Progressive tech metal masters Gorod unveil intense new single 'Remains'

Photo Credit: Leonor Ananké

French technical death metal innovators Gorod are proud to unveil 'Remains', the most intense, emotionally charged, and ambitious song from their forthcoming album, The Ember Gone, due for release on 28th August via Base Productions and Season of Mist.

Stream the single here: https://bit.ly/4wd30w2

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Pre-order: https://gorodofficial.com/the-ember-gone-release

While the 'The Ember Gone' explores more progressive territory than ever before, 'Remains' stands as the album's breathtaking grand finale, combining crushing heaviness, soaring melodies, and one of the band's most epic climaxes to date.

The band comment on the new single: "'Remains' brings our concept about the age of uncontrollable megafires to its conclusion, leaving one final question hanging in the air: what will remain after we're gone? Musically, we pushed our experimentation further than ever before. 'Remains' blends our signature dynamic grooves with melodies carrying an unprecedented dramatic tension, culminating in one of the most epic finales we've ever written."

Entirely self-produced at Bud Studio by guitarist and principal songwriter Mathieu Pascal, before being mixed and mastered by David Thiers at Secret Place Studio, The Ember Gone marks a bold return to the progressive spirit of Transcendence (2011) while pushing Gorod into expansive new territory. Combining groove, immersive atmospheres and richly layered arrangements with the band’s trademark technical precision, the album explores themes of environmental collapse, consumerism and existential anxiety through songwriting that feels ambitious and deeply human.

Speaking on the new album, guitarist Mathieu Pascal comments: “We are undoubtedly delivering the most singular album in our discography. As we are always driven by the desire not to repeat ourselves, to evolve, and to keep surprising people, we sought new ways to express ourselves through different musical vocabularies than those traditionally associated with extreme metal. This album is freer and more open, yet without compromising the complexity and richness of the songwriting, which will always remain the band’s trademark.”

Widely regarded as one of the defining forces in modern technical death metal, Gorod have spent nearly three decades carving out a singular identity far beyond the genre’s traditional confines. Since emerging from Bordeaux in 1997, the band have continually evolved their sound, combining dizzying technicality with groove, melody and sophisticated songwriting to become one of the most distinctive and internationally respected acts in contemporary extreme metal.

Across landmark releases including A Maze of Recycled Creeds (2015), ÆTHRA (2018) and The Orb (2023), Gorod have consistently pushed at the boundaries of technical death metal, whether through the progressive ambition of Transcendence or the razor edged aggression of Kiss the Freak (2017). Never content to repeat themselves, the quintet have built a discography defined by fearless experimentation and an unmistakable musical identity.

Still regarded as one of the tightest and most electrifying live acts in modern extreme metal, Gorod's compositions take on a whole new energy on stage, intense and dynamic but always driven by a sense of groove that makes even their most complex material feel exciting. Renowned not only for their musicianship but for their chemistry and connection with audiences, the band will bring The Ember Gone to stages across Europe this September alongside Allegaeon and Abysmal Dawn.

Live Dates:
4th Sept - Grenoble (FR) - L'Ampérage
5th Sept - Nantes (FR) - Le Ferrailleur
6th Sept - Paris (FR) - Le Petit Bain
8th Sept - Southampton (UK) - 1865
9th Sept - Nottingham (UK) - Rescue Rooms
10th Sept - Manchester (UK) - Rebellion
11th Sept - Birmingham (UK) - O2 Academy3
12th Sept - Leeds (UK) - Boom 
13th Sept - London (UK) - Underworld
15th Sept - Lille (FR) - Blacklab
16th Sept - Hannover (DE) - Lux
17th Sept - Nijmegen (NL) - Doornroosje
18th Sept - Haarlem (NL) - Patronaat
20th Sept - Warsaw (PL) - Voodoo
21th Sept - Krakow (PL) - Zascianek
22nd Sept - Prague (CZ) - Black Pes
23rd Sept - Munich (DE) - Backstage Club
24th Sept - Aarau (CH) - Kiff
25th Sept - Koln (DE) - Euroblast Festival 

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Tracklist:
1. Signs
2. Devise
3. Forgiveness
4. Regret
5. Crimson
6. Ignite
7. Ember
8. Remains