Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Tom Morello’s ‘Everything Burns’ Debuts in Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion Raid

Morello frames the track as a political warning intended to resonate far beyond the game.

Overview

  • The song is now integrated into the Arcadion raid that launched with Patch 7.4 on December 16, with the Savage tier scheduled for January 6, 2026.
  • Tom Morello describes the piece as both a reflection of current politics and a warning, designed to stand on its own outside the game.
  • Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo delivers the vocal performance, with Tyler Smith co-producing alongside Morello.
  • The Final Fantasy XIV team requested a track on roughly 36 hours’ notice, prompting a rapid write–record sprint from the collaborators.
  • The collaboration grew from composer Masayoshi Soken’s long-standing admiration for Rage Against the Machine, surfaced through mutual contact Jason Charles Miller.