Seether - The Surface Seems So Far [Blue UK Import]

Seether dig deeper and heavier on The Surface Seems So Far, a 2024 album pressed here on blue vinyl as a UK import.

The South African band's ninth studio album followed Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum from 2020, and frontman Shaun Morgan has described it as their heaviest and most intense work yet. He wrote it during the pandemic lockdown and produced it himself, with Matt Hyde handling the mix, and for the first time Seether left acoustic songs off the record entirely. The line-up of Morgan, guitarist Corey Lowery, bassist Dale Stewart and drummer John Humphrey sounds locked in and hungry.

Lead single "Judas Mind" sets the tone with a grinding, heavyweight riff and Morgan's raw, cathartic howl. "Illusion" followed it as the second single, pairing a brooding verse with a chorus built for arenas, while "Beneath the Veil" and "Walls Come Down" push into darker, more claustrophobic territory. The mood throughout is tense and pressurised, fitting for songs born in isolation, but the hooks never get lost in the weight.

For fans who came up on the band's post-grunge anthems, this is a bracing reminder of how hard they can still hit. The blue vinyl adds a cool splash of colour to some very dark material.