See the video for the new single below.

The bands’ previous LP Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It, released in 2018, was quite well received by critics and fans alike. The album made several end of year lists, including credible placements of 10^th and 11^th from Kerrang! and Sputnikmusic. From the sounds of the teaser track, the band will be continuing their signature, very dramatic, shifts of timbre and dynamics. Singers James Spence and Eva Korman continue to do what they do best and force the listener to endure moments of brutal noise and guttural screams, quickly alleviated by gentle whispers and fluttering pianos.

The poetry outlining various internalised struggles is only accentuated from the constantly morphing instrumentation. The gothic almost droning opening section is then cut off and exchanged for a buoyancy that seemingly comes naturally from Korman. But this is then cut short and we’re dropped back in the deep end for just more pounding noise. In a good way that is.

The album announcement came soon after an announcement of a European Tour, also set to begin in February ’22. With support from PUPIL SLICER, full details of the tour can be seen below.

Very excited to announce we will be touring across Europe in Feb 2022 with support from @PupilSlicer. Tickets on sale Friday 1st October at 10am. pic.twitter.com/ZgwlTkNAXu

— Rolo Tomassi (@rolotomassiband) September 29, 2021

This album marks the first to be released by the band after splitting from their label Holy Roar in early September 2020, after allegations of sexual abuse concerning the owner of the label Alex Fitzpatrick surfaced. In a statement released on the bands’ Twitter page, they say “We have zero tolerance for abusive behaviour and stand in solidarity with those that have come forward.”. Fitzpatrick later denied all the claims.

Regarding the significance of the album from the band, Spence said in a press release, “This is a really important album for all of us. Of anything we’re done this is the one I’m most proud of. I think it is the most ambitious and creative our band has ever sounded and something we’ve all needed to get through the last few years. We can’t wait to share it and have you help us bring it to life.”

Frontierer unveiled two singles in the months running up to the record’s release, the first being “Glacial Plasma” and its accompanying music video on August 5^th, and then “Opaque Horizon” on the 9^th of September. Both singles proved to be faithful harbingers of the overall sound of Oxidized: intense, heavy, and overflowing with squealing, dissonant guitars laden with unpredictable pitch-shifting effects. Vocalist Chad Kapper brings to the table ferocious, high-energy screams that do not let up throughout the album’s near fifty-minute run time, working in tandem with the ever-changing musical landscape.

The album was written, recorded and mixed at Outlier Sound in Edinburgh by Frontierer’s own Pedram Valiani, and features guest performances from Kevin McCaughey of Canadian mathcore band Ion Dissonance, and Grady Avenell of American metal/noise rock group Will Haven.

OXIDIZED is now LIVE on all major streaming services/platforms.

Post everywhere and tell us what you think.

Ruin your ears. Taste the norm. #frontierer #oxidized #bloodblast #avocadobooking pic.twitter.com/N3xhPpPwBl

— FRONTIERER (@frontiererband) October 1, 2021

Frontierer have been active since 2013, and were originally a duo, comprised only of Kapper and producer/guitarist Valiani. They released their first E.P. The Collapse in 2013, which debuted the unrelentingly heavy, dissonant sound that they would become known for, and go on to perfect with their subsequent full-length albums, such as 2015’s Orange Mathematics and 2018’s Unloved.
Almost a year after the release of Orange Mathematics, Frontierer played their first show as a full band at the UK Tech Metal Fest. Unloved was recorded with a full band, featuring the addition of Owen Hughes on drums, Dan Stevenson on guitar and Calum Craig on bass.

Oxidized can be found on all streaming services and is also available on Bandcamp. The group operates mostly through their Bandcamp page and has several vinyl variants of the record available there, as well as CDs and a run of limited edition cassette tapes.

In addition to ArcTanGent festival, Frontierer will embark on a short UK tour supporting Devil Sold His Soul in April of next year. This will be the group’s first UK tour in almost three years. Tickets can be bought at this link, and the dates are listed down below.

04/04/2022- Rescue Rooms- Nottingham
05/04- The Fleece- Bristol
07/04- G2- Glasgow
08/04- Rebellion- Manchester
09/04- O2 Academy Islington- London