APRIL 11, 2025 (Atlanta, GA) – “The chorus riff was just one of those things that kept me up at night, repeating over and over until I picked up a guitar to figure it out,” explains Tab Tworek of sludgy metal band Leafblower about their post-rock-inspired single “Unsatisfied” which is out today. Taken from their upcoming album Burn Cruisedue out June 13, 2025 via Max Trax Records, the song is about being stuck in a cycle of repeat behavior and not finding a way out. Guitarist and lead vocalist Danny Maxwell and bassist/vocalist Craig Fort structure the lyrics as a call and response, emphasizing the song’s internal conflict. Danny belts out with raw emotion: “When I try to hold out for too long / I hang on to something expired,” to which Craig counters: “frozen / stuck in the cold.” The back-and-forth continues, layering tension and contrast—Danny: “unsatisfied, unsatisfied,” Craig: “frozen,” Danny: “Thought I had it blessed in the bank / but it turns out I have a scattered mind.”
For their upcoming album Burn Cruise, Leafblower loosen the grip of their sludge doom roots and craft a vulnerable, more hardcore-leaning album to share their own personal stories that have had a heavy impact on their lives. “The lyrics were written during a time of deep introspection, drawing from my own personal experiences as well as the stories I observed around me,” Danny explains. “My aim on this record was to shift the focus, moving away from the external and delving into a more inward exploration of my thoughts and emotions. While many of the themes are rooted in my own life, others reflect the struggles and journeys of those close to me. Ultimately, I wanted to change the narrative perspective and truly look within.” Bassist, Craig Fort adds, “to me, these songs are stories of our lives and struggles, but our brotherhood is bonded by the songs we play as our ultimate outlet.”
Since 2016, Leafblower’s patented brand of psych-tinged stoner rock has whiplashed crowds of bobbing heads and pumping fists. The band released a demo, a live set, a single—but all the while, their first full-length has been simmering to a boil, now ready to sear.
Burn Cruise is a sound that only a steady diet of metal and hardcore, even while members played in post-punk (New Lungs, The Fucking Party), indie (Little Brazil), and old-school reinvented country (Lightning Stills) can meld. The opener, “Long Night,” haunts, creeps, then gallops into the howling dual guitars of Danny Maxwell and Clark Jahn, while the outro track “Stoopin’” is a haunted shiver of banjo, piano, and theremin soaked in the aural equivalent to sepia. In between, “Namaste Home” unleashes an onslaught out of the gate, as Craig Fort’s bass gutturally punctuates vocalist Maxwell’s plaintive venom. On the title track “Burn Cruise” sludge shifts to a discordant-edged stadium anthem, while the melodic post-punk of “Unsatisfied” twists into prog-rock harmony before the song pummels with pure metal. The unrelenting beat of “Ghosts” builds, guitars wailing, and Tab Tworek’s drums turn frenetic, a pulse-racing metronome.
Leafblower is Danny Maxwell (guitar/vocals), Clark Jahn (guitar), Tab Tworek (drums), and Craig Fort (Bass/Theremin/Vocals). Their new single “Unsatisfied” is out now and can be streamed HERE. Their new album Burn Cruise will be released on June 13, 2025viaMax Trax Records Pre-order the album HERE.
