1514 - GAEREA - Coma

[Noche de Rock]

Al fin! Black Metal de capuchas en el Disco de la Semana!!! Ya iba siendo hora majos...



When Gaerea emerged out of pandemic limbo, the masked band came branded with a vision of black metal that was guided not by myths or pagan beliefs but a purging of emotion. The world quickly came to share that vision, following them from the gates of Hellfest to tours through China and the U.S.

But with ‘Coma’, Gaerea are no longer strictly black metal. Though once again produced by trusted confidant Miguel Tereso, their fourth album broadens their signature sound by taking it in two seemingly opposed directions. There are more moments of intense beauty, but they only heighten the ensuing blows.

“World Ablaze” ignited this new era of Gaerea by holding a more conventional song structure over fiery tremolo picking. “Hope Shatters” upends even the loftiest of fan expectations; after the song collapses under its blistering heaviness, the melody hangs perilously in the air, like a swaying chandelier, before it’s smashed to pieces by hammering bass and concussive blast beats. “I’ve known faces within me”, their unnamed vocalist cries in the wake of a slow and somber guitar solo before “Unknown” snaps into a razor-sharp hook. “I transform with every passing moment”.

With ‘Coma’, Gaerea surface to the top of extreme metal.


released October 25, 2024

[Noche de Rock]

La semana que viene tenemos a Gaerea!!! Alguien ha escuchado el disco? Me gustaría alguna opinión para contrastar con la de Jimenez en la reseña, que parece que no le ha gustado tanto como yo esperaba.

[BPoP]

Igual es que me ha pillado en el momento adecuado pero he escuchado mucho más éste que el anterior. Tengo pendiente recuperar Mirage que lo dejé pasar muy de puntillas en su día.
Coma tiene una producción quizás excesiva por momentos, pero joder es que lo disfruto un montón como suena esto y los temazos que tiene. Por otro lado, éste tiene un aire a post metal que igual es lo que a mí me atrae más y a Jiménez al contrario.