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• Get Your Fix of "Zerotonin" From VICTORIA LIES' New Music Video

  May 6, 2025 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

   

  Pushing the boundaries of its genre with thought-provoking lyrics, heavy grooves, and graceful technicality, by integrating unexpected elements and focusing on what serves the song rather than individual egos, Calgary, AB metalcore band Victoria Lies always aims to deliver a fresh and compelling sound. Formed in 2023, they have released a series of singles, “Trial By Fire” (May 2024) and “...Ready for it?” (December 2024) to introduce themselves to the Canadian metal scene and beyond. Currently working on their first full-length to be released later in 2025, the quintet has one more standalone single to unveil in preparation for upcoming dates at Gatorfest (Calgary, AB) and Decimate Metal Fest (Millet, AB) (listed below).

  Entitled "Zerotonin", the song is about the feeling you get when drugs stop working. You keep reaching for a high that was once attainable and no longer through the means and chemicals you put into your body, yet you keep doing it because if you stop, it will be much worse.

  The comments on the track:

  "Zerotonin is a play on the word serotonin, only being the opposite of the former. The struggle with watching your body slowly break down while swallowing that next pill, because you might die if you don’t. Recording this song was a very special project for us, as we had recorded it several years ago, but it just fell flat. We did not give this song the love and attention it needed. So when the opportunity came up to go into the studio with our producer and finally give it that injection of passion and attention to detail, we all jumped at the chance. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it for you!"

  Recommended for Northlane, Bad Omens, Of Mice and Men, August Burns Red, In Flames, "Zerotonin" can be heard at the following links:

  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/5tBa2oM9zzxbEYIRRYgesL

  Show Dates:​
  May 17 - Calgary, AB - Dickens - Gatorfest - info​
  June 14 - Millet, AB - Decimate Metal Fest - info​

  More info: Victorialies.com | Facebook.com/victorialiesband | Instagram.com/victorialiesband | Tiktok.com/@victoria.lies

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• Of Mice & Men Announce 2025 Headlining Tour

  Jan 27, 2025 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  Gold-selling hard rockers Of Mice & Men — Aaron Pauley (bass + vocals ), Valentino Arteaga (drums), Alan Ashby (guitar), and Phil Manansala (guitar) — are hitting the road this Spring, with support from Gore. and Until I Wake.
  
  Tickets go on sale on January 29 and will be available here. All dates are below.

  Vocalist Aaron Pauley comments on the upcoming tour, saying, "We're beyond stoked to be announcing these dates with Until I Wake and Gore. We want to thank all of our fans for the years of support and we can't wait to celebrate the last 15 years of music with you all at these shows."
  
  OF MICE & MEN ON TOUR:
  WITH  UNTIL I WAKE + GORE.:
  5/6 — Dallas, TX   — Echo Lounge
  5/7 —  Lawrence, KS  — Granada Theatre
  5/9 — Saint Louis, MO  — Delmar Hall
  5/10 — Columbus, OH  — Sonic Temple Festival
  5/11 — Asheville, NC  — Orange Peel
  5/13 —   Huntsville, AL  — Von Braun Center
  5/14 —   New Orleans, LA  — House of Blues
  5/16 —   Destin, FL  — Club LA
  5/17 —   Daytona Beach, FL  — Welcome To Rockville Festival
  5/19 —   Charleston, SC  — Music Farm
  5/20 —  Atlanta, GA  — Center Stage
  5/21 —   Charlotte, NC  — The Underground
  5/23 — Norfolk, VA  — The Norva
  5/24 —  Pittsburgh, PA  — Mr Smalls Theatre

  Taking all creative matters into their own hands, the Southern California quartet self-produced and engineered all of the songs on Tether, their astonishing eighth album. Pauley mixed and mastered the album, while Arteaga designed and painted the album's artwork. As a legion of devoted listeners worldwide has come to expect, guitarists Phil Manansala and Alan Ashby, Aaron, and Tino poured their hearts and souls into every note, creating another sonic document of their lives. 
   
  “With this one, we weren’t really focused on how it sounded as much as we focused on how it felt," Pauley explains. "And that's a weird thing to do when all you're working with is sound. But that was really the goal. And we walked away from making it, feeling like we've accomplished that."
   
  OM&M take sobering looks at depression, anxiety, loneliness, and existential dread, powering through the darkness, and emphasizing the importance of creativity as a balm for mental health. A commanding tempest of sounds coalesces within Of Mice & Men, blending the uplifting eloquence of modern active rock with the atmospheric dissonance of experimental post-rock. The band first emerged as part of a vanguard of future aggressive rock hitmakers. Over the years, they've distinguished themselves with musicality, creative ambition, and resilient determination. 
    
  Album eight was no less ambitious. Tether is anchored by a reflective meditation on what it means to draw together as friends, family men, artists, and bandmates. What does it mean to be there for the people who depend on us, knowing we can’t fully protect them from the hardships of life? 
   
  The Of Mice & Men core since 2016 – Aaron, Alan, Tino, and Phil – maintain a powerful bond with their audience and each other, no matter the obstacles. Whether a powerful anthem or atmospheric confession, their songs translate in intimate clubs and massive festivals. "It's about creating moments for people," Pauley says. "Music is the soundtrack to people's lives."

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