Back in 2020, Unprocessed guitarist Manuel Gardner Fernandes found himself caught in the eye of a storm and going viral for all the wrong reasons. He’d been , and though , it was still a disheartening experience. So he did exactly what was needed to prove the doubters wrong; he threw himself into writing new music and hit the road to establish himself as very much the real deal.
“I decided to avoid staying in my bedroom like a lot of Instagram guitarists,” he tells . “So I recorded and toured with my band. People could see I’m actually playing this stuff, unless I’m using some crazy that does everything for me! I’d like to think these days I’m more associated with my band than social media.
” Last December, Unprocessed released their third album, , which the guitarist describes as a return-to-roots kind of record that revisits their love for metalcore. The German quartet made it their mission to hone in on the music that inspired them early on, roping in Polyphia trailblazers Tim Henson and Scott LePage to guest on tech-metal rollercoaster . “I wanted to make something dark but still with that technical edge,” he says.
“Because we abandoned heavy stuff last time, it was very experimental with modern pop elements. We’ve toured with Polyphia a bunch, and there’s a lot of respect there. It sometimes feels like they believe in us more than the rest of the music industry.
” The main instrument for the sessions was an Ibanez RG Custom, with some extra fl.
