Virginia’s Pyro, Ohio has finally announced details on the follow up to their 2013 Before The Sun Sets…, which was released on At Your Command Records. The full length, entitled Keepsakes, is also following on the heels of being selected as one of the top American unsigned bands by Hot Topic, having their music video premiered on Substream Magazine, and playing the 2015 Vans Warped Tour in Charlotte, NC. Guitarist Jake Whalen goes on to explain the album’s theme by saying, “Keepsakesis about tangible things we hold onto over the years to keep our memories alive. Our memories can be a warm, happy nostalgia or a suppressed nightmare. The themes of the album are sort of a dichotomy between the good memories and bad memories. For every song with a positive theme, there is a counterpart song with a more negative theme. Good or bad, our past is what makes us who we are today.”

 

The Andreas Magnusson (Haste The Day, Oh Sleeper, The Black Dahlia Murder) produced album will be released November 13th and feature eleven dynamic slabs of post-hardcore that is sure to commence head bobbing through the entirety of its 37 minute runtime. Guitarist Stephen Noel commented on the band’s sound by explaining, “We’ve always been influenced by early 2000’s post-hardcore and pop-punk bands, but I think you can hear even more of an impact of those great bands on our melodies and song structures of Keepsakes. Our songs are as varied and manic as always, and somehow this new album is even heavier and more energetic than Before the Sun Sets… even while incorporating parts reminiscent of the late 90’s and early 2000’s alternative scene. We didn’t really steer the sound of the album this way, but it absolutely lends itself to the nostalgic theme of the album.”

 

KEEPSAKES (November 13th)

1. Keepsakes
2. It's Not My Cup Of Tea, But I'll Drink It
3. The Genie Should Stay in the Bottle
4. The Truest Reflection
5. A King's Departure is Never Silent
6. Modern Romantics
7. Malevolence vs Karma
8. A Glass Half Empty is a Life Full of Regrets
9. Ripley's Nightmare
10. What's Past is Prelude
11. If Only I Could Learn to Swim

 

About Pyro, Ohio: “Map of this world; will you guide me through these treacherous seas in hopes to leave my legacy?”

 

Founded on the principles of determination and individuality, post-hardcore quintet Pyro, Ohio blazes their own path out of the mountains of Virginia and into venues across the country. Pyro, Ohio delivers a unique blend of genres, encompassing alternative, pop-punk, and metal influences, without overstaying their welcome in any. Front man Peter Verity’s vocals soar to bring a message of passion and perseverance with which listeners can easily connect. By balancing furious riffs with captivating melodies, the band disregards the status quo and provides a perfect emotive complement to Verity’s vocals. Their upcoming 2015 release, Keepsakes, is yet another momentous step in the maturation of this up-and-coming band. Keepsakes includes all the attributes which made 2013’s Before The Sun Sets… a critical and popular success while featuring riffs and melodies with a nostalgic twist – engaging listeners with both a modern sound and an early 2000’s alternative feel.

 

Before the Sun Sets… sparked relentless touring of the East Coast and Midwest where the band made waves with their energetic live show and warm attitude towards fans. This along with their heartfelt lyrics has generated a following along the East Coast. Less than a year after forming, Pyro, Ohio received over 13,000 votes in the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands and was chosen by a panel of industry executives to play at the 2012 Vans Warped Tour in Virginia Beach and again at the 2015 Vans Warped Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina.

 

The band has also received national recognition in Hot Topic’s Battle of the Bands. They were selected to be in the top 25 unsigned bands in the U. S. by Hot Topic staff and subsequently voted into the top 10 by fans from around the world.

 

LINKS:

http://www.pyroohio.com

http://www.facebook.com/PyroOhio

https://twitter.com/pyroohio

http://www.youtube.com/PyroOhio

http://pyroohio.bandcamp.com