July 2023 – Page 6 – 1st 3 MAGAZINE

THE PAPER KITES – Indie Folk Takes Flight

4th July 2023

Australian indie-folk groundbreakers THE PAPER KITES have unveiled the latest insight into their upcoming album ‘At The Roadhouse’ (out September 1 via Nettwerk Music Group); the stirring and groovy new single “Black & Thunder”.

Recorded in the remote Australian village of Campbells Creek (pop. 2,071) during the band’s unannounced and unadvertised residency, “Black & Thunder” is a true embodiment of the steadfast DIY ethos that filtered into the five-piece’s new album.

“That was a song that seemed to get people out of their seats,” recalls songwriter Sam Bentley of “Black & Thunder“. “There was a woman who would come to every show and just dance by the fire all night. It was one of the many moments I remember thinking how alive The Roadhouse felt – so rich and vibrant with its many characters.”

One of many striking moments to be found on the band’s upcoming album, ‘At The Roadhouse‘, their new LP is the continuation of an odds-defying run for The Paper Kites that has seen them achieve accolades including north of one billion streams on Spotify and continuously-growing sold-out audiences across three continents.

Removing themselves from the typical pageantry that accompanies accolades like that, the group found inspiration for this new album while hand-converting an old gold-mining supply shop into the music venue of their dreams – affectionately dubbed “The Roadhouse”. In Campbells Creek, away from the pressures of daily life, The Paper Kites joyfully filled the venue with music around the clock for weeks on end: creating new songs by day, performing them to a growing fan community at night, and recording right there the next morning. Taking their inspiration from the area’s red earth and bushfire moons, the sixteen songs of the resultant album ‘At The Roadhouse‘ form a touching ode to what waits for us on the winding roads of love, loss, acceptance and wanderlust. Released on 1 September 2023 via the Nettwerk label, the full tracklisting of ‘At The Roadhouse’ is as follows:

THE PAPER KITES – AT THE ROADHOUSE TRACKLIST:

Midnight Moon

Till The Flame Turns Blue

Black & Thunder

Marietta

Rolling On Easy

Hurts So Good

Burn The Night Away

Good Nights Gone

June’s Stolen Car

Maria, It’s Time

Green Valleys

The Sweet Sound Of You

I Don’t Want To Go That Way

Pocket Full Of Rain

Mercy

Darkness At My Door

THE PAPER KITES – RELEASE NEW SINGLE: “BLACK & THUNDER” – TODAY
NEW ALBUM: ‘AT THE ROADHOUSE’ – OUT 1 SEPTEMBER, PRE-SAVE HERE

STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE

The Paper Kites are a folk/rock five-piece from Melbourne, Australia. Formed in 2010, members include Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, David Powys, Samuel Rasmussen and Josh Bentley. The ARIA nominated group have released five studio albums, with their most recent record ‘Roses’ (2021) garnering over 88 million streams, and collectively over 1 billion streams across their catalogue. In 2021, their single “Bloom” was certified platinum in the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, Italy & the Netherlands. Earnest and sincere, The Paper Kites capture hearts around the globe for their moving performances and cherished song writing. With demand for TPK soaring in the UK, they completed a sold-out tour of the nation earlier in 2023.

LOVE GHOST X SKOLD – Some Sonic Disruption

4th July 2023

Music News

Love Ghost is an enigmatic Los Angeles-based group that has been making waves for some time with genre-bending music that is informed by both Seattle tradition and Soundcloud-era fearlessness.

Frontman Finnegan Bell began playing guitar and singing at the age of eleven, soon opening SoundCloud and YouTube accounts to upload his own music and videos. He began playing acoustic shows in 2014 and subsequently founded Love Ghost.

As a quartet, Love Ghost have toured extensively, playing shows in major cities all over the world, while they have earned plaudits from US publications such as Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, American Songwriter and New Noise for their music that has included collaborations with artists from countries that include Mexico, Spain, Turkey, UK, Colombia, Germany and Russia.

They are now adding to that list of territories with ‘Payback’, a first single from a forthcoming album made with Swedish musician and producer Tim Skold. Best known for his work with Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson and as a solo artist, Skold has recently been working as part of the duo Not My God (with Nero Bellum) and has also just toured with Front Line Assembly.

“I met Tim at the Viper Room [in LA] on Halloween night, after which everything magically fell into place,” explains Bell. “We had a few meetings and recorded ‘Payback’ in my band’s studio. Having just come out of a difficult relationship, I wanted to make a song about revenge, redemption and love gone astray. When I was writing the lyrics, Tim had some very interesting tips and production choices that really brought the song to life. SKOLD is a legend and I’m super grateful and excited to release this song and for everyone to hear it.”

Skold adds that “Love Ghost has a super natural flow to writing and performing so it’s pretty easy for me join in, step up and keep the action going. You don’t run into talent like this every day so it was obviously an opportunity I wanted to act on immediately. I’ve been around the block a few times, but I’m very excited about this collaboration and look forward to digging deeper into the full length album.”

Love Ghost – Official Site | SKOLD – Official Site

Bedless Bones – Trailblazing Sonic Cyber Beats

4th July 2023

Music News

Kadri Sammel is a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and interdisciplinary artist from Tallinn, Estonia.

As Bedless Bones, she experiments with electro-noir, building bridges and bending the borders between darkwave, EBM, techno beats, industrial sounds and otherworldly atmospherics.

In advance of an all-new third album later in 2023, Metropolis Records is proud to announce an extended reissue of ‘Sublime Malaise’, her 2019 debut album, which adds four remixes to the original record.

‘Sublime Malaise’ is an exploration of a shifting state of being, a juxtaposition of vivid abstract sensations and the mundane dullness of existence; the corporeal ailments and the boundless routes of the mind. These themes can also be found in the numerous videos Sammel has created for the project.

Sammel’s influences are vast and varied. She has spent a decade singing in choirs and has studied cultural theory, audiovisual media and photography. She is a member of Estonian avant-garde deathbeat/outdustrial outfit Forgotten Sunrise and the singer in the UK/Estonian dystopian industrial band Deathsomnia. Additionally, under the alias DJ Dirt Vessel, she has been a crucial part of Beats From The Vault, an underground event series in Estonia that has been in existence since 1998. Her captivating and transcendental live sets see her performing dark industrial techno, EBM, darkwave and post-punk.

With Bedless Bones, Sammel has performed at festivals that include Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Germany), Cold Hearted Festival (Germany), Castle Party (Poland), Kalabalik på Tyrolen (Sweden) and Tallinn Music Week. She has shared stages with acts as varied as She Past Away, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, New Model Army and Sex Gang Children.

Official Site | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram

SONS OF THE EAST – A Top-Notch Return

4th July 2023

Music News

Like all your birthdays at once, SONS OF THE EAST return with “Hard To Tell”, a new single that celebrates the beginning of their worldwide tour including a run of UK dates this Summer.

Filled with the Australian three-piece’s trademark exuberance and catchy melodies, “Hard To Tell” is a windows-down, road trip-ready slice of folk-pop that arrives as the first bit of new music from the band since the release of their debut album ‘Palomar Parade’ last year.

READ OUR PREVIOUS GIG REVIEW HERE

Blending soaring harmonies and jangling mandolin, the soulful new track sees Sons Of The East draw on a range of their favourite inspirations to create a song that speaks to life’s game of chance.

Released on 14 July 2023 and accompanied by an official video, “Hard To Tell” lands just as the band return to the UK for a series of headline shows and festival appearances across July and August. With dates in London and Edinburgh announced for July, the band will also be heading to a range of festivals across the country including Latitude, Leicestershire’s The Long Road and Solfest in Cumbria. Full dates and details below.

SONS OF THE EAST UK TOUR 2023

JULY

18 EDINBURGH La Belle Angele

20 LONDON O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

22 DEVON Tunes On The Sands

23 SUFFOLK Latitude Festival

AUGUST

26 LEICESTERSHIRE The Long Road Festival

27 CUMBRIA Solfest

Establishing themselves as top-notch songwriters and a brilliantly unmissable live act, Sons Of The East have carved out a remarkable success story and solidified themselves as one of Australia’s most exciting and dynamic musical acts.

The band’s captivating debut album ‘Palomar Parade’ has already seen over 40 million streams and the three-piece have also sold out shows worldwide and played at some of Europe’s biggest festivals.

their lyrics are haunting yet relatable, poignant yet hopeful"

1st 3 Magazine

Having amassed up an impressive 300 million streams, 60 million YouTube views, 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify across their catalogue, Sons of the East have also sold an estimated 40,000 headline tickets worldwide — a testament to their growing connection with fans across the globe.

Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

UNREDEEMER – They Shall Not Be Silenced

3rd July 2023

Mainly Metal

Unredeemer, the ingenious brainchild birthed from the musical mastermind Pekka Paasikivi, emerges like a phoenix of sonic brilliance.

With a mischievous twinkle in their eyes, Paasikivi and his trusty comrade Mikka “Nisu” Niskaala embarked on a quest to assemble a lineup that would make the rock gods themselves weak in the knees.

Their relentless pursuit led them to stumble upon the extraordinary talents of Saša Pul, who, in a stroke of fate, found their way to Finland and replied to a humble ad on a local webpage seeking a vocalist. Talk about serendipity!

As the band’s sound began to take shape, fate decided to have a bit of fun with them. The global events of 2020 came crashing down like an unwanted encore, halting their momentum just when they were hitting their stride. Not to be discouraged, the band valiantly pressed on, determined to find the perfect rhythm section to complete their ensemble. It was as if the universe wanted to play a game of musical chairs.

But fear not, for Unredeemer would not be silenced! They summoned the rhythmic prowess of Tuomo Ijäs, known for his thunderous work with Bloody Heathen, to lay down the beats on their enchanting “4-19-23” EP. And just when they thought they had it all figured out, Jari Parkkinen of Kathrash fame joined them as a session bassist, adding a touch of magic to their sonic tapestry.

The band’s journey continued with a cosmic twist. In 2021, Iain Huntley arrived all the way from the wild terrains of Australia to claim the coveted bass throne as a permanent member. With their newfound stability, Unredeemer set their sights on their next musical conquest. But alas, the pandemic’s lingering uncertainty and the absence of a vibrant gig scene gave them a “rock ‘n’ roll pause” moment, causing them to question their path.

Yet, true rock warriors never surrender! In the spring of 2022, they harnessed the creative energy of Juoni Kurikka behind the drums to record their masterpiece, “Word Become Flesh” (notice the cheeky spelling there). But the musical gods couldn’t resist one last twist of fate. The original drummer, Jani Tossavainen, made a triumphant return, signaling the band’s revival and paving the way for their long-awaited (local) gigs.

Finally, in December 2022, Unredeemer unleashed their sonic hurricane upon the world with the release of “Word Become Flesh,” preceded by the tantalizing single “Shewolf and an Oak” and an accompanying music video that had fans both headbanging and chuckling with delight.

With members hailing from different corners of the globe—Pekka, Nisu, and Jani representing various regions of Finland, Iain bringing his Aussie charm, and Saša adding a touch of Croatian flair—their diversity of backgrounds fuels the fire of their creativity. And while they may come from different walks of life, they are all united by their shared passion for delivering a jaw-dropping force and an electric energy that reverberates through their music and electrifying live shows.

So, prepare to be captivated by the sonic wizardry of Unredeemer as they weave their spell and leave you craving for more. Rock the f@£ck on!

https://www.instagram.com/unredeemer_band/

https://www.facebook.com/unredeemer.band

https://www.youtube.com/@unredeemer

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ocpHtIVIQ9xrmZOL88ZxG

https://music.apple.com/artist/1538863657

https://unredeemer.bandcamp.com/

TILL THE DIRT – All Killer

3rd July 2023

Mainly Metal

TILL THE DIRT (KELLY SHAEFER) JOINS NUCLEAR BLAST.

Massively influential death metal legend and ATHEIST vocalist Kelly Shaefer has returned with a new band, TILL THE DIRT, and joined forces with Nuclear Blast Records for the band’s debut record, Outside The Spiral, due out August 25th.

Shaefer comments on the signing to Nuclear Blast:
“As an extreme metal artist, there is no better place to land than Nuclear Blast. A staff that is second to none, and as a label I feel they share the same passion I have for metal music. So it’s a true honor to release this record to the world on the best metal label on the planet!”

With his new project, Shaefer steers away from mining his own extensive well of death metal, exploring beyond the genre’s traditional confines and incorporating an extreme fusion of grunge, black metal, jazz, rock, dark wave, a dash of classic pop and other styles. The new record also features a slew of guest musicians each contributing their own skills to Shaefer’s overall vision.

Shaefer says of the new record:
“My writing went into overdrive during lockdown, and I was writing and recording a new song almost daily as well as playing on the demos. I was inviting friends for solos and guest spots, one being Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy/Nevermore) and also John Longstreth (Origin). Scott Burns really helped me pull it all in, because we had so many songs to work with and had to narrow to 11. It’s one of the most prolific moments in my career and I’m proud to say there is zero filler on this record. I couldn’t be more proud of it.”

That’s right. Outside The Spiral was produced by non-other than death metal G.O.A.T. Scott Burns (Death, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide), who came out of retirement to oversee the record’s production.

Pre-order debut album Outside The Spiral: https://tillthedirt.bfan.link/outside-the-spiral-A
Stream new single ‘Outside The Spiral‘: https://tillthedirt.bfan.link/outside-the-spiral-sg

Burns comments on the collaboration:
“Kelly and I were talking and he said let me send you some of my new band’s material. The first track he sent me was ‘Outside The Spiral.’ I was blown away. I loved everything about it. It was simply a great song to me. It was brutal, it was catchy, and it was memorable where I could sing it back in my head after a couple of listens. I also loved it because it didn’t sound like anything I heard on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal. To me it was original just like in the old days when I used to record bands. It was why the bands I recorded got signed, because they were original. And then to top it off he sent me dozens of others songs and they were equally as good. I think TTD rocks and wish nothing but the best for the band. It is but a sliver…”

Today, TILL THE DIRT has revealed the record’s first single, the title track ‘Outside The Spiral‘ which features a guest performance by TESTAMENT bassist Steve Di Giorgio.

Shaefer adds about the new song:
“‘Outside the Spiral’ was the very first of over 25 songs I wrote for what would become the debut for Till The Dirt. However I didn’t start with the intention of a new band or album, I was writing and recording Atheist ideas during the early lockdown of covid. So when I finished the demo, I sent to people I trust to give me honest opinions, one being bassist extraordinaire Steve Digiorgio, and the other legendary producer Scott Burns. Both agreed that it was something of a hybrid… sort of a different path. Inevitably it was inspiring to hear the positive feedback. Scott Burns then agreed to produce this record, and Steve agreed to play bass on this track.”

Di Giorgio says:
“Kelly and I go back with our own bands as far as 1987, Raging Death comp. I’ve always appreciated the level and precision that Atheist played, and admired the multifaceted vocals of Mr. Shaefer. When he hit me up to throw down a bass track on his new project it was a no-brainer. Hell yes! Not only was it an easy decision based on old friend, Scott Burns, being involved… but Kelly gave ME the choice of which track appealed to me. I chose ‘Outside the Spiral’ for the eerily spacial riffs and the trippiness of the vocals. Both qualities befitting my whacked out fretless contributions on bass. Killer track on a killer new album…enjoy!“

Outside The Spiral Tracklisting:
1. Starring Role
2. Outside The Spiral
3. Privilege
4. As It Seems
5. Invitation
6. Forest Of Because
7. Who Awaits
8. Insist And Demand
9. The Good The Bad The Other
10. Watch You Grow Old
11. Bring On The Gods

Kelly Shaefer is doing it again. With his new band TILL THE DIRT and their debut album Outside The Spiral the legendary Floridian death metal revolutionary is set to inject a much-needed dose of fresh blood into this aging, saturated and self-referential thing that the style has morphed into over the decades.

Everything in the genre of death metal basically rests on two pillars: extreme musical force and insane technicality – or in short, variations of more of the same that satisfies die-hard followers of this scene, but offers a rather limited artistic range. Now, Kelly and his co-conspirators in and around TILL THE DIRT have put all the fun back into extreme music by deliberately straying from the very formula that the Floridian guitarist unleashed onto the world as one of its leading proponents. One of the privileges of being a living legend is the freedom to do whatever you like without the need to prove anything to anybody. And this is exactly what happens on Outside The Spiral. Never shy in denying his death metal roots, Shaefer takes the liberty to amalgamate any musical influence into his songs as long as they fit. Don’t be surprised to find grunge, black metal, jazz, rock, dark wave, a dash of classic pop, and many other stylistic colors fused into tracks that range from relaxed malice to vitriolic face-ripping.

A fly on the wall would have witnessed Kelly frantically composing night after night, only putting his guitar down to contact friends around the globe and sending them demos looking for feedback to either affirm his gut – feeling that his new material was going into interesting places or to put a stop to this fountain of creativity. Yet, one by one his friends were at least as excited about those tracks as the composer. A new metal juggernaut had started to roll and there was no stopping. Kelly recruited enlisted young musicians full of raw energy and passion to the cause of TILL THE DIRT and most importantly one of his first listeners offered his invaluable services: Scott Burns (Atheist, Death, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Cynic, Malevolent Creation, Suffocation).

“When Kelly sent me some demos, I was at first reluctant to listen to them,” reveals Scott Burns. “I thought I had kind of heard it all by now and I did not want to want to disappoint an old friend. When I finally gave the tracks a chance, it felt like being hit by an electric shock: These tracks were fresh, exciting, and fun – just like in the old days. Those demos blew me away. I was immediately hooked to the point where I really wanted to be involved. I really thought that I had stopped producing death metal for good, but here we are now!”

The pieces of this puzzle started to fall into place and while the guitarist kept chucking out killer tracks at neck-breaking speed, the producer started to add structure to the process by drawing from decades of experience. “I could not believe my luck that Scott Burns is throwing the full force of his amazing talent and status behind TILL THE DIRT, ” enthuses Kelly. “He obviously did not expect to be hijacked and put back on the producer’s chair, but I am glad to say that it did not take much convincing. I am extremely happy about this privilege: The mighty Scott Burns is back to bang your heads!“

With Outside The Spiral, TILL THE DIRT take you on a surprise-filled tour de force that will redefine the extreme metal genre in at least as many ways as ATHEIST did more than 30 years ago. Don’t take our word for it, trust your ears!

https://www.facebook.com/tillthedirtband/

MELTED BODIES – It’s A Dirty Dog

3rd July 2023

Mainly Metal

Acclaimed avant-garde metal band MELTED BODIES has released their second EP, “The Inevitable Fork Vol. 2,”.

The record is the next chapter leading up to the forthcoming release of their 2nd full-length album, “The Inevitable Fork,” which is due out later this year.

Along with the EP’s debut today, MELTED BODIES have revealed a new video for their frantic new single “The Hot Dog Contract.”

Commenting on the song, vocalist/guitarist Andy Hamm says:

“It’s pretty constant now that we are all signing contracts, user agreements, NDAs, terms and conditions…

These are overly worded and convoluted piles of frankensteined phrases. Often these contracts are mashed together borrowing and sampling from previous agreements. Passed down through the cult line lawyer lineage and concocted into a meat batter much like how a hot dog is made. They are disgusting pieces made to confuse the senses and ache the belly. They are rarely in the best interest of the signatory and always there waiting right before the exit.”

Stream the beautifully turbulent first chapter, “The Inevitable Fork Vol. 1“:
Apple Music – https://apple.co/3OkRuvp
Bandcamp – https://bit.ly/3Wgk9DI
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/41UGR5s

The Inevitable Fork Vol. 2 Tracklisting:

1. The Hot Dog Contract
2. State of Mind
3. The Avalanche
4. Relax, You Are Lazy

https://twitter.com/MeltedBodies

KATAKLYSM – Metal Meets Catchiness

3rd July 2023

Mainly Metal

For almost three decades, the US/French Canadian-based melodic death metal syndicate KATAKLYSM have delivered unapologetic waves of powerful sound across the globe.

On August 11th, 2023 the band’s fifteenth full-length studio album Goliath will be unleashed unto the masses via Nuclear Blast Records.

Now, KATAKLYSM releases the second single, ‘Die As A King‘. The single is the prequel to the first single ‘Bringer Of Vengeance’ both lyrically as well as the theme of the video. Musically, ‘Die As A King‘ is the modern update of traditional death metal meets catchiness.

Maurizio Iacono comments, “’Die as a King‘ is the prequel to the first single ‘Bringer of Vengeance,’ the song shows the fall of King Richard I ‘Lionheart’ and the message is one of standing tall for your convictions until the end, even when facing certain death. The song embodies some of the KATAKLYSM melodic trademarks with a brutal undertone and groove-laden rhythmic section that intertwined with each other.”

GOLIATH was recorded at JFD Studios in Dallas, TX and Studio City, CA as well as The Cabin in Orlando, FL by J-F Dagenais, who also produced and engineered the album. For the mixing and mastering, the band returned to Chris Clancy with assistance from Colin Richardson. The cover artwork required an image that captured the iconic battle of David versus Goliath theme that is echoed throughout the album while matching the power of the music. The band enlised renown Berlin metal illustrator Eliran Kantor (Testament, Fleshgod Apocalypse) to creat the artwork which who took the KATAKLYSM look and gave it a macabre filter that compliments the brooding sense of uneasiness that was felt during the writing and recording of the album.

Goliath tracklisting:
1. Dark Wings Of Deception
2. Goliath
3. Die As A King
4. Bringer Of Vengeance
5. Combustion
6. From The Land Of The Living To The Land Of The Dead
7. The Redeemer
8. Heroes To Villains
9. Gravestones & Coffins
10. The Sacrifice For Truth

Pre-order/pre-save Goliath here: https://bfan.link/kataklysm-goliath

Goliath will be available digitally and in the following formats:

CD Jewel

Vinyl

Orange (Limited to 1000, NB US)

Orange w/ Black and White Splatter (Limited to 1000, NB EU)

Orange w/ Brown Swirl and Black Splatter (Limited to 300, Band Store)

(5) Kataklysm (@kataklysmband) / Twitter

SHADOW SMILE – Flipping It To The Man

3rd July 2023

Mainly Metal

It’s Metal Bloody Monday, and Shadow Smile is set to launch their debut album, “Signed in Blood.”

Prepare to sink your fangs into the entrancing melodies and chilling lyrical tapestry of Shadow Smile, the luminary metal ensemble hailed as the ‘Steel City Vampire Crew’. Brace yourselves, for on the 18th of August 2023, this audacious collective is poised to unleash their long-awaited inaugural opus upon the world, aptly titled ‘Signed In Blood’.

In this captivating conceptual exploration, we plunge deep into the realm of theology, delving into the essence of the renowned Seven Deadly Sins. Pride, greed, wrath, lust, envy, gluttony, and sloth: these formidable vices have woven themselves intricately into the fabric of our modern-day society. Hold on tight, dear readers, that may eerily resemble a day spent within the captivating confines of the illustrious 1st 3 Towers.

“Signed In Blood” stands as more than a mere music album; it’s Shadow Smile’s audacious pledge of allegiance to their unadulterated artistic drive. This auditory adventure, beautifully brought to life by the contents of their fans’ piggy banks, would make Robin Hood proud. Without the meddling of bigwig record labels or management, they’ve successfully navigated the treacherous waters of creative autonomy.

Hailing from Sheffield, UK, where it’s just as likely to rain ideas as it is to rain, well, rain, Shadow Smile doesn’t just create music; they craft thought-provoking tapestries of sound. Their sonic symphony is an incitement to reevaluate one’s preconceived notions and a cheeky invitation to give the proverbial finger to the puppet-masters of mainstream media (some of whom are actually okay people and throw nice parties and stuff).

Album Track Listing:

01 – Se7en

02 – Signed In Blood

03 – Hellbound Heart

04 – Our Mortality

05 – Vainglory et Avarice

06 – Before Every Fall

07 – Take What You Can (Give Nothing Back)

08 – The Devil Makes Work For Idle Hands

09 – Soul Journey

10 – The World Is In My Way

11 – Suck The World Dry

https://www.shadowsmile.world/

Grave Secrets – A Ballsy Outpouring

2nd July 2023

Music News

Los Angeles-based four-piece band Grave Secrets are sharing their new video for their song “Mood Ring,” through Wiretap Records.

The 4-piece band seamlessly melds melodic punk & hardcore influences. Every member is a profound lover of nostalgic sounds with a modern touch. Grave Secrets works exclusively works with Alex Estrada (Joyce Manor & Touche Amore) at his Pale Moon Ranch studio. Wiretap Records will release the band’s upcoming album later this year.

Guitarist and vocalist Viny Morales says, _”We set out to write a song with a little bit of everything. We wanted something fun, with meaningful lyrics & imagery, and heavy/high energy. Mood Ring is a song I actually wrote about my girlfriend. She was expressing to me how she feels sometimes, and no joke – after we were done talking, I picked up my acoustic guitar and wrote the whole song in like 10 mins.

The early version was simple. Brought it to Alex Estrada at Pale Moon Ranch, and that’s when it really took its form. Not gonna lie, the intro sounded way too much like Catalina Fight Song by JM at first, so we re-worked the drums and came up with what you hear now. Big shout out to Alex on this one, the intro was definitely a hurdle we crossed thanks to him.

As for the music video, we wanted to do something that would strengthen our community with our listeners. We wanted something that every person felt that they were a part of. So we organized a very last minute live shoot, and we were blown away by the turn out. The music video does a great job of capturing the energy that night. Rowdy, people shotgunning beers outside, and just overall fun night – shot by Ruben Castañeda w/ Hyperview Films. Ironically enough, the spot we found was next door to the place I went to my first ever hardcore show, smoked my first cigarette, it was called The Cobalt. That’s Mood Ring.”

Monthly Archives: July 2023

THE PAPER KITES – Indie Folk Takes Flight

Australian indie-folk groundbreakers THE PAPER KITES have unveiled the latest insight into their upcoming album ‘At The Roadhouse’ (out September 1 via Nettwerk Music Group); the stirring and groovy new single “Black & Thunder”.

Love Ghost is an enigmatic Los Angeles-based group that has been making waves for some time with genre-bending music that is informed by both Seattle tradition and Soundcloud-era fearlessness.

Bedless Bones – Trailblazing Sonic Cyber Beats

Kadri Sammel is a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and interdisciplinary artist from Tallinn, Estonia.

SONS OF THE EAST – A Top-Notch Return

Like all your birthdays at once, SONS OF THE EAST return with “Hard To Tell”, a new single that celebrates the beginning of their worldwide tour including a run of UK dates this Summer.

UNREDEEMER – They Shall Not Be Silenced

Unredeemer, the ingenious brainchild birthed from the musical mastermind Pekka Paasikivi, emerges like a phoenix of sonic brilliance.

TILL THE DIRT – All Killer

TILL THE DIRT (KELLY SHAEFER) JOINS NUCLEAR BLAST.

MELTED BODIES – It’s A Dirty Dog

Acclaimed avant-garde metal band MELTED BODIES has released their second EP, “The Inevitable Fork Vol. 2,”.

KATAKLYSM – Metal Meets Catchiness

For almost three decades, the US/French Canadian-based melodic death metal syndicate KATAKLYSM have delivered unapologetic waves of powerful sound across the globe.

SHADOW SMILE – Flipping It To The Man

It’s Metal Bloody Monday, and Shadow Smile is set to launch their debut album, “Signed in Blood.”

Grave Secrets – A Ballsy Outpouring

Los Angeles-based four-piece band Grave Secrets are sharing their new video for their song “Mood Ring,” through Wiretap Records.

Newsletter