Passing Through Shadows With RONNIE CANIZARO From BORN OF OSIRIS

Interview by Kris PetersAmerican progressive metalcore band Born of Osiris are well known for their technical precision. While essentially complex music, Born Of Osiris blend a plethora of styles and influences to devastating effect.Their sound has evolved from post-hardcore/metalcore roots to a signature blend of technical deathcore and progressive elements marked by intricate guitar work, heavy synths, and a mix of guttural and clean vocals. The band has released seven studio albums, with notable works including A Higher Place (2009), The Discovery (2011), and Angel or Alien (2021).Earlier this month, the band released Through Shadows, their seventh studio album and the first as a trio following the departure of longtime guitarist Lee McKinney and keyboardist Joe Buras. The 13-track album, featuring previously released singles like “Torchbearer” (2023), “A Mind Short Circuiting,” “Elevate,” “In Desolation,” and the title track, blends the band’s technical metalcore roots with a cinematic, sci-fi aesthetic and a return to their heavier, deathcore-adjacent sound.HEAVY sat down with vocalist Ronnie Canizaro to dive deeper, at one point asking how the newer songs were going over live."When we started playing Elevate, that song just popped off live," he smiled. "You just saw people bouncing and enjoying it, and that's one of my favourite songs to play live right now. It's my first time ever doing cleans on a Born of Osiris album, so I was kind of like, are people going to like this? But at the same time, I just wanted to do it because that's what I wanted to do. And I want to try new things. And yeah, those songs go over great live. Songs like A Mind Short Circuiting, that's just a very brutal, technical song and people are headbanging to every song so far. I feel when we play the newer stuff you can hear a difference compared to the older stuff. You can tell we're getting better at our craft."In the full interview, Ronnie talked about the early reception for Through Shadows, the prolonged release schedule and if it was planned that way and whether it gets easier or harder to come up with fresh material the more you write.We discussed their evolving sound and how they have changed musically over the years, the musical climate that gave birth to the band, how much growth they have left in them as a band and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.