Brisbane metal outfit DIESECT announce new EP ‘HIDE FROM THE LIGHT‘ out Friday May 30 via Greyscale Records. Today they share new single SHURA as a taste of more to come, and they’ll tour it around Queensland in June supporting Make Them Suffer on their regional run.
SHURA is a fresh, aggressive and crushing instalment for DIESECT, featuring additional production by ProdPlague and Luka Rozaka of ten56. The word Shura can be used to describe a person who falls into a situation in which they have to fight an endless war, in a relentless and inhumane manner despite wanting to live a life of peace. SHURA serves as a midpoint on ‘HIDE FORM THE LIGHT’, where negativity, vindication and a need for revenge take hold while at the same time a sense of emotional indifference can also be felt.
The upcoming EP is the band’s third, and is their first with Greyscale Records. The EP thematically tells the story of an individual gradually losing faith or hope in being able to heal, until the desire to try passes and they are wilfully consumed by the negative. “This story is told chronologically through each song on the project, with the opening and closing tracks intended to serve as mirrors of each other to convey the final message of the story; if you choose to hide from the light, you in turn will suffer in the dark,” tells the band.
Earlier this year DIESECT announced their signing to Greyscale Records and shared their first single from the upcoming EP, TOO MANY SCARS. The quartet have been making waves independently since their inception in 2021, and TOO MANY SCARS showed an aggressive evolution of the sound they have established, introducing new elements and production in a chaotic and abrasive fashion.
DIESECT fearlessly navigate the turbulent realms of both internal struggles and external chaos, refusing to sugarcoat the complexities of life. From humble beginnings as Brisbane locals to their current status as national contenders, DIESECT has garnered over 2 million streams across various platforms, showcasing their undeniable appeal to a growing audience. They’ve toured across the nation selling out their own shows and supporting the likes of Fit For A King (US), ERRA (US), Silent Planet (US), Currents (US), August Burns Red (US), While She Sleeps (UK), Spite (US), To The Grave and more.
Their signing announcement saw DIESECT join the company of leading names in the Australian alternative community as they joined the Greyscale Records family alongside Alpha Wolf, Make Them Suffer, Diamond Construct, Paledusk (JPN), Casey (UK) and PROMPTS (JPN) to name just a few.
SHURA and TOO MANY SCARS are out now. ‘HIDE FROM THE LIGHT’ will be available Friday May 30 via Greyscale Records.
