"These shrouded and mysterious artists may hide their faces and their identities but their feelings and passion is out for all the world to see" - Metal Injection
"Terrifying at times, but beautiful, almost like life" - New Noise
Gaerea arrived shrouded in mystery. The masked sensations emerged from pandemic limbo with a vision for black metal that was guided not by myths or pagan beliefs but a purging of emotion. Existential dread still pulses through the Portuguese band's blood, but their upcoming fourth album signals a shift in psychology.
With Coma, Gaerea are no longer strictly a black metal band. Instead, they're breaking to the forefront of extreme metal. Though their new album was produced by trusted confidant Miguel Tereso, it broadens the band's signature sound by taking it in two seemingly opposed directions. There are more moments of intense beauty, but they only heighten the ensuing blows.
The world may be as hopeless as the album's lead single declares. But with Coma, Gaerea have returned to prove that they are only the band who can guide us into the darkness.
Watch the video for "Hope Shatters" Below.
Coma comes out October 25, 2024 on Season of Mist.
Pre-order & Pre-save: https://orcd.co/gaereacoma
When Gaerea secretly gave everyone a sneak peek at their new album back in April, they set the world ablaze. Now, with the first official single off Coma, they're ushering in the immediate aftermath. "Hope Shatters" opens with a lone guitar that wails like a siren before a whirl of blast beats sucks the world back into the band's vortex.
"Welcome to the urban abyss", their unnamed vocalist pronounces. "Where dreams turn to rust".
Gaerea aren't afraid to embrace harsh realities. There's clean singing on Coma, but the swarming darkness of "Hope Shatters" is only punctured by cries of agony. Even when the song collapses under its blistering heaviness, the melody hangs perilously in the air, like a swaying chandelier, before it's smashed to pieces by hammering bass and concussive drum fills.
Still, perhaps Gaerea have uncovered a shred of hope from beneath the blackened wreckage. As "Hope Shatters" meets its end, the band push ahead through the ashes with a triumphant, headbanging riff. "Enter the maze through the never-ending haze".
With "Hope Shatters", Gaerea deliver an anthem for our dying era.
The video for "Hope Shatters" was produced by Grupa 13 and directed by Dariusz Szermanowicz.
To usher in this new era, Gaerea are touring behind Coma later this year. The masked sensations will return to North America in November with Zeal & Ardor and ZETRA.
The band will also be performing "World Ablaze", "Hope Shatters" and other songs from their new album at several European summer festivals, along with two special dates with Behemoth and Testament.
Gaerea North American Tour 2024 with Zeal & Ardor and ZETRA
Arist Pre-sale: July 17 @ 10 am Local Time
Local Pre-sale: July 18 @ 10 am Local Time
General Ticket Sale: July 19 @ 10 am Local Time
November 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer [TICKETS]
November 24 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge [TICKETS]
November 25 - Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall [TICKETS]
November 27 - Montreal, QC @ Le Studio TD [TICKETS]
November 28 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House [TICKETS]
November 29 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic [TICKETS]
November 30 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre [TICKETS]
December 2 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue [TICKETS]
December 3 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall [TICKETS]
December 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre [TICKETS]
December 6 - Engelwood, CO @ Gothic Theatre [TICKETS]
December 7 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge [TICKETS]
December 9 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox [TICKETS]
December 10 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre [TICKETS]
December 11 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom [TICKETS]
December 13 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre [TICKETS]
December 14 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory [TICKETS]
December 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom [TICKETS]
December 17 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk [TICKETS]
December 18 - Dallas, TX @ Studio at The Factory [TICKETS]
Gaerea with Behemoth & Testament
July 21 - Warsaw, PL @ Progresja Summer Stage
July 23 - Kosice, SK @ Kulturapark
Additional Gaerea European Summer Dates
July 20 - Fridek - Mistek, CZ @ Dark Session Fest
July 25 - Ljubljana, SI @ Tolminator
August 1 - Rasnov, ROU @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest
August 8 - Kotka, FI @ Dark River Festival
August 30 - Volos, GR @ Golden R Festival
Stream & Order: https://orcd.co/gaereacoma
Links/Follow Artist:
Official Website: https://www.gaerea.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaerea
Instagram: https://instagram.com/gaerea_
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gaereaofficial
Discord: https://discord.gg/CSyqFQZ6
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQOfL4E3Z_SpHLL52tOIpQ
Twitter: https://x.com/gaerea_official
Booking & Management Contact:
US Booking - nickstorch@artistgrp.com
World booking: https://www.teamwass.com / Contact info: tom.taaffe@teamwass.com
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