GAEREA recently announced something special, something unique. Something they have never done before and will only do once in this form: GAEREA – LOSS Album Release Shows
The band says: “We want to invite you to join us to our album release show of ‘Loss’. We will perform the whole album for you, every single song. Each night will begin with the complete performance of the new album, accompanied by exclusive visuals and stage design created specifically for these shows. The evening will then continue with a second set revisiting the band’s most powerful songs to date: two full performances in one night.”
These will be the only shows where GAEREA perform “Loss” in its entirety, making Brussels and Amsterdam the first — and only — places to experience this chapter in full.
After plunging into aquatic darkness with “Submerged” Portugal’s masked GAEREA are “Hellbound” today. Watch them burn like fire in another video from Tre Film, below.
The band comments: “’Hellbound’ is an intense and cathartic track, diving deep into themes of guilt, heartbreak, and self-destruction. With searing riffs and visceral vocals, it captures the tension between vulnerability and aggression, love and betrayal. Vivid imagery of fire, thorns, and restless ghosts amplifies its raw emotional weight, making it both haunting and empowering.”
This is GAEREA at their most uncompromising: a song that resonates with listeners drawn to dark, emotional, and confrontational music. GAEREA is nothing short of a beautiful enigma rooted in musical extremity and utter passion. In under a decade, the masked collective, born in the Portuguese town of Porto, has navigated countless darkened shades of metal to arrive at their fifth album and Century Media debut, “Loss”.
“Loss” is the sound of GAEREA continuing to define and redefine itself, incorporating elements of the band’s post-black metal past with the sharpened sonics and haunting melodies. It finds GAEREA emerging from creative chrysalis and bursting into something as engaging as it is unexpected: There’s singing. There are choruses as catchy and passionate as the best rock and metal songs. Yet, through the emotionally charged din, it’s unmistakably GAEREA.
First preorders of “Loss”, that is scheduled for a release on March 20, 2026, are already available under the following link: https://gaerea.lnk.to/Loss-Album.
Recent months have seen GAEREA bringing their energized and expressionistic live show to stages all over Europe, headlining to sold out crowds as well as festivals including Czech’s Brutal Assault, Belgium’s Alcatraz and Germany’s Summer Breeze. In October and November, GAEREA will join labelmates, Orbit Culture on the Swedish upstarts’ headline tour of the UK and Europe for their upcoming Century Media debut, “Death Above Life”.
GAEREA on tour as special guests with ORBIT CULTURE, support by Atlas
21.10.25 (DE) Hamburg – Martkhalle 22.10.25 (DE) Berlin – Columbia Theater 24.10.25 (PL) Warsaw – Proxima 25.10.25 (PL) Krakow – Kwadrat 26.10.25 (DE) Dresden – Parkhotel 27.10.25 (CZ) Prague – ROXY 28.10.25 (AT) Vienna – Simm City 29.10.25 (DE) Munich – Backstage Werk 31.10.25 (CH) Zürich – Komplex 457 01.11.25 (DE) Frankfurt – Batschkapp 02.11.25 (DE) Cologne – Carlswerk Vicotria Hall 04.11.25 (BE) Antwerp – Trix 05.11.25 (FR) Lille – Splendid 06.11.25 (FR) Paris – Bataclan 08.11.25 (UK) Manchester – Damnation Festival 10.11.25 (UK) Newcastle – NX 11.11.25 (UK) Glasgow – SWG3 12.11.25 (UK) Leeds – Stylus 14.11.25 (UK) Wolverhampton – KK Steel Mill 15.11.25 (UK) Bristol – SWX 16.11.25 (UK) London – Electric Ballroom 19.11.25 (NL) Eindhoven – Effenaar 21.11.25 (SE) Malmö – Slagthuset 22.11.25 (SE) Goteborg – Flimstudios 24.11.25 (FIN) Helsinkii – House Of Culture 26.11.25 (SE) Stockholm – Fallan 27.11.25 (NO) Oslo – Rockefeller 28.11.25 (SE) Karlstad – Nojesfabriken 29.11.25 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset 30.11.25 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of Portugal’s GAEREA. With a decade behind them, cutting a swath through various shades of darkened metal, they’ve arrived, a beautiful enigma of passion and extremity. Said Britain’s Metal Hammer of GAEREA’s 2024 album, “Coma”: “When they put their cloaked heads down, GAEREA indubitably delivers the goods. The dizzying speed and masterful changes in [songs like] ‘World Ablaze’ are majestic.”
Said GAEREA about their signing with global metal powerhouse, Century Media: “A new era, a new home We are now part of the Century Media Records big family.”
To announce their signing, GAEREA are releasing their first new track with Century Media Records, “Submerged” with its eye-mangling accompanying video:
The track, which was produced by the band and longtime collaborator, Miguel Tereso of Demigod Recordings, further entwines the thorny branches of musical and emotional possibility that the band has built a sizable reputation on, both live and on record.
GAEREA are currently working on their Century Media debut LP, due for release in early 2026. Recent months have seen them bringing their energized and expressionistic live show to stages all over Europe, headlining to sold out crowds as well as festivals including Czech’s Brutal Assault, Belgium’s Alcatraz and Germany’s Summer Breeze. In October and November, GAEREA will join labelmates, Orbit Culture on the Swedish upstarts’ headline tour of the UK and Europe for their upcoming Century Media debut, “Death Above Life”.
“We are excited to be working with GAEREA and their team,” states Century Media Vice President of A&R, Mike Gitter. “They are a rare band that transcends convenient genres and suggests something deeper on both musical, but also spiritual levels. In many ways, their story is just beginning.”
GAEREA on tour as special guests with ORBIT CULTURE, support by Atlas 21.10.25 (DE) Hamburg – Martkhalle 22.10.25 (DE) Berlin – Columbia Theater 24.10.25 (PL) Warsaw – Proxima 25.10.25 (PL) Krakow – Kwadrat 26.10.25 (DE) Dresden – Parkhotel 27.10.25 (CZ) Prague – ROXY 28.10.25 (AT) Vienna – Simm City 29.10.25 (DE) Munich – Backstage Werk 31.10.25 (CH) Zürich – Komplex 457 01.11.25 (DE) Frankfurt – Batschkapp 02.11.25 (DE) Cologne – Carlswerk Vicotria Hall 04.11.25 (BE) Antwerp – Trix 05.11.25 (FR) Lille – Splendid 06.11.25 (FR) Paris – Bataclan 08.11.25 (UK) Manchester – Damnation Festival 10.11.25 (UK) Newcastle – NX 11.11.25 (UK) Glasgow – SWG3 12.11.25 (UK) Leeds – Stylus 14.11.25 (UK) Wolverhampton – KK Steel Mill 15.11.25 (UK) Bristol – SWX 16.11.25 (UK) London – Electric Ballroom 19.11.25 (NL) Eindhoven – Effenaar 21.11.25 (SE) Malmö – Slagthuset 22.11.25 (SE) Goteborg – Flimstudios 24.11.25 (FIN) Helsinkii – House Of Culture 26.11.25 (SE) Stockholm – Fallan 27.11.25 (NO) Oslo – Rockefeller 28.11.25 (SE) Karlstad – Nojesfabriken 29.11.25 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset 30.11.25 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
Gaerea are waking into a new era. The Portuguese masked sensations are no longer strictly a black metal band. With Coma, they’ve surfaced to the top of extreme metal. Their critically acclaimed new album racked up more than 1 million streams within 24 hours of landing on Spotify.
“Coma, the quintet’s fourth full-length, not only finds them sharpening their craft”, FLOOD gushes, “but it also makes a strong claim as 2024’s best metal record, regardless of subgenre”.
To lay claim over their new domain, later this month, Gaerea are touring North America with Zeal & Ardor and Zetra. Today, the band are treating the vortex societies in the U.S. and Canada with a tantalizing glimpse of their striking live performance. The new video for “Coma” includes never-before-seen footage from this year’s treks to China and Taiwan, though the title track off their new album also shows just how far Gaerea have come.
Though produced by their trusted confident Miguel Tereso, Coma broadens Gaerea’s signature sound by taking it in two seemingly opposed directions. The title track is one of the heavier songs on the whole album. Concussive drum fills open the floodgates for a venomous groove that shakes its scales like a dragon. But its tortured screams and piercing melodies reveal a mysterious phantom pain.
“This is the song that explains the whole record, basically”, the band’s unnamed vocalist told Apple Music. “I was thinking about how to write a song about someone in a coma, but they’re still conscious of it. Because if there’s no consciousness, there won’t be a song. So, this is a bit like waking up in a dark room and seeing the whole word around you, but you can’t really figure out if it’s reality, if it’s memories, if it’s your imagination, or just your lost dreams in life. It deals with that anxiety of trying to figure out if you’re really here or not, or if this is the afterlife – and whatever the afterlife might look like”.
Gaerea North American Tour 2024 with Zeal & Ardorand 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]
The night before their first show, Gaerea are hosting a Meet & Greet at Tattooed Mom. The band will pop into the South Philly staple to sign autographs and chat with fans during a live Q&A session. This event is free and open to the public, but it’s the only pop-up event that Gaerea are hosting on this tour. If you’re in Philadelphia, don’t miss the chance to grab your official Coma merch before everyone else!
Gaerea Pop-Up Merch Store + Meet & Greet Date:Friday, November 22, 2024 Time:7:30 – 9:30 pm Eastern Time Location: Tattooed Mom, 530 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Next year, Gaerea are taking Coma on their first headlining tour of Europe. Catch them in April in Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
GaereaEuropean Headlining Tour 2025 16 Apr: Osnabrück, DE @ Bastard Club [TICKETS] 17 Apr: Aalborg, DK @ 1000Fryd [TICKETS] 18 Apr: Oslo, NO @ Inferno Festival [TICKETS] 19 Apr: Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet [TICKETS] 20 Apr: Copenhagen, DK @ BETA [TICKETS] 22 Apr: Hamburg, DE @ Headcrash [TICKETS] 23 Apr: Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz [TICKETS] 24 Apr: Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia [TICKETS] 25 Apr: Munich, DE @ Kranhalle [TICKETS] 26 Apr: Karlsruhe, DE @ Die Stadmitte [TICKETS] 27 Apr: Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett [TICKETS]
Artwork by Nathan Lorenzana
Tracklist1. The Poet’s Ballet (7:39) 2. Hope Shatters (4:05) [WATCH] 3. Suspended (5:02) [WATCH] 4. World Ablaze (3:29) [WATCH] 5. Coma (5:19) 6. Wilted Flower (5:50) 7. Reborn (3:51) 8. Shapeshifter (6:24) 9. Unknown (4:24) [WATCH] 10. Kingdom of Thorns (4:45) Total running time: 50:54
Behind black shrouds of obscurity and desolation, the performers of GAEREA deliver their odes in cascading maelstroms of aggression and beauty. Emerging from the age of pandemic to whatever awaits humanity next, the dark horde remains on the frontlines of the next generation of extreme metal. With an EP and three albums to their name, Gaerea has rapidly distinguished themselves from the thousands of bands toiling away in the underground. Brewing their cauldron of sound from a recipe of pounding black-metal blast mixed with a touch of harrowed, reflective longing, many devotees of the darkened arts have flocked to their banner. With the emergence of third full-length album Mirage, those numbers certainly grew.
Gaerea met a challenge when releasing their second album during the pandemic, the aptly titled Limbo, to excellent world reception. In the meantime, they found the total suspension of interactive life as it was previously known to be the perfect breeding ground for further creation and making.
Sizzling with ambition from day one, Gaerea may present one unique face to their audience, masked and enshrouded, but the truth is they have not remained changeless.
As their previous album name Mirage suggests, the inability to trust what our senses are telling us could be construed as one of the album’s central themes. Rather than constrict their art to mythological references or anti-religious tropes, Gaerea instead plumb the depths of the human experiences of isolation and suffering.
Just two years since Mirage was released, Gaerea is here, erupting with intensity, casting forth black ashes over the world yet again.
Their latest release, Coma, has finally surfaced, marking a pivotal shift. From this point forward, everything changes. It’s time for Gaerea to bridge the gap between underground metal and the elevated realm they’ve attained. With Coma, Gaerea emerges from the underground scene, ascending towards a permanently lasting position at the head of the table.
An emotional gateway to a dark black metal scene, a guide to salvation, pain, despair and letting go. Moving up, into the blackness that is above. Gaerea is the answer, the only answer.
Within ‘Coma’s’ ten tracks lies an individual narrative, each with its own tale to unveil. Collectively, they blend nuances of aggression, tranquility, solitude, and fervor.
Boasting a superior production that threads the needle between caustic and clarity, Gaerea yet again admit their loyalty to producer Miguel Tereso of Demigod Recordings for the production of Coma. Together they created the birth of ‘Coma’, the new era for metal mankind. Distinguishing themselves ever more so, the Vortex handpicked their artist Nathan Lorenzana with a clear assignment to create their mesmerizing cover artwork. Months of hand drawing the image with a ballpen lead to this masterpiece which dipped his name into ‘Coma’.
The beauty of Gaerea lies in the directness and simplicity found within their florid tapestry of extremity and aggression. Whether it is in the less-polished aural dynamite of Mirage, or in the lustrous textures of Coma, Gaerea is building a mighty edifice of metal. With talons dipped in the inky blood of black metal and scraped across the flesh of human suffering, Gaerea is leading a charge into the future of darkness, and all those who find beauty and power in the dark side of existence would do well to take heed.
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
Ever since they set the world ablaze, GAEREA have raised the anticipation for their fourth album to an almost unbearable degree. From now on, the Portuguese masked sensations are no longer strictly a black metal band. Instead, they are emerging from the underground and clawing to the top of extreme metal.
“As someone who’s already heard Coma in full, you’re getting a glimpse at one of the best metal records of 2024”, wroteMetal Injection
Now, Coma has finally surfaced. Gaerea’s new album is out since yesterday, October 25, 2024 on Season of Mist. Hear all ten beautiful and bloodied songs today by listening to thefull album playlist on Season of Mist’s YouTube channel, which features several all-new visualizers.
As is often the case with black metal, Gaerea arrived shrouded in mystery. But while their identities remained hidden, the band emerged from pandemic limbo with a vision that was guided not by myths or pagan beliefs but a purging of raw emotion. Fear and loathing still pulse through their icy veins. However, with Coma, Gaerea have altered their stylistic makeup.
“In the depths of my mind / Where the dusk resides“, their new album beings with a heavy and heartfelt sigh. Coma is the first entry in Gaerea’s mantle-worthy discography to feature clean singing, though “The Poet’s Ballet” is neither angel nor demon. Instead, the way the tremolo picking twists away from the light into wailing dissonance sounds like a soul trapped in purgatory.
While produced by Gaerea’s trusted confidant Miguel Tereso, Coma expands their signature sound in seemingly opposing directions. “World Ablaze” funnels their blackened vortex into a clearer song structure that’s centered around an undeniable chorus. Even their most unsettling whispers were haunted by slivers of melody, but the new album digs its claws deeper into softly chiming post-rock. With its somber opening chords, “Suspended” unfolds like a wilted flower. That is, until the riffs come roaring into the fray behind an elevated gothic choir, bringing the band’s level of despair to crushing new heights.
Coma is carefully constructed, but the moments of intense beauty only raise Gaerea’s devestating blows. Like a swaying chandelier, the bridge on “Hope Shatters” hangs perilously in the air before it’s smashed to pieces by a hammering bass groove. “Welcome to the urban abyss“, their vocalist screams in bloody anguish, as if chained to the gates of hell. “Where dreams turn to rust“.
The maze-like existence that Gaerea speak of on Coma is obscured by a depressive haze that feels like it will never end. Often, the lyrics go off in search of a greater sense of self, only to reach another dead end. “In the depths of bleakness / A glimmer of dawn” their vocalist cries out beneath the title track’s unrelenting drum fills.
But Coma finds Gaerea asserting their new identity with even greater confidence. “Unknown” now stands as the band’s most viciously catchy song. The hooks slither and shake to a minor key before worming into your ear canals with sharp melancholic pangs. Once the blast beats suck you into their vortex, the band’s sheer artistic force is blinding, like looking into the eyes of god. “This is who I am, sublime”.
As grand finale “Kingdom of Thorns” reveals in all its devastating glory, the crown of excellence is a heavy one for any extreme metal band to come and bear. “Lone in the spotlight“, their vocalist cries out above the album’s mountain of a climax. But with Coma, Gaerea are boldly laying claiming to the throne.
Tracklist: 1. The Poet’s Ballet (7:39) 2. Hope Shatters (4:05) [WATCH] 3. Suspended (5:02) [WATCH] 4. World Ablaze (3:29) [WATCH] 5. Coma (5:19) 6. Wilted Flower (5:50) 7. Reborn (3:51) 8. Shapeshifter (6:24) 9. Unknown (4:24) [WATCH] 10. Kingdom of Thorns (4:45) Total running time: 50:54
To usher in this new era, Gaerea are touring behind Coma well into 2025.
First, the masked sensations will return to North America this November with Zeal & Ardor and ZETRA. Next year, they’ll embark on their first headlining tour of Europe with 10+ dates across Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Gaerea North American Tour 2024 with Zeal & Ardorand 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]
GaereaEuropean Headlining Tour 2025 16 Apr: Osnabrück, DE @ Bastard Club [TICKETS] 17 Apr: Aalborg, DK @ 1000Fryd [TICKETS] 18 Apr: Oslo, NO @ Inferno Festival [TICKETS] 19 Apr: Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet [TICKETS] 20 Apr: Copenhagen, DK @ BETA [TICKETS] 22 Apr: Hamburg, DE @ Headcrash [TICKETS] 23 Apr: Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz [TICKETS] 24 Apr: Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia [TICKETS] 25 Apr: Munich, DE @ Kranhalle [TICKETS] 26 Apr: Karlsruhe, DE @ Die Stadmitte [TICKETS] 27 Apr: Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett [TICKETS]
Behind black shrouds of obscurity and desolation, the performers of GAEREA deliver their odes in cascading maelstroms of aggression and beauty. Emerging from the age of pandemic to whatever awaits humanity next, the dark horde remains on the frontlines of the next generation of extreme metal. With an EP and three albums to their name, Gaerea has rapidly distinguished themselves from the thousands of bands toiling away in the underground. Brewing their cauldron of sound from a recipe of pounding black-metal blast mixed with a touch of harrowed, reflective longing, many devotees of the darkened arts have flocked to their banner. With the emergence of third full-length album Mirage, those numbers certainly grew.
Gaerea met a challenge when releasing their second album during the pandemic, the aptly titled Limbo, to excellent world reception. In the meantime, they found the total suspension of interactive life as it was previously known to be the perfect breeding ground for further creation and making.
Sizzling with ambition from day one, Gaerea may present one unique face to their audience, masked and enshrouded, but the truth is they have not remained changeless.
As their previous album name Mirage suggests, the inability to trust what our senses are telling us could be construed as one of the album’s central themes. Rather than constrict their art to mythological references or anti-religious tropes, Gaerea instead plumb the depths of the human experiences of isolation and suffering.
Just two years since Mirage was released, Gaerea is here, erupting with intensity, casting forth black ashes over the world yet again.
Their latest release, Coma, has finally surfaced, marking a pivotal shift. From this point forward, everything changes. It’s time for Gaerea to bridge the gap between underground metal and the elevated realm they’ve attained. With Coma, Gaerea emerges from the underground scene, ascending towards a permanently lasting position at the head of the table.
An emotional gateway to a dark black metal scene, a guide to salvation, pain, despair and letting go. Moving up, into the blackness that is above. Gaerea is the answer, the only answer.
Within ‘Coma’s’ ten tracks lies an individual narrative, each with its own tale to unveil. Collectively, they blend nuances of aggression, tranquility, solitude, and fervor.
Boasting a superior production that threads the needle between caustic and clarity, Gaerea yet again admit their loyalty to producer Miguel Tereso of Demigod Recordings for the production of Coma. Together they created the birth of ‘Coma’, the new era for metal mankind. Distinguishing themselves ever more so, the Vortex handpicked their artist Nathan Lorenzana with a clear assignment to create their mesmerizing cover artwork. Months of hand drawing the image with a ballpen lead to this masterpiece which dipped his name into ‘Coma’.
The beauty of Gaerea lies in the directness and simplicity found within their florid tapestry of extremity and aggression. Whether it is in the less-polished aural dynamite of Mirage, or in the lustrous textures of Coma, Gaerea is building a mighty edifice of metal. With talons dipped in the inky blood of black metal and scraped across the flesh of human suffering, Gaerea is leading a charge into the future of darkness, and all those who find beauty and power in the dark side of existence would do well to take heed.
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
In the shadows where desolation meets defiance, GAEREA beckons the daring, the pilgrims of darkness, to traverse realms marked by haunting beauty and devastating intensity. Celebrate the descent with Coma, as Gaerea announces their 2025 European tour—a symphony of anguish and transcendence.
In despair and isolation, GAEREA forged Coma, their fourth full-length alchemy of sound. Known for transcending the confines of traditional black metal, the masked visionaries have unveiled an opus that ripples with the agony of existence and the fleeting beauty within ruins. Crafted under the adept hand of Miguel Tereso at Demigod Studios, Coma promises an unyielding venture into the urban abyss.
Tracks like World Ablaze and Hope Shatters have already enticed the faithful with their blend of fiery tremolos and perilous melodies. These soundscapes capture the essence of GAEREA’s transformative power, offering sanctuary to those who find solace in desolation.
As the final echoes of Coma resonate, GAEREA will carry this symphony of void across Europe to incite catharsis amongst the yearning masses. Mark these dates in blood:
16 Apr: Osnabrück, DE @ Bastard Club 17 Apr: Aalborg, DK @ 1000Fryd 18 Apr: Oslo, NO @ Inferno Festival 19 Apr: Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet 20 Apr: Copenhagen, DK @ BETA 22 Apr: Hamburg, DE @ Headcrash 23 Apr: Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz 24 Apr: Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia 25 Apr: Munich, DE @ Kranhalle 26 Apr: Karlsruhe, DE @ Die Stadmitte 27 Apr: Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett
Tracklist 1. The Poet’s Ballet (7:39) 2. Hope Shatters (4:05) [WATCH] 3. Suspended (5:02) [WATCH] 4. World Ablaze (3:29) [WATCH] 5. Coma (5:19) 6. Wilted Flower (5:50) 7. Reborn (3:51) 8. Shapeshifter (6:24) 9. Unknown (4:24) [WATCH] 10. Kingdom of Thorns (4:45) Total runtime: 50:54
Behind black shrouds of obscurity and desolation, the performers of GAEREA deliver their odes in cascading maelstroms of aggression and beauty. Emerging from the age of pandemic to whatever awaits humanity next, the dark horde remains on the frontlines of the next generation of extreme metal. With an EP and three albums to their name, Gaerea has rapidly distinguished themselves from the thousands of bands toiling away in the underground. Brewing their cauldron of sound from a recipe of pounding black-metal blast mixed with a touch of harrowed, reflective longing, many devotees of the darkened arts have flocked to their banner. With the emergence of third full-length album Mirage, those numbers certainly grew.
Gaerea met a challenge when releasing their second album during the pandemic, the aptly titled Limbo, to excellent world reception. In the meantime, they found the total suspension of interactive life as it was previously known to be the perfect breeding ground for further creation and making.
Sizzling with ambition from day one, Gaerea may present one unique face to their audience, masked and enshrouded, but the truth is they have not remained changeless.
As their previous album name Mirage suggests, the inability to trust what our senses are telling us could be construed as one of the album’s central themes. Rather than constrict their art to mythological references or anti-religious tropes, Gaerea instead plumb the depths of the human experiences of isolation and suffering.
Just two years since Mirage was released, Gaerea is here, erupting with intensity, casting forth black ashes over the world yet again.
Their latest release, Coma, has finally surfaced, marking a pivotal shift. From this point forward, everything changes. It’s time for Gaerea to bridge the gap between underground metal and the elevated realm they’ve attained. With Coma, Gaerea emerges from the underground scene, ascending towards a permanently lasting position at the head of the table.
An emotional gateway to a dark black metal scene, a guide to salvation, pain, despair and letting go. Moving up, into the blackness that is above. Gaerea is the answer, the only answer.
Within ‘Coma’s’ ten tracks lies an individual narrative, each with its own tale to unveil. Collectively, they blend nuances of aggression, tranquility, solitude, and fervor.
Boasting a superior production that threads the needle between caustic and clarity, Gaerea yet again admit their loyalty to producer Miguel Tereso of Demigod Recordings for the production of Coma. Together they created the birth of ‘Coma’, the new era for metal mankind. Distinguishing themselves ever more so, the Vortex handpicked their artist Nathan Lorenzana with a clear assignment to create their mesmerizing cover artwork. Months of hand drawing the image with a ballpen lead to this masterpiece which dipped his name into ‘Coma’.
The beauty of Gaerea lies in the directness and simplicity found within their florid tapestry of extremity and aggression. Whether it is in the less-polished aural dynamite of Mirage, or in the lustrous textures of Coma, Gaerea is building a mighty edifice of metal. With talons dipped in the inky blood of black metal and scraped across the flesh of human suffering, Gaerea is leading a charge into the future of darkness, and all those who find beauty and power in the dark side of existence would do well to take heed.
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
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