Noisevein have today dropped their new single titled ‘Water’, from their upcoming Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) inspired concept album called ‘Planewalker’.
Noisevein are the kind of band that hears the phrase “pick a genre” and immediately treats it like a side quest nobody asked them to complete. With ‘Water’, the Salt Lake City collective continues their ambitious journey through ‘Planewalker’, delivering a track that feels less like a standard single and more like a carefully crafted chapter from a much larger musical universe. The band’s Dungeons and Dragons inspired concept does not feel like a gimmick or a costume party for musicians with too many dice on their desk. It feels like a genuine creative language.
‘Water’ captures the strange magic of a band willing to chase atmosphere as aggressively as they chase riffs. Noisevein build a world where emotion and imagination collide, creating a song that carries the weight of a fantasy landscape while still connecting to very real human experiences. The track pulls from the band’s massive list of influences without sounding like a playlist stitched together by a caffeinated wizard. Every twist and turn feels intentional, giving the listener a reason to follow the adventure.
The real strength of Noisevein is their refusal to stay comfortable. While many artists spend years sanding down their edges until nothing interesting remains, this band is out here throwing metalcore, progressive textures, cinematic ideas, and experimental instincts into the same cauldron and somehow making it work. ‘Water’ shows a group that understands heavy music is not just about volume. It is about tension, release, storytelling, and creating moments that stick long after the final note disappears.
With ‘Planewalker’, Noisevein are not simply releasing songs, they are building a universe. ‘Water’ proves that ambitious concepts can still carry emotional weight when the songwriting backs up the idea. This is the kind of bold, strange, and wildly committed creativity that keeps independent music exciting. Noisevein are clearly playing a much bigger game, and listeners willing to step into their world may find one of the more adventurous debuts waiting for them.
About ‘Water’
‘Water’ opens with a euphoric, luminous melody, relaxed percussion, and muted guitar, gently drawing listeners into its immersive world. The synth-infused progressive rock track begins with a light, dreamlike atmosphere that mirrors the ‘Planewalker”s initial state of intoxication, capturing the sensation of weightlessness, loosened inhibitions, and rapturous escape before the adventure begins to unfold. As the track progresses, the percussion strengthens, creating a darker and heavier soundscape symbolizing the habit taking form as an ongoing obsession. In the final part of the single, the guitar begins to punch through, furthering the troubled climate.
“The song grows darker and heavier as the addiction takes hold, with noticeable changes in the lyrics referring to a growing dependence,” the band explains. “Eventually, the character can’t seem to survive without the drink, and the music reflects this, becoming aggressive, heavy, and oppressive.” As the arrangement gradually intensifies, Noisevein explores the feeling of dependency in a new and creative way, allowing listeners to feel like they are experiencing the tale right in front of them. The song closes with the Planewalker being pulled under by their obsession and drowned. ‘Water’ was produced by Cole Miller (lyrics, drums), Stewart Houser (lyrics, synth), and Jackson Ludlow (vocals, guitar, bass).
From Salt Lake City, Utah, Noisevein has used their nerdy tendencies to drive their creativity and inspiration. The party, made up of Miller, Ludlow, lead vocalist & guitarist Dante Long, and bassist Josh Gibson, uses Dungeons & Dragons to animate and influence their genre-bending concept album ‘Planewalker’, which consists of experimentation, heavy riffs, and storytelling.
The band’s name, Noisevein, represents the aesthetic and abstract nature of being a music lover. “We love music, any kind of music,” the band explains. “It runs through our veins and into our hearts.” Drawing influence from artists like Deftones, Queen, Bring Me The Horizon, Linkin Park, and Muse, their song lyrics focus on aspects of the human condition, dissecting emotions and catharsis. ‘Water’ represents the Planewalker suffering from alcohol cravings, while previously released singles “FIRE” illustrate the character struggling with religious trauma, and “ASH” follows as they come to terms with grief. Each of the songs on their forthcoming album curates a unique vibe and tells a different chapter of the Planewalker’s narrative, allowing Noisevein to use diverse genres for each single.
About Noisevein
Noisevein is a genre-defying collective from the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah, where late-night Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, impossible Dark Souls boss fights, cracked-open Magic: The Gathering packs, and a love of storytelling are just as foundational as the music itself. Built on experimentation, heavy riffs, and ambitious songwriting, the band embraces their passion for nerd culture without irony, crafting songs that feel as expansive as the fantasy worlds that inspire them.
Their debut album, ‘Planewalker’, is a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired concept record that unfolds like a novel. It follows a mysterious traveler known only as the ‘Planewalker’ as they cross the elemental planes, confronting trials that reflect deeply human experiences. Each track represents a unique elemental realm that serves as both a destination and an emotional landscape, exploring themes of grief, anxiety, faith, addiction, identity, stagnation, and personal growth. Rather than simply telling a fantasy story, ‘Planewalker’ uses its setting as a lens through which listeners can examine their own lives.
Every chapter carries its own musical identity. Noisevein refuses to be confined by genre, blending metalcore, shoegaze, indie pop, alternative hip-hop, electronic music, progressive rock, doom, math rock, post-hardcore, and countless influences in between. The result is a record that sonically transitions from one sound to the next while remaining tied together by its narrative. Fans of Bring Me the Horizon, Deftones, Sleep Token, Dance Gavin Dance, Twenty One Pilots, and A Day to Remember will recognize familiar elements, but never know exactly where the next song will lead.
The visual identity of ‘Planewalker’ is inseparable from its music. Every plane is represented through its corresponding alchemical symbol, reimagined as a living embodiment of its element, from blazing triangles of fire and towering clouds of air to crashing waves and fractured stone. Together, the artwork, story, and music form a single universe designed to be experienced as one complete work.
For Noisevein, fantasy has never been an escape from reality; it is a way of understanding it. Every campaign, every game, and every story has the power to reveal something deeply human, and ‘Planewalker’ is the band’s invitation to step into that world. The destination may be unknown, but the adventure is always worth following.
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