Song Of The Week – ISTA – Gods In Heat

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Fox Reviews Rock

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12th May 2026

6 Piece band ISTA are a force to be reckoned with! Since 2019 they have been bringing groove laden psych rock, infused with delicious riffs. Our song of the week is their track Gods In Heat, check it out below!

ISTA – Gods In Heat (All Rights Are Retained By ISTA)

Song Background Info From The Band

“While making a demo for another song idea, an iteration of the main riff for what would become “Gods In Heat” just came out when I switched to bass and tested the input signal.

It was really just what my body felt like expressing in the moment as I prepared to record the bass part and test the volume. It was fun to play and it caught my attention so I experimented with a few versions, recorded a quick voice memo, and then continued my process with the aforementioned demo.

Nothing came of the other song I was working on but after a day or so, I remembered the other riff I briefly wrote on bass and felt excited when imagining recording it with fuzz guitar and picturing the drum rhythm that could accompany it.

Once the structure was in place, we leaned into surprise and contrast. I wrote the lyrics and harmony parts with the voices in mind (sung by Diona, Chloe & Theadora), then brought everyone together to track the three-part harmonies and so forth.

Lyrically, Gods in Heat is about shaking the listener awake to the intensity, splendor, stillness, chaos, and vastness of existence — a kind of cosmic recognition.”