Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Roman Candle release their latest single, ‘Lady Lazarus’, today. A brutally honest confrontation with misogyny, survival, and the violence of shrinking for comfort. Named after Sylvia Plath’s incendiary poem and fuelled by the same defiant energy, the track lives in the tension between tenderness and rage, refusing to soften or apologise for taking up space. Listen to the blistering new offering here and watch the music video here.
Piper Ferrari’s vocals cut through with fearless precision. The band matches that intensity, building a sonic landscape that dares you to look away. Piper explains:
“‘Lady Lazarus’ is me confronting misogyny head-on and refusing to shrink for anyone. The title comes from the Sylvia Plath poem, and like her, I’m pulling something powerful out of something painful. Lines like “Tender when I wanna be, Callous when I have to be” came from recognising how women are expected to bend, soften, or apologise just to exist – but also how we learn to harden ourselves for survival.
“When I sing “Give me your dead stare, I eat men like air,” it’s not about hating men – it’s about reclaiming the space that was denied to me, the anger I was taught to bury, and the fear I was meant to carry. This song is the sound of unlearning all of that. It’s rage, it’s release, and it’s me deciding I’m no longer shrinking out of anyone’s comfort.”
‘Lady Lazarus’ marks the sixth single since Roman Candle signed to Sumerian Records last year, continuing a run that has seen the Las Vegas quartet sharpen their voice with each release. ‘Fire In The Night Sky Forever’, ‘This Band Has Led Me To Places I Wouldn’t Go With A Gun’, ‘Nothing Is Original’ and most recently, last week’s ‘Bite Harder Than You Bleed’. Last October’s sold-out Las Vegas hometown show marked a defining moment, proof of swelling local and national attention.
To date, the band has amassed 2.8 million streams across all platforms and 400,000 YouTube views, steadily building a devoted following through relentless live performances and emotionally resonant songwriting.
