Out today: SEEK - Kokyou De Shinu Otoko

Kokyou De Shinu Otoko, the new album by Osaka, Japan trio Seek, is out today on Silent Pendulum Records.

Stream the album, here: https://silentpendulumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kokyou-de-shinu-otoko

Stream the official music video for the album's title track, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFpsdAP0PU

Buy the album (vinyl), here: https://silentpendulumrecords.com/collections/vinyl

Buy the album (CD), here: https://deliverbrecords.stores.jp/

Translated to English as "The Man Dies in His Hometown," Kokyou De Shinu Otoko is Seek's first full-length, despite forming more than 20 years ago. Seek unleashes storms of blackened hardcore with great emotional depth, recommended for fans of Neurosis' tormented post-metal, Acme's infernal crust, and of newer bands like Hexis and Downfall of Gaia.

Tour:

July 6 - Osaka, Japan @ Hokage (w/ So Hideous)
July 7 - Nagoya, Japan @ Huck Finn (w/ So Hideous)
July 8 - Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan @ Cosmic Hall (w/ So Hideous)
July 9 - Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan @ Antiknock (w/ So Hideous)

"50 minutes of blackened hardcore."
–Lambgoat

"A dark, raw affair."

–New Noise

"Seek kicks ass."

–Toilet ov Hell

"An experience that towers and sweeps in the scale of its catastrophe... A sonic and emotional powerhouse of blackened hardcore."
–No Clean Singing

"Within its corrosive tones and restless bursts, woeful riffs of despair and mourning emerge."
–Idioteq

"A very uncomfortable, very unpleasant experience. It's peppered with moments of light, though... The production is incredible. It's cold, it's dark... It's a very claustrophobic and, at times, intoxicating listen."
–Metal Epidemic

"An emotional listening experience, dragged forward by the intensity of the vocals and brought to crashing conclusions by thrilling drum performances. It's a record that reminds us exactly why Japanese black metal is so exciting and forces listeners to come to terms with their own inherent darkness."
–Two Guys Metal Reviews

More info: https://thechainworld.blogspot.com/2023/05/seek.html

SEEK - Kokyou De Shinu Otoko

SEEK: Japanese blackened hardcore beast to release debut full-length album via Silent Pendulum Records

From Osaka, Japan, Seek will release its debut full-length album via Silent Pendulum Records on June 23rd.

Titled Kokyou De Shinu Otoko – translated to English as The Man Dies in His Hometown –

the album is the band's first full-length, despite Seek forming more than 20 years ago.

Stream the official music video for the album's title track, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFpsdAP0PU

Pre-order the album (vinyl), here: https://silentpendulumrecords.com/collections/vinyl

Pre-order the album (CD), here: https://deliverbrecords.stores.jp/

50 minutes in all, Kokyou De Shinu Otoko sees the Osaka trio unleashing storms of blackened hardcore. Corrosive tones and impatient blasts carry forth woeful riffs of dread and mourning. Vocalist Suguru Inomoto roars urgently in his native Japanese, occasionally accompanying his own voice with haunting clean vocals that soar alongside the screams. "Thread a thin needle through dry sand," he bellows on the album's title track, a song confronting mortality. "A moth with no pattern dies elegantly." 

Seek's sound is a dark, raw affair with great emotional depth, recommended for fans of everything from Neurosis' tormented post-metal to Acme's hellish hardcore, and of newer bands like Hexis and Downfall of Gaia.

Silent Pendulum founder Michael Kadnar, who also drums for Downfall of Gaia, states: "I had the pleasure of playing with Seek in Japan the last time I toured there. I was honestly blown away by their music. Fast forward a few years, I asked them if they need help with their new album. I'm very excited to give them a US platform and to share the stage with them again this July."

Kadnar will return to Japan in July, this time as the drummer for orchestral metal greats So Hideous, who will play fours shows with Seek.

Seek (w/ So Hideous):

July 6 - Osaka, Japan @ Hokage
July 7 - Nagoya, Japan @ Huck Finn
July 8 - Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan @ Cosmic Hall
July 9 - Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan @ Antiknock

Tracklist:
1) Meijitsu (Dawn)
2) Shinkai (Deep Sea)
3) Kuroi Ame (Black Rain)
4) Tonari De Onaji Hi Wo (I'm Still With You)
5) Ikyouto (Heathen)
6) Yotsuyu Ni Utsuru (Reflected in the Night Dew)
7) Ichiaku No Zanka (Slight Embers)
8) Kokyou De Shinu Otoko (The Man Dies in His Hometown)

Lineup:
Suguru Inomoto - vocals
Kazuyuki Maikawa - guitars
Yuki Wakita - drums