Portland, Oregon’s Unto Others have shared an official music video for “Heroin,” the powerful opening track from their widely-celebrated new album “Strength”. Directed by Zev Deans (Ghost, Gojira), the “Heroin” music video is can be watched below.
Unto Others’ vocalist / guitarist Gabriel Franco commented on the genesis of “Heroin” explaining, “Finally giving this song its moment in the sun. This one was a weird one to write in that it just kind of happened in a couple hours. but was a solid accident. It has now become one of my favorite tracks on the record. Zev and team knocked it out of the park”
Available on all streaming platforms, “Strength” is Unto Others’ debut album on Roadrunner Records and features the singles “When Will Gods Work Be Done,” “Downtown,” and “No Children Laughing Now.” Released this past September, “Strength” staked its claim as one of 2021’s top heavy music releases, earning “Best of 2021” praise from Decibel, Metal Hammer, Loudwire, Treble and more.
Next week, Unto Others will kick off a massive North American tour alongside Arch Enemy, Carcass, and Napalm Death. The coast-to-coast run gets underway April 16th at Tempe, Arizona’s Marquee Theatre and will see the band making stops in major markets across the continent including Atlanta, Toronto, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and more (full itinerary below). For tickets and more information on Unto Others’ upcoming live schedule, visit www.untoothers.us.
Produced and mixed by Arthur Rizk, “Strength” was recorded between June 2020 and April 2021 at Redwood Studio in Philadelphia, PA and Falcon Studios in Portland, OR. The forthcoming release marks Unto Others’ debut album on Roadrunner Records and the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2019 LP “Mana”. “Strength” also features the single “When Will Gods Work Be Done” which arrived earlier this summer alongside news of the band’s signing. Stereogum praised the single attesting, “Unto Others build and build, showing mastery in setting a scene, stretching tension to its breaking point, and then blowing it to smithereens with panache,” while REVOLVER included the track in their weekly “Best New Songs Right Now,” round-up. Decibel affirmed “(it) continues right where Mana left off, built around a hard-driving groove, some mean palm-muted riffs, and of course, the baritone bellow of singer/guitarist Gabriel Franco.”
Comprised of Gabriel Franco (Vocals / Guitar), Brandon Hill (Bass), Sebastian Silva (Guitar), and Colin Vranizan (Drums), Unto Others formed in Portland, OR in 2017 and quickly made waves out of the Pacific Northwest under their previous band name Idle Hands. Following 2018’s “Don’t Waste Your Time” EP, they released their debut full-length album “Mana” in 2019 to widespread acclaim. Citing their harmonious marriage of goth rock and traditional heavy metal, Stereogum named Unto Others one of the “40 Best New Bands of 2019” noting, “In an alternate reality where the ‘80s dalliance with both genres took hold into future decades, nearly every song on the band’s debut would be a hit.”
The impact of “Mana” was immediate earning “Best of 2019” album accolades from Metal Hammer, Decibel Magazine, Invisible Oranges, Treble, Stereogum and Heavy Consequence with the latter observing, “Franco sounds more like Robert Smith than he does Bruce Dickinson, even though one can hear The Cure and Iron Maiden both in his band’s sound.” Unto Others joined King Diamond and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats on a sold-out coast-to-coast tour across North America in support of “Mana” and returned in 2020 with the surprise release of “Don’t Waste Your Time II.”
“Strength” Tracklist:
1. Heroin
2. Downtown
3. When Will Gods Work Be Done
4. No Children Laughing Now
5. Destiny
6. Little Bird
7. Why
8. Just a Matter of Time
9. Hell is For Children
10. Summer Lightning
11. Instinct
12. Strength
UNTO OTHER 2022 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES (With Arch Enemy, Behemoth, & Napalm Death):
April 16 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
April 18 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
April 19 – Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live
April 21 – St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
April 22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
April 23 – Charlotte. NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
April 25 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
April 26 – Montreal, QC @ Mtelus
April 27 – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon*
April 28 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
April 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
April 30 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
May 2 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
May 4 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 6 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater*
May 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
May 6 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder **
May 9 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
May 10 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
May 11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
May 13 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
May 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Hollywood Palladium
