German metalcore veterans, Neaera, have just unveiled a video for their latest single, “All is Dust.“ The song is the title track of their upcoming new full-length, set for release on June 28th via Metal Blade Records. Head into the article below to catch the new video and find out more.
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Comments guitarist Stefan Keller, ““All Is Dust” is a brutal bastard of a song that puts on a vile face. In the center of the title track stands the inextricable human dilemma of man‘s (ir)relevance in relation to the universe‘s impalpable space and time.”
On February 28th, 2020, Neaera released their seventh album – their eponymous comeback record after a seven-year-hiatus – which caught everyone by surprise. Despite having been well received, the pandemic impeded the band‘s long awaited and already scheduled return to the live stages. On February 29th, 2020, Neaera played a sold-out release show, but it remained the only show for the record in years since Wacken, the Impericon festivals, and other shows were forced to be postponed.
By 2021, the Neaera collective decided it was time for new material. With a desire to return to an old-school writing approach when songs were composed together in a musty rehearsal room, the band started the writing process. The following year, the band recruited Janosch Rathmer (drummer of longtime friends/German post-rock institution Long Distance Calling) to record their new album, All Is Dust. Mixing and mastering for the record was skillfully executed by Kristian Kohle at Kohlekeller Studios who adorned the songs with a powerful yet organic sound that perfectly fit the band‘s vision of their new material and approach.
Lyrically, on All Is Dust, Neaera has altered their approach a bit and put the individual, its survival, and sanity in these testing times center stage alongside lyrics that tackle global and social clamor – a shift that was arguably pandemic-related. Watch the band‘s previously released video for “Pacifier” here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5tAW-h9q-I
All Is Dust features cover art by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design (Oceans Of Slumber, Evergrey, Vomitory) and will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
Dark Vanilla Marbled (Ltd. 700)
Orange Black Dust (Ltd. 200)
Gold Black Dust (EMP exclusive – Ltd. 300)
Wooden Box set (Gatefold Dark Goldenrod Marbled LP, Digi-CD, 7″, poster, lanyard, patch, hand signed card – Kingsroad exclusive – Ltd. 300)
Additionally, a limited album/ticket bundle will be available at Kingsroad and Impericon for an exclusive Neaera record release show in Münster, Germany on September 14th. Direct support for that show comes from Breakdown Of Sanity.
All Is Dust tracklisting:
01 Antidote to Faith
02 Pacifier
03 All Is Dust
04 Swords Unsheathed
05 Per Aspera
06 Edifier
07 In Vain
08 Render Fear Powerless
09 Dividers
10 Into the Hollow
Neaera Live:
6/28/2024 Vainstream Rockfest – Münster, DE
8/16/2024 Summer Breeze Festival – Dinkelsbühl, DE
8/17/2024 Reload Festival – Sulingen, DE
9/14/2024 Skaters Palace – Münster, DE * Record Release Show
Neaera:
Benny Hilleke – Vocals
Stefan Keller – Guitars
Tobias Buck – Guitars
Benjamin Donath – Bass
Sebastian Heldt – Drums
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