Danish progressive metal band ONLY HUMAN have released a performance video for "Steep Descent," a track from their debut album Planned Obsolescence, out now via Season of Mist. The video was edited by Guillaume Blanjean, with mixing and mastering handled by vocalist Patrick Grønbæch Christensen himself.
According to the band, "Steep Descent" is the most hopeful song on the record — which makes it stand apart from an album otherwise steeped in existential dread and technological dystopia. The track showcases everything that makes ONLY HUMAN worth paying attention to: complex drum patterns, sleek bass grooves, down-tuned riffs with real weight, synth melodies that breathe space into the arrangement, and a guitar solo that earns its place. The vocals land the delivery, threading hope through bleak subject matter.
Planned Obsolescence is an eight-track debut that blends progressive metal with hard rock instincts and electronic soundscapes. It is available now in CD Digipack, standard black vinyl, and two limited colored vinyl variants — transparent red with black and white splatters, and transparent red and black marbled.
ONLY HUMAN have upcoming live dates in Denmark and beyond: a record release show at Rust in Copenhagen on May 2, followed by appearances at Sweden Rock Festival (June 3–6), Næstved Metalfest (August 27–29), and Grindsted Metalbox Festival (September 5).