Paleface Swiss have pulled the wraps off a Kris Jakob-directed music video for their new single “Hatred“. The track’s premiere coincides with the announcement of the experimental deathcore band’s third studio album, “Cursed“, which will see a release on January 03rd.
Vocalist Marc “Zelli” Zellweger commented of this lead track from the release:
“When you’re a kid growing up, you’re happy and you think everything is cool, but nowadays, every time you open your phone, it’s just a flood of negativity. We’re bombarded with so much bad news every day that finding anything positive feels nearly impossible.
‘Hatred’ is us venting our frustration about the things we can’t change. It may not be as deep as the other tracks on the album, but it’s for everyone who’s fed up with the constant negativity in the world. For the music video, we wanted to keep it simple and raw—a no-nonsense, old-school performance video with us going as hard as we can in a room. There are, however, a few easter eggs hidden in there that will make more sense as we release more videos from this album.”
As for the record, each of the nine tracks featured on the album are tied to a flower found on the artwork of the release, with the idea being that they represent a different struggle. Work on the album took place in the Canary Islands, an place local to their tour manager Ron Steven Deris.
That environment spilled over into the album, with the opening track “Un Pobre Niño Murió“, serving as a reimagining of a song they were introduced to at the time. Zelli elaborated:
“We went to Ron’s place in Tenerife, and every morning and every evening we had breakfast and dinner together. We always listened to vinyl while eating, and one evening he pulled out a Canary Islands folklore vinyl with very old songs—like all of the artists on these songs had been dead for many years—and this song came on with just one woman singing by herself. It’s supposed to be a children’s lullaby, but it was actually scary. The lyrics are the complete opposite of a lullaby.”
As for adopting a conceptual nature on this record, Zelli added:
“This time we wanted to keep it simple and follow the lead of the big guys, taking the necessary time for it. However, it was still an exhausting process. I’m overjoyed with the result and can’t wait to unleash our first concept album upon the world.”
He continued:
“This record is for sure our most personal one so far. We’ve always written about topics like mental health, but we’ve usually written about people who are really close to us. On this record there wasn’t really much space for stories from other people. Between the time when we released “Fear & Dagger “and writing this record, there were periods when this is how we all felt. I’d say 80% of these two years were filled with so much happiness and joy, which I’m really thankful for, but the few dark days that we had ARE this record.”
“Cursed” track listing:
01 – “Un Pobre Niño Murió”
02 – “Hatred”
03 – “…and with hope you’ll be damned”
04 – “Don’t You Ever Stop”
05 – “Enough”
06 – “Youth Decay”
07 – “My Blood On Your Hands”
08 – “Love Burns”
09 – “River Of Sorrows”
For pre-orders, head to linktr.ee/palefaceswiss. A North American headlining tour on that record will unfold as follows:
03/20 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
03/21 Toronto, ON – Lees Palace
03/22 Montreal, QC – Club Soda
03/23 Worcester, MA – Palladium (Upstairs)
03/26 Albany, NY – Empire Live
03/27 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
03/28 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
03/29 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
03/30 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
04/01 Orlando, FL – The Abbey
04/02 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell)
04/03 Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
04/04 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
04/05 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
04/06 Wichita, KS – Wave (Indoors)
04/08 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Underground
04/09 Dallas, TX – Southside Music Hall
04/10 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
04/11 Mesa, AZ – Nile
04/12 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
04/13 Roseville, CA – Goldfields
04/15 Portland, OR – Dante’s
04/16 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
04/17 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
04/18 Spokane, WA – The Knitting Factory
04/19 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
04/20 Denver, CO – Summit
04/22 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
04/23 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood
04/24 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
04/25 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
04/26 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
