Metal/Review Jenks - Deathtrap

Jenks, hailing from Melbourne, Australia, is an emerging artist who has poured his heart and soul into his music. Without the support and encouragement of a close friend who understood the power of music as an outlet, this project may never have come to fruition.

Jenks’ new single “Deathtrap” is a visceral, unfiltered expression of emotional overload — a metal-fueled dive into anger, dread, and the psychological pressure points that define modern mental health struggles. What sets the track apart isn’t just its heaviness, but its honesty. You can feel every word, every strained breath, every blow of frustration being exorcised through sound.

Drawing heavily from the metal influences that shaped his musical upbringing, Jenks channels that intensity into riffs that grind and churn with purpose. The guitars feel like clenched teeth; the drums hit like a panic attack pushing toward release. But it’s the vocals — raw, scorching, and deeply human — that give “Deathtrap” its emotional center. Sung, screamed, and belted in a sweltering caravan during recording, those takes carry a sense of urgency and truth that polished studios could never replicate.

That unconventional studio — a caravan shared with an ex-bandmate — becomes part of the song’s mythology. It’s a reminder that real art doesn’t need luxury; it needs honesty, catharsis, and the courage to face the darkness head-on. Jenks embraces that ethos wholeheartedly. “Deathtrap” isn’t about perfection — it’s about connection. About acknowledging that the mind can be a trap, and that sometimes the only way out is to scream until the walls shake.

By offering his own turmoil as a torch, Jenks lights the way for listeners navigating their own internal battles. “Deathtrap” is more than a metal track — it’s a lifeline, fiercely personal and defiantly alive.