New York, NY (April 24, 2015) – Chicago metal titans Veil Of Maya will release Matriarch on May 12 via Sumerian Records. Today, the quartet also announces a late spring headlining tour with special guests Revocation, Oceano, Gift Giver and Entheos. The Matriarch Tour begins May 20 in Detroit and VIP pre-order tickets are available now via: VOM.soundrink.com

When Veil of Maya was recording Matriarch, the group found themselves with a lot of new ideas, but no singer. Enter Lukas Magyar. Hailing from, literally, the middle of nowhere.

“I’m from this small town in Wisconsin, where there’s not a lot of music and nobody’s really as serious about it as I am,” says Magyar. “I had followed Veil for a few years, and was really impressed by them. When I heard they needed a new singer, I got in touch.”  Magyar, however, had never toured before. Or even been on a plane. Not a problem.

“We flew him out, auditioned him and hired him on the spot,” reveals guitarist Marc Okubo. “He was great. He could sing, too, which is something we’d wanted to do for a while. It really opened up some possibilities.”

After making his live debut in front of thousands at last year’s Knotfest, Magyar quickly joined producer Taylor Larson (Periphery, Darkest Hour) and his new band mates (rounded out by Okubo, drummer Sam Applebaumand bassist Dan Hauser) in the studio to record Matriarch. It’s an album that finds Magyar bringing a new addition to Veil Of Maya’s arsenal; a mix of harsh and clean singing.

“There was controversy when we released the single, ‘Mikasa’” Okubo admits. “But for every 10 kids who complained online, we gained hundreds of new fans. I think ‘Mikasa’ is the most popular song we’ve ever put out.”

Watch the video for “Mikasa” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCPwR7R4hlA

You’ll definitely hear Lukas’s presence and influence on Matriarch, the band’s fifth album. Yes, the band is still, as AllMusic posted, “possessed of a malevolent fury and almost mechanical precision.” But there’s growth here. The grinding “NYU” slides up against the more atmospheric tracks like “Phoenix” and “Leeloo.” The title track gets playful, almost like a Danny Elfman tune.

Veil Of Maya has spent the past ten years grinding it out on the road through countless tours and festivals around the world, gaining an enormous following for its evolving blend of progressive metal technical brutality. The band reached a critical peak with 2012’s incredibly successful Eclipse, co-produced by Periphery’s Misha Mansoor and charting on the Billboard Top 200.

The band will keep the momentum going throughout the year, with plans for additional summer dates to be announced soon. Dates for Veil Of Maya’s upcoming headlining run can be found below.

PRE-ORDER MATRIARCH HERE:

PHYSICAL PRE-ORDERS: http://www.VeilHasRisen.com

ITUNES PRE-ORDERS: http://hyperurl.co/Matriarch_iTunes

VINYL PRE-ORDERS: https://killermerch.com/artist/veilofmaya

Veil Of Maya Tour Dates:

May 20 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot

May 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar

May 22 – Rochester, NY  – Water Street Music Hall

May 23 – Long Island, NY – Revolution

May 24 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club

May 25 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club

May 26 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre

May 27 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco

May 28 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly

May 29 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room

May 30 – Tampa, FL – State Theater

Jun 02 – El Paso, TX – Mesa Music Hall

Jun 03 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock

Jun 04 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock

Jun 06 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

Jun 07 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre

Jun 08 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven

Jun 09 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw*

Jun 11 – Calgary, AB – Republik*

Jun 12 – Edmonton, AB – The Pawn Shop*

All dates w/ Revocation, Gift Giver and Entheos

* = without Oceano

Veil Of Maya is:

Marc Okubo - Guitar

Sam Applebaum - Drums

Lukas Magyar - Vocals

Dan Hauser - Bass

Matriarch Track Listing:

1. NYU
2. Leeloo
3. Ellie
4. Lucy
5. Mikasa
6. Aeris
7. Three-Fifty
8. Phoenix
9. Matriarch
10. Teleute
11. Daenerys
12. Lisbeth​

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