Mortal Griptape has never been one to mince words, but with his new album APOCALYPSE, he’s raising the bar — and the tension. If the bold, all-caps title catches your eye, that’s exactly the point. “It’s meant to feel urgent, like the world could collapse at any moment,” Mortal says, leaning against the wall of a small East Village studio. “This time, I’m channeling every raw emotion I’ve got into eight tracks, each capturing a different flash of that end-of-the-world feeling.”
The concept behind APOCALYPSE was born out of Mortal’s personal turmoil. “I was dealing with this sense that everything was falling apart — relationships, self-worth, sanity,” he recalls. “One night, I thought: ‘What if I just let it all crumble? Would I learn something?’ That’s how APOCALYPSE came to life.”
Sonically, this album roams across emotional hardcore, introspective rock, and even a touch of rap. Mortal’s trademark vocals remain front and center: raw, at times pained, but always brutally honest. “I wanted the music to feel like a free fall,” he explains. “Quiet one second, raging the next, mirroring how you can be fine at breakfast and then by noon, everything’s on fire. That’s life on the edge.”
But don’t mistake these eight songs for pure doom and gloom. “APOCALYPSE isn’t just about destruction,” he clarifies. “It’s about how sometimes the worst moments are catalysts for growth. When your world ends, you can either rebuild stronger or lose yourself for good.”
Collaboration also plays a huge role. Tracks like “bleeding (ft. svrviva)” and “preview (ft. losta lot)” bring unexpected angles to Mortal’s emotional landscapes. “Svrviva brings this razor-sharp honesty to our duet,” he says, “while Losta Lot drops a reflective edge that balances my chaos. They each reveal a side of me I couldn’t show on my own.”
Lyrically, APOCALYPSE digs into the tension between craving intimacy and fearing it, longing for redemption and flirting with self-destruction. “I’m not hiding my mess,” Mortal grins. “These songs expose everything: from wanting to be saved to pushing people away, from conjuring up worst-case scenarios to desperately hoping someone sees through my armor.”
What ties it all together is Mortal’s unwavering commitment to sincerity. “If I can’t be real, I might as well quit,” he says. “APOCALYPSE is me shouting, ‘This is who I am, for better or worse. If the world’s gonna end, I’ll face it without pretending I’m fine.’”
With the album set to drop, Mortal Griptape hopes it sparks a conversation among fans about their own personal apocalypses. “We all have those moments where life flips upside down,” he says. “I want people to feel less alone in that chaos — and maybe, in these songs, find a reason to keep fighting.”
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