Florida thrash upstarts Chained Saint are back with the bruising new single “1000 Tons.”
It’s the first dose of new music since the release of last year’s debut album Blindside, which enjoys a raw, analog production courtesy of Alice in Chains frontman William DuVall.
So far, it’s been nothing but upward momentum for the teen group. Their hard-hitting mosher “Animosity” served as the theme song in the WWE 2K24 DLC 4 trailer, they just played at the massive Welcome to Rockville festival in their home state and will hit the stage at the Warped Tour 30th anniversary festival in Orlando this summer. Another two fests — Rocklahoma and Louder Than Life — are on the books too.
That’s quite a lot for a band that formed just about three years ago, sweating it out in the garage while writing pummeling riffs inspired by classic and modern day heroes such as Slayer, Metallica and Drain.
“1000 Tons” possesses a decisive hardcore edge, opening with a low-slung riff and gang shouts with a chest-beating “us vs. them” mentality and a natural desire to overcome adversity.
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Speaking about this new song, Chained Saint contend, “‘1000 Tons’ is about the pressure we all feel in life at times. It’s about feeling the weight of that pressure or the feeling of being oppressed, whether it’s by certain people or life situations in general. It’s also about getting knocked down and getting back up and pushing forward with the attitude that nothing is stopping us from moving past that pressure.”
With all that talk about pressure, “1000 Tons” indeed feels like a pressure cooker, riddled with tension that only finds relief in double kick fed moments laced with melody. In other words, it’s all quite tense.
Check it out and feel the power rise within you directly below. Keep scrolling to see the lyrics to this new Chained Saint song as well as the band’s upcoming tour dates.
Chained Saint, “1000 Tons”
Chained Saint, “1000 Tons” Lyrics
Yeah outa know by now that there’s no stopping us
Yeah outa know by now that there’s no stopping
Yeah outa know by now that there’s no stopping us
Yeah outa know by now that there’s no stoppingHold me down stack the weight
Curse the will to create
Chained to the ground
Always hate discriminate
Full of smoke and mirrors
Tryna bring it all downTension spilling over
My spirit stands broken
1000 tons of pressure
Weighing on meYeah outa know by now that there’s no stopping us
Yeah outa know by now that there’s no stopping
Yeah outa know by now that there’s no stopping us
Yeah outa know by now that there’s no stopping1,000 tons of pressure
Weighing on meNo stopping us
No stopping us
No stopping usNo stopping us
No stopping us
No stopping us
No stopping usNo stopping (No stopping)
No stopping (No stopping)
No stopping (No stopping)
No stopping (No stopping)
Chained Saint 2025 Tour Dates
June 19 — Orlando, Fla.
June 21 — Jacksonville, Fla.
June 24 — Atlanta, Ga.
June 25 — Charlotte, N.C.
June 27 — Washington, D.C.
June 29 — New Kensington, Penn.
July 2 — Ridgewood, N.Y.
July 3 — Cleveland, Ohio
July 7 — Kansas City, Mo.
July 8 — St. Louis, Mo.
July 10 — Houston, Texas
July 11 — Dallas, Texas
July 13 — San Antonio, Texas
Aug. 15 — Los Angeles, Calif. #
Aug. 31 — Pryor, Okla. *
Sept. 21 — Louisville, Ky. *
Nov. 15 — Orlando, Fla. *
^ supporting Bastardane
# with Knot(Sic)
* Festival date
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