Metal Anarchy

Paleface Swiss have premiered a new video for their new song “Hatred.” This track is from the band’s new album “Cursed,” which will be released on January 3.

Marc “Zelli” Zellweger commented on the song:

“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.”

The group also revealed that the nine tracks on the album are connected to flowers on the cover art. Each one signifies a different struggle. Furthermore, the band’s decision to work on the record at the Canary Islands also led to the opening track “Un Pobre Niño Murió,” which serves as a reimagining of an old tune. Zelli said the following about that:

“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.”

He also 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.

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”