LP - $17.25 / CASSETTE - $7.00
LP UPC: 721352025014
CASSETTE UPC: 721352025052
STREET DATE: 1/12/24
CAT#: VIS05
LABEL: Persistent Vision
America can be a cold and callous place. As vast as it is cruel, the modern living experience is often defined by isolation. Pushing back against the doldrums and reaching for community, Massa Nera and Quiet Fear release the collaborative album, "Quatro Vientos // Cinco Soles."
New Jersey's Massa Nera and Los Angeles' Quiet Fear draw from their lived experiences to push the borders of introspective, impassioned hardcore and screamo. Together, the bands create a unique sonic world for "Quatro Vientos // Cinco Soles" in which the listener can become fully immersed.
Meant as a cohesive piece of art, Massa Nera and Quiet Fear worked to highlight rhythm and other non-traditional elements of hardcore without forgoing aggression. The bands take 90s-inspired screamo as their foundation and update the style for a modern audience, weaving elements of post rock, mathcore, and even Latin rhythms into their sound.
Balancing vulnerability and fragility with moments of extreme emotional catharsis, the bands play with genres and dynamics to add weight and push the genre forward. Massa Nera and Quiet Fear effortlessly tie together the metallic chaos of Converge, Envy's most triumphant moments, and the emotional intensity of Pg.99, while creating something new and refreshing of their own.
TRACK LISTING:
- Bloated - Massa Nera
- Entre Las Manos Y El Colmillo - Quiet Fear
- Division - Massa Nera
- N.U.M. - Quiet Fear
- I Point to the River - Massa Nera
- Presidio - Quiet Fear
- Nueva Llama - Quiet Fear & Massa Nera (collaboration)
MARKETING POINTS:
- Streaming singles for "Bloated" and "Presidio" will be premiered by Brooklyn Vegan on 12/1/23
- Massa Nera December 2023 East Coast Tour with Infant Island (Secret Voice)
- Massa Nera January 2024 California Tour & Shows with Quiet Fear
- Massa Nera April 2024 Midwest Tour with Pageninetynine & City of Caterpillar
- Massa Nera May 2024 European Tour
- Massa Nera previous LP received acclaim through Decibel, Brooklyn Vegan, Idioteq, Stereogum, Distorted Sound, and others
- Massa Nera has also been featured on the "Balladeers, Redefined" Compilation on Secret Voice, and split LP with Infant Island and Frail Body
FOR FANS OF:
Pageninetynine, City of Caterpillar, Envy, Converge
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