Some bands simply embody the gritty streets of New York City—the rebellious style that birthed influential strands of hardcore, metalcore, and groove metal, carrying names like Biohazard, Sick of It All, and Helmet, among others.

One of the newer bands blending the above-mentioned genres are Fear Is Dead, who, since forming in, 2011 have honed their style to the essential parts. Now cut down to the leanest parts of the meaty riffs and kick of thundering drums,

Fear Is Dead have crafted a new single entitled “Assimilation” to carry their brand of hardcore-inflected groove metal.