Matriarch (album)
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| Ultimate Guitar | 6/10[3] |
Matriarch is the fifth studio album by Veil of Maya. It is the band's first album with vocalist Lukas Magyar.[4] The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Taylor Larson of From First To Last. Unlike their previous albums, it features a modern metalcore sound rather than deathcore.
Background
The single "Phoenix" was released on January 1, 2015. Prior to the song's release, the band posted updates on their social media accounts with the hashtag "VeilHasRisen". A music video for the song "Mikasa" was released on March 23, as well as revealing the album's name and release date.[5] The album became available for streaming on May 11.[6]
Musical style
Matriarch is the first album by Veil of Maya to use clean vocals,[7] which has caused some controversy among fans.[8] Additionally all of the track titles for Matriarch are named after popular female characters from various media from Nyu being named after the primary antagonist of the Anime series "Elfen Lied" to "Daenerys" being named after Daenerys Targaryen from the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Track list
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nyu (Elfin Lied)" | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Leeloo (The Fifth Element)" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Ellie (The Last of Us)" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Lucy" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Mikasa (Attack on Titan)" | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Aeris (Final Fantasy VII)" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Three-Fifty (Y: The Last Man)" | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Phoenix (Jean Grey of the X-Men)" | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Matriarch" | 1:18 |
| 10. | "Teleute" (featuring Jason Richardson of Chelsea Grin[9][10][11]) | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Daenerys (A Song of Ice and Fire)" | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Lisbeth (Millennium series)" | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 36:03 | |
Personnel
- Lukas Magyar – vocals
- Marc Okubo – guitars, programming
- Danny Hauser – bass
- Sam Applebaum – drums
- Taylor Larson – production, mixing, mastering
- Spencer Sotelo – vocal production
References
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Phoenix - Single by Veil of Maya". iTunes. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ "Veil Of Maya - Matriarch Review". About.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Matriarch (staff review) | Veil Of Maya | Compact Discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com". Ultimate Guitar. May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ Sharp, Tyler (May 11, 2015). "Veil Of Maya return with manic 'Matriarch'". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Zadronzy, Anya (March 24, 2015). "Veil of Maya: New Song, Album Details + 'Breaking Bad' Spoof". Loudwire. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Pasbani, Robert (May 11, 2015). "VEIL OF MAYA Streaming Matriarch In Full-Clean Vocals For Everybody!". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ Neilstein, Vince (April 14, 2015). "It's Another New Veil of Maya Song (with More Cling Singing!)". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ Rosenberg, Axl (May 11, 2015). "And Now, For Your Streaming Pleasure: Veil of Maya's Matriarch". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ LugalKiEn. "Veil Of Maya Premieres New Song "Teleute" - in Metal News ( Metal Underground.com )". Metalunderground.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "marc okubo on Twitter: "Jam our new song "teleute" on YouTube! Props to my brother @jasongrin for shredding on it.… https://t.co/sKIKl58BEg"". Twitter.com. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Jason Richardson on Twitter: "Been getting a lot of requests from peeps to see the guest solo I did for veilofmayaofficial new song… https://t.co/GOnn7VLMLE"". Twitter.com. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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