It’s The Callous Daoboys’ World, We’re Just Living in it.
The Callous Daoboys are a band that if you know, you know. And if you don’t, you should check them out immediately. Blending genres like Metalcore, Math Rock, and musical elements of hardcore & pop punk the Daoboys will never fit into the cookie cutter ideals of any specific genre. If you like insane riffs, chaotic vibes, and lyrics that go far deeper than I think any of us fans truly know, go listen to The Callous Daoboys.
The six piece Mathcore group from Atlanta is gearing up to release their third studio album, I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven releasing on May 16, 2025. This album will follow their 2023 EP, God Smiles Upon The Callous Daoboys, featuring one of the band’s most streamed tracks, “Pushing The Pink Envelope” and the 2022 album Celebrity Therapist.
Ushering in the newest era for the Daoboys, they released two new singles, “Two Headed Trout”, and “The Demon Of Unreality Limping Like a Dog” on February 12th, 2025.
“Two Headed Trout” may be one of the most approachable songs that they have released so far, all the while still making it known that it is in fact A Callous Daoboys song. An electronic intro gives way to the familiar guitar distortion that is a constant ingredient in the Daoboys formula. Front man Carson Pace’s vocals add to the smooth, almost delicate verses. The last minute and a half is where the chaos starts, bringing the guitar riffs and harsh vocals that give this band their immediately recognizable sound. One of my personal favorite aspects of this song are the well placed violin parts that truly shine when you’re listening with headphones on.
“The Demon Of Unreality Limping Like a Dog” is the perfect foil for “Two Headed Trout.” From the drop the chunky guitar and driving drum parts make this one of the heavier songs by the band. Something that The Callous Daoboys do so well is truly just doing whatever they want with their sound, and this song is an excellent example of that. There are what I can only describe as “video game noises” scattered all throughout this track and it never seems out of place. The structure and musical pacing of this track is very reminiscent of “Designer Shroud of Turin” featured on the Daoboys last EP, in the way that you never truly know what’s coming next but it’s always interesting and wholly unique. This track features one of the most metalcore breakdowns I’ve heard to date from this band, and it ROCKS. True to the song name, the triplet style dog bark at the end of the track is sure to bring fans out of Mosh Retirement when played live. If these two singles are indicative of what this album is going to sound like, we’re truly in the Year of the Daoboys.
Along with the singles, a short film was released to accompany them and in the style of this band, the video is just as wild as the music. Featuring a heist for the unknown Project Failure, and SO many games, this video is surely the start to a whole new narrative adding to the lore of I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven.
You can catch The Daoboys on tour this spring supporting Chiodos on the 20th anniversary tour of All’s Well That Ends Well, along with Hawthorne Heights and Emmure starting March 21st!