METALCORE BAND FOREIGN HANDS
RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM WHAT’S LEFT UNSAID
OUT ON SHARPTONE RECORDS
SHARE INTENSE MUSIC VIDEO FOR SHAPELESS IN THE DARK
“Even in an increasingly large sea of metalcore revivalists, there aren’t many current bands scratching that itch as damn-near-perfectly as Foreign Hands.” – BrooklynVegan
“This a metalcore classic in waiting, one with an eye…on the genre’s heyday, but also with all the urgency and punch and indeed just the undeniably brilliant songcraft it needs to hold up as its own essential entity today.” – Distorted Sound
“What’s Left Unsaid injects a rip roaring hardcore bravado into the genre’s early 2000s golden era.” – Heaviest of Art
“Both refreshing and familiar in its sounds and aesthetics, What’s Left Unsaid is an exemplary showing from a group that has truly honed their strengths, confidently settling into their own identity while still paying tribute to eras past.” – Boolin Tunes
“Lead single ‘God Under Fingernails’ is an impressive piece of fast, vicious big-room mosh music, and its breakdown is absolutely nuts.” – Stereogum
Foreign Hands makes chaotic and melodic music with passionate devotion. Acolytes of the early 2000s metalcore sound, the Delaware-and-Pennsylvania-bred band injects the style with fresh innovation. The band has released What’s Left Unsaid, their long-awaited, first full-length album, out now through SharpTone Records. Working with producer Will Putney (Knocked Loose, END), Foreign Hands have crafted ten songs of creative chaos that build off emotion. To accompany the release, the band has created an intense music video for Shapeless In The Dark, one of the most distinct tracks on the record.
The band divulges: “Shapeless in the Dark is the amalgamation of our farther reaching influences. This track carries a more ‘theatric’ pace and was the result of a very experimental writing process. It carries some borrowed essences all the way from Crosses to Failure, who happened to be two artists we had on repeat at the time. We all poured lots of hard work into making this song a fully-realized entity through our own lens, and are pleased to offer it as our final single in tandem with the release of our debut LP, What’s Left Unsaid.
‘I have always found my awareness of suffering more painful than the suffering itself’ is a quote at the end of the song by Fernando Pessoa, and it explains the lyrics of Shapeless in the Dark perfectly. It’s an existential crisis turned inside out. It’s the sum of the crippling anxiety that occurs when you’re too self-aware of your existence and surroundings. Personally, this has been an internal battle for as long as I can remember. The lyrics are purposefully dry and poetic, contradictory and consistent. It takes everything you may or may not be aware of and forces you to uncomfortably sit with it.”
You can stream and purchase What’s Left Unsaid now through SharpTone Records and watch the video for Shapeless In the Dark here:
Following runs in the US and Japan, Foreign Hands continue to have a packed touring schedule ahead. They’ll start on July 7 with a couple of headline shows before meeting up to support Misery Signals support on their North American farewell tour. Foreign Hands will then head to Europe in October, joining Guilt Trip.
Formed in 2016, Foreign Hands is composed of Tyler Norris (vocals), Jack Beatson (guitar/vocals), Gill Gonzalez (guitar), Chuck Minix (bass), and Tyler Washington (drums). Releasing a number of singles from 2017-2021, the band truly made their mark as one of metalcore’s must-know newcomers with the release of their EP Bleed The Dream (DAZE) in early 2022, earning praise from Revolver, BrooklynVegan, Stereogum, and more. Foreign Hands signed with SharpTone that same year and released Lucid Noise, consisting of two singles that showcased their penchant for writing feverish tracks with huge choruses. Since then, the band has been able to tour and share the stage with acts like Counterparts, Stick To Your Guns, The Acacia Strain, and Incendiary. Foreign Hands is coming forth with an elevated sonic output that is sure to make them mainstays in the world of metal and beyond.
WHAT’S LEFT UNSAID – OUT NOW HERE
WHAT’S LEFT UNSAID TRACK LISTING:
01. Resetting the Senses
02. A Memory in Latency
03. God Under Fingernails
04. Laceration Wings
05. Horror Domain
06. Conditioned for a Head-On Collision ft. Olli Appleyard
07. Shapeless in the Dark
08. Adversity’s Spitting Image
09. Until The Sun Fades ft. Matthew Mixon
10. Magnetic Roses
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