My Broken Integrity returns with a raw new single on “Empty Walls” that puts the emotional heavy lifting of both isolation and bullying on full display. Led by frontman and songwriter Toshio Kirushima-Bailey, “Empty Walls” is a release that is just as much a personal experience lived as it is a universal one, drawing from his own lived encounter as someone on the autism spectrum.
With brooding instrumentals and visceral vocal delivery, “Empty Walls” submerges you in the depths of vulnerability and resilience. Kirushima-Bailey’s poignant lyricism resonates as a gentle reminder of the loudest struggles we may face silently, trudging along the sidetracks of mental health and hoping to learn to love the person staring back at us in the mirror. “Empty Walls” dynamic transitions from ghostly melodies to slamming riffs mirror the inner conflict of wrangling with your demons and the cathartic aftermath.
“Empty Walls” is not just a song. It’s a testament to survival. Kirushima-Bailey’s emotive performance strikes a nerve for anyone who has felt unheard or unseen. Yet through the signature blend of alternative metal intensity and melodic vulnerability in the band’s music, My Broken Integrity serves to forge a space for connection and understanding.
“Empty Walls” reflects the walls we build up around ourselves when we feel alone and the strength it takes to take those walls down,” says Kirushima-Bailey. “That is for anybody who has struggled to find their voice or those still searching for it.”
With “Empty Walls,” My Broken Integrity has established itself as a fearless new voice in the alternative metal realm, showing that there can still be a glimmer of hope, even in our darkest hours.