Last August, Erra dropped the single "Pale Iris," and now, five months later, the progressive metalcore veterans are back with another new cut, the stunning "Cure."
The song arrived accompanied by a surreal, sci-fi-tinged music video, as well as the announcement of Erra's forthcoming sixth album, also named Cure.
Watch and listen above.
"'Cure' was one of the last songs we wrote for the records," guitarist-vocalist Jesse Cash commented. "I had this groove riff that I was just so obsessed with, to the point that I wanted to stay with it for the full duration of the song. So even though the song stays in 4/4 for the most part, we're always staying locked into this dotted sequence of on rhythm guitars and kick, making the rhythm feel complex yet easy to latch onto as a listener.
"In the final breakdown section, we stay with this dotted sequence, but switch the time signature to 6/8 for a few bars, before reverting back to 4/4 to close out the song. These playful tinkerings with time signature serve as a suitable introduction to the approach we took with grooves throughout the whole record."
Cure is the follow-up to 2021's self-titled album and the band's first LP with their new second guitarist Clint Tustin. He originally joined as a touring member in 2022 before being elevated to full-time status last year.
Cure is due out April 5th via UNFD and available for pre-order now.
