Portland, Oregon's Unto Others have spent their seasons in the abyss and arise from the other side with streams of harsh light breaking through their darkened gothic and classic metal motifs. The band emerged in 2017, turning heads with the Don't Waste Your Time EP (under their previous moniker Idle Hands), followed by the beloved 2019 full length Mana and 2021's heavy hitting Strength LP.
Now, Unto Others make their long-awaited return with a new single and music video for "Butterfly." The propulsive new track— which premiered yesterday on Sirius XM Liquid Metal— is carved out of a bedrock of goth, classic rock, punk, black metal and heavy metal. Unto Others say the song is about, "...being put down, putting others down, and putting yourself down. There's so many people in the world who grow up being told they are not good enough, and as an impressionable kid or teenager it's easy to believe that. Then they grow up and tell their children the same, and perpetuate the cycle of mediocrity. It takes someone to say 'NO' for the cycle to stop. To say 'NO, I can do it. It doesn't have to be the same as before. I can make something new of myself, my life, change myself, and in turn change the world.'"
"Butterfly" is a brilliant and remarkable preview into what's on the horizon from Unto Others. Available now on digital streaming platforms via Century Media, the song was produced/mixed by Tom Dalgety in Portland, OR and it arrives alongside a ghostly, ethereal new music video by Zev Deans.
Watch and share "Butterfly" on YouTube
Unto Others will be playing two special Mana five year anniversary shows next month in Portland and Salt Lake City, and they'll be performing all over Europe later this summer— tickets are on sale now at UntoOthers.net and tour dates are listed below.
Look for more exciting news from Unto Others to surface very soon.