With just days 10 days standing in the way of their North American tour with Zeal & Ardor and ZETRA, Portuguese extreme metal outfit Gaerea dropped a music video for the title track of their latest album Coma. And if you haven’t listened to what they’re doing these days, you really ought to.
Noted by the band as one of the new album’s heavier songs, “Coma” hits hard right out of the gate and pulses with a groove that should make most black metal/extreme metal fans excited. The band’s vocalist had this to say about the title track while chatting with Apple Music:
“This is the song that explains the whole record, basically. 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’s upcoming North American tour will kick off on November 23 in Philadelphia and comes to an end on December 18 in Dallas, Texas. You can find the full list of dates, with links to buy your tickets, down below.
Gaerea North American Tour 2024 with Zeal & Ardor and 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]
Additional Gaerea European Summer Dates
August 30 – Volos, GR @ Golden R Festival [Tickets]