Justifications line up debut single ‘Urge To Kill’ after SiriusXM premiere
The new metallic-hardcore project reunites The Red Chord vocalist Guy Kozowyk with former guitarist and co-founder Kevin Rampelberg.
· Edited by Peter Luha
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Justifications announced on September 12 that their debut single, ‘Urge To Kill’, will be released on September 18 after an advance premiere on Matt Heafy’s SiriusXM show. The new metallic-hardcore band brings together The Red Chord vocalist Guy Kozowyk and former Red Chord guitarist and co-founder Kevin Rampelberg.
The group is also working on a debut EP and has its first live dates scheduled for later in September. That makes the single more than an isolated track: it is the opening move for a new project involving musicians with an established heavy-guitar history.
For guitar listeners, Rampelberg’s return in a new band is the most relevant angle, especially because the project arrives with both recorded material and immediate live activity rather than a vague future announcement.
Why it matters
A new project involving a former Red Chord guitarist is a worthwhile underground-heavy find, and the debut single gives the band a concrete starting point rather than just a lineup announcement.
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