The Callous Daoboys – I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven

Label: MNRK Heavy
Released: 16th May 2025

Welcome to The Museum of Failure, where Atlanta’s most ambitious mathcore merchants have curated their masterwork 300 years ahead of schedule. ‘I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven’ isn’t just The Callous Daoboys’ most intimate offering – it’s a gloriously unhinged rollercoaster that treats genre boundaries like suggestions and time signatures like confetti.

‘Schizophrenia Legacy’ wastes no time with pleasantries, hurling listeners headfirst into a maelstrom where blistering vocal gymnastics trade blows with velvet saxophone interludes. The real magic trick arrives in ‘Tears On Lambo Leather’, where Carson Pace channels his inner demon while the band pirouettes between face-melting riffs and an impossibly cheeky lo-fi dance break that shouldn’t work but absolutely does.

Just when you think you’ve got their number, ‘Lemon’ slides in with its surprisingly luminous hooks and earworm chorus – proof that chaos merchants can write pop bangers too. The 12-minute closer ‘Country Song in Reverse’ is their magnum opus, a three-act theatrical production that growls and whimpers its way through despair and redemption like a Tennessee Williams play performed by wolves.

The Daoboys have crafted something that moves at the speed of thought, an album so densely packed with ideas it practically demands multiple listens just to catch your breath. ‘I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven’ isn’t just a record – it’s a fever dream you’ll want to return to again and again. Just remember to bring motion sickness tablets.