[Progressive Metal / Alternative] Paraxenia - "Trained to Ignore"

Band/Artist: Paraxenia
Single Title: Trained to Ignore
Release Date: 24 March 2026
Label: Self-Released
Format: Digital
Genre: Progressive Metal, Alternative
Country: Italy

With “Trained to Ignore”, Italy’s Paraxenia turns its attention to the quiet disconnection of modern life. The song reflects on a world shaped by noise, speed, and constant distraction, where people gradually learn to overlook one another, ignore discomfort, and keep moving without really seeing what surrounds them. Through dystopian imagery, the track sketches a setting in which truth becomes inconvenient and attention itself starts to feel like a flaw.

Musically, “Trained to Ignore” moves like a slow awakening, shifting between tension and release while the lyrics question the illusion of comfort and the passive acceptance of a distracted society. Delicate female backing vocals by icefucsia appear as a subtle disturbance within the song’s atmosphere, symbolising the calm and reassuring voice of the system itself: the presence that keeps everything in motion and discourages resistance.

With this release, Paraxenia continues to build a concept-driven artistic identity in which music, imagery, and reflection come together around themes of alienation, awareness, and human perception. The single is accompanied by an official lyric video, and more behind-the-scenes material related to the production process is available through the project’s channels.

Recording info:
Recorded at Paraxenia's Studios

For fans of:
Katatonia, Swallow the Sun, Opeth, Nevermore

Links:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/x-tSmC3k7YM
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/paraxenia
Streaming: https://push.fm/fl/btp6jdyp

If you wish to receive the full promo, please, get in touch: catia@againstpr.com