"As someone who's already heard Coma in full, you're getting a glimpse at one of the best metal records of 2024" - Metal Injection
"One of extreme music's most commanding, compelling forces" - Knotfest
"...separates itself from the pack thanks to hearty doses of dark melody, top notch production and skilled songwriting" - Decibel
"...builds upon itself until the sound and fury can’t be contained any longer, spilling over itself with raging vocals and pounding blast beats".- Metal Sucks
"Terrifying at times, but beautiful, almost like life" - New Noise
"Gaerea really aren’t like the other black metal bands...If you have any care for music as heartrending as it is heavy, this is a must-listen" - Angry Metal Guy
"...increasingly wizard-like and meteorically rising" - No Clean Singing
Though they formed during the most uncertain time in recent history, Gaerea emerged from pandemic limbo with a new strand of black metal. Instead of pagan beliefs or lo-fi fidelity, the masked visionaries were guided by a purging of raw emotions. The world has quickly come to share their vision, following them from the gates of Hellfest to tours across China and the U.S.
But on their upcoming fourth album, Gaerea are proving that they're no longer just a black metal band. While it still packs plenty of bloodied emotion, with Coma, the Portuguese sensations are poised to surface to the top of extreme metal. On "Unknown", they unveil both the beauty and brutality of their new identity.
Watch the luminous video for "Unknown" below.
Coma comes out October 25, 2024 on Season of Mist.
Pre-order & Pre-save: https://orcd.co/gaereacoma
When Coma was secretly introduced back in May, Gaerea set the world ablaze. The album's first official single raised everyone's hopes by delivering an anthem for our dying era. "Unknown" heightens the anticipation to an unbearable degree. Like an out-of-body experience, the opening guitar solo hovers as if suspended from a ghostly height, grounded by a warm but numbing bass line.
The maze-like existence that Gaerea speak of on Coma becomes hazier on "Unknown". Even when the song opens into soft post-rock passages, the melodies are haunted by a familiar dread. "A mere observer, detached creature", the band's tortured vocalist cries out, as if forced to watch some other masked deviant write his life story.
But Gaerea know who they are. Within its many twists and turns, "Unknown" springs with more deadly hooks than a booby trap. The riff slithers and shakes with minor key tremolo picking before the chorus worms into your ear canals with sharp pangs of melodic distortion. Once the blast beats have sucked you into their vortex, the band's sheer artistic force is blinding, like looking upon the face of god. "This is who I am, sublime".
With "Unknown", Gaerea make their presence felt on the world of extreme metal.
The video for "Unknown" was directed by Claudio Marino and produced by Artax Film.
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.
Gaerea North American Tour 2024 with Zeal & Ardor and ZETRA
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]
Recording Studio
Demigod Studios at Redbox Studios
Production Credits
Produced by Gaerea
Recorded by Miguel Tereso at Redbox Studios
Mixed and Mastered by Miguel Tereso at Demigod Studios
Artwork
Nathan Lorenzana
Photography
Chantik Photography
Biography
Gaerea
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
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1wXoI3Ajpv4WwQ3LmcrSBw
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
Available Formats:
Digital Download
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2X12" Vinyl Gatefold (Black)
2X12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold (Solid White) [SOLD OUT]
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