From Osaka, Japan, Seek will release their debut full-length album, Kokyou De Shinu Otoko (which translates to The Man Dies in His Hometown in English) via Silent Pendulum Records on June 23. The album is the band’s first full-length despite Seek forming more than 20 years ago.
Fifty 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.
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 U.S. 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
Kokyou De Shinu Otoko 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)
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Watch the video for “Kokyou De Shinu Otoko” by Seek here:
Preorder Kokyou De Shinu Otoko here, and follow Seek here.
