Heavy Song of the Week is a characteristic on Heavy Consequence breaking down the highest steel, punk, and onerous rock tracks it is advisable to hear each Friday. This week, No. 1 goes to Gaerea’s new single “Submerged.”
Portugal’s Gaerea simply inked a cope with Century Media Information, shifting from one stalwart steel imprint (Season of Mist) to a different. That’s simply semantics for listeners, however the announcement did usher in new music within the type of “Submerged,” plus a brand new album arriving in 2026.
At 5 minutes in size, the one-off single is a comparatively bite-sized encapsulation of Gaerea’s sound, which melds components of conventional atmospheric black steel, loss of life steel, and melodic post-metal — all of which may be heard right here. It’s merely a coincidence that each teams begin with a ‘G’ and share similar-sounding six-letter band names, however Gojira comparisons are inevitable, in that each teams obtain an analogous stage of grandeur from the mix of harshness and melody.
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Honorable Mentions:
Useless Warmth – “Perpetual Punishment”
Dead Heat take us proper again to 1986 with the intro to “Perpetual Punishment,” with the calming chimes of the acoustic guitar begetting a crushed-out blast of lo-fi thrash riffs. Useless Warmth are decidedly old-school — that is Bay Space thrash worship to the max — however the memorable melodic riffing is undeniably spectacular, and high quality riffing all the time distinguishes the cream of the crop with regards to thrash, an overpopulated sub-genre. Let’s simply say, there’s a purpose Useless Warmth are signed to Steel Blade, the identical label that launched Slayer’s earliest works.
Fleshwater – “Final Escape”
After nabbing our HSOTW honor a few weeks in the past, Fleshwater land on our countdown once more, this time with the follow-up single “Final Escape.” The ’90s-core is pervasive: a breakbeat intro, thick guitars, a music video shot in an empty shopping center. It’s not simply tone and style, although. Guitarist Anthony DiDio and drummer Matt Wooden introduced over simply sufficient math from their different band Vein.fm to maintain the rhythm various, leading to some satiating musical dynamics through the bridge and instrumental sections of the track. Elsewhere, singer Marisa Shirar floats over the combo. The band claims to have recorded the vocals at dwelling, whereas the music was studio-tracked. An unconventional transfer, however Shirar sounds nice with that pure room reverb.
Hail the Solar – “Warfare Crimes”
Hail the Sun simply introduced their new album, minimize. flip. fade. again., arriving October twenty fourth. The maths-rock vets additionally dropped the lead single “Warfare Crimes,” a track that’s virtually confrontational in its development. At first, it seems like any person by chance layered a melodic metalcore track over a very random D-beat drum monitor. And then you definately maintain listening, and it unusually begins to match up. Then Hail the Solar throw one other rhythmic curveball — or the music drops out utterly. Briefly, count on the sudden. Fortunately, it’s not tremendous linear, because the band circles again to sure components of the association, so that you’re that rather more acquainted with the subtleties after every move.
