GOD MOTHER - Sinneseld

GOD MOTHER: Sweden's metallic hardcore phenom diversifies on new EP "Sinneseld"; d-beats and cowbells unite on first single "Big Things Coming"

From Stockholm, Sweden, God Mother announces the May 10th release of new EP, Sinneseld.

Pre-order the EP here: https://godmothersverige.bandcamp.com/album/sinneseld

Stream the EP's first single, "Big Things Coming," here: https://metalinjection.net/new-music/god-mother-rages-on-with-new-single-big-things-coming

With its debut album, Maktbehov, released in 2015, God Mother caught the ear of the Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman, who went on to release the band's 2017 album, Vilseledd, on his own label, Party Smasher Inc, and to give the band an opening slot on one of Dillinger's final farewell shows in New York that year.

Weinman endorsed the band with these words: "After 20 years of touring the world and playing thousands of shows with thousands of bands, it is hard to impress me. But Sweden has done it again. God Mother is an undeniable 'force majeure' that demands attention like bands did in the old days, by just being that f*cking good. Torch, officially passed!"

Pitchfork's review of Vilseledd read: "Sweden’s God Mother blend d-beat, grind, math rock, and more, contorting tradition rather than kowtowing to it... The quartet are miles ahead of their peers."

Almost five years later, 2022's Obeveklig EP was startlingly lean and mean, expressing all the pent up frustrations of the pandemic era – the sound of a chained dog released from its cage. "Converge at their most hostile," was the assessment delivered by metal blog Last Rites. European tours with Suffocation and Frontierer followed.

Returning now in 2024, God Mother is back with Sinneseld. The fourth in a series of 9-letter titles, all in the band's native Swedish, the word "sinneseld" is an archaic description of mental illness, translating to English as "mind fire." Vocalist Sebastian Campbell states: "The world has also changed a lot for the worse in the time between Obeveklig and Sinneseld. We have struggled to hold onto mental health and our sense of purpose, with the reality around us."

With the world in as fragile a state as ever, and with the band members building families in the midst of it – Campbell and guitarist Max Lindström both have children on the way and drummer Michael Dahlström just welcomed his second child – a feeling of "carpe diem" pervades Sinneseld. Where Obeveklig was lean and mean, Sinneseld sees the band exploring new musical directions, as if to say "the time is now, try everything, do it today."

Amongst Sinneseld's five tracks lies the most accessible song of the band's career, as well as the most punishing one. "It’s our most sprawling release, musically," says Campbell. "'Human+' is probably the hardest song we’ve ever written, sharing space with the rock n' roll vibe of 'Big Things Coming.'"

Unlike any other song in God Mother's catalog, "Big Things Coming" is an infectious, cowbell-heavy banger that sees Campbell trade his scream for a throaty yell. "It was fun to write and arrange something that sounded more clear and direct than what we’ve done before," he says.

Lyrically, the song skewers the artificiality of our image-based, content-driven culture, with Campbell facetiously boasting about his imaginary successes. "In a world where your self worth is based off of your ability to produce or build something, there is no weight, truth or real act," he states. "Our digital selves are just a product to consume and to convey to others how good we are."

Sinneseld was mixed by God Mother's Michael Dahlström and mastered by Cult of Luna's Magnus Lindberg (Refused, Birds in Row).

Tracklist:
1) Huddinge Blues
2) Big Things Coming
3) Breacher
4) Human+
5) Spellcraft

Lineup:
Sebastian Campbell - vocals
Max Lindström - guitar
Daniel Noring - bass
Michael Dahlström - drums
Robin Hansson - guest vocals on "Human+"

Shows:
April 13 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus 7 (w/ Cult Leader)
May 9 - Vadsø, Norway @ Valo Rock Festival

Discography:
Imitation EP (2013, self-released)

Inga Budskap Kvar EP (2013, self-released)

Maktbehov (2015, self-released)

Split EP w/ Artemis (2016, self-released)

Vilseledd (2017, Party Smasher Inc)
Obeveklig EP (2022, self-released)
Sinneseld EP (2024, self-released)

Press:

"It's easy to see why someone like Ben Weinman would speak so highly of it... Chaotic, grindy hardcore."
–BrooklynVegan

"God Mother escape easy classification. Their blend of sludge, hardcore, punk and grindcore is blistering."
–Decibel

"Converge at their most hostile."
–Last Rites

"Pummeling rapture of audio violence."
–Loudwire

"One crucial piece of chaotic, noisy hardcore."
–New Noise

"A focused blitzkrieg of hardcore, crust, and noise rock."
–No Echo

"They toggle between bone-crushing barnstormers and slow-churned stoner metal with remarkable technical proficiency... The quartet are miles ahead of their peers."
–Pitchfork

"Dillinger Escape Plan-approved spazzcore."
–Revolver

Photo by Emil Johansson