Ben Savage Dicusses Whitechapel’s New Album

On March 7, Whitechapel will celebrate the release of their ninth studio album, Hymns in Dissonance.

Ahead of that, guitarist and founding member Ben Savage joined Loudwire Nights (Feb. 28) to reflect on what led to its creation. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article.

“This record took a long time to make,” Savage told host Chuck Armstrong. “The last record came out four years ago, it’s probably been the longest between records we’ve ever taken.”

As he thought about the length of time that’s passed between 2021’s Kin and Hymns in Dissonance, Savage didn’t seem frustrated or angry.

“We tried to kind of harness that earlier sound we had but mixed with what we’ve learned along the way,” Savage shared.

“I feel like it took a lot of time to get it right. I feel like we accomplished it.”

When fans listen to Hymns in Dissonance, they will no doubt hear what Savage and the band set out to do in the studio: create the heaviest Whitechapel record to date.

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“Taking a long time off from writing a whole record of straight, heavy music gave us an itching to get back in there and do it, do it again,” he said.

“It’s still in us. That fire is still in us. You just have to craft it a little bit to kind of make it work. We were all very motivated to write the heaviest stuff we can.”

What Else Did Whitechapel’s Ben Savage Discuss on Loudwire Nights?

• Why he thinks the band went to a more “physical feeling” on Hymns in Dissonance
• What’s on the horizon for Whitechapel in 2025
• How the seven deadly sins factor into their new album

Listen to the Full Interview in the Podcast Player Below

Ben Savage joined Loudwire Nights on Friday, Feb. 28; the show replays online here, and you can tune in live every weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you can also see if the show is available on your local radio station and listen to interviews on-demand.