Austin, Texas based melodic death metal band-to-watch HINAYANA will release their massive sophomore full-length album, Shatter And Fall, this Friday, November 10, 2023 via Napalm Records.
Following their stunning recent singles “Reverse The Code” and “Triptych Visions”, HINAYANA have released their third new single,“A Tide Unturning”, featuring guest vocal contributions from Tuomas Saukkonen of WOLFHEART. The track shines as one of the most brutalizing yet pensive metal ballads of 2023, as flowing melodies and deep resonating guitars surround the crushing voices of Saukkonen and frontman Casey Hurd.
In 2018, HINAYANA first ensnared the masses with their self-released debut, Order Divine, and later defied the pandemic with their subsequent 2020 release, the Death Of The Cosmic EP. Produced by frontman Casey Hurd and Kevin Butler with mastering by Dan Swanö at Unisound, upcoming Shatter And Fall serves as a darker, more solemn work in comparison to their previous releases, yet superior without question in songwriting, technicality and cohesiveness. Shatter And Fall also features guest contributions from melodic death metal purveyors and labelmates Tuomas Saukkonen of WOLFHEART and Vincent Jackson Jones of AETHER REALM.
Setting them apart from contemporaries like Insomnium, Amorphis and Swallow the Sun, Shatter And Fall blends modern, accessible elements with equal parts melody and menace, emerging as a fresh entry in this year’s most head-turning metal offerings.
Frontman Casey Hurd says about the album:
“Shatter And Fall is about Karma, one’s own fate, consequences, grief about our own actions, depression, loss of faith, yin and yang, light and dark, and our own unchanging nature as humans. It’s darker, heavier, and more diverse than our previous releases. We’re evolving and expanding on our sound to include more catchy and anthemic elements in addition to the darker, heavier material. This new album is a significant milestone for HINAYANA.”
Pre-Order Shatter And Fall HERE
Shatter And Falltrack listing:
1. Slowly Light Collides
2. Mind Is A Shadow (feat. Vincent Jackson Jones)
3. How Many Dreams
4. Spirit And Matter
5. From Our Darkest Moments
6. Reverse The Code
7. Lost To Flame
8. The Answer
9. Triptych Visions
10. A Tide Unturning (feat. Tuomas Saukkonen)
11. Taken
Shatter And Fallwill be available in the following formats:
-1CD Digisleeve
-1LP Gatefold BLACK
-Digital Album
HINAYANA is on tour in Europe and the UK now, supporting headliners WOLFHEART and fellow support act BEFORE THE DAWN. See below for all dates!
WOLFHEART w/ HINAYANA and BEFORE THE DAWN | Europe/UK 2023:
11/8 (DE) Siegburg // Kubana
11/9 (DE) Trier // Mergener Hof
11/10 (NL) Helmond // Cacaofabriek
11/11 (DE) Essen // Turock
11/12 (AT) Innsbruck // Pmk
11/3 (SD) Liubliana / / Orto Bar
11/14 (DE) Munich // Backstage Halle
11/15 (HU) Budapest // Barba Negra
11/16 (AT) Vienna // Szene
11/17 (DE) Leipzig // Hellraiser
11/18 (DE) Weissenhäuser Strand // Metal Hammer Paradise
11/19 (DE) Berlin // Orwo Haus
11/20 (CZ) Prague // Futurum
11/21 (PL) Warsaw // Hydrozagadka
11/22 (PL) Krakow / / Kamienna12
11/23 (DE) Dresden // Chemiefabrik
11/24 (DE) Mannheim // Ms Connexion Complex
11/25 (DE) Hannover // Musikzentrum
11/26 (NL) Maastricht // Muziekgieterij
HINAYANA is:
Casey Hurd – Guitar/Vocals
Daniel Vieira – Drums
Erik Shtaygrud – Guitar
Michael Anstice – Keyboard
Matt Bius – Bass
HINAYANA online:
BANDCAMP
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
NAPALM RECORDS
