Melbourne-based Blackened Deathcore act MÉLANCOLIA, has dropped an offiical music video for their new single “[Inure]”, directed by Karl Steller. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming debut album, “HissThroughRottenTeeth”, out on April 21st via Greyscale Records (AUS/NZ) and Nuclear Blast Records (Rest of World).
“[Inure]” invites listeners into MÉLANCOLIA’s world of unease and doom, thematically inspired by sadomasochism and how it is often used as a tactic to feel after experiencing a sense of numbness for so long. The video clip presents a sinister backdrop to accompany the sonic horror.
Immersing listeners in a torturous tale of birth, life and death, HissThroughRottenTeeth follows a fallen deity, cast down from a godly realm and met with the punishment of reincarnating as a human with a wealth of knowledge yet stripped entirely of power.
Vocalist alex Hill comments: “Essentially the album is about the pain of existence and how we get no say in coming into this world.”
The album traverses different stages of the deity’s miserable existence, doomed to repeat a painful cycle for all of eternity. MÉLANCOLIA sink their teeth into their monstrous storyline with eerie passages, guttural deliveries, and grotesque visuals, dispensing pure dread through their music.
After establishing themselves just last year with their leading single “Horror_Ethereal”, the band announced this February their signing to both Greyscale Records for Australia and New Zealand and Nuclear Blast for the rest of the world. MÉLANCOLIA may be fresh out the gates but they’re miles from the start line as the four-piece have crafted a unique sound that has already catapulted them to new heights.
The quartet will take their place as main support for Gravemind on Friday, April 14th at Stay Gold, Melbourne. Presented by What We Did On The Weekend, MÉLANCOLIA will be joined by Vilify and Body Prison, where they’ll showcase a collection of relentless unreleased tracks. Tickets are on sale now!
MÉLANCOLIA echo a tormented entity trapped within the claws of despair, angst, and unnerving melancholy. Like messengers of darkness, Alex Hill takes his place at the forefront as vocalist, Joshua Taafe and Billy Morris join the fold as guitarists with Mason Page on drums.
Storming through the gates of 2023 with a vengeance, MÉLANCOLIA played their first-ever show with THY ART IS MURDER on their Decade Of Hate Australian Tour in January alongside STARVE and JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED.
“HissThroughRottenTeeth” track listing:
- Horror_Ethereal
- Dread Will Follow
- GOD TONGUE
- When Shovels Drag On Concrete
- The Hands That Tied The Noose
- [Inure]
- HissThroughRottenTeeth
- …a cold static eulogy
You can watch the official music video for “[Inure]” below:
