Zero.Point.Genesisi
Artist: The Pretty Wild
Genre: Alternative, Metal, Metalcore, Rock
Record Label: Sumerian Records
Release Date: 21 November 2025
Releasing 21st November through Sumerian Records was The Pretty Wild’s debut album, titled “Zero.Point.Genesis”. The Pretty Wild are a duo of sisters Jyl Wylde (Vocals) and Jules Wylde (Vocals), forming in Las Vegas, USA. The Pretty Wild are known for their “y’alternative” style, which a new niche subgenre of metal. The Pretty Wild have stated their mission to blend genres in the metal community and break boundaries while fusing their spiritual rebellious energy with raw heartfelt lyrics that speak to the current generation who refuse to be confined by the rules and expectations of traditional society. The duo are inspired by a relentless pursuit of truth beyond societal expectations.
The Pretty Wild have previously drawn attention through the release of five singles; “Paradox”, “Omens”, “Button Eyes”, “Living Ded” and their smash hit “sLeepwALKeR”; “sLeepwALKeR” was the first track we ever heard from this duo, after it took TikTok by storm and has since racked up over 17 million streams on Spotify alone.
Their latest single “Afterlife”, featuring Magnolia Park, released on 16th October. Jules explains that “Afterlife” circles the idea of star-crossed souls bound by something ancient and unbreakable. Conceptually it’s plucked from the kind of love you find in mythology and old tragedies, where you have this obsessive devotion and destruction. It isn’t perfect, but it’s dark, beautiful, and eternal.” For Jyl however, “Afterlife” explores the idea that love dynamics are rooted in codependent magnetism and resonance patterns. It asks, what happens when obsession doesn’t end with death, but carries your soul into magnetising eternal dynamics? The result is kinda tragic and romantically glitchy. It’s basically a pop-metal requiem.”
The album opener is “Paradox”, which comes straight in raging with attitude and screams right from the first second that it starts playing. It’s immediate female rage and we’re right here absolutely eating it up. We absolutely loved the genre-bending that’s obvious straight away even in this opening track, with metal screaming, catchy pop-style hooks, and rapid flawless rapping all blended up in brilliantly chaotic maelstrom. It’s not quite nu-metal and it’s not quite metalcore; we don’t really know how to describe it, but we can’t wait to see what the remaining ten tracks have in store for us.
The second track is “Zero.Point.Genesis”, which adopts a slightly slower pace than the previous track. There’s a symphonic quality to this track, with it being backed by what sounds like violins, opened and closed by a harpsichord, and generally big on noise and impact throughout. We really enjoyed how the sisters’ vocals worked together to create a beautiful, rough and strong harmony. We can see why they might have chosen to name their debut album after this track as it’s very anti traditional society, fitting with the band’s non-conformist nature.
The third track is “Living Ded”. We particularly enjoyed the synthesiser-led intro to the track, which lends a retro and surreal sound to what is a captivating electro pop and metalcore blend. The synthesised vocal style reinforces this atmosphere, with the lyrics being catchy and playing out as a darker twist on modern pop. Again, another twist on traditional genre lines and another rousing statement that The Pretty Wild are here to redefine, not to fit in.
The fourth track is “Button Eyes”. We loved how poetic “Button Eyes” sounded, where we found elements that mimicked the structure and pacing of popular nursery rhymes, giving an innocence and catchiness that brilliantly masks the rage within the lyrics. There’s a point towards the end of the track where the true face of the lyrics shows itself, in a powerful screaming breakdown which contrasts so heavily with the rest of the track. There’s a vibe of “Ring Around The Roses” to this track; a seemingly innocent playground rhyme that hides a much darker secret backstory.
The fifth track is “Priestess”, which is a full throttle, adrenaline fuelled, pure journey of rage which we completely fell in love with! The vocals are unbelievably raw and powerful, with the growls and screams so visceral and animalistic. Fans of Courtney LaPlante will find a lot to like in this track, hopefully finding their listen through as cathartic as we did. The vocal performance is backed by metalcore influenced instrumentals that are powerful enough to make an impact without taking any of the focus away from the vocal showcase.
The sixth track is “Omens”, which starts off as a bit of a heavy slow burner. The vocal style in this track is pretty pop-influenced with a heavier metal based backing. The slow burner feeling is deceptive though; as soon as we’re convinced it’ll be a slower track, the growls and snarls come back in full force and we have another track full of attitude, rage and raw power. This really is a tease of a track. Similar to this is seventh track “The Trial”, starting calmly before the beat drops and the growling powerful vocals come into full power. We’ve found every song so far to be really catchy and a great listen; the vocal range is what really stands out though, with the duo being equally adept at switching between innocent pop-based harmonies and demonic guttural growls.
The eighth track is “hALf aLiVE”. This is a genuinely beautiful song; we can’t help but visualise dark butterflies or mysterious moths swooping around us and fluttering on our skin as we listen to this song. This is a really stand out track on this album, being a unique kind of ballad, with everything sounding absolutely perfect, especially the soft delicate vocals. Those of us waiting for a heavier drop won’t be disappointed though – there’s a prominent BLEGH around halfway through the song, with some growling and snarling to close out the track.
The ninth track is “Afterlife”, which features Magnolia Park. This track was a huge hit when it first released a few weeks ago, and we can perfectly see why. The pairing is so well worked and the sheer attitude on display is massively energising.
Tenth track “Infrared” has a techno style to it, flitting between that and the rock/metal genre as seen all across this album. We enjoyed how the violin also seen in “Zero.Point.Genesis” has made a come back in this track, accompanied by powerful duel vocals by Jules and Jyl. We found parallels in the feel of this track with the early work of Evanescence; the violin and clean vocals bring this across, with a unique quality given by the growls throughout.
The eleventh and final track of the album is “Persephone”. We truly love how delicate the intro to this track is; a fitting tribute to the namesake of the track, the Hellenic Goddess Persephone – Queen of the Underworld and reluctant wife of Hades. Persephone’s story is one of sacrifice, loneliness and loss, and The Pretty Wild has harnessed these feelings to beautifully portray a story of their own in this track.
There’s a bonus track on this album in the form of TikTok hit “sLeepwAlkeR”. As we mentioned, this was the first we ever heard from The Pretty Wild, and we discovered it during an intense doom scrolling session, becoming instantly hooked. From the grand opening where the duo scream “sLeepwAlkeR”, to the synchronised vocals with the heavy instruments in the background; more than anything, we found the lyrics addictive and full of attitude. We had this track stuck in our heads for days after first hearing it, so we were seriously happy to see this track added as a bonus to the album – it’d be rude not to!
It’s rare that a debut album hits the target so well, but we really believe that The Pretty Wild have done just that with “Zero.Point.Genesis”. We really appreciated just how well this album twists and bends genre lines, and isn’t afraid to completely smash metal traditions. No doubt this style will have its critics; it absolutely won’t be one for the purists (which, let’s face it, metalcore generally isn’t anyway!). We’re happy to see artists absolutely owning something they know will be controversial, not being afraid to compromise their own style regardless of what the backlash might be. We really struggled to find any real points of criticism for “Zero.Point.Genesis”; we loved our listen through and are so excited to see what comes next for The Pretty Wild. For those that are attending, The Pretty Wild are on the bill for Download 2026 – we’d highly recommend giving them a look!