Belgian sludge/post-metal band MoldEra unveil new single »The Dawn« and reveal full album details for »Colonize«!
Liège, Belgium based sludge/post-metal band MoldEra premiere the second single »The Dawn« taken from their sophomore album, »Colonize«, set to release on June 6th, 2025 via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records.
Tracklist:
01. Full Machete
02. Falling Through The Ashes
03. The Dawn
04. Electric Brain In The Mirror Of Doom
05. Third Space Part 1 (Wander)
06. Third Space Part 2 (No Return)
Courtesy of Grand Sounds PR:
Belgian post-sludge outfit MoldEra are proud to unveil their brand new single »The Dawn«, now available on all digital platforms. The song offers a stunning preview of their upcoming second album, »Colonize«, which will be released on June 6, 2025, on CD and digital formats via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records.
After the powerful first single »Falling Through The Ashes«, »The Dawn« delivers another immersive experience, blending thunderous stoner doom riffs with post-metal atmospheres and flashes of ’90s grunge emotion. MoldEra’s sound continues to evolve, combining weight and introspection in equal measure.
Colonize is a six-track concept album written and composed collectively by the band. It fuses classic doom and stoner foundations with progressive dynamics, heavily inspired by artists like Sleep, Yob, Earth, King Buffalo and Isis, while also channeling the raw intensity of Alice In Chains, Deftones and other grunge legends.
Lyrically, the album explores topics such as environmental destruction, industrialized exploitation of nature, criticism of the techno-optimist visions spread by corporate and military power structures, and the resilience of life within collapsing systems. Frontman Florian Zanatta pens lyrics that act as both a warning and a spark of hope for a different future, one where human and non-human life may find a new balance.
The album was recorded live in May 2024 at Koko Studio (Sprimont, Liège, Belgium), and was mixed and mastered in the summer by Laurent Eyen. Known for his work with It It Anita, Pestifer, Gros Coeur, and La Jungle, as well as his live sound engineering for Birds In Row, Eyen captured MoldEra’s dense, organic sound with clarity and raw energy.
Release date: June 6, 2025
Formats: CD and Digital via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records
Listen to »The Dawn« HERE.
Recommended for fans of Sleep, Yob, King Buffalo, Isis, Alice In Chains, Deftones.
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