Less than a year after dropping their acclaimed October 2024 album Coma, masked Portuguese Black Metal collective GAEREA have surprised fans with a brand-new single, “Submerged”. The track arrives without the fanfare of a new album announcement — but it does follow the band’s reveal of their summer trek, ominously titled the Su8m3r91ng Summer Tour, hinting that something fresh was lurking beneath the surface.
Interestingly, “Submerged” strays into unexpected territory for the group. While GAEREA’s signature Atmospheric Black Metal remains intact in places, the song leans heavily into Metalcore-inspired rhythmsatmospheres, creating a hybrid that might catch longtime listeners off guard. It’s a bold, modern twist for a band known more for sprawling, emotional extremity than tight, groove-driven aggression.
Whether this is a one-off experiment or a preview of a broader stylistic shift remains to be seen — but one thing’s certain: GAEREA aren’t afraid to shake things up, even while riding the momentum of “Coma”.
They’re now nearing the end of that run, with the following dates still on the calendar:
08/14 Martigny, SWI – Sunset Bar
08/15 Cudrefin, SWI – Rock The Lakes
08/15 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze Open Air
Later this year, the band will join ORBIT CULTURE as direct support on a European/UK tour, with ATLAS set to open each night.
10/21 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
10/22 Berlin, GER – Columbia Theater
10/24 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
10/25 Krakow, POL – Kwadrat
10/26 Dresden, GER – Parkhotel
10/27 Prague, CZE – Roxy
10/28 Vienna, AUT – Simm City
10/29 Munich, GER – Backstage Werk
10/31 Zurich, SWI – Komplex 45
11/01 Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
11/02 Cologne, GER – Carlswerk Victoria Hall
11/04 Antwerp, BEL – Trix
11/05 Lille, FRA – Splendid
11/06 Paris, FRA – Bataclan
11/08 Manchester, UK – Damnation Festival
11/10 Newcastle, UK – NX
11/11 Glasgow, UK – SWG3
11/12 Leeds, UK – Stylus
11/14 Wolverhampton, UK – Kk’s Steel Mill
11/15 Bristol, UK – Electric
11/16 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
11/19 Eindhoven, NET – Effenaar
11/21 Malmo, SWE – Slagthuset
11/22 Gothenburg, SWE – Filmstudios
11/24 Helsinki, FIN – House Of Culture
11/26 Stockholm, SWE – Fallan
11/27 Oslo, NOR – Rockefeller
11/28 Karlstad, SWE – Nöjesfabriken
11/29 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
11/30 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
GAEREA online:
Official Website: https://www.gaerea.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaerea
Instagram: https://instagram.com/gaerea_
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gaereaofficial
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1wXoI3Ajpv4WwQ3LmcrSBw
Discord: https://discord.gg/CSyqFQZ6
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQOfL4E3Z_SpHLL52tOIpQ
Bandcamp: https://gaerea.bandcamp.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/gaerea_official
