Stream the song, here:
https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2019/12/02/track-premiere-fliege-the-invisible-seam/
Decibel has championed Fliege since discovering its self-titled, 2017 demo, a homage to David Cronenberg's The Fly. Decibel called those six, Jeff Goldblum-ridden songs, "infectious," and proclaimed: "Every once in a while, a band comes along, transgresses all genre boundaries, and cuts a demo that stands as a genuine demonstration of a singular sound."
With the upcoming The Invisible Seam, slated for a January 31st release, the Brooklyn band has graduated from The Fly to more serious cinema: Ingmar Bergman's existential 1957 masterpiece, The Seventh Seal. Guitarist/vocalist Coleman Bentley states: "Our demo tackled The Fly, but we soon realized we had to expand from that universe in order to have anything new to say. So for this one, we chose Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, the story of a Swedish knight returning home from the Crusades to find his homeland ravaged by the plague... Within the framework of that film, we tackle the nihilism of modern life and the paradox of depression – not wanting to live but not actively wanting to die."
Title track "The Invisible Seam" is an anthemic, mid-paced crusher that possesses all the disparate elements of Fliege's singular sound. Blackened screams and '80s heavy metal riffage are propelled by industrialized drum programming, then laced with the kind of melancholy that points to post-hardcore roots. It is a collision of styles that might seem jumbled if it were not delivered so convincingly, and with such hooks.
In discussing the new album, Bentley has referenced Immortal, Nine Inch Nails, Judas Priest, Cloud Rat, and John Carpenter, among others. The Invisible Seam is all that and more. An epic endeavor, in sound and in concept, it is an example of a band transcending its own beginnings to become something awesome.
More info:
http://thechainworld.blogspot.com/2019/11/fliege-invisible-seam.html
With the upcoming The Invisible Seam, slated for a January 31st release, the Brooklyn band has graduated from The Fly to more serious cinema: Ingmar Bergman's existential 1957 masterpiece, The Seventh Seal. Guitarist/vocalist Coleman Bentley states: "Our demo tackled The Fly, but we soon realized we had to expand from that universe in order to have anything new to say. So for this one, we chose Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, the story of a Swedish knight returning home from the Crusades to find his homeland ravaged by the plague... Within the framework of that film, we tackle the nihilism of modern life and the paradox of depression – not wanting to live but not actively wanting to die."
Title track "The Invisible Seam" is an anthemic, mid-paced crusher that possesses all the disparate elements of Fliege's singular sound. Blackened screams and '80s heavy metal riffage are propelled by industrialized drum programming, then laced with the kind of melancholy that points to post-hardcore roots. It is a collision of styles that might seem jumbled if it were not delivered so convincingly, and with such hooks.
In discussing the new album, Bentley has referenced Immortal, Nine Inch Nails, Judas Priest, Cloud Rat, and John Carpenter, among others. The Invisible Seam is all that and more. An epic endeavor, in sound and in concept, it is an example of a band transcending its own beginnings to become something awesome.
More info:
http://thechainworld.blogspot.com/2019/11/fliege-invisible-seam.html
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