Singapore chaotic hardcore and mathcore band Glassmouth have just released their first new tracks in over 4 years. The tracks are ‘8th Passenger = Death’, the alien movie-inspired number and an accompanying track – “Grundelesque”, a frantic panic melody.
“8th passenger = death is based on the movie Alien, and the song title takes after the movie’s Hungarian title. Like the film, the song explores gender roles, feminine symbolism, fear of parenthood, and childbearing. A man is impregnated and dies from ‘child birth’, the remaining crew (mostly male) are slaughtered by the phallic alien. The hero and last man standing was a woman, who assumed the traditional stereotyped role of the man to overcome to alien and save humanity. It captures the spirit of non-conformity to social and gender norms that we as a band resonate with.
About Grundelesque, it is about the fear and mortality risks of abortion procedures throughout history, and the weight of abortion in society today. The title comes from Grundel, a ghost that devours young children.”
The band also added, “Flatliner will feature 10 songs of varying degrees of cringe, math, and lessons on how to not metal/hardcore. It bears the lesson that anyone can do anything and make things and as long as you are happy with it, that’s all it should be. But in reality, the album is about dread and really really bad things that happened in history. Like a song about a historical surgery with a 300% mortality rate. Or perhaps in this single release case, Grundelesque is about devouring young children. The album will be released in late 2022, with no date set yet.”
When da homies that we’ve known for years return as a new band (for reasons mentioned below) – we back that shit hard. That’s how we roll in the...
REVIEW: Hong Kong Post-Hardcore Act Wellsaid Release Sophomore Album ‘Lurking’
REVIEW: Hardcore Punk Act SPIT Release Self-Titled Debut Album [Taiwan]
REVIEW: Melodic Death Metal Band Reborn Release EP [Vietnam]
REVIEW: The Most Important Punk Rock Release of 2021 – The Rebel Riot [Myanmar]
REVIEW: Metalcore Band Prompts’ ‘Magenta Smile’ Gets A Full Review [Japan]
The Philippines Keep Delivering Hits. REACT Release Debut Album ‘True Grit’ [Philippines]
Black Metal Act OHOL YEG Release New LP Rooted in Turkish Lore [Turkey]
DEMO ALERT: Good Friends, DIENASTY, Return As GUILTSTRIKE, Drop Demo [Philippines]
Macau Comes In Hard On Debut Album by Metalcore Act CANCER GAME [Macau]
Vietnamese Hardcore Punk Band NUCLEAR STOCKPILES Drop 2 Tracks [Vietnam]
ARTICLE: Who We Are: Asian American Unity Fest in NYC by Jeremy Duke
Thai Skinhead Hardcore Band FOOLISH THE BASTARDS Drop Sick New Track [Thailand]
The Philippines Keep Delivering Hits. REACT Release Debut Album ‘True Grit’ [Philippines]
Black Metal Act OHOL YEG Release New LP Rooted in Turkish Lore [Turkey]
DEMO ALERT: Good Friends, DIENASTY, Return As GUILTSTRIKE, Drop Demo [Philippines]
ARTICLE: Who We Are: Asian American Unity Fest in NYC by Jeremy Duke
Thai Skinhead Hardcore Band FOOLISH THE BASTARDS Drop Sick New Track [Thailand]
The Philippines Keep Delivering Hits. REACT Release Debut Album ‘True Grit’ [Philippines]
Black Metal Act OHOL YEG Release New LP Rooted in Turkish Lore [Turkey]
Copyright © 2024 Unite Asia. Designed and powered by ALT-X Agency.