Aftershock Festival 2023 Lineup Announced

Posted on March 15, 2023 by philspicks

Courtesy: Ashton-Magnuson Media

Aftershock Festival organizers have announced the lineup for the annual event, which is scheduled to be held Oct. 5-8 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA.

Guns N’ Roses, Korn, Tool, and Avenged Sevenfold have been announced as the headliners for this year’s festival. Also on the bill for the event are other equally well-known bands, such as Godsmack, Incubus, Pantera, Megadeth, Rancid, Queens of the Stone Age, The Cult, I Prevail, AFI, Dance Gavin Dance, 311, Turnstile, and Limp Bizkit.

This year’s event is being put on by Danny Wimmer Presents, and Danny Hayes, the company’s chief executive officer, said he is looking forward to this year’s festival.

“We are so excited for what will be the biggest Aftershock in the festival’s 11-year history,” Hayes said. “We are grateful for our partnership with the city and county of Sacramento and together we have built an amazing brand that showcases Sacramento to attendees from all over the globe.”

Avenged Sevenfold is scheduled to headline the festival’s first day. Other acts scheduled for Day One are the likes of: Pennywise, Beauty School Dropout, The Cult, AFI, and Incubus.

Tool is scheduled to headline Day Two, with the likes of Megadeth, Memphis May Fire, The Hu, Skillet, Limp Bizkit, and Coheed and Cambria joining the band and others on the day.

Korn will headline Day Three. Others on the day’s schedule include and are not limited to: Corey Taylor, Avatar, The Amity Affliction, Parkway Drive, and Babymetal.

Guns N’ Roses will close out the four-day festival. Leading up to the band’s performance, other acts, including and not limited to: Queens of the Stone Age, Rancid, I Prevail, Dance Gavin Dance, Daughtry, and Mayday Parade will also take the stage.

The full list of this year’s acts is noted below. Audiences can put down $10 now toward the price of the passes. Payments toward the price can be made from there between April and August. The down payment can be made here.

The full Aftershock 2023 lineup is as follows (subject to change):

Thursday, October 5: Avenged Sevenfold, Incubus, Turnstile, The Cult, AFI, Pennywise, Nothing But Thieves, L7, White Reaper, Senses Fail, Don Broco, The Bronx, Nothing, Nowhere., DeathByRomy, Beauty School Dropout, Bob Vylan, Holding Absence, Pinkshift, Thousand Below, Starbenders, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Static Dress, Letdown.

Friday, October 6: Tool, Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Coheed and Cambria, Skillet, Bad Omens, The Hu, Deafheaven, Memphis May Fire, Converge, Fire From the Gods, Polaris, Rain City Drive, Gideon, Currents, Varials, Strange Kids, Dragged Under, Tallah, HANABIE., Widow7, Death Valley Dreams

Saturday, October 7: Korn, Pantera, 311, Corey Taylor, Parkway Drive, Babymetal, Polyphia, Dethklok, Avatar, Fever 333, The Amity Affliction, Sleep Token, Escape the Fate, Boston Manor, Fame on Fire, Catch Your Breath, Ten56., Reddstar, Holy Wars, ’68, Ithaca, Devil’s Cut, Traitors, Fox Lake, All Waves, As You Were

Sunday, October 8: Guns N’ Roses, Queens of the Stone Age, Rancid, I Prevail, Dance Gavin Dance, Daughtry, Badflower, Billy Talent, Mayday Parade, Suicide Silence, Movements, Ayron Jones, You Me At Six, Dead Poet Society, Austin Meade, Alpha Wolf, Jehnny Beth, Redlight King, Tigercub, Call Me Karizma, Ryan Oakes, Gnome, Luna Aura, Asava

More information on the 2023 Aftershock Festival is available along with all of the festival’s latest news at:

Website: https://www.AftershockFestival.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AftershockFestival

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AftershockSac

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Memphis May Fire’s Latest LP Will Leave Audiences Feeling Anything But Misery

Posted on June 4, 2022 by philspicks

Metalcore band Memphis May Fire has been in the headlines quite a bit in recent months. From last June to this week, the band has released a total of five singles from its brand-new album, Remade in Misery, which the band released Friday through Rise Records. The songs, compose almost half of the record’s 11-song body. Now with the record’s release Friday, the band also has a tour planned to start in support of the album June 24 in Charlotte, NC. So it goes without saying that this album, the band’s first in more than three years, has been, is getting, and is sure to get plenty more attention as 2022 progresses. The album is a strong return for the band in part because of its musical content, which will be discussed shortly. The record’s lyrical content is just as notable as its musical arrangements and will be examined a little later. The record’s production rounds out its most important elements and will also be discussed later. Each item noted here is important in its own way to the whole of the album. All things considered they make the album a moving, powerful new offering from Memphis May Fire that will leave audiences feeling anything but misery.

Remade In Misery, the latest new offering from Memphis May Fire, is a strong new offering from the veteran metalcore band. Coming more than three years after its then most recent album, Broken, the record succeeds in part through its featured musical arrangements. The arrangements stand out because of their intensity and subtle variances from one to the next. Right from the record’s outset, ‘Blood and Water,’ audiences get a full-on powerhouse of a composition as the band launches right into things. The electronics used alongside the guitars and front man Matty Mullins’ vocals make the song its own unique work. The contrast of that heaviness with the song’s more melodic choruses adds even more to the engagement and entertainment ensured here. By contrast, a song, such as ‘The American Dream’ switches things up, using the verses to present a more melodic approach while the choruses are the heavier side here. What’s more, the general approach overall to the sound leans in a slightly more emo direction, believe it or not. Though, the song’s breakdown is more of a heavy, industrial vibe. So simply put, what audiences have here is a composition that again, presents that subtle variance that keeps things interesting. As if that is not enough, the band does get contemplative in the record at least once in ‘The Fight Within,’ the album’s finale. The almost ethereal approach that the band took to the composition here does so well to help illustrate the mood in the song’s lyrical side, which reminds audiences that as bad as things can get, things do get better. The melancholy mood set here does so well to help translate the message and feeling in those lyrics. When this is considered along with the other arrangements examined here and with the rest of the album’s arrangements, the whole makes clear the importance of the album’s musical content. It creates a strong foundation for the album’s presentation. Resting on that foundation is the noted lyrical content.

The lyrical content featured throughout the album is important to the record’s presentation because it fits well with the album’s title in each song. The very title, Remade in Misery hints at bad experiences forming a new person. Each song presents a message of having learned from situations of misery and having come out stronger on the other side. Listeners get that message early on in the record’s outset as Mullins sings/screams, “All the years spent with a vermin/Left me soul sick/I learned that trust is rarely worth it/You can’t believe what you hear from the mouth of a serpent/What’s dead is dead.” This is a clear statement about leaving the dead buried so to speak. In other words it is a message about learning from the past and letting the past be just that. This is made even clearer as he screams, “Now I’m not afraid to admit to admit that there’s nothing left/I know you’ll try to manipulate me again/But I’ve come to grips with the fact that what’s dead is dead.”

‘Your Turn,’ which comes much later in the record, is another example of how the record’s lyrical content plays so well into the album’s title. In the case of this song, Mullins reminds another person that “What goes around comes around/That’s how the world turns/You’ll get what’s coming to you/Then maybe you’ll learn/The price that you pay/For being two-faced/Is sleeping in the bed that you made/What goes around comes around/And now it’s your turn.” There is also a mention in the song’s final line in which Mullins screams, “Feel the judgement that you passed/The loved ones put last/You can’t hide two faces behind a mask/Now they can see behind your mask.” This is again, someone who has been through misery with someone else and in experiencing that misery has been remade and made stronger because of it. It is another example of the importance of the album’s lyrical theme and certainly not the last. ‘Only Human,’ the album’s penultimate entry, is yet another strong example of the importance of the album’s lyrical content.

‘Only Human’ is a rap-rock style composition that conjures thoughts of Bloodywood. The lyrical content here addresses those narcissistic individuals that everyone knows. It opens with Mullins stating, “Here you go lying again/Thinking you’re perfect/That you’re holier than thou again/Like you don’t make mistakes/But aren’t we just human?/You see my halo?/Nah/’Cause I’m just like you, man/I’m just like you, man/I talk my talk/I walk my walk/And I could fall/But I stand tall/I could be knocked down, come back and burn them all/What you think?/I’m supposed to fit this perfect reality?/Of this picture that you made up in your mind about me?/I’m not perfect like you/So if you think that you could do better/Why don’t you?/Look in the mirror if you’ve got something to prove.” This forceful opening verse is that strength made from misery. Everyone, again, knows one of those narcissistic personalities if not multiple. Everyone has wanted to say exactly what Mullins says to those people here, too. To that end, it is content that is just as certain to resonate with audiences as any of the album’s other lyrical content. The song continues just as strongly as the song progresses, with Mullins stating, “I know you wish that I was different/I’ll never fit inside the mold that you created/You’ll never know what I’ve been up against/I’m not another one of your fabrications/Your innocence is ignorance/We’re all the same/But you blame like you’re sacred/I know you wish that I was different/But I’m only human.” Once again, this is someone who has been remade through misery in another situation. This is that person standing up to that narcissist, pointing the finger back, telling that person what for. It is yet another story that fits perfectly with the album’s title and proves the importance of the record’s lyrical content. When this content is considered with the lyrical items examined here and with the rest of the album’s lyrical content, the whole leaves zero doubt as to the importance of the album’s overarching lyrical theme of personal strength through so much emotional and mental pain. When it is considered along with the album’s musical content, the two sides collectively show even more why Remade in Misery is such a strong return for Memphis May Fire. Those items are not the last of the record’s most important elements, either. The record’s production rounds out its most important elements.

The production that went into Remade in Misery is important to its presentation because of the fiery energy exhibited throughout the whole. From one song to the next, each composition is so upbeat and so full of energy through its respective instrumentation and vocals. The attention paid to each aspect of each arrangement – the guitars, bass, drums, and vocals – results in each being surprisingly well-balanced in each song. It would have been easy to let the arrangements get muddied in themselves because so much is going on, but thankfully for audiences and the band alike that did not happen. Rather, everything worked so well together throughout the album. The result of that work is a general effect that will keep audiences just as engaged and entertained as the album’s overall musical and lyrical content. When that content is considered along with the production, the whole leaves Remade in Misery all the more hard hitting and worth hearing. To that end, the album overall proves itself yet another successful offering from Memphis May Fire that metalcore fans and the band’s established audiences alike will appreciate.

Remade in Misery, the brand-new album from Memphis May Fire, is a powerful new offering from the veteran metalcore band. Its success comes in part through its featured musical arrangements. The arrangements each present a moving metalcore opus. The thing is that within each arrangement, each has a subtle variance from the next, ensuring audiences’ engagement and entertainment in itself. The record’s lyrical themes are slightly less varying, though that is not a bad thing. They all touch on – as the album’s title infers – going through misery and coming out better on the other side; being remade and stronger. From dealing with family and people that we might think are friends but are anything but, to dealing with narcissists and others, the lyrical content is sure to empower plenty of audiences. The record’s production puts the finishing touch to the presentation. It does this by ensuring each arrangement is expertly balanced and succeeds well in the process. Each item examined here is important in its own way to the whole of the album’s presentation. All things considered, they make the album one more of the best of this year’s new hard rock and metal albums so far.

Remade in Misery is available now. More information on the album is available along with all of the band’s latest news and tour information at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

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Memphis May Fire Announces New Album Details; Debuts Album’s Final Single, Video

Posted on May 7, 2022 by philspicks

Memphis May Fire announced Thursday, it will release its next album this year.

The band is scheduled to release its new album, Remade in Misery, June 3 through Rise Records. In anticipation of the record’s release, the band premiered what it is saying is the album’s final single, ‘Your Turn,’ and the song’s companion video Friday.

“It’s been such a wild and rewarding ride to release music in such a non-traditional way, especially because even this far along, we’re still so excited about each and every song!,” said front man Matty Mullins.

Mullins said the band will use the new single to continue its philanthropic efforts, donating 100% of proceeds from sales of a t-shirt promoting the single for the nonprofit Food for the Hungry. The Arizona-based nonprofit works to end poverty through disaster relief efforts and advocacy. In the case of the sales from the band’s new t-shirt, sales will help the agency’s Ukraine disaster relief efforts.

The musical arrangement featured in the band’s new single is everything that audiences have come to expect from the group. The melodic metalcore elements and heavier influences are all there balanced expertly into one whole. The whole immediately lends itself to comparison to works from the likes of Wage War.

No information was provided about the song’s lyrical theme in the press release announcing the song and video’s premiere. The lyrics provided with the video make clear that the theme is one of realizing that a person reaps what one sows.

The video for ‘Your Turn’ is the same as so many that the band has released with its singles. It features the band performing its new single in front of a wall of monitors as the song plays over.

The full track listing — along with links to the album’s singles — is noted below.

REMADE IN MISERY TRACK LISTING:
“Blood & Water“
“Bleed Me Dry“
“Somebody“
“Death Inside“
“The American Dream“
“Your Turn”
“Make Believe“
“Misery”
“Left For Dead“
“Only Human“
“The Fight Within”

In other news, Memphis May Fire is on tour with Dance Gavin Dance. A headline tour presented by SiriusXM’s Octane is scheduled to launch June 24 in Charlotte, NC. That live run is scheduled to go through Aug. 3 in Nashville, TN. It features performances in cities, such as Salt Lake City, UT; San Diego, CA and Lubbock, TX.

The band’s current tour schedule is noted in full below.

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE ON TOUR
WITH DANCE GAVIN DANCE, VOLUMES, + MOON TOOTH:
5/6 — Grand Rapids, MI — The Intersection
5/7 — Milwaukee, WI — Eagles Ballroom
5/9 — Rochester, NY — Main Street Armory
5/10 — Albany, NY — Empire Live
5/11 — Hartford, CT — Webster Theater
5/13 — Richmond, VA — The National
5/14 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
5/15 — Columbia, SC — The Senate
5/17 — Ponte Vedra, FL — Concert Hall
5/19 — Knoxville, TN — Knoxville Auditorium
5/20 — Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnace

WITH FROM ASHES TO NEW, RAIN CITY DRIVE, + WOLVES AT THE GATE:
6/24 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
6/25 — Pittsburgh, PA — Enclave
6/26 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer
6/28 — New York City, NY — Gramercy Theatre
6/29 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club
6/30 — Montreal, QC — Fairmount Theatre
7/2 — Toronto, ON — Velvet Underground
7/3 — Pontiac, MI — Crofoot
7/5 — Columbus, OH — King of Clubs
7/6 — Chicago, IL — Bottom Lounge
7/8 — St Louis, MO — Red Flag
7/9 — Kansas City, MO — Truman
7/11 — Denver, CO — Oriental Theater
7/12 — Grand Junction, CO — Mesa Theater
7/13 — Salt Lake City, UT — Grand at the Complex*
7/15 — Seattle, WA — The Croc*
7/16 — Portland, OR — Bossanova Ballroom*
7/17 — Berkeley, CA — UC Theatre*
7/19 — Ventura, CA — Ventura Music Hall
7/20 — Pomona, CA — Glasshouse
7/22 — San Diego, CA — Soma – Sidestage
7/23 — Las Vegas, NV — 24 Oxford at Virgin
7/24 — Phoenix, AZ — The Crescent Ballroom
7/26 — Lubbock, TX — Jake’s Backroom
7/27 — Austin, TX — Emo’s
7/28 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live
7/30 — Pensacola, FL — Vinyl Music Hall
7/31 — Orlando, FL — The Beacham
8/2 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade
8/3 — Nashville, TN — Basement East
*No From Ashes to New

More information on Memphis May Fire’s new single, video, and tour schedule is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

Memphis May Fire Gets Political In New Single

Posted on January 15, 2022 by philspicks

Memphis May Fire kicked off the weekend by debuting another new single and its companion video.

The band premiered its new single, ‘The American Dream‘ and its companion video Friday. The band’s sixth single since the debut of its single, ‘Death Inside‘ last July, the song features a musical arrangement that is everything audiences have come to expect from MMF.

The arrangement is a rich, heavy composition. It is comparable to works from the likes of so many metalcore bands with its heavy, melodic approach. There are elements of Ice Nine Kills alongside elements of Wage War, and to a lesser extent, As I Lay Dying exhibited throughout the song.

Front man Matty Mullins talked about the song’s lyrical theme in a prepared statement.

“We are thrilled to be dropping our sixth new single ‘The American Dream,” said Mullins. “This song was fueled by the current state of our country, and the desire to fight for resolution rather than fighting our fellow man. We are donating 100 percent of the proceeds froma new t-shirt that will be coming soon to our merch store to The Veterans Project, whose mission is to capture the legacies of veterans of the American military and tell the stories of all Allied countries and their warrior classes, as well.”

The video for ‘The American Dream’ is very much like most of the band’s videos lately. It featured the band on a soundstage in front of a wall of monitors, performing its new single. Along with ‘Death Inside’ and ‘The American Dream,’ MMF has also released the singles, ‘Left For Dead,‘ ‘Bleed Me Dry,‘ ‘Blood & Water,’ and ‘Somebody.’

More information on Memphis May Fire’s new single and video is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

Memphis May Fire Debuts New Single; Launches New Associated Fundraiser

Posted on December 17, 2021 by philspicks

Memphis May Fire debuted the visualizer for its latest single this week.

The band debuted the video for its new single, ‘Left For Dead‘ Friday. The single is the sixth that the band has released this year behind ‘Bleed Me Dry,‘ ‘Blood & Water,’ ‘Death Inside,’ ‘Bleed Me Dry,’ and ‘Somebody.’

As with the visualizer videos for the band’s existing singles, this song’s visualizer is the same approach. It features the band in front of a wall of monitors as it performs its single.

In related news, Memphis May Fire has launched a new effort to raise money for a women’s counseling nonprofit program. Front man Matty Mullins talked about the effort and how it ties into the song and its lyrical theme.

“It’s definitely not the ‘norm’ to release such a heavy-hearted song this close to Christmas, but the truth is, there are so many people hurting during the holiday season,” said Mullins. “Pain is an unavoidable part of the human experience and it doesn’t magically disappear at this time of year. I hope that anyone who can relate to ‘Left For Dead’ will feel less alone in their pain, especially during a time when social media makes you feel like you’re the only one struggling. We will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the ‘Left For Dead’ tee in our online merch store to Beneath the Skin, a non profit that provides genuine connection to young women who feel alone through peer-to-peer mentoring.”

More information on Memphis May Fire’s new single and video is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

Memphis May Fire Debuts Second ‘Somebody’ Video

Posted on December 2, 2021 by philspicks

Memphis May Fire debuted a new video for its single, ‘Somebody’ Thursday.

The video is the second for the single so far. The band premiered the song’s first video Oct. 1. The two videos are largely the same, featuring the band performing the single in a set backdrop. The first video featured the band performing the song in front of a wall of monitors while this latest video features the band inside what looks like a vacant warehouse as it performs the song.

Front man Matty Mullins spoke briefly about the new video in a prepared statement, but did not directly identity the reasoning for the similarity in the videos’ presentations.

“The response to our latest single ‘Somebody’ has been unreal, so we decided to shoot a music video for it to tell the story even further,” said Mullins. “We teamed up with director Dustin Haney and we couldn’t be more stoked on how it turned out.”

Most recently, Memphis May Fire debuted the single, ‘Bleed Me Dry‘ and its companion video. Prior to their debut, the band debuted the video for another then new single, ‘Blood & Water.’

More information on Memphis May Fire’s new video is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

Memphis May Fire Debuts ‘Somebody’ Video

Posted on October 1, 2021 by philspicks

Memphis May Fire opened the weekend with another new single and video.

The band premiered the video for its new single, ‘Somebody’ Friday. The premiere comes more than a month after the band premiered its then latest single, ‘Bleed Me Dry‘ and its companion video.

The band roared back in June with the video for its single, ‘Blood & Water.’ The song was the band’s first new music since the release of its 2019 album, Broken. That album produced the singles ‘The Old Me,’ ‘Heavy is the Weight (ft. Andy Mineo)‘ and ‘You and Me.’

Memphis May Fire followed up the debut of the video for ‘Blood & Water’ with the premiere of its new single, ‘Death Inside‘ and its video in July.

The video for ‘Somebody’ is simple. Like so many of the band’s recent video presentations, it features the band performing its new single in front of a wall of monitors.

The musical arrangement featured in the new single is the most radio friendly song released so far this year. Instead of presenting more of the intensity exhibited in the instrumentation and vocals in the band’s recently released singles, the band opted this time for a more melodic emocore type sound and stylistic approach.

Front man Matty Mullins discussed the arrangement in a prepared statement.

“We’re always wanting to push the boundaries of what people think MMF is and ‘Somebody’ is no exception to that,” saidMullins. “From the second we finished the song, it became an all-time favorite for everyone in our camp. So it’s been REALLY hard to keep it a secret until now.”

Additionally, Mullins addressed the song’s lyrical theme in that statement.

“The lyrical content is blatantly about substance abuse and addiction so we wanted to use this release to put a spotlight on a non-profit that does incredible addiction recovery work here in Nashville. We will be donating 100% of the proceeds of the ‘Hands’ tee in our online merch store to The Nashville Rescue Mission.” The NRM gives hope for today, hope for tomorrow, and hope for eternity to the hungry, homeless, and hurting by providing meals, safe shelter, and clothing, as well as support and long-term assistance for those struggling with homelessness, drug or alcohol addiction, or any number of other life-altering challenges.

More information on Memphis May Fire’s new single and charity work is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

Bullet For My Valentine Announces New Album Details; Premieres Album’s Lead Single, Video

Posted on September 10, 2021 by philspicks

Courtesy: Spinefarm Records/Search & Destroy

Bullet For My Valentine kicked off the weekend with some good news.

The band announced through a news release distributed Friday, it is scheduled to release its next album Oct. 22 through Spinefarm Records/Search & Destroy. Pre-orders are open now. In anticipation of the self-titled album’s release, the band premiered the album’s lead single, ‘Shatter‘ and its companion video Friday.

The musical arrangement will appeal to the band’s established fan base as well as newer listeners. The heavy, crunching guitars and the blend of clean vocals and screams go back to the sound that made the band a fan favorite early in its life. Those less familiar with the band and its catalog will find the song appealing because of the clear influence from and comparison to works from bands, such as Machine Head, Wage War, and Of Mice & Men.

The lyrical theme featured alongside the single’s heavy, infectious musical arrangement comes across as a familiar matter of dealing with so many heavy, internal thoughts and feelings. That is inferred through the lyrics provided with the video, as no information was provided about the song’s lyrical theme in the press release announcing the debut of the song and its video.

The ‘Shatter’ video is one part video and one part lyric video. The song’s lyrics are presented over the visualization of front man Matt Tuck sings through a variety of camera angles and effects.

More information on Bullet For My Valentine’s new single, video, and album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: https://bulletformyvalentine.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BulletForMyValentine

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfmvofficial

Memphis May Fire Debuts New Single, Video; Announces New Live Dates

Posted on August 27, 2021 by philspicks

Memphis May Fire premiered its latest single and video this week.

The band premiered its new single, ‘Bleed Me Dry‘ and its companion video Thursday. The song is the band’s third in a little more than two months.

Memphis May Fire followed up the debut of the video for ‘Blood & Water’ with the premiere of its new single, ‘Death Inside‘ and its video last month.

The musical arrangement featured in ‘Bleed Me Dry’ is a driving hard rock composition. Its choruses lend themselves to comparison to works from Linkin Park, what with the pairing of front man Matty Mullins’ vocal delivery style and sound, and the song’s instrumentation style and sound. The verses meanwhile exhibit an almost industrial influence with the use of the guitars and keyboards. At the same time, Mullins’ vocals are just as comparable here to those of the late, great Chester Bennington. The whole makes this song just as unlike ‘Death Inside’ and ‘Blood & Water’ as they are from one another.

The lyrical theme featured in ‘Bleed Me Dry’ delivers a message of determination according to Mullins.

“Our third single of the year, ‘Bleed Me Dry,’ is my favorite yet,” he said. “It’s an anthem for anyone feeling beaten down by the negative voices around them.”

The video for ‘Bleed Me Dry’ is a simple presentation. It features the band performing its new single on a darkened sound stage as the song plays over. A wall of monitors stands behind the band as it performs.

In other news, Memphis May Fire has announced a new, brief live run. The tour is scheduled to launch Sept. 11 in Gilford, NH and to run through Sept. 22 in Huntington, WV. The tour’s schedule is noted below. Breaking Benjamin and Papa Roach are scheduled to join the band for the tour.

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE TOUR DATES:
WITH BREAKING BENJAMIN + PAPA ROACH
9/11 — Gilford, NH — Bank of New Hampshire Pavillion
9/12 — Montclair, NJ — The Wellmont Theater
9/14 — Columbus, OH — Express Live!
9/15 — Toledo, OH — Huntington Center
9/17 — Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena
9/18 — Scranton, PA — The Pavillion at Montage Mountain
9/21 — Youngstown, OH — Covelli Centre
9/22 — Hutnington, WV — Mountain Health Arena

On yet another note, Mullins recently commented on one of many charity works that it is conducting. The work in question is raising money for the nonprofit organization Heart Support, which helps people who battle a variety of mental health concerns.

“We’re so excited to announce that we will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the ‘In Your Eyes’ tee in our online merch store to one of our favorite non-profits — Heart Support!,” he said. “Every year, Heart Support helps men and women brave their wounds, find purpose, and discover healing. I am so stoked for everyone to hear this song and get involved with a great cause!”

MMF’s charity work with Heart Support is, as noted, just some of the charity work that it is doing. The band is also working with the nonprofit, Living The Dream, raising money for that agency also through sales of its apparel.

The band has also partnered with the domestic violence firm, Bridges DVC Nashville to launch two new merchandise designs. One hundred percent of the sales from the designs will go to benefit the center, which serves men, women, and children affected by domestic violence in the greater Nashville, TN region.

More information on Memphis May Fire’s new single, tour dates, and charity work is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

Memphis May Fire Gets Philosophical With New Single, Video; Launches Non-Profit Fundraiser With New Merch

Posted on July 14, 2021 by philspicks

Memphis May Fire is taking on humans’ thoughts on mortality in its new single.

The band debuted its new single, ‘Death Inside‘ and its video Tuesday. The band took a unique, previously unexplored approach to ‘Death Inside’ in comparison to its existing body of work. The band’s familiar melodic metalcore approach and sound is present here, but at the same time, this arrangement also incorporates something of a nu-metal/rap-rock approach in the verses. The pairing of that unique approach alongside the band’s more familiar sound makes the song’s overall arrangement such that it will generate some discussion among audiences.

Front man Matty Mullins talked about the new approach during a recent interview.

“‘Death Inside’ is a new flavor for MMF,” said Mullins. “I wanted to get out of my comfort zone with the vocals on this one and ended up discovering a sound that I think really caters to the concept.”

Additionally, he talked about how that approach connected to the song’s philosophical lyrical theme, stating, “The song is about fear of death and the choice to either let it consume you or live life to the fullest.”

In related news, Memphis May Fire has launched a new fundraising effort to aid the nonprofit organization, Living The Dream. The agency will receive 100 percent of proceeds from sales of the band’s new t-shirt, which is available now in the band’s merchandise store.

Mullins explained of the nonprofit, “LTD helps children and young adults living with life-threatening illnesses stay positive, maintain hope, and appreciate each and every day, regardless of their affliction.”

The premiere of ‘Death Inside’ comes more than a month after the band premiered the video for its then latest single, ‘Blood & Water.’ The song and its video were the first from the band since the release of its album Broken in 2019. That album produced the singles ‘The Old Me,’ ‘Heavy is the Weight (ft. Andy Mineo)‘ and ‘You and Me.’

The premiere of ‘Blood & Water’ was also partnered with the launch of a related fundraiser for Bridges DVC Nashville. One hundred percent of the sales from the band’s two new merchandise designs benefitted the center, which serves men, women, and children affected by domestic violence in the greater Nashville, TN region.

In other news, Memphis May Fire will perform two live shows this week. The first performance is scheduled to take place Thursday at the Rock Fest in Cadott, WI. The second is scheduled to take place Friday at the Alive Festival in Mineral City, OH.

More information on Memphis May Fire’s new single, video, fundraiser and tour is available online now at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemphisMayFire

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MemphisMayFire

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