''Matriarch'' is the fifth studio album by American
metalcore band
Veil of Maya
Veil of Maya is an American metalcore band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, by members Marc Okubo and Sam Applebaum in 2004. They are currently signed to Sumerian Records and have released six studio albums. Their first four albums are considered ...
. It is the band's first album with vocalist Lukas Magyar. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Taylor Larson of
From First to Last
From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band based in the Los Angeles Area and Tampa, Florida. Formed by Matt Good, Scott Oord, and Parker Nelms in November 1999, the current line-up consists of Matt Good (lead guitar, vocals), Sonny M ...
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Background
As stated by guitarist Marc Okubo, every song of the album talks about a female character that he liked in movies, TV shows or comics. 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. The album became available for streaming on May 11.
Musical style
''Matriarch'' is the first album by Veil of Maya to use clean vocals, which has caused some controversy among fans.
Track listing
Personnel
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Veil of Maya
* Lukas Magyar - vocals
* Marc Okubo - guitars, programming, artwork concept
* Danny Hauser - bass
* Sam Applebaum - drums
Additional musicians
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Jason Richardson
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– additional guitar on "Teleute"
Production
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Taylor Larson
Taylor Larson (born April 28, 1988) is an American record producer, mixer, and audio engineer. He has produced, engineered, and/or mixed tracks for Asking Alexandria, Periphery, From First to Last, I See Stars, Veil of Maya, Within Temptation, ...
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production
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mixing,
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* Diego Farias - additional production
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Matt Good
Matthew Aaron Good (born February 11, 1984) is an American musician, singer and record producer. He is best known for being the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and the only constant member of the post-hardcore band From First to Last from its co ...
- programming
* Ernie Slenkovich - Pro-Tools editing
* Spencer Sotelo - additional engineering
* Allan Hessler - additional vocal engineering on "Nyu", "Leeloo", "Ellie", "Aeris", "Three-Fifty" and "Daenerys"
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Ash Avildsen
Ashley Greg Avildsen (born November 5, 1981) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and the founder and CEO of Sumerian Records and Sumerian Films. The son of director John G. Avildsen, he wrote and directed the films ''What Now' ...
- additional vocal production on "Aeris"
* Nick Walters (Sumerian Records) - additional vocal production on "Daenerys",
A&R, artwork concept
Management
* Derek Brewer (Outerloop Management) - management
* Josh Kline (The Agency Group) - North America booking
* Marco Walzel (Avocado Booking) - Europe booking
Artwork
* Daniel McBride - album artwork, layout, artwork concept
* Natsumi Suzuki - model
* Dana Pennington - model photography
References
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2015 albums
Veil of Maya albums
Sumerian Records albums