Paleface Swiss release a new video for “Hatred” and announce a new album for next year

The music video for Paleface Swiss‘s new song, “Hatred,” directed by Kris Jakob, has been revealed. The publication of the song and the news of the experimental deathcore group’s third studio album, “Cursed,” which is scheduled for release on January 3rd, correspond. Regarding the album itself, each of the nine tracks is associated with a flower that can be seen in the release artwork; the concept is that each bloom symbolizes a distinct battle. Their tour manager Ron Steven Deris is from the Canary Islands, where the CD was recorded. This atmosphere permeated the record as well; the first tune, “Un Pobre Niño Murió,” was a cover of a song that they had just heard. 

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. Marc “Zelli” Zellweger

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.

Marc “Zelli” Zellweger

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. 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. Marc “Zelli” Zellweger

Tracklist:

1. Un Pobre Niño Murió
2. Hatred
3. …and with hope you’ll be damned
4. Don’t You Ever Stop
5. Enough
6. Youth Decay
7. My Blood On Your Hands
8. Love Burns
9. River Of Sorrows

Preorder the album by clicking here. Upcoming shows:

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