The title says chapter one, which is the first promise the band has made in three years. Shikaka have premiered Chapter I: The Quiet Collapse, their first release since 2023.
The Swedish four-piece have been unsigned since they formed in 2014 and have worked almost entirely in singles: five of them between 2022 and 2023, after the EP Ocean of Blood in 2016. Nothing followed Paper Doll until now. Metal Underground, which premiered the track, describes the band as horror deathcore, which is the frame their titles have used throughout.
The single is streaming through Slam Worldwide and Spotify. No album has been announced, but the numbering suggests one is intended.