” makes that case without hesitation. Out now, the track is a hardcore-rooted gut punch about feeling trapped inside your own head, written from a place of genuine self-awareness. Vocalist Matthew Kean describes it plainly: “Malcontent is a raw, introspective track about feeling unheard and trapped inside your own mind and body. In life, we often know what will help us but when motivation is short, relief can feel out of reach.” That kind of honesty is exactly what makes Cut Short worth paying attention to. The Liverpool outfit draws from hardcore, metalcore, and progressive metal, and has already earned support from BBC Radio 1, Metal Hammer, Kerrang, and Rock Sound while sharing stages with Wargasm UK, Dream State, and Heart Of A Coward. “