MANDATORY JAMS: New Heat for the Week 9/27

MANDATORY JAMS: New Heat for the Week 9/27

- By Ramon Gonzales

Robert Smith makes a magnificent return plus, new entries from black metal enigma Gaerea and the introduction Ryo Kinoshita's next project with a special assist from Hanabie. 

Photo by Andie Borie

THE CURE - "ALONE" (Universal)

Photo by Andie Borie

The long awaited announcement of the 14th full length studio album from The Cure in Songs of A Lost World has finally been confirmed with the release date set for November 1st - Day of the Dead fittingly enough. Coupled with the announcement, Robert Smith and company have issued the first single from the effort in "Alone" and it is every bit of melancholy masterpiece you would wait 14 years for. Smith's voice soars over warm synth, ethereal guitars and steady cadence that feels like a funeral procession through the pearly gates of heaven. 

 

GAEREA - "SUSPENDED" (Season of Mist)

Photo by Chantik Photography 

There is an enormity to the kind of extremity that emits from the universe of Gaerea. The Portuguese black metal agitators have delivered another mammoth preview of their pending full length, Coma, with a single that is utterly consuming with a compelling visual for added emphasis. Implementing more hushed instances than most Gaerea songs, "Suspended" also features clean vocals for the first time, a move that suggests the band is intent on keeping fans on their toes while also push their own creative threshold. As was in the intent, the song toes a fine line between the majestic and the menacing, asserting Gaerea are sitting on a potential album of the year. 

 

 

KNOSIS -"FUHAI" (SharpTone Records)

Photo by Daiki Miura

Former frontman for Crystal Lake, Ryo Kinoshita, is charging ahead with his latest musical iteration, Knosis. Mounting a proper launch of the effort, the band was recently signed to SharpTone Records and has debuted a chaotic first showing with the single, "Fuhai". Roping in obvious influences ranging from metal to hardcore, the introductory track is an audio clobbering complete with a special guest assist from Yukina from rising Japanese metalcore sensation, Hanabie. 

 

 

 UNITYTX - "MASTICATE" (Pure Noise Records)

Photo by @uglivia

Following the launch of the band's well-received spring EP in Playing Favorites, the nu-era aggressors continue their streak of Ws with the drop of their latest genre-blurry, "Masticate". Combining an throbbing electronic backbeat with the dark, ominous vocals of frontman Jay Webster, the single underscores the band's hype is backed by a willingness to step outside the box and venture into new musical territory. With a headlining tour set to begin with Silly Goose and and Mugshot, the Texas unity is quickly become a band to pay close attention to. 

STICK TO YOUR GUNS - "SEVERED FOREVER" (SharpTone Records)

Southern California hardcore stalwarts Stick To Your Guns have issued an emphatic introduction of their pending full length album, Planting Flowers, with a bulldozer of a lead single. Beginning the campaign towards the January 10th release, "Severed Forever" features a massive chorus, energized gang vocals and the kind of breakdown that makes a good song, a fucking great song. The track is an absolute banger and indicative of nothing but the same for the band's next LP.                        
          

 

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