Dragged Under have returned with “Rebel Son Rise!,” a new single and lyric video that does exactly what the title suggests. It’s loud, it’s frenetic, and it carries a message that runs deeper than the riff.
The song clocks in at 3 minutes and doesn’t waste a second. Singer Tony Cappocchi wrote it as a direct address to the next generation, specifically his own 2 kids, with a message about finding your own path regardless of what the world expects. “I just want them to be rebels,” he says, “and realize that what’s popular or approved by their peers isn’t always what’s right. It’s perfectly acceptable to be the one swimming against the current.”
“Rebel Son Rise!” follows “AlgoRHYTHM,” their pointed shot at algorithm-chasing culture. Both tracks continue building a catalog that’s already crossed 100 million streams across 2022’s ‘Upright Animals’ and their 2020 debut ‘The World Is In Your Way’. The momentum is real and the trajectory keeps pointing up.
What makes this moment extra charged is who’s in the room. Cappocchi and rhythm guitarist Sean Rosario are reunited with original members Ryan “Fluff” Bruce on guitar and Hans Hessburg on bass, 3 years after both departed unexpectedly. That reunion alone changed the energy of everything that followed.
“Our band was never better than it was with our core members,” says Cappocchi. “Those dudes have been as committed to Dragged Under and as stoked about it as they were when they first joined. Knowing that only made us want to be bigger than ever.”
Dragged Under have earned their reputation as a devastating live act. Festival appearances at Louder Than Life, Aftershock, Slam Dunk, Download, 2000Trees, Hellfest, and Full Force have put them in front of massive crowds across North America and Europe, with tours alongside Beartooth, The Used, The Ghost Inside, Pierce The Veil, and more adding serious miles to that record.
“Rebel Son Rise!” delivers the kind of urgent, anthemic rock that reminds you why this band has always had a ceiling no one’s found yet. With the original lineup locked in and firing, Dragged Under sound exactly like a band with something to prove.