Roman Candle drop new single and music video ‘This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun’

Las Vegas hardcore firebrand, Roman Candle share “This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun” today.The new track, their second single release since signing to new label home, Sumerian Records, is anchored in the myriad challenges they overcame in 2024, personal reckoning bleeding into internal conflict, the specific moment they decided to quit. Except they didn’t. What emerged instead was this: a song about refusing to let anything go even when letting go feels like like the only viable option. Listen to “This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun” HERE and watch the video HERE.

Further elaborating on the new single, vocalist Piper Ferrari shares

“This song came out of everything that happened last year—personally and with the band. We took a step back to write and figured out what Roman Candle really means to us, and in that time I realized how much I just couldn’t let anything go. The lyrics —’It’s like walking a tightrope / The world beneath me and that feeling in my stomach’—pretty much sums up that feeling of trying to hold it together while everything’s spinning.

“This Band Has Led Me to Places I Wouldn’t Go with a Gun’ is about tension, pride, and refusing to quit even when it feels impossible. We poured everything into this one, and now that it’s out, we’re more excited than ever to get back on stage. Playing these new songs live feels like taking our power back.“

Last month, Roman Candle announced their signing to Sumerian Records and celebrated with the critically acclaimed single “ Fire In The Night Sky Forever.” They return today with “This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun,” yet another step in cementing the band’s phenomenal ability to find catharsis in the spectrum of musical and emotional fury.

Roman Candle is a visceral and emotionally charged hardcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada, built around the creative core of Piper Ferrari (vocals) and Jonas Vece (guitar). Emerging from the ashes of their former project sowithout., the two formed Roman Candle with a vision to push the boundaries of hardcore through vulnerability, intensity, and intentionality.

Rooted in the lineage of bands like Saetia, Touché Amoré, and Poison the Well, Roman Candle blends classic “screamo” sensibilities with a modern edge—balancing raw catharsis and poetic tension. Their 2022 debut EP Discount Fireworks marked them as a standout in the Las Vegas underground. After spending much of 2023 & 2024 showcasing their new material live, the band’s reputation for emotionally resonant, tightly wound songs that leave nothing on the table was further cemented. The band also spent a considerable amount of time on the road with bands like Dying Wish, Boundaries, Militare Gun, Foreign Hands, Pool Kids and one off shows with Touche Amore, Botch, Better Lovers and more.

Known for fiercely passionate live performances, Roman Candle has become a vital voice in the evolving Las Vegas hardcore scene. As a femme-fronted band, Piper Ferrari brings a rare and welcome presence to the genre, challenging norms and creating space for a more inclusive scene. Alongside Jonas Vece’s cutting guitar work and atmospheric tension, the band captures a sense of urgency that’s both deeply personal and powerfully collective.

With a full-length album on the horizon and growing attention beyond their hometown, Roman Candle is shaping a future for screamo that feels just as emotionally immediate as its roots.

Roman Candle Are
Piper Ferrari – Vocals
Jonas Vece – Guitar
Alex Dupis – Drums
Sergio Lopez – Bass