Code Orange to play at Graspop Festival in June, new album "What Is Really Underneath?" out now

Pittsburgh metal/hardcore band Code Orange will be part of the line-up of the 2023 edition of Graspop Metal Meeting, in Dessel, Belgium, from 15th to 18th June. The Festival just announced that the band, who just released the new album, "What Is Really Underneath?", will play on Saturday, June 17th.

Part remix, part soundtrack, "What Is Really Underneath?" is a companion album to 2020’s acclaimed "Underneath". It contains elements of the 2020 album while digging deeper down into the "Underneath" universe with original unreleased companion pieces.

The album, which was produced by Jami Morgan and Eric ‘Shade’ Balderose, is out now via Blue Grape Music and closes a chapter of the band that saw a Grammy Nomination, groundbreaking live-stream performances in the midst of the pandemic, tours with Slipknot, UICIDEBOY and KORN, their Coachella debut, and more.

Listen/Save "What Is Really Underneath?" HERE

Accompanying the album is a short film of the same name, a fourteen-minute, animated narrative that is scored by selections from the album. Helmed by Eric “Shade” Balderose of the band, the film was created using Cinema 4D and Octant Render, taking more than 2000 hours over the course of four months. The film follows a Dantanian storyline as the “Mudman” (first introduced in the video for “The Mud” off their 2017 breakout album Forever) journeys Underneath to meet his maker in hopes that he will be cleansed of sin.

Watch "What Is Really Underneath?" short film HERE

Additionally, the band has created an alternate reality game for fans with the relaunch of whatisreallyunderneath.com. The game is fully immersive and has a 360-degree design which can be navigated by clicking and dragging different points within the room via mobile or desktop. The site sends fans down the rabbit hole like only Code Orange can do, offering up a labyrinth of clickables, ciphers, games, and Easter eggs. The room was designed by Eric ‘Shade’ Balderose and Jami Morgan of the band.

RELEASE AN ACCOMPANYING SHORT FILM - WATCH HERE