Article by: Leanne Ridgeway

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Wisconsin’s MISERY SIGNALS, one of the more revered metalcore bands of the last decade, will make their long-awaited return in 2020 with the release of their fourth album, ‘Ultraviolet‘, on August 7th.

MISERY SIGNALS’ upcoming record, ‘Ultraviolet‘, marks the return of all their founding members – Ryan Morgan (lead guitar), Branden Morgan (drums), Jesse Zaraska (vocals), Stu Ross (rhythm guitar), and Kyle Johnson (bass). The band spent the last few years writing and recording one of their finest releases yet and a true return to form, drawing on a resuscitated storm of creativity and camaraderie not witnessed since their debut ‘Of Malice and the Magnum Heart‘.

“Jesse has this really clear voice, and even in his most vicious screaming the vulnerability gets through first,” says Morgan. “People will hear the record and there won’t be any need for decoding the emotional content. ‘Sunlifter’ was the first song we wrote for the record and it set the tone thematically for the lyrics on the album, which came to be about ambition and striving and all the parts of ourselves that are in contradiction with each other.“

 

Tracklist:

01. The Tempest
02. Sunlifter
03. River King
04. Through Vales of Blue Fire
05. Old Ghosts
06. The Fall
07. Redemption Key
08. Cascade Locks
09. Some Dreams

Zaraska comments on the lyrical direction of the album:

“It is a record that purveys a much greater sense of hope than those that preceded it, and I think that as older individuals this was important from the onset of the process. I tried to create a Misery Signals record that was lyrically more positive than the previous outings, something that I could get behind as a father. Though there still exists a fair amount of tension and darkness, there shines a great amount more light.“

MISERY SIGNALS is planning to tour North America in support of ‘Ultraviolet‘ this Fall, including a headline tour with support from END and NECK OF THE WOODS, and a December run with DARKEST HOUR and SECT.

‘Ultraviolet‘ will be out this Friday, August 7th, 2020, an independent release from the band. Pre-ordering is now available online through multiple locations HERE.

 

 

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