17) Invent Animate – “Heavener”
Progressive metalcore outfit Invent Animate have shared a video for the song, “Heavener.” The track is the title track from their latest effort, Heavener, released earlier this year via UNFD (order here). The group is gearing up for a headline tour starting on September 22 in Dallas, with support from Void of Vision, Thrown, and Aviana (tour dates here).
Vocalist Marcus Vik commented:
“In a time of internal panic, having a person that constantly reminds you that they have a place of home, can be crucial when trying to bring someone down to earth again. The song ‘Heavener’ is about reassurance, it’s about trying to convince your closest person that you see and hear them in their internal and helpless drift. A lot of love and pain goes into the work of showing the one closest to you that only they can create their own internal heaven, as they are their own ‘Heavener.'”
Guitarist Keaton Goldwire added:
“We actually had a few ‘B sides’ sitting around but we’re really stubborn in thinking that the next thing we write will always be better than the thing before. Caleb had the idea to make a song titled ‘Heavener’ after the record was done and I got to work trying to make a song that seemed like it encompassed the feeling of the album as a whole. Going into the lyrics, Marcus, too, wrote a song that defined Heavener for him, since it’s not necessarily one idea or thing. We wanted to try our best to wrap everything up into one song as a sort of ‘end credits,’ so to speak.”
Watch the clip below:
18) Of Virtue – “True Colors”
PHOTO BY: Alex Bemis
Michigan’s Of Virtue have unveiled a video for their latest single, “True Colors,” from their forthcoming album Omen, set to be released on September 29th via Arising Empire (pre-order here).
Guitarist/vocalist Damon Tate commented:
“The wise Maya Angelou said, ‘When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.’ This is also true of drug addiction. This disease can wear many faces and often times, we choose to ignore the obvious red flags that are right in front of us. Because of our own struggles, insecurities or reasons for wanting to drown out the pain, we allow these things to have agency over our actions and our way of life, contributing to the vicious cycle that is so hard to break. It can be easy to blame the vice or behaviors for the misery that is brought in our lives. ‘True Colors’ is also indicative of another hard truth: What you consume, what/who you believe you are…can become your new reality and ‘true’ self.”
Watch the clip below:
Track List:
01) “Omen”
02) “Hypocrite”
03) “Cold Blooded”
04) “Cut Me Open”
05) “Sober”
06) “A.N.X.I.E.T.Y.”
07) “Floating” (Feat. Rory Rodriguez of Dayseeker)
08) “True Colors”
09) “Sinner”
10) “Holy”
11) “Cannibals”
12) “False Idols”
Tour Dates:
09/23 Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge
09/24 Fargo, ND @ Rock The Rails (w/ Atreyu & Catch Your Breath)
09/26 Wichita, KS @ Temple Live *
09/27 Kansas City, MO @ Vivo Live *
09/28 Des Moines, IA @ Lefty’s
09/29 Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar
09/30 Pierz, MN @ Silver Bullet Bar (94 Rocks “End Of Summer Bash”)
10/01 Madison, WI @ The Annex
*SUPPORT FROM DIVIDE THE FALL + REDDSTAR
19) Vexed – “Lay Down Your Flowers”
photo credit: Andy Ford
UK alt-metal act Vexed, who recently released their new album Negative Energy (order here), have dropped a visualizer video for “Lay down your flowers,” featuring Lochie Keogh of Alpha Wolf.
Watch the clip below:
