Omerta have debuted the video below for their song, “Charade“. The track finds the experimental nü-metal band joined by Vincente Void & Hash Gordon and has been released through Blowed Out Records, which was co-founded by Ross Robinson and Bill Armstrong of Ghostmane/SideOneDummy Records. The video was directed by Miyashita Yuu, and Omerta offered the following regarding it:
“The recent death of monoculture as we know it has torn art and culture asunder. This new paradigm presents both unique challenges and opportunities. On one hand, never before has humanity had the depth and breadth of connectivity that our increasingly networked world can afford us. On the other hand, in our infinite search for purpose, we’ve self-segregated into islands of seemingly arbitrary but precise distinctions.
Dressed in our tribal garbs, drunk off petty authority, comfortably smug in our circle jerks, posturing in our personal panopticons, we urge each other to repent at the feet of our flavor-of-the-month god. If the alternative is being ‘cringe’ – tantamount to being banished to a lesser island or cast into the sea – surrender doesn’t really require second-guessing, but it does come at a steep cost: your self.
The weak are those who recoil and shrink away from their screaming soul at the behest of the peanut gallery, only to be defanged, neutered, and lobotomized. The strong are those with the will to raze it all and the resolution to build anew atop the ashes, which we affectionately refer to as “violent art”.
‘Charade‘ is cringecore. It’s avant-garde. It’s post-post-hardcore. It’s acid jazz. It’s K-Pop. It’s prog rock. It’s an anime opening. It’s neo metal. It’s an overture heralding the arrival of a sui generis cycle. It’s a bridge that we’ve built across a few of those aforementioned islands. The postmodern condition has relegated Sincerity, Love, and Beauty to vestiges of a bygone era, and, in their stead, Cynicism, Irony, and Ugliness abound. In this profound, suffocating darkness and loneliness, this song is our proposal for a vibe shift – a bullet through the skull of Nihilism. This is our love letter to you.”
Robinson, who is known for producing early releases from Korn, Slipknot, and more, offered:
“This band takes ALL the creative paint and throws it into a fkg molten, dynamic, inspired, violent , beautiful & creative work of art that absolutely pushes me to become a better producer. We are so very proud of these guys and excited to help gift their violent art to the world.”
You can catch the band live with SeeYouSpaceCowboy and The Callous Daoboys on the following dates:
07/16 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
07/17 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
07/19 Dallas, TX – Trees
07/20 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
07/21 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown
07/23 Orlando, FL – Abbey
07/24 Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly
07/25 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
07/26 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell)
07/27 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
07/28 Nashville, TN – Basement East
07/30 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
07/31 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
08/02 New York, NY – Elsewhere (no Omerta)
08/03 Cambridge, MA – Middle East (Downstairs) (no Omerta)
08/06 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
08/07 Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
08/09 Detroit, MI – The Shelter
08/10 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
08/11 TBA – TBA
08/13 Denver, CO – Bluebird
08/14 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby
08/16 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
08/17 TBA – TBA
