Black Map – Melodoria
Credit: Clayton Lancaster
Black Map will release their new album Melodoria on November 5 through Minus Head Records.
“Music and art, to me, has always been a kind of human binding agent,” singer/bass player Ben Flanagan explains of the album the band co-produced with Zach Ohren (Chelsea Grin, Machine Head). “Even amidst the pure chaos of our world, here is this thing that’s there to excite us, to comfort us, and to help us get through it.”
“We went for a very direct approach early on with the tunes on the first album (… And We Explode). The natural progression into In Droves was to branch out into other areas of our influences and music we enjoy,” explains guitar player Mark Engles. “Melodoria is yet another step out onto different limbs of our tastes and abilities.”
Tracklist:
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Chasms
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Super Deluxe
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Nothing Over Me
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Capture the Flag
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Madness
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Witching Hour
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Left For Dead
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In The Wires
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Burnout (Do You Mind)
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Melodoria
Zebrahead – III
Credit: Alex Ochoa
Zebrahead will release new EP III on November 26.
Starset – Horizons
Starset will release album number four – Horizons – on October 22 through Fearless Records.
Tracklist:
UNVEILING THE ARCHITECTURE
THE BREACH
OTHERWORLDLY
ICARUS
EARTHRISE
LEAVING THIS WORLD BEHIND
DEVOLUTION
ANNIHILATED LOVE
ALCHEMY
DISAPPEAR
ENDLESS ENDEAVOR
SYMBIOTIC
DREAMCATCHER
TUNNELVISION
INFECTED
SOMETHING WICKED
ten56. – Downer Part 1
ten56. will release debut EP Downer Part 1 on November 24 through Out Of Line.
Vocalist Aaron Matts said: “It was definitely a conscious decision to unravel and release the three singles in this order, just to show people that we’re not a one-trick pony.”
He adds: “It’s honestly been the most enjoyable time I’ve personally had when writing and recording music. Downer Part.1 is a six-track, and it’s supposed to sound bloody horrible!”
Save Face – Another Kill For The Highlight Reel
Save Face will release new album Another Kill for the Highlight Reel on October 29 through Epitaph Records.
Vocalist Tyler Povanda said: “I’m just trying to make something that’s interesting to me, despite whether anyone likes it or hates it.
“If you’re going to make art, you have to be willing to have your spirit crushed, and I have repeatedly. But in that, I made the best thing I ever have.”
“It can be hard to reconcile the fact that we live in a world where we’re taught that the validation of your art determines its worth,” he continues. “The only thing that makes it worth it is creating something that is so inspiring to you that it feels like it’s worth the struggle to put it out into the world—and that’s what these songs did for me.”
Tracklist:
1. The Funeral You’ve Been Asking For
2. Curse Me Out
3. Another Kill For The Highlight Reel
4. Bury Me (Tonight!)
5. Sharpen Your Teeth
6. A Song For Your Futile Heart
7. GLITTER
8. The Perks Of Not Being Able To See Your Reflection
9. A.M. Gothic
10. Watch You Die Again
11. Please Murder Me
Mastodon – Hushed and Grim
Credit: Clay Patrick Mcbride
Mastodon will release new album Hushed and Grim on October 29 through Reprise Records.
Tracklist:
DISC 1
1. Pain With An Anchor
2. The Crux
3. Sickle And Peace
4. More Than I Could Chew
5. The Beast
6. Skeleton Of Splendor
7. Teardrinker
8. Pushing The Tides
DISC 2
1. Peace And Tranquility
2. Dagger
3. Had It All
4. Savage Lands
5. Gobblers Of Dregs
6. Eyes Of Serpents
7. Gigantium
Mayday Parade – What It Means To Fall Apart
Credit: Jordan Knight
Mayday Parade will release their seventh album What It Means To Fall Apart on November 19 through Rise Records!
“We all live in different states and have separate lives with different things going on,” bassist Jeremy Lenzo shares. “But just being able to get back together and play music is always a highlight.” Lead singer Derek Sanders mirrors that sentiment as well, sharing that the spark that started Mayday Parade still shines bright, “Even after all this time and plenty of other ways it could have gone or plenty of other things that we could be doing with our lives, we’re lucky to be able to do this.”
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