Teen metal band CHAINED SAINT — comprised of four high school students: Ethan Kahn (17, guitar), Sebastian De Avila (18, bass), Cameron Cottrell (19, drums) and Sean Sterling (18, vocals) — have shared the official music video for "Stronger Than Stone (Blindside)." Watch the video for the neo thrash anthem below.
Born in a South Florida garage back in the summer of 2022, Chained Saint's recently released debut album, Blindside, combines the raw, organic riffery of the best old-school '80s thrash metal with a dash of modern-day brutality befitting the many challenges confronting the youth of 2024. The past and present collide, resulting in modern, metallic maelstrom made by a bunch of kids who play with fire in their veins — and their hands! Blindside, produced by William DuVall of Alice In Chains, focuses that fury into a powerfully concise, eight-song LP. The album was recorded and mixed to analog tape with no computers involved whatsoever in the recording sessions. No AI. No studio trickery. No bullshit. Just real riffs made by real players.
In just a few short months, the band has been tipped by Revolver, Guitar World, Loudwire, and Judas Priest legend Rob Halford for their chops. SiriusXM's Liquid Metal recently started playing the band, as well.
Additionally, Chained Saint's debut single "Animosity" is the theme song for the WWE 2K24 DLC 4 trailer that was released on September 18.
"What we wanted with 'Stronger Than Stone (Blindside)' was a good lyric for people to mosh, stagedive, dogpile, and just have a healthy, bonding good time," the band explains. "It's about the crazy times we're living in and it's about our band, like many others, having to rebuild itself after being blindsided having to face some adversity early on."
DuVall weighed in, saying, "'Stronger Than Stone (Blindside)' is truly one of my favorites. It was the newest piece of music the band had so it took a minute to bring together all the elements the song needed. It was the very last song completed. But, in the end, something really dynamic and powerful was captured that I believe will connect with a lot of people."
