Heavy Song of the Week is a feature on Heavy Consequence breaking down the top metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, No. 1 goes to Gaerea’s new single “Submerged.”

Portugal’s Gaerea just inked a deal with Century Media Records, shifting from one stalwart metal imprint (Season of Mist) to another. That’s just semantics for listeners, but the announcement did usher in new music in the form of “Submerged,” plus a new album arriving in 2026.

At five minutes in length, the one-off single is a relatively bite-sized encapsulation of Gaerea’s sound, which melds elements of traditional atmospheric black metal, death metal, and melodic post-metal — all of which can be heard here. It’s merely a coincidence that both groups start with a ‘G’ and share similar-

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