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The name change to Unto Others had a more metal ring than a goth ring. Here I was thinking I was doing something somewhat new - fuck. So, I checked those guys out and I could hear a little bit. I was a straight up heavy metal dude and after we put out the Don’t Waste Your Time EP, a lot of people told me I sound like Robert Smith (The Cure), Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) or Dave Vanian (The Damned). I’m a huge Sisters of Mercy fan, but my knowledge of goth rock, post-punk and new wave in general was pretty limited when this band began. It’s all cool stuff, but it’s by-the-book heavy metal. I mix heavy, distorted guitars with clean guitars and I try to utilize them in a way that nobody in heavy metal is doing right now. I still have the clean guitars, but the drums are less electronic sounding and more vintage heavy metal. With this record, the goth aspect went away a little bit on the guitars. The last interview I just did, they said it seemed like I dropped the gothic influence and went more heavy metal. Did the name change feel opportunistic to make this sort of leap? Strength, to my ears, has put the goth sound more at the forefront. 24.īelow, Franco takes us through the development of the band’s unique sound, what inspired his over-the-top wolf howl vocalizations, why signing with Roadrunner made the most sense for his band and he dives deep on the dark subject matter that prevails on Strength.īefore the name change from Idle Hands to Unto Others, this band’s sound could be traced back through your earlier band, Spellcaster, at least through the traditional metal elements. This affords any band who dares tangle with these dark, atmospheric overtones a wide-ranging creative license, one Unto Others have clearly seized on Strength, due Sept. Throughout the decades, the realm of goth-metal wasn’t defined by one overarching sound, a quality that feels rather strict in countless metal subgenres. The group formed in 2017 in Portland, Oregon, out of the ashes of traditional metal band Spellcaster. Carrying over some of those classic heavy metal elements, singer and guitarist Gabriel Franco sought to pursue an entirely fresh sound, or at least what he perceived to be as a brand new direction in metal.Īs we found out in our interview with the frontman, Franco was mostly unaware of the pre-existing goth rock acts, save for Sisters of Mercy, when starting up Idle Hands, who released their Mana debut in 2019 and changed their name to Unto Others in September of last year due to a trademark issue, which also coincided with the band signing a new record deal with Roadrunner Records.
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The time has come for you to get to know Unto Others, the band formerly known as Idle Hands who are set to reinvent the goth-metal sound with their new album, Strength.