Los Angeles metallic hardcore outfit Lockslip release new video for ‘I’m the Same’

Los Angeles metallic hardcore outfit LOCKSLIP have released the official video for “I’m the Same,” the third single from their highly anticipated debut album The Conversation, out since last Friday, November 6, via Bleakhouse, the label founded by King Yosef.

A two-minute burst of relentless drumming, cathartic screams and spiralling guitar melodies, “I’m the Same” finds LOCKSLIP balancing the chaotic intensity of Converge with the raw emotional vulnerability of screamo and the ferocious unpredictability of Cloud Rat. Punishing yet deeply personal, the track offers another glimpse into the emotional turmoil at the heart of The Conversation.

Lyrically, the song confronts mental health struggles, family trauma and the fear of repeating destructive patterns.

Vocalist Sara G explains:

“My family has a history of mental illness being left untreated for far too long. Because of this, we had a pretty tumultuous household for most of my life. I have fears with my own mental health, that I may end up that way, but I am aware enough to know some of the signs. I am constantly evaluating my own thoughts and actions.”

For the accompanying video, LOCKSLIP teamed up with digital artist Freeculture.api, who brings the track to life through a chilling vampiric tale rendered in a retro, Y2K-inspired world of low-poly animation and early 3D aesthetics.

Drummer Noah Baxter comments:

“Freeculture.api is a digital artist I’ve followed for years now, part of this renaissance of low poly and early 3D revival in computer art and animation. Growing up, I spent a lot of time in these 3D digital spaces, sometimes surrounded by others but more often alone with my thoughts, so when this song came together and I read Sara’s lyrics it just made sense to me, as a way to visually describe the alien and abstract way we actually inhabit our own heads.”

“I’m the Same” follows previous singles “Gray World,” featuring King Yosef, and “Vengeance (You’ll Be Seen By Your God),” further revealing the volatile collision of metallic hardcore, mathcore and raw emotional intensity that defines the band’s debut.

Founded in 2022, with just one self-titled, self-released EP to its name until now, Lockslip has quickly grabbed the attention and respect of the scene in LA and beyond. In addition to King Yosef, the band’s champions include Todd Jones of Nails, who lent his vocals to The Conversation‘s penultimate track, “Iconoclast,” and Kathryn Edwards of Thirdface who sings on “Paradise Is Not for Us.” Recent tour mates include Scalp and False Body. The band will travel to Gainesville, Florida this fall to play the legendary The Fest. 

“There’s such a huge community and passion for heavy music in LA and the wider country too, right now,” says G. “We’re incredibly grateful to be surrounded by such supportive and inspiring people.”

The Conversation was recorded and mixed by Lockslip drummer Noah Baxter at his East LA studio, Dichotic Studios, and mastered by Nick Townsend (Nails, Angel Du$t). 

Lineup:
Sara G – vocals
TJ Jaeger – guitar
Nick Pinder – guitar
Enrique Isla-Eisenacher – bass
Noah Baxter – drums