Unto Others

Born in Portland, Oregon, Unto Others has since 2017 extended a cross between traditional heavy metal, goth rock, and melodic post-punk, with clear guitar lines, direct rhythms, and a grave vocal that recalls the dark aesthetics of the 1980s as much as classic metal. The band first appeared under the name Idle Hands, around Gabriel Franco and Sebastian Silva, after Spellcaster's end, before adopting its current name in 2020 for legal reasons. This initial period includes the Don't Waste Your Time EP in 2018 and the Mana album in 2019, which established a concise, tense, and highly melody-focused writing. Under the name Unto Others, the quartet continued in this vein with Strength in 2021, recorded with producer Arthur Rizk, emphasizing the gothic dimension of its sound without abandoning the heavy metal foundation. The lineup, completed by Brandon Hill on bass and Colin Vranizan on drums, has circulated on both metal stages and posters more open to bridges between dark rock and extreme music, notably on tour with Tribulation, Gaahls Wyrd, Carcass, Arch Enemy and Behemoth. Unto Others released Never, Neverland in 2024, confirming a style where dark choruses, twin guitars, and a nocturnal atmosphere coexist without a pronounced nostalgia effect.