Gradience announce debut album ‘Anomaly’
GRADIENCE have announced a brand new album!
Titled Anomaly, the upcoming release from the Danish blackened death metal/experimental duo is set for release on September 4th via Metal Blade Records. The debut full-length sees GRADIENCE – formed by guitarist Jakob Lærke Harris and vocalist Gavin Mistry – blending apocalyptic extreme metal with elements of trap and hip-hop.
Born from a chance meeting at a Copenhagen show in 2022, the project brings together two contrasting musical backgrounds, resulting in a sound that is both aggressive and emotionally charged. The record explores deeply personal themes, with Mistry’s lyrics reflecting his experiences, identity, and sense of isolation, while the band’s sonic approach combines sludgy riffs, glacial synths, and hypnotic detail.
Speaking about the creation of the album, Jakob Lærke Harris shares, “when we began writing together, we suddenly found songwriting to be straightforward. We knew from the get-go we wanted to write metal and do something completely new that we hadn’t heard before and at the same time write music we felt we needed to hear. That was our only goal and focus: writing music for ourselves.”
Expanding on the lyrical themes across the record, Gavin Mistry adds, “lyrically, I tend to write from my own experiences and emotions. As an immigrant in Denmark, I have lived and received my fair share of pushback and challenges. From a young age, I have practiced writing about my thoughts and feelings – either as poetry or diary entries. It’s been a way for me to cope with the feeling of being alone and misunderstood – pretty much all my teen years. The album’s lyrical themes can be experienced as me reflecting on past, present and future truths and/or lies that have been important for me to deal with.”
Alongside the announcement, the band have released the new single, White Noise. Speaking about the track, Mistry shares, “White Noise is one of our more experimental and unpredictable tracks on the album. The lyrics also reflect that same unpredictability; that I can find myself being confrontational and extroverted, but at the same time need solitude to cope with everything. The spoken word at the end is me reflecting on that introverted side of myself.”
Watch the official music video for White Noise here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track list:
- Vermin
- Blame Me
- Agony
- Master To The Slave
- Stains
- Deathwish
- Slow
- Undone
- A Witness
- White Noise
- Grimey Potential
Anomaly is set for release on September 4th via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on GRADIENCE like their official page on Facebook.
