Bad Copy

Boston, MA’s Looking Glass War has released a new single entitled “Adamantine Chain Gang.” The single from their forthcoming EP, Saints of the Lost and Found. 

Bassist Mike Ackley shared the following:

“This is actually one of our older songs. Pete and I wrote the music for an earlier project but it was only when Looking Glass War got started and Glenn added his lyrics and vocal melody that the song really took shape.”

Drummer Pete Zeigler added:

“It never worked though and once we got together with Glenn and Tony and Glenn added his vocal melody along with Tony’s drumming, it really came to life and became the tune it is today. It’s a good process!”

Vocalist Goddam Glenn adds:

“Lyrically, this is my rock adaptation of Milton’s Paradise Lost when Lucifer gets booted from Heaven. That’s what the ‘adamantine chains’ refer to. Those adamantine chains were basically wrapped around Satan to keep him strapped into Hell. Like some kind of infernal ankle monitor. The line ‘I’m not counting all the stars I crossed tonight’ describes a falling star seeing all the other stars on his way down. And the line ‘It’s really not
so bad once you get past the flames…’? It becomes pretty obvious what’s happening here.
Maybe the song will set off an all new ‘Satanic Panic’ for Gen Z. How’s that for spooky
season?”

Stream “Adamantine Chain Gang” below and keep checking back for more from Looking Glass War!