There’s something about Roman Candle that makes you stop what you’re doing and feel everything all at once. The Las Vegas hardcore outfit just dropped their brand-new single, “This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun,” and honestly, the title alone tells you you’re in for something raw. It’s their second release since signing with Sumerian Records, following “Fire In The Night Sky Forever”—and together, these tracks show a band completely unafraid to bleed through their music.
Fronted by the incomparable Piper Ferrari, Roman Candle channel the chaos, pain, and pride of refusing to give up—even when every part of you wants to. The new single was born from the turbulence of 2024, a year that nearly saw the band call it quits. But instead of walking away, they leaned in. What came out the other side is this blistering, emotionally charged track about tension, pride, and fighting tooth and nail to keep something alive.
“This song came out of everything that happened last year—personally and with the band,” says Piper. “We took a step back to write and figured out what Roman Candle really means to us, and in that time I realized how much I just couldn’t let anything go.” And it shows. From the opening line—“It’s like walking a tightrope / The world beneath me and that feeling in my stomach”—you can feel that push and pull between falling apart and holding on for dear life.
If you’ve seen Roman Candle live, you already know they don’t do half measures. Their performances hit with the same intensity as their recordings—loud, messy, vulnerable, and human. There’s a power in seeing a femme-fronted hardcore band like this take the stage and completely own it. Ferrari’s vocals hit that rare balance between fury and fragility, and paired with Jonas Vece’s razor-edged guitar work, it’s impossible not to get swept up in it.
Rooted in the spirit of bands like Touché Amoré and Poison the Well but with a modern twist, Roman Candle are bringing screamo’s emotional core back into focus. It’s that perfect mix of heartbreak and healing—the kind that leaves your ears ringing and your chest a little lighter. And with their debut album on the horizon, “This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun” feels like the storm before something even bigger.
Roman Candle aren’t just surviving—they’re thriving in the wreckage. And if this track is any sign of what’s next, the future of Las Vegas hardcore just got a whole lot louder.
Stream ‘This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun’ here!
