Gold release Why Aren't You Laughing? single and video

Dutch avant-garde dark rock ensemble, GOLD, have released the single and accompanying video for their track Why Aren't You Laughing? today, to mark International Women's Day. The track is taken from their upcoming album of the same name which will be released on April 5 via Artoffact Records. The video is premiering via Louder's website now.

Of the video, vocalist, Milena Eva, comments: “Being a woman is often seen as a role. And as such she is often portrayed as a stereotype, not in the least in the rock and metal scenes. The role of the mother, the daughter, the girlfriend, the vixen, the witch, the dominatrix, etc.

"The feminism in the video of Why Aren’t You Laughing? is all about reducing womanhood to what it is: being a woman, and about demasculating types of normal behavior that are often regarded as unladylike, without caricaturing it. It’s about eating something without sexualizing it, it’s about being tough without becoming a boy, it’s about being a girl among girls in contrast to the rock scene where the girl is often portrayed a rarity in a man’s world.”

Milena is adept at detailing deeply personal experiences which are presented in a universal way; her feelings of vulnerability, confusion, indignation, curiosity, and hope provide a springboard for resonance. Whilst much of the album's poetic lyricism is rooted in the darker side of society and experience, a glimmer of daylight has always permeated GOLD's sonic output.

The sound of Why Aren't You Laughing? marries hypnotic gothic vibes with layers of blackened guitars, overlaid with atmospheric, often dream-like vocals. The multi-faceted album is complex in its construction, but by enlisting producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (Paradise Lost, Grave Pleasures), each element is given ample room to breathe - and indeed shine.

Why Aren't You Laughing? track list

1. He Is Not

2. Things I Wish I Never Knew

3. Why Aren't You Laughing?

4. Please Tell Me You're Not The Future

5. Taken By Storm

6. Wide-Eyed

7. Lack Of Skill

8. Truly, Truly Disappointed

9. Killing At Least 13

10. Mounting Into Bitterness

11. Till Death Do Us Part

As well as presenting Why Aren't You Laughing? at the 2019 edition of Roadburn Festival, GOLD will tour Europe and play Hellfest this summer. Full dates are as follows:

• 12.04.2019 - NL - Tilburg @ Roadburn Festival
• 25.04.2019 - DE - Berlin @ Urban Spree
• 26.04.2019 - PL - Warszawa @ Chmury
• 27.04.2019 - PL - Kraków @ Kwadrat
• 28.04.2019 - AT - Wien @ Arena
• 29.04.2019 - SI - Ljubljana @ Gromka
• 30.04.2019 - AT - Linz @ KAPU
• 01.05.2019 - DE - Jena @ Kassablanca
• 02.05.2019 - DE - Köln @ MTC
• 03.05.2019 - FR - Lille @ La Brulle Café
• 04.05.2019 - BE - Zottegem @ Maboel/Klsjr
• 10.05.2019 - DE - Giessen @ Post Valley Festival
• 11.05.2019 - NL - Utrecht @ Doomstad/EKKO
• 17.05.2019 - DE - Lohr @ Umsonst Und Drinnen
• 23.06.2019 - FR - Clisson @ Hellfest

About GOLD

GOLD released its debut record Interbellum in 2012 on Germany’s cult label Ván Records. No Image followed in 2015 released by Ván in Europe and Profound Lore in the USA, and in 2017 GOLD released its most well-received record to date, the brooding and hypnotic Optimist. The latter was unanimously praised as a tour de force in songwriting, atmosphere, and existential innuendo. On each record, the song craft has deepened and widened as Milena Eva’s poetic lyrics and delivery have connected strongly to the depths of the soul. The band as a unit - rounded out by Thomas Sciarone, Kamiel Top and Jaka Bolič on guitars, Tim Meijer on bass, and Igor Wouters on drums - are primal and whirling; full of life, and yet a memento mori.

Recalling the experimentalism of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the dark and sweet beauty of Kristin Hersh and Throwing Muses, but firmly rooted in a powerful, yet artsy rock vibe, GOLD have tapped into something truly unique. The band’s delicate balance has caught the attention of the likes of Converge, with whom they toured in 2016 and 2017, as well as New Model Army, who invited GOLD as support for dates in 2018.

Why Aren't You Laughing? by GOLD will be released via Artoffact Records on April 5. Pre-order via GOLD's Bandcamp or the Artoffact store.