"Fakers Plague" (stylised in all caps) is a song by British
metalcore
Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined ...
band
While She Sleeps
While She Sleeps are a British metalcore band from Sheffield. Formed in 2006, the group consists of vocalist Lawrence Taylor, guitarists Sean Long (guitarist), Sean Long and Mat Welsh, bassist Aaran McKenzie and drummer Adam Savage. They are ...
. Produced by Carl Bown, the track was released as a standalone single on 6 December 2019, nine months after the release of the band's fourth studio album, ''
So What?''. The song is later included in the deluxe edition of the band's fifth studio album ''
Sleeps Society
''Sleeps Society'' (stylised in all caps) is the fifth studio album by British metalcore band While She Sleeps. It was released on 16 April 2021, through the band's independent label Sleeps Brothers, in collaboration with Search and Destroy, Spin ...
'', released on 3 June 2022.
As lead guitarist Sean Long explained, the band had a lot of anger building up within them, and they thought it was amazing to come together and express the song through music.
Music video
Their music video for "Fakers Plague" was released on the same day as the single was streamed. The band released it along with a special phone-sized prism that let the viewers watch the video as a hologram projected from viewers' device.
Personnel
While She Sleeps
* Lawrence "Loz" Taylor – lead vocals
* Sean Long – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Mat Welsh – rhythm guitar, vocals, piano
* Aaran McKenzie – bass, backing vocals
* Adam "Sav" Savage – drums, percussion
References
2019 songs
2019 singles
Song recordings produced by Carl Bown
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