Cara Neir have announced their upcoming sophomore LP, Portals to a Better, Dead World, will release on Oct. 31 as a split release between Broken Limbs and Halo of Flies records. Check out the trailer:
The band last released Stagnant Perceptions in 2011.
Cara Neir have made a name for themselves by playing a suffocating blend of grind and black metal. while this may not seem like a particularly novel mix how the band does it and/or makes it work lends them enough credence to deserve a listen. From the discordant riffing of opener "Peridot" the band makes it's mark on the listener … Read more
Extracting the finer points of black metal, hardcore and mad experimental sounds is hardly the newest trick in the book, but melding them together and producing an exciting and cohesive record such as Stagnant Perceptions is no mean feat. Hailing from Texas, Cara Neir destroy everything in their path. This, only their second full length, is such a fully rounded … Read more
Erik (Northless) SPB: How did you first get involved with (or meet) Halo of Flies? Erik: I first met Cory from Halo Of Flies Records in about the year 2000. At the time, he was playing guitar in a local deathgrind band called Leval Blessing. I was a huge fan, … Read more
Vile Creature SPB: What is your favorite (non Vile Creature) release on Halo of Flies? Vile Creature: Both of us find it hard to pick just one. Cory & Halo of Flies have done such an amazing job of curating an epic list of underground, thoughtful metal over the last … Read more
In hindsight, Halo Of Flies is one of the labels responsible for dragging me into dark hardcore music. I was already into metal of all kinds and was into stuff like youth crew and got into more and more diverse hardcore bands until I got into the underground world where … Read more
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