The Belfast groovecore four-piece that welds metalcore, deathcore and groove metal into one blunt instrument is back today with Four Nails, a four track EP on Seek & Strike that follows January's album A Place for Those Who Suffer, Alone by ten months.
That album was the first Survivalist wrote with all four members together. The EP came out of a quicker, looser process and heads back toward the band's heavier roots, with a more aggressive and direct sound. The songs deal with mental and physical health, the state of the world and historical figures.
Two of the four are already out with videos. "Infinity" is about cancer: one brother's fight and recovery, and the loss of another brother to the disease. "House of Hate" is about domestic abuse and growing up in a broken home. The band's first album, VII, came out in 2021.