Jinjer opened the new week by premiering the video for its latest single.
The band debuted the video for its single, ‘Disclosure!’ Monday. The song is the fourth single from the band’s latest album, Wallfowers. The album has also produced the singles, ‘Wallflowers,’ ‘Vortex‘ and ‘Mediator.’
The video for ‘Disclosure!’ is an intense cinematic presentation. It features the band abducting a law enforcement official who was verbally abusing front woman Tatiana Shmayluk. The group takes the man, played apparently by one of the band’s former members, to a landfill where he is left handcuffed to a chair, gun in his lap, left to decide what to do for himself.
Bassist Eugene Abdukhanov talked slightly cryptically about the video and its connection to the song’s lyrical theme, stating, “Believe it or not it is not always easy being in the spotlight all the time … with each success this band reaches there is a huge amount of expectations from the outside that come with each step we make. From personal opinions to politics and now to the pandemic, our every move is scrutinized and judged by the outside. Although it‘s not always fun, we would not have it any other way …”
The musical arrangement featured in ‘Disclosure!’ is its own heavy, intense presentation. Shmayluk’s growls alongside her clean vocals make for a distinct contrast. The instrumentation meanwhile will keep listeners just as engaged and entertained as Shmayluk’s performance.
In other news, the band is continuing its “Coming To America 2021” tour Tuesday. The remaining dates for the band’s tour are noted below. Suicide Silence and All Hail The Yeti are sharing time as support for the live run.
JINJER -Coming To America 2021- special guest: Suicide Silence plus All Hail The Yeti 11/16: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 11/17: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 11/18: Rochester, NY @ Anthology 11/19: Harrisburg, PA @ HMAC 11/20: New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place *SOLD OUT* 11/21: Boston, MA @ Big Night Live *SOLD OUT* 11/23: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw *SOLD OUT* 11/24: Philadelphia, PA @ TLA *SOLD OUT* 11/26: Norfolk, VA @ The Norva 11/27: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage *SOLD OUT* 11/28: Charlotte, NC @ Underground *SOLD OUT* 11/30: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues 12/01: Tampa, FL @ Jannus 12/02: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl 12/03: Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater 12/04: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *SOLD OUT* 12/05: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 12/07: Houston, TX @ House of Blues 12/08: San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater 12/09: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues *SOLD OUT* 12/11: Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater 12/12: Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
More information on Jinjer’s new single, video, album, and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Independent metal act All Hail The Yeti is counting down the days to the release of its latest studio recording, its new EP, Within The Hollow Earth. The seven-song record is scheduled for release Friday through Minus Head Records and will come more than three years after the release of the group’s then latest album, Highway Crosses. The record has already produced two singles – ‘Bury Your Memory’ and ‘Headlesss Valley’ – and as much as they are a positive representation of the record, they are not the record’s only high points. ‘Nidavellir,’ the record’s midpoint, stands on its own merits. It will be discussed shortly. Much the same can be said of its follow-up, ‘Cold Dead Leaves.’ This song will be examined a little later. ‘Funeral Heart’ is another intense musical and lyrical presentation that adds to the EP’s appeal. It will also be discussed later. All three songs noted here are important in their own way to the whole of the EP. When they are considered alongside the record’s singles and two remaining songs, the whole makes Within The Hollow Earth a welcome new return for All Hail The Yeti.
All Hail The Yeti’s forthcoming EP, Within The Hollow Earth, is a powerful new presentation from the independent metal outfit. It is a presentation that was well worth the wait. Its musical and lyrical content alike does well to support these statements, as its two singles have already shown. They are not the EP’s only standout entries. ‘Nidavellir,’ which serves as the record’s midpoint, is another notable addition to the EP. The song’s appeal comes in part through its musical arrangement, which is a rich, thick, guitar-driven work. Listening to the song in terms of not just its arrangement, but also its related production, the arrangement lends itself to comparison to works from Dry Kill Logic in the verses. The intro meanwhile and maintained guitar line is something of a throwback to the metal sounds of Pantera from the 90s what with its heavy, crunching attack. The heavy, melodic sounds of the song’s choruses meanwhile are more radio friendly, interestingly enough. The clear contrast in sounds here makes the arrangement its own unique presentation and reason enough to get audiences listening. The intensity in the song’s musical arrangement pairs well with its lyrical counterpart to add to the song’s impact.
The lyrical theme featured in ‘Nidavellir’ is accessible to most audiences. It comes across as someone addressing his/her frustration with another over having been wronged multiple times over whatever course of time. This is inferred as front man Connor Garritty states in the song’s lead verse and chorus, “Your words were false and I fell for your lies/Cause we were doomed from the start/I gave you everything/And in return you burned it all down to the ground/You’re feeling the earth collapsing/The world is spinning around your head/Another star is fading/Another life burns away again” The chorus seems to hint that maybe that antagonist is feeling the guilt of what he/she has done. That would account for the note of that person “feeling the earth collapsing.” The song’s subject remains defiant even in the face of what has happened, declaring that he/s he will not let what has happened weigh him/her down emotionally. This as Garritty states, “These wounds will heal/And I will overcome/’Cause I have been broken before/You took my heart and soul/And now I stand above all the pain that you caused.”
He continues in similar fashion from here in the pre-chorus, essentially calling out that other person, stating in part, “Now that we’re reaching the end/What gave you the reason to forfeit/The only thing I regret/You’re reaching for hope with your hands tied up.” This seems to be the song’s subject, again, calling out that antagonist, basically asking that person, “Why do you think you have that right to just give up? Now you’re trying even though you are the one who gave up.” This is all this critic’s interpretation. If in fact it is somewhere close to being correct, then it is a unique way, lyrically and musically to approach such a familiar topic, that of a broken relationship (which could be platonic or romantic). The whole of the unique delivery and the intensity in the song’s arrangement makes clear why this song is as important to Within The Hollow Earth as the record’s singles and other songs. Speaking of those other songs, another notable addition to the EP is ‘Cold Dead Leaves.’
‘Cold Dead Leaves’ is even more intense than ‘Nidavellir’ musically and lyrically. The Pantera influence noted about the musical arrangement in ‘Nidavellir’ is just as present in this song’s arrangement. At the same time that said influence is so evident, those heavy, melodic choruses once again make for such a strong contrast to the power in the verses. The energy in the whole is picked up in comparison to that in ‘Nidavellir,’ though. When the intensity in the song’s arrangement pairs with its even more intense lyrical theme, the whole becomes even more impacting. In the case of this song’s theme, this is someone who is just completely unapologetic to someone who must not have been a great person.
The noted inference comes right from the song’s lead verse and chorus, in which Garritty screams/sings, “When you’re rotting in the ground/I will stand above/When there’s no body found/I will dance under the trees/While the maggots are feasting in hell/I can taste the sweat on my face/You’re suffering from what I can tell/Can you feel my loving disgrace/Cover your eyes/And whisper alone to the dead.” The anger continues in the song’s second verse as Garritty states, “Buried deep and close to me/Under cold dead leaves/Now your world is falling down/To the earth and the trees/Broken crown dead to me/As above so below/Leave your memory in the ground.” His further statement of being “revenge like a knife” and that “I am here to take your life” is pretty intense, too. Simply put, the statement here is of someone who just absolutely seems to hate someone else. We have all been there, too. If in fact that is what is happening here, then that fact makes the subject’s statements that much more relatable and intense. It would make the song’s lyrical content that much more impacting. And that impact, together with the song’s musical arrangement, makes even clearer why the song is another standout addition to the EP, showing even more, the record’s strengths. It is just one more of the record’s notable works, too. ‘Funeral Heart’ is yet another strong addition to the EP.
‘Funeral Heart’ is perhaps the album’s most intense song. Gone are the Pantera influences noted in the other songs. In this case, the song’s arrangement is more of a groove metal style work. Listeners could argue that there is a touch of Slipknot influence in the guitars and bass. At the same time, audiences can also argue a slight similarity to works from Machine Head and Pro-Pain. To that end, it really makes the arrangement stand out among its counterparts in this record, showing its own identity separate from those works.
When the song’s intense musical arrangement is considered alongside its lyrical theme, the whole makes the song even more intense. The lyrical theme featured here comes across as presenting another emotionally heavy statement. Again it seems to be the kind of work that is an indictment of sorts of someone who has done nothing positive in life for himself/herself and others. This is inferred right from the song’s lead verse in which Garritty screams/sings, “A spitting image like the rest of your kin/Your mother broke you Before you could begin to win/Feelings and people/They change/The rotten aples fall close to the tree/Relive this cycle of abuse and shame/Drowning your reality is a poisonous game/Couldn’t wait to see you go/I’ll be saved/You’re a demon with a heart so cold/By your grave/You broke me/You woke me/Couldn’t wait to see you go.” The noted indictment continues further in the song’s second verse, which states, “Now you’re swimming in a sea of regret/You showed me nothing but hatred and disrespect/I would have given everything to you/You bled me dry because/Because it’s all that you knew.” Garritty adds in the song’s third and final verse, “Nothing left to say/Digging your own grave/Wake up/Choking on the taste/I’m broken/Love has been a waste/Digging your own grave.” Again, this is a very blatant statement of anger and hatred towards someone who has done the song’s subject great wrong. At the same time, the added note of that behavior being the result of that other person’s upbringing adds its own interest to the whole. This is, overall, another statement to which plenty of audiences will relate. The fire in the song’s arrangement adds even more to that ability of the song to connect with audiences, too. All in all, it will serve as its own therapeutic work for plenty of listeners. Keeping that in mind, it is yet another powerful example of what makes Within The Hollow Earth in whole such a strong new offering from All Hail The Yeti. When this song and the others examined here are considered along with the EP’s singles and its two remaining songs, the whole makes the EP another successful offering from the up-and-coming metal outfit and potentially one of the year’s top new EPs.
All Hail the Yeti’s new, forthcoming EP, Within The Hollow Earth, is a presentation that metal purists and the band’s established audiences will agree is a successful new offering from the band. That is proven through the record’s musical arrangements and lyrical themes. All three of the songs examined here do well to support the noted statements. When they are considered along with the record’s singles and two remaining songs, the whole makes the record a welcome return from All Hail The Yeti that any metal fan will appreciate.
Within The Hollow Earth is scheduled for release Friday through Minus Head Records. The band is in the midst of a tour in support of the EP. The band’s current schedule is noted below.
ALL HAIL THE YETI Tour Dates with Jinjer and Suicide Silence
11/09 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/10 – Ft. Wayne, IN – The Clyde
11/11 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
11/13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
11/16 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/17 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/18 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
11/19 – Montreal, QC – M Telus
11/20 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
11/21 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
11/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
11/24 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
11/26 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
11/27 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage
11/28 – Charlotte, NC – Underground
11/30 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
12/01 – Tampa, FL – Jannus
12/02 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl
12/03 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
12/04 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
12/05 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
12/07 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
12/08 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
12/09 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
12/11 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
12/12 – Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom
More information on All Hail The Yeti’s new song, management company, lineup and more is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:
All Hail The Yeti kicked off the new week with more new music.
The band premiered its new single, ‘Headless Valley’ and its video Tuesday. The song is the second single from the band’s new EP, Within The Hollow Earth behind the recent debut of the record’s lead single, ‘Bury Your Memory’ and itsvideo.
Within The Hollow Earth is scheduled for release Friday through Minus Head Records. The label also released the band’s existing records.
Front man Connor Garritty talked enthusiastically about the new single and video in a prepared statement.
“We very excited for the release of ‘Headless Valley,’ another campfire tale in the book of All Hail The Yeti,” said Garritty. “The video was a blast to shoot and turned out exactly how we wanted. Brian Cox, Director, is a genius and totally nailed our vision!
The video in question finds the band members sitting around a campfire in what is meant to look like a dark, forested backdrop. The band members are sharing stories and apparently some hallucinogenic substance, which leads the band members to start having some intriguing visions.
The song’s musical arrangement is a heavy, thick guitar-centered work. The guitars are just as heavy as ever, but the sound in general is more aggro-rock a la Dry Kill Logic than the dark, heavy sounds for which the band has come to be known over the years.
The lyrical theme featured in the band’s new single is exactly what Garritty noted in his statement. It tells its own dark campfire story about “Restless/Headless/Souls of the wilderness.”
In other news, All Hail The Yeti is in the midst of a tour alongside Jinjer and Suicide Silence. Garritty talked with Phil’s Picks about the tour and more during a recent interview that can be read here.
The current dates for All Hail The Yeti’s tour are noted below.
ALL HAIL THE YETI Tour Dates with Jinjer and Suicide Silence
11/09 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/10 – Ft. Wayne, IN – The Clyde
11/11 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
11/13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
11/16 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/17 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/18 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
11/19 – Montreal, QC – M Telus
11/20 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
11/21 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
11/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
11/24 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
11/26 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
11/27 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage
11/28 – Charlotte, NC – Underground
11/30 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
12/01 – Tampa, FL – Jannus
12/02 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl
12/03 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
12/04 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
12/05 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
12/07 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
12/08 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
12/09 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
12/11 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
12/12 – Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom
More information on All Hail The Yeti’s new song, management company, lineup and more is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:
The wait for new music from All Hail The Yeti is over…sort of
The band premiered the video for its latest single, ‘Bury Your Memory’ Friday. The song is the band’s first new music in more than two years. The band’s most recent new single was its 2019 anti-bullying song, ‘Felo De Se.’
Along with being the band’s first new music in more than two years, ‘Bury Your Memory’ is also the lead single from All Hail The Yeti’s forthcoming EP, Within The Hollow Earth, which is scheduled for release Nov. 12 through Minus Head Records. The label has released each of the band’s existing records, too.
Front man Connor Garritty talked about the new single and EP in a prepared statement.
“‘Bury Your Memory’ was one of the first songs that we completed for this EP and I immediately knew that it would be the first single,” said Garritty. “It feels very much like a traditional AHTY song, reminiscent of our self-titled record.”
“Within The Hollow Earth has been hiding in the shadows for almost two years, and now it is peeking through the darkness to shed light on a dim music scene,” he added. “We cannot wait to unleash this on the world. The past couple years have been difficult for all of us and the excitement of releasing this has been taken away more times than I can remember. Within The Hollow Earth will offer blue skies for this bleak world. We are very proud of the work and feel very confident that it paints a perfectly beautiful picture of how horrific life can be.”
The video for ‘Bury Your Memory’ is a unique presentation. It features the band in what looks like a flower nursery of sorts, blue skies overhead, colors all around, as the band performs its heavy, intense song. The contrast of that heaviness and the beauty surrounding the band is likely meant to help translate the message in the song’s lyrical content.
According to Garrity, the treatment for the video was his own. It was brought to life by director Brian Cox.
No information was provided about the song’s lyrical theme in the news release announcing the song’s premiere. Even in listening to the content, it leaves itself up to interpretation. That in itself is certain to further engage and entertain audiences.
The musical arrangement featured in the band’s new single is a departure of sorts for the band. Instead of the dark, heavy approach taken to much of the band’s work, this song presents an arrangement that blends elements of stoner and doom rock to make this aspect interesting in itself.
In other news, All Hail The Yeti is scheduled to join Jinjer and Suicide Silence on the road later this month. Garritty talked with Phil’s Picks about the tour and more during a recent interview that can be read here.
The dates for All Hail The Yeti’s tour are noted below.
ALL HAIL THE YETI Tour Dates with Jinjer and Suicide Silence:
10/22 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10/23 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
10/24 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
10/27 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
10/28 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/29 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
10/30 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater *SOLD OUT
10/31 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
11/02 – Denver, CO – Summit
11/04 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
11/05 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
11/06 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
11/07 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/09 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/10 – Ft. Wayne, IN – The Clyde
11/11 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
11/13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
11/16 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/17 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/18 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
11/19 – Montreal, QC – M Telus
11/20 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
11/21 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
11/23 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
11/24 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
11/26 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
11/27 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage
11/28 – Charlotte, NC – Underground
11/30 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
12/01 – Tampa, FL – Jannus
12/02 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl
12/03 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
12/04 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
12/05 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
12/07 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
12/08 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
12/09 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
12/11 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
12/12 – Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom
More information on All Hail The Yeti’s new song, management company, lineup and more is available online along with all of the band’s latest news at:
More than two years after the release of its sophomore album Screams From A Black Wilderness, All Hail the Yeti finally returned Friday with its third full-length studio recording, Highway Crosses. The record’s release is important to note because for some time, there was some speculation among fans as to whether it would ever see the light of day. That is because the band released a short snippet of the video for the album’s lead single ‘Slow Season’ on Jan. 18. From the time of its release up until September, little to no hint of anything new was released, but then on Sept. 24, the full video was released along with an announcement that Highway Crosses was officially on its way, and soon at that. The wait was worth it, too. That is evidenced in part throughout the course of the 11-song, 40-minute record, not the least through the pounding indictment of today’s social media-based society, ‘Anti-Social Media.’ It will be discussed shortly. ‘Cleveland Avenue,’ which immediately precedes that song, is another example of what makes Highway Crosses such a strong new effort from All Hail The Yeti. It will be discussed a little later. ‘Live Everyday’ is one more example of Highway Crosses’ strength, and will also be discussed later. Each song is important in its own way to the whole of its new album. When they are considered along with the songs not directly noted here, the end result is an album that is one more candidate for any critic’s list of this year’s top new hard rock and metal albums.
All Hail The Yeti’s third full-length studio recording Highway Crosses is a strong new offering from the Los Angeles, California-based band that over the course of its 11-song, 40-minute run, continues to cement the band as one of the big names in the metal community’s next generation of bands. On that same note, it proves from start to end, to be an easy candidate for any critic’s list of the year’s top new hard rock and metal albums. That is proven late in the album’s run in the socially-minded ‘Anti-Social Media.’ In regards to that theme, it is inferred as front man Connor Garritty screams, “May I have your attention/Right f***ing now/Sit down and save your questions/And shut your mouth/I’m right/You’re wrong/It’s gone on for far too long/Put down/Your phone/I cannot leave this one alone/I cannot leave this one alone/You can’t/Replace all the things that have crossed my mind/Friendships are trending now/I don’t need someone to save me/Just someone to make me proud.” He goes on to sing in the song’s second verse, “I’m sick of feeds and filters/And pointless rants/Social justice warriors/With no right/On your Facebook irony/Don’t forget to post your hashtag vanity/The end of days has now begun.” From there, the song enters its bridge, which leads Garritty to proclaim in the song’s final minutes, “You can say you’re right/You can say I’m wrong/We can say what the f*** we like/This is anti-social media.” It becomes crystal clear through this lyrical content that this song is a statement about what has become of the world as a result of social media. The song is not a denouncement of social media itself, but rather an indictment of people and how people have allowed themselves to become so negatively changed through social media. It is a powerful statement that while obviously not the first of its kind from any act, is still important because it is a reminder to people to not let themselves become so wrapped up in social media and its negative influence. Keeping that in mind, this song proves a powerful example of what makes Highway Crosses a welcome return for All Hail the Yeti. Of course it is just one part of what makes this song worth noting. The song’s musical arrangement is just as worth noting as its lyrical content.
Looking at the song’s musical arrangement, the driving, opus is successful in illustrating the thoughts and emotions of the song’s lyrical theme. Drummer Ryan Kittlitz’s time keeping couples with the song’s guitar line and Garritty’s own powerhouse vocal delivery to make clear the frustration generated through people’s vanity put on display via social media, and the overall divisive nature of platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. When this is considered along with the lyrical presentation of that frustration, the whole becomes even more clear in its strength in the overall frame of Highway Crosses. Keeping this in mind, the song is not the only work that shows Highway Crosses’ overall strength. ‘Seymour Avenue’ is another example of what makes this LP another welcome effort from AHTY.
‘Seymour Avenue’ centers on the discovery, in 2013, of three women in Cleveland who had been abducted by sex offender Ariel Castro. The women’s story made national headlines, with graphic descriptions of what Castro did to the women while holding them captive in his home, and how their escape from his clutches started with the escape of one of the women. All Hail The Yeti’s song focusing on their nearly decade-long captivity is something that few, if any, other band has ever crafted, and it goes in line with similarly styled works from the band on its past albums. Those songs focused on stories such as an orphanage that burned to the ground with dozens of children inside and other tales. The song’s musical arrangement is an absolutely pummeling work that again, does such an expert job of illustrating the emotions that those women must have felt. That is evident in the down-tuned guitars and Garritty’s grinding vocal delivery. The best description that this critic can give of the sound is a hybrid of sludge metal a la Crowbar, doom rock a la Type O Negative and something else difficult to pinpoint. That aside, the overall arrangement again does an expert job of creating a fully ominous atmosphere for the song and its story, which again clearly was for those women.
Garritty tells the women’s story in no uncertain terms, screaming, “Someone new arrived today/I have yet to see her face/I hear the screams from down below/There’s evil in this place/Chained/To the wall/All alone/She’s shaking/A room/Down the hall/All alone/He’s waiting/Can someone save me/So cold/Memories are covered with stars/Don’t say his name/Just fight through the pain/To be dragged back into the dark/Two more girls/A nightmare show/Now they fear the worst/Their abduction makes the family grow/Vanished from the Earth/Chained/To the wall/All alone/She’s shaking/A room/Down the hall/All alone/He’s waiting.” Again, this is largely the description that was given by every news outlet of the situation in which the women were held during their captivity. The mention of the “family growing” references how Castro even impregnated one of the women. It is a modern-day horror story that thankfully ended with the women escaping and surviving, and while they are still emotionally recovering today, will never have to see that horrible excuse for a human again since he is dead. The band, here, is merely telling the story, reminding people of the evil of which mankind is capable. When this is coupled with the song’s imposing musical arrangement, it becomes fully evident that this song is yet another clear example of what makes Highway Crosses another strong effort from AHTY. Even with this in mind, this song is still not the last of the works that can be cited in showing the album’s overall strength. ‘Live Everyday’ is one more example of what makes Highway Crosses a welcome new offering from the band.
Just as with ‘Seymour Avenue’ and ‘Anti-Social Media,’ ‘Live Everyday’ stands out in part because of its musical arrangement that crosses sludge, melodic hard rock and metalcore elements for a whole that instantly grabs listeners, and holds them to the end of the three-minute-plus opus. That arrangement is just one part of what makes the song overall another one of Highway Crosses’ strong points. Its lyrical content is just as important to its whole as its musical arrangement.
In regards to its lyrical themes, the song actually comes across as being rather uplifting, despite its heavy, grinding musical arrangement. This is inferred as Garritty screams, “Take a look into our lives/the past is left behind/This is the time/the time to rise/Stand with us/It will be alright/Be grateful for the setting sun/Let you know that this day has come/You fought this fight/Fought it on your own…The world was ours/We had it all/to take the time/To change your mind/Don’t let it go/I can see you there/Before the fall/We came from starts/the world was ours/But now is gone/Everything is in your sights/Nothing in the way/You must believe/Believe in your heart/Don’t let the world tear your soul apart/Live your days like they are your last/And love with everything you have/The end is near/Closer everyday/Live in the moment/Don’t waste it away.” This is a pretty straight forward message, and one that is certain to uplift any listener. In hindsight, the fury in the song’s arrangement actually works well here in that it can be argued that that fury helps to illustrate the determination of someone working to overcome the negative emotions that work so hard to overcome. To that end, the power in the song’s musical arrangement makes even more sense, and when coupled with this positive, uplifting lyrical theme, makes the song in whole doubtless, one more of Highway Crosses’ strongest points, if not its single strongest point. When it is considered along with the other songs noted here, and those not directly noted, the end result is an album overall that will appeal to All Hail the Yeti’s more seasoned fans as well as those who are less familiar with the band. What’s more, it cements the band even more as one of the most import names in the next generation of hard rock and metal.
All Hail The Yeti’s new full-length studio recording Highway Crosses is another strong new effort from the band. That is evidenced through all three of the songs discussed here and the other works not directly noted. The songs’ musical arrangements will appeal to a wide range of metal fans while the lyrical themes are just as widely appealing because of their variety and general content. From start to end, that combination of widely appealing musical and lyrical content is certain to reach plenty of listeners. Keeping all of this in mind, Highway Crosses is, overall, a work that has cemented AHTY’s place in the metal community just as much as its predecessors. It has also cemented the band’s place on any critic’s list of the year’s top new hard rock and metal albums. It is available now. More information on Highway Crosses is available online now along with all of All Hail The Yeti’s latest news and more at:
To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
All Hail The Yeti is hard at work in the studio on its next album.
The band recently announced this week that it is working with Grammy Award-winning producer Warren Riker (Down, Kill Devil Hill, Crowbar) on its third full-length studio recording at Water Music Studios in Hoboken, NJ. The band has been posting updates on its work on its Facebook page, too, keeping fans updated on its work.
Band front man Connorr Garritty said in a recent interview that he thought the album was progressing well, adding having Riker manning the boards has played directly into that positive progress.
“This process has been absolutely amazing,” Garritty said. “Warren dove right into the songs and has quickly become a fifth member of the band. His positivity and creativeness were exactly what we needed to make this record! the whole process felt so natural and unforced. to be able to work with someone who has such a diverse musical background really helped take this record to the next level. He has a great ear for every type of music, not just heavy metal, and I think that is what has made this so special. We could not be happier. Hopefully the world is ready for this chapter of All Hail the Yeti.
More updates on the album’s progress will be posted including tour news. Fans can keep up with it all online at:
To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
All Hail The Yeti released a powerful new composition this week and a video to accompany that song.
The band released its hard-hitting, socio-politically charged song ‘Feed The Pigs’ this week. The song is focused on events that have happened around the world and urges listeners to take action against the things and events that are negatively impacting the planet.
Front man Connor Garritty explained in a recent interview with Huffington Post contributing writer Ilana Rapp the song was written in response to the current state of the world.
“Writing ‘Feed The Pigs’ came very naturally for us; one of the least stressful, yet one of the most important songs we have ever written,” Garritty said. “We have always been very conscious of the world around us, especially the environment. With everything that is going on around us right now, I felt that this song needed to be heard…so inspiration wouldn’t be the word – it is more of a wake up call! Our society needs to clue in to what is going on! Change has to start right now!”
The song’s companion video is a powerful visual project that mixes video clips of events that have happened around the world with footage of the band performing its new song. Audiences should be warned the imagery presented in the video is very powerful – so viewer discretion is advised. The video can be viewed online here now.
‘Feed The Pigs’ is a standalone work from All Hail The Yeti and is not included in the band’s latest full-length studio recording Screams From A Black Wilderness. That album is available now in stores and online. It can be ordered online via Bandcamp, Amazon and iTunes. The band has also released videos for ‘Daughter of the Morning Star,’ ‘Before The Flames’ and ‘After The Great Fire.’ ‘Daughter of the Morning Star’ and ‘Before The Flames’ are both included in Screams From A Black Wilderness. ‘After The Great Fire’ comes from the band’s 2012 debut album, which was re-issued via Minus Head Records in 2015.
More information on All Hail The Yeti’s new song and video is available online now along with all of the band’s latest news and more at:
To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
All Hail The Yeti is heading out on the road this summer.
The band has announced that it will embark on a four-week headlining tour this summer in support of its latest album Screams From A Black Wilderness. The tour launches Friday, July 29th in Tempe, Arizona and runs through Friday, August 26th in Salt Lake City, Utah. St. Louis, Missouri-based Final Drive will serve as direct support for All Hail The Yeti on the upcoming tour. AHTY front man Connor Garritty noted Final Drive’s addition to the tour in a statement about the tour along with a note about what fans can expect in the band’s upcoming live dates. “We are very excited to be back on the road doing what we love. It’s been a while but we want to thank all our fans for being so patient. You will not be disappointed!,” he said about the tour. In regards to the addition of Final Drive to the tour he said, We signed up Final Drive from St. Louis to directly support us every night. They are a great band with tons of energy! We hope to see all of our followers out there – the storm is coming! HAIL!” The schedule for the bands’ upcoming tour is noted below.
ALL HAIL THE YETI Headline Tour Dates:
7/29/2016 – Tempe, AZ @ Joe’s Grotto
7/30/2016 – Santa Fe, NM @ The Underground
7/31/2016 – Lubbock, TX @ Depot O Bar
8/1/2016 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tomcats
8/2/2016 – Houston, TX @ BFE
8/3/2016 – Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar
8/4/2016 – Tulsa, OK @ Downtown Lounge
8/5/2016 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
8/6/2016 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird (Final Drive headline)
8/8/2016 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Castle Lounge
8/9/2016 – Billings, MT @ The Rail Yard
8/10/2016 – Missoula, MT @ The Dark Horse
8/12/2016 – Edmonton, AB Canada @The Brix
8/14/2016 – Calgary, AB Canada @Distortion
8/15/2016 – Canmore, AB Canada @ Canmore Hotel
8/18/2016 – Vancouver, BC Canada @ Cobalt Hotel
8/20/2016 – Anchorage, AK @ Koot’s (no Final Drive)
8/22/2016 – Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
8/23/2016 – Portland, OR @ Ash Street
8/24/2016 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
8/25/2016 – Idaho Falls, ID @ The Falls
8/26/2016 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Bar (merging with another tour, NEID headlines)
In related news, AHTY bassist Nicholas Diltz has launched a new side project dubbed Day of Errors. The band features Joe Amodeal on guitar and legendary drummer Bill Ward (ex-Black Sabbath) behind the kit. The band will perform TONIGHT at 8pm at Lucky Strike Live in Los Angeles, CA. The show is 21+ only. Doors open at 8:00pm. More information on tonight’s show can be obtained at http://www.luckystrikelive.com. As an added note, while Diltz has started this new band, he is still a full-time member of All Hail The Yeti and will be alongside his AHTY band mates on the “Haunted and Damaged” Tour.
All Hail The Yeti released its sophomore album Screams From A Black Wilderness this past April. The album was produced by Matt Hyde (Soulfly, Deftones, Slayer). It can be ordered online now via Bandcamp, Amazon, and iTunes. The band currently has three music videos streaming online now. They are ‘Daughter of the Morning Star,’ ‘Before The Flames’ (Part 1 from Screams From A Black Wilderness) and ‘After The Great Fire’ (Part 2 from the band’s 2012 self-titled debut). All three can be viewed online now at the noted links. More information on those videos is available online now along with all of the latest updates on AHTY’s upcoming tour, news, and more at:
To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
Bow down, metal nation. All Hail The Yeti has returned. And it has done so in grand fashion with its long-awaited sophomore album Screams From a Black Wilderness. The thirteen-song record is a musical offering that proves to be a solid follow-up to the band’s self-titled 2012 debut from beginning to end. That is thanks both to the song’s powerful musical arrangements and equally engaging campfire horror stories. Both elements combine within the course of each song to make Screams From a Black Wilderness a record that every metal purist should hear at least once if not more now that it is available. The album’s opener and lead single ‘Before The Flames’ is a good example of how that mix of music and lyrics makes this record such a solid return for All Hail The Yeti. ‘Witch Is Dead,’ the album’s midway point, is another piece that exemplifies the power of this record’s musical and lyrical material. It will be discussed later. ‘Let The Night Roar’ is one more example of that power. All three songs, when set against one another, paint a clear picture of the power of the album’s musical and lyrical content. Together with the rest of the album’s offerings, all thirteen songs make this fifty-nine minute record a collection of songs that is one more of 2016’s top new hard rock and metal records.
Four years removed from the release of its self-titled debut album All Hail The Yeti has returned with a new offering that actually bests that record. That is proven time and again throughout the course of the album’s thirteen songs and fifty-nine minute run time. Its opener and lead single ‘Before The Flames’ is proof of that in itself. This is thanks both to its musical arrangement and its lyrical content. In regards to the song’s musical content it is a piece that any fan of Hellyeah, Dry Kill Logic, Motionless in White and other acts of that ilk. The arrangement in question is a mid-tempo composition that is driven largely by its guitar line and drums. Front man Connor Garritty conjures thoughts of Hellyeah/Mudvayne front man Chad Gray with his vocal delivery. That adds even more punch to the song’s musical arrangement. It’s just one part of what makes this song proof of the album’s overall strength. The song’s lyrical content is just as important to the song as its musical makeup. Garritty noted in a recent interview that the album’s songs are lyrically based on well-known campfire horror stories. And the story behind this song is horror, needless to say. It centers on the story of an orphanage that caught fire and killed all of the children inside. It would be interesting to discover the roots of the story. Though, the story of Vermillion’s Gore Orphanage in Ohio seems to line up pretty well with this story. One part of the story even has the spirits of the children running through the woods, allegedly still on fire, screaming “Help Me” much as Garritty screams “Help Us” Save Us/Fire and flame are surrounding us.” The little girl telling her parents in a letter (that obviously never made it to them) of how the fire started makes the story even more painful to hear. That is not to say that there is any truth to the Ohio legend. But the two stories definitely do sound similar. Regardless of whether or not a relationship exists between that story and the story behind this song, it can still be said that the combination of the song’s story and its musical arrangement makes this song one of the album’s best and just one example of what makes Screams From a Black Wilderness a solid sophomore effort from All Hail The Yeti and a record that was well worth the wait.
‘Before The Flames’ is a good example of what makes All Hail The Yeti’s long-awaited sophomore album Screams From a Black Wilderness a solid sophomore effort from the Los Angeles, CA-based band. It shows just as much why the album was well worth the wait. While it is a good example of both, it is not the only good example of each. The album’s midpoint, ‘Witch Is Dead,’ is another example of what makes this record stand out. In terms of its musical content the influences of Dry Kill Logic and Hellyeah are clear and present throughout. That is especially the case in the song’s chorus in which Garritty and company chant, “Hey, hey the witch is dead/Which old witch/The wicked witch/Hey, hey the wicked witch is dead/Wake up/Your blood runs red/As it drips off of your head/Wake up/The f****** b**** is dead” against the song’s pounding drums and guitars. The chorus isn’t the only place in which those influences show themselves. They are just as evident throughout the song’s verses, too. Speaking of the song’s verses their content sounds pretty violent to say the least. However one must keep in mind here that ‘Witch Is Dead’, like the album’s other songs, is based on a classic campfire horror story. Considering this one can only wonder which story was the influence behind the song. That is because in today’s era it sadly sounds like way too many real life murder stories. Garrity sings here of a man who has perhaps murdered a woman. That is inferred as he screams, “It seems like lately there’s no more you and I/Will not take this anymore/I come to judge you f****** w****/I bet you die alone/There is no chance in this life you’re making/All alone/So stop breathing/You sucked up enough.” That’s just the song’s lead verse, too. Things don’t’ lighten up any in the song’s second verse. Garritty’s character screams here, “And now you’re mine/Your hands are tied and you’re squealin’ like a swine/It makes me smile/When I realize that I/Have you where I want you/I always knew it would end like this.” It gets even harsher in the song’s closing verse. That verse will be left for audiences to discover for themselves. But it goes without saying that whichever classic campfire story is the basis for this song, it definitely is a scary one. And that fear factor, when set against the song’s musical content, makes the song in whole a work that is just as nightmare-inducing as it is entertaining (thanks to its musical content). As crazy as it might seem, the mix of that fear factor and entertainment factor shows why the song in whole is another good example of what makes Screams From a Black Wilderness such a solid and welcome new return from All Hail The Yeti. It still is not the album’s only other example, either. ‘Let The Night Roar’ is one more example of what makes this record such a solid and welcome return for the band.
‘Before The Flames’ and ‘Witch Is Dead’ are both key examples of what makes All Hail The Yeti’s new album a solid and welcome return for the band. They are just a couple of examples of what makes it so solid and welcome. ‘Let The Night Roar’ is one more of the album’s strong points. The song’s musical arrangement sets its foundation. Its musical arrangement boasts a familiar heavy, chugging sound that is more akin to the likes of Crowbar, Down, and others of that ilk. In regards to its lyrical content it is obvious right from the song’s opening verse that the song is centered on the Jonestown Massacre. That is because Garritty screams right in the opening lines, “They were told to line up/And drink the glass of Flavor-Aid…would send them to an early grave.” He even makes light of Jones having a hurried, agitated sense about him when he told his followers to drink the juice and commit suicide, as soldiers were coming.” This depiction is spot on according to the story of what happened at Jonestown. What’s really scary here is that the band even gives voice to Jones’ followers as they tell Jones that they drink to make him happy. The way in which Garritty and company sing those lines makes the story so sad. That is because of the knowledge that they had been completely brainwashed by that madman. It also incorporates what can only be assumed to be audio of Jones talking to his followers in the course of the song in order to heighten the song’s impact. It does just that, too. That heightened impact, when set against the song’s heavy, chugging musical arrangement, once again shows why this composition is one of the album’s strongest points. When set alongside the likes of ‘Witch Is Dead’ and ‘Before The Flames’ all three songs join together to paint a very scary picture in the best way possible. They paint a picture of an album that will entertain listeners once more just as much as it will scare them with each of its songs’ stories. This applies just as much with the album’s remaining songs not noted here. All things considered the musical and lyrical material that makes up the body of this record shows it in whole to be a record that is a solid, welcome return from All Hail The Yeti and also one of the best new hard rock and metal albums of the year.
All Hail The Yeti’s new album Screams From a Black Wilderness is a solid, welcome return from the Los Angeles, CA-based metal outfit. It is also one of this year’s top new hard rock and metal records. That is thanks to stories that real or imagined are the stuff of nightmares. The musical foundation set by the song’s arrangements adds even more impact to the album. This applies not only to the songs noted in this review but to every one of the album’s featured offerings. All things considered Scenes From a Black Wilderness proves to be a solid, welcome return for All Hail The Yeti and one of the year’s top new hard rock and metal offerings. It is a record that will leave audiences and other bands bowing to the band as one of the metal community’s next big names. It is available now and can be downloaded direct online via iTunes and Amazon. More information on Screams From a Black Wilderness is available online now along with all of the band’s latest news and more at:
To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
All Hail The Yeti officially releases its new album Screams From A Black Wilderness today. In celebration of the album’s release the band is streaming its album online for a limited time.
Screams From A Black Wilderness is currently streaming free online via Loudwire in full. Front man Connor Garritty was upbeat in discussing the album. “We are so proud of Screams From A Black Wilderness,” he said. “We poured so much of our heart and souls into these songs. I cannot wait for the world to experience this collection of music. I truly hope that it connects with people the way a record is meant to! HAIL!”
Each of the album’s twelve total tracks is meant to come across as its own presentation. They are each based on classic campfire-circle style horror stories. Overall the album’s songs present a sound that is much heavier and more evolved from its previous work. The album was produced by Matt Hyde (Deftones, Slayer, Soulfly). The album’s complete track listing is noted below.
Screams From A Black Wilderness tracklisting:
Before The Flames
Plague Dance
Let The Night Roar
Mr. Murder (feat. Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists)
Lady Of The Night
Witch Is Dead
Daughter Of The Morning Star
Sun Will Never Set
Fall Of Core
Breaking On The Wheel
Nemesis Queen
Angels Envy
Along with streaming its new album the band has also presented play-through videos for guitar, bass, and drums for the song ‘Before The Flames.’ The guitar play through video is available online now via Gear Gods. The bass play through is streaming online via Bass Player, and drum play through via DRUM! Magazine. The music videos for both halves of the song are also streaming online now. The links are noted below.
The stream of the band’s new album, its play through videos, and music videos are key parts of the band’s effort to promote its new album. They aren’t the only ways in which the band is pushing the new record. Staying in the horror mindset, audiences can currently check out Garritty’s Top 10 American Horror films via Metal Injection. His “Tour Guide From Hell” is also up now at Metal Sucks. And over at Bloody Disgusting, Garritty presents his Top 5 Campfire Stories. More information on all of this is available along with information on how to order Screams From A Black Wilderness, all of the band’s news, tour updates and more at:
To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
philspicks 