Not just one more band — a calculated detonation in the UK metal underground
London-based four-piece Burner aren’t just another name in the UK underground — they are a seismic force redefining the contours of extreme music. Within three short years, the band has carved out a brutal and intelligent space at the intersection of hardcore, death metal, and blackened metal, drawing comparisons to the likes of Converge, Trap Them, NAILS, and Entombed, while sounding unmistakably like themselves.
Their debut LP ‘It All Returns to Nothing’ released last year via Church Road Records – home of Giant Walker, Iress or Outlander – is nothing short of a devastating mission statement. Engineered by Lewis Johns (Svalbard, Conjurer, Employed to Serve), the record is a precision-guided assault—11 tracks of muscular riffing, blast-beat-laced chaos, and apocalyptic atmosphere. It’s already being called one of the best UK metal debuts of the last two decades.
From the pit-triggering ferocity of “Hurt Locker”, to the scorched-earth epic “An Affirming Flame”, Burner showcase not just aggression, but sophistication. Themes of dehumanization, environmental ruin, and authoritarian violence permeate the lyrics, adding depth to the carnage and a burning relevance to their rage.
Following the album’s release, Burner return in 2025 with a brand-new two-track single, featuring the track “City 17”, out now again via Church Road Records alongside a gripping official music video directed by Matthieu Gill. Self-described as a “big ol’ stomper”, the single continues Burner’s upward trajectory—crushing, cinematic, and unrelenting.
This isn’t metal-by-numbers. Burner’s sound is a refined demolition—chaotic, blackened, sludgy, punk-infused, and technically sharp. Their identity is not in homage but in fusion: drawing from the full spectrum of extremity to craft something urgent, articulate, and volatile.
Burner are not rising stars — they’re a detonation in real time. If “It All Returns to Nothing” was the opening salvo, “City 17” proves the assault is far from over.
