If you are looking for something to spice up your playlists right now, the Belgium-based band “RAISE YOUR FIST” has something electrifying just for you! On December 12, 2025, the band dropped their latest collection, “Leader of the Pack,” a six-track project packed with undeniably raw pieces that demand to be listened to! Yes, demands and commands! That is the general vibe of RAISE YOUR FIST—it is not about the glitz and glam but more about the values, the vibe, the narratives, and the heartfelt stories.
RAISE YOUR FIST does not come to play, and that’s for sure. The stories they tell through their songs are delivered straight to the souls of anyone who listens—it is relentless, powerful, and literally (and figuratively) packed. So, if you’re a fan of metalcore, yes, this collection will hit you hard in all the right ways. Start off the whole experience with the EP’s “Intro,” a record of distorted and fragmented sounds that set the whole vibe for the entire collection. You know this EP would be something different from the usual the moment the static hits your ears. It delivers a perfect introductory punch for the whole collection wherein the band sets everything straight—this collection is not for everyone but for those who are keeping it real.
“Inner Strain” officially starts the whole party of sound for this collection. From the get-go, you will be welcomed with the solid guitar riffs along with the hard-hitting drums that will immediately hook you through the whole track. The vocals come soon after and it is gritty, strong, and emotionally-charged– raging is probably the best word to describe it. You will feel each emotion with every sound produced by the instrument and every scream you hear in the song; chaos is beauty, hence this song.
Then “The Pack” comes in soon after, and its rhythmic drive comes from the solid guitar playing on the track. This track is powerful, satisfying, and very deliberate—every sound is carefully measured, planned, and done with a purpose, and the vocals? Of course, the high-level screamo performance is back. I personally love this song’s chorus part, where the vocalist shifts from their usual screamo to rhythm and great vocal performance. Everything just falls right into its rightful places – from the sound, the vocals, and then the message, like a pack of wolves, RAISE YOUR FIST is powerful and unstoppable, and there’s no one like them in this industry who is focused and united just like them.
Other tracks featured on this collection include “Forced Freedom” and “Against the Order”; both songs carry the same potent power and energy that the band injects in all their songs. Finally, the whole collection closes with the track “Never Out,” which is also packed with the band’s trademark hard-hitting drums and impressive guitar plays that crash into beautiful chaos, creating one helluva track. This is definitely the best way to wrap the whole project up since the track carries the entire vibe of surviving, persistence, and being locked in.
RAISE YOUR FIST has definitely released one powerful album through “Leader of the Pack.”. With its consistency from the first track to the last one, this whole collection never lost its intensity – it is precise, unique, and most definitely hits hard. This is a project that demands your full attention, so be sure to check out the band RAISE YOUR FIST and give them your full support. Give “Leader of the Pack” a listen, and appreciate the strong message that RAISE YOUR FIST wants you to hear! Stream “Leader of the Pack” by RAISE YOUR FIST now!
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About the Author
Tine Quirino, also known as Kristine, is a writer (frustrated one), a dreamer (serial sleeper), an INFJ (also INTP/J), a (professional) fangirl, and a good listener (‘literally and figuratively,’ she states).
She is just here, lurking somewhere, enjoying all your music. Music of any kind is still music, after all.
