UK sludge/hardcore extremists Heriot unveil new music video for »Opaline«; new album »Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell« out now via Century Media Records!
Bristol, UK based metalcore/sludge metal band Heriot have unveiled a music video for »Opaline« taken from their brand new studio album, »Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell«, which was just released on September 27th, 2024 via Century Media Records.
Listen to »Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell« on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Foul Void
02. Harm Sequence
03. Opaline
04. Siege Lord
05. Sentenced To The Blade
06. Solvent Gaze
07. Lashed
08. At The Fortress Gate
09. Visage
10. Mourn
Courtesy of Century Media Records:
Since the release of their 2020 single »Cleansed Existence«, Bristol’s industrial metalcore hellraisers Heriot have been touted by artists, journalists and fans alike as extreme music’s next breakout prospect.
»Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell« doesn’t just double down on the crushing claustrophobia of Heriot’s prior material – it also includes ideas that they previously hadn’t touched.
Openers »Foul Void« and »Harm Sequence« prove that with a dizzying one-two punch, the first song being a powerhouse of groove with melodic touches, whereas the second’s a full-tilt metalcore rampage. Elsewhere, such standouts as »Opaline« and »Visage« take the ambient tones Heriot previously only hinted at and build complete songs out of them.
Photo by Harry Steel
The band still sound as raw and direct as ever, yet there’s a refinement that can only come from their sheer drive to make something worthy of all the hype around them. The attention inspired Heriot to focus as intently on their instruments and their craft as they possibly could, and »Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell« was meticulously honed through months of writing and recording.
Composing and demoing alone took almost a year – then, once the band entered the studio in early 2024, they sought help from a who’s who of modern metal. Sylosis leader and ex-Architects guitarist Josh Middleton produced, while Justin Hill of prog metal luminaries Sikth engineered the drums and Grammy award winning Will Putney (who plays in metal/hardcore heavyweights End, Fit For An Autopsy and Better Lovers) mixed.
Heriot have created a dense, oppressive yet diverse masterpiece. Their momentum will only continue to steamroll once the metal masses have heard their new ideas, and it won’t be long before the band rocket from metal’s brightest ‘rising stars’ to simply ‘stars’ in their own right.
Order »Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell« HERE!
Heriot’s first single of 2024 continues their ascendancy as the pre-eminent new force in the UK heavy scene. »Siege Lord« follows late 2023’s »Soul Chasm«, the two glimpses of new material following their signing with Century Media, support shows with Architects in the Summer and their ferocious »Demure« single (Church Road Records).
Heriot’s debut EP »Profound Morality« (2022) catapulted the quartet into the global spotlight, with praise worldwide and a debut, sold-out, headline tour across the UK. The band have since supported Lamb Of God, Thy Art Is Murder, Rolo Tomassi, and performed to packed tents at Download Festival, 2000trees, Wacken Open Air, Bloodstock, Mystic Festival and many more, gathering a legion of fans in the process.
Fully-focused and with a razor-sharp edge, the awe-inspiring double-vocal attack of Jake Packer and Debbie Gough is all-conquering; the titanic support of Erhan Alman (guitar) and Julian Gage (drums) rock-solid.
Heriot have deservedly been grabbing attention with all four pairs of hands, weaponising metallic sludge and hardcore, unholy levels of distortion, speed and gut-punching talent. Elements of Nails, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, and Vein.fm combine and collide to exhilarating effect, creating a sound that is truly groundbreaking, fully worthy of the notice the band are achieving.
In their short recent history Heriot have caught the attention of Pitchfork, The Guardian Metal Hammer, Rock Sound, Brooklyn Vegan, Kerrang!, Revolver, and Knotfest, among many others, heralding the quartet as “one of the most promising young bands in modern metalcore”, and “probably the best new metal band in Britain”.
Line-up:
Jake Packer – Vocals/Bass
Debbie Gough – Vocals/Guitar
Erhan Alman – Guitar
Julian Gage – Drums
Upcoming tour dates:
Nov 22 Electric Brixton, London, UK
Nov 23 Leeds University Stylus, Leeds, UK
Nov 24 Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, UK
Nov 26 O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
Nov 27 O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
Nov 28 SWX, Bristol, UK
Dec 3 Pustervik, Göteborg, Sweden
Dec 9 Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 12 MeetFactory, Praha 5, Czechia
Dec 20 Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well