Awaiting Abigail returns with a vengeance on a new single, "Bad Mind," a track that scratches its way out into a technical wonder and an emotional expulsion, the single ventures a bold new page for the six-piece ensemble, whose roster couples the untamed soul of rejoined school pals with the exclusive jolt of a father-daughter throwdown.
"Bad Mind" doesn't waste any time in making a statement. From its first breath, the track knocks you off balance with an uneven, 7/4 groove, lurching into a turbulent terrain of spiny take-ups, eruptive screams, and nail-biting tension. But this isn't chaos for chaos, it's a deliberate tempest rooted in the all-too-real struggles of mental health. You can sense the gravity in each breakdown, each vocal snarl, each whiplash.
What makes this song feel like something is how deeply it feels. Underneath the hostile surface, there's something raw and redemptive, like a musical reckoning with the darker corners of the brain. The band does more than examine these themes, it exorcises them, twisting openness into venom and pain into power. It's not preachy. It's human.
If the contributions of her nuclear team feel quotidian, every member adds a critical piece to the puzzle, reflecting a dense, dynamic, intimate, and explosive sound. You can hear that chemistry. They're not just a band but a unit forged through lived experience and shared belief.
With "Bad Mind," Awaiting Abigail isn't merely re-entering the scene, they're laying down a gauntlet. This band will dig deep, push the envelope, and scream from the outside, no matter how uncomfortable it gets. And in a world in which mental health is so often still stigmatized, that sort of honesty is metal as hell.