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Los Angeles-based post-hardcore quintet Quiet Fear have teamed up with Revolver to premiere their second single, “Sombras.” Listen below. Rooted in ’90s-inspired screamo, the song showcases atmospheric restraint, perceptive lyrics and a churning melody. According to the band, it “speaks about a society that sees pain and chooses to ignore it.” Along with previous explosive single “Retén,” “Sombras” appears on Quiet Fear s upcoming sophomore album, La Tierra Arriba / El Abismo Abajo, which is set to arrive June 19th via Iodine Recordings. Adding to the post-hardcore/screamo heavyweight boost, the LP was recorded by Alex Estrada (who engineered Touché Amoré’s powerful …To the Beat of a Dead Horse) and mastered by Jack Shirley (who produced several Deafheaven albums as well as Jeromes Dream’s profound The Gray in Between). Their fingerprints are crystal clear on the tracks, helping to bring out the burning chaos through modern production. On La Tierra Arriba / El Abismo Abajo, the Chicano group — comprising vocalist Jonatan Patiño, guitarist Christopher Tortoledo, bassist Adrian Saul Ayala and drummer Edgar Rivas — use bilingual lyrics to discuss systemic oppression, isolation and personal collapse, all shaped by identity and lived experience. “Sombras” is screamed in Spanish. Addressing the song, the band said: “The phrases ‘gotas de llantos ignorados’ and ‘huellas de los olvidados’ point to suffering that is clearly visible, yet dismissed. The lines ‘¿de qué nos sirven los ojos… la boca… las manos… la mente?’ questions the purpose of being human if we don’t employ ourselves to help, speak or act. Overall, it’s a critique of indifference — suggesting that if we choose not to see, not to speak and not to love, ‘la ignorancia nos acaba’ — ignorance ultimately consumes us.” And when it came to the song’s composition, “Sombras” took Quiet Fear about three days to complete and was also inspired by Aughts Italian post-hardcore band Shizune. “We wanted the song to have a very melodic and subtle sound compared to the other tracks on the record but still have that punch to grab the listener,” explains the band. With that album, Quiet Fear says, “We hope it speaks to you as much as it screams to us!” You can pre-order La Tierra Arriba / El Abismo Abajo in various formats here. La Tierra Arriba / El Abismo Abajo by Quiet Fear

(DGR continues to do the heavy lifting at our site while many of us (and him) are off at Maryland Deathfest, and today’s it’s a vivid write-up about a new EP from the Swedish old-school thrashers Venthiax, out now on Dying Victims Productions.) Every year inevitably sees a smorgasbord of EPs released throughout the year. [...]