Teen Metal Band Chained Saint Live Drop “Live at the Whisky A Go Go” EP
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Teen Metal Band Chained Saint Live Drop “Live at the Whisky A Go Go” EP
Teen metal band CHAINED SAINT — comprised of Ethan Kahn (guitar), Sebastian De Avila (bass), Cameron Cottrell (drums) and Sean Sterling (vocals) — were one of the most surprising musical discoveries of 2024 and their growth spurt further intensified in 2025.
Revolver, Guitar World, Loudwire, Metal Injection, Miami New Times, and Judas Priest legend Rob Halford all praised the band for their chops. SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal added the band to their playlist, and their debut single “Animosity” served as the theme song for the WWE 2K24 DLC 4 trailer. Ahead of their first tour in the summer of 2025, Chained Saint shared the brand-new single “1000 Tons.” Watch the lyric video here.
Chained Saint appeared at several festivals through the rest of the year, including Welcome to Rockville, Rocklahoma, Louder Than Life, and VANS Warped Tour. Weather caused their set at LTL to be canceled, but Slaughter to Prevail personally invited Sterling on stage to perform with them in a moment of metallic magic.
Today, Chained Saint share their Live at the Whisky a Go GO EP, which was recording on August 15 of this year. It marked the band’s second performance at the legendary L.A. venue and shows off the kind energy that can only be expended by youth, along with their serious skills.
Watch the full performance here.
Listen to and download the EP here and here.
“We love playing in Los Angeles and love playing at the Whisky a Go Go,” the band says. “Besides being an iconic venue, it’s intimate, and the energy is great. And there’s nothing like playing in front of a packed house. We talked about releasing a live EP between the Blindside album and the new music we’re releasing early next year. The August 15 show at the Whisky provided the perfect opportunity to show what it’s like to see us live. We were also able to capture the set on video, for all of the people who haven’t had the opportunity to see us live yet.“
LIVE AT THE WHISKY A GO GO EP TRACK LISTING:
“Free Reign”
“1000 Tons”
“Dark Side of the Cross”
“Stronger Than Stone (Blindside)”
“Animosity”
Born in a South Florida garage back in the summer of 2022, Chained Saint’s recently released debut album, Blindside (out via independent label Patriark Records) combines the raw, organic riffery of the best old-school ’80s thrash metal with a dash of modern-day brutality befitting the many challenges confronting the youth of 2024. The past and present collide, resulting in modern, metallic maelstrom made by a bunch of kids who play with fire in their veins — and their hands! Blindside, produced by William DuVall of Alice In Chains, focuses that fury into a powerfully concise, eight-song LP. The album was recorded and mixed to analog tape with no computers involved whatsoever in the recording sessions. No AI. No studio trickery. No bullshit. Just real riffs made by real players.
