In a bold and emotionally raw return to music, Sean Ingram, the iconic voice behind metalcore legends Coalesce, has reemerged with a brand-new band, Idle Heirs. Their debut album, Life Is Violence, is a blistering, no-frills record that drips with authenticity, intensity, and the unfiltered weight of lived experience.
After years away from the mic, Ingram admits he didn’t plan on coming back. But life had other plans. Life Is Violence isn’t just a collection of songs—it’s a cathartic outpouring of emotional survival. “I had this lingering feeling in my gut that I had unfinished business. Not musically, but emotionally,” Ingram shared.
The spark that reignited Ingram’s creative fire wasn’t nostalgia—it was necessity. Trapped in a spiral of burnout, career pressures, and personal crisis, he began writing as a form of therapy. With no expectations of forming a band, the lyrics became his anchor. It wasn’t until he connected with musicians willing to match his vulnerability and raw power that Idle Heirs was born.
Musically, the album is heavy but far from polished. It echoes the primal energy of early 2000s hardcore, with jagged edges and an undercurrent of desperation. Tracks like “Splinters” and “Rust on Your Halo” channel Ingram’s signature vocal ferocity, while others pull back to reveal a more introspective side—lyrically wounded, but spiritually resilient.
This isn’t a comeback—it’s a confrontation. Ingram dives deep into themes of regret, aging, and the emotional scars that don’t fade with time. “There’s no mask here,” he says. “This album is me, unfiltered and exposed.”
For fans of Coalesce, Idle Heirs offers a different kind of heaviness—one born not just of sound, but of soul. And for those new to Ingram’s legacy, Life Is Violence is a gripping initiation into a man reckoning with the violence of living, one track at a time.
Idle Heirs’ debut is out now via Equal Vision Records, and if you listen closely, you’ll hear not just the fury—but the healing.
