After years in the making, Los Angeles-based avant-garde metal band Melted Bodies is set to self-release their highly anticipated second album, The Inevitable Fork, on October 18th. This genre-defying record is composed of three distinctive EPs, seamlessly woven together with captivating interludes and soundscapes, creating a sonic journey that challenges the boundaries of modern metal. The band continues to establish themselves as one of the most innovative and volatile bands in the metal scene today. Watch the video for “Bloodlines” now!
The Inevitable Fork Tracklisting:
1. Destined To Suffer
2. Bloodlines
3. The Hot Dog Contract
4. Wrath Of The Flies
5. Overinflated All The Time
6. Liars (Album Edit)
7. State Of Mind
8. Splitting
9. Vague And Easy
10. Relax You Are Lazy
11. Dreamer
12. The Avalanche (Album Edit)
13. Vital Aftermath
14. The Inevitable Fork (Album Edit)
15. Talk Some More About It
16. Think Safe
17. I Often Feel Alone While Surrounded By Other People
18. Therapy
19. There Is Something Else Here Now Too
20. Something Is Wrong
The band has also unveiled the new single “Bloodlines,” a frenzied, groove-laden track with unforgettable hooks that grab listeners and refuse to let go. Vocalist Andy Hamm (ex-LOCAL NATIVES) shared insight into the song, saying:
“‘Bloodlines’ grapples with the idea that we all inherit unique behaviors, emotions, and traits from our ancestors. The past addictions, traumas, bodily shapes, love, nurture, disease, and more are passed down through generations. I find myself yearning for the emotional and physical tenderness my mother withheld at times, dealing with the repercussions of my father’s mistakes, and struggling with a family history of alcoholism and depression. Much of our lives are spent trying to fix, understand, or cope with these inherited genetics we never asked for.”
“Bloodlines” follows a series of singles from the incoming record released by the band over the last year, including stand out tracks like “The Hot Dog Contract,” The Avalanche,” “State of Mind,” “Liars” and “Therapy.”
Hamm also says about the album:
“We all have arrived at, or are approaching our own version of what I call ‘The Inevitable Fork’, and this overarching theme informs most of these songs in some way, much of which is very personal. Our bloodlines, mental health, past traumas, accomplishments, and regrets eventually lead us all to choose one of this fork’s many prongs to follow. Maybe we accept that it’s all imperfect, and we embrace our flaws to make anew or try again. Or perhaps we avoid, stall, numb, or overindulge. We’ve all been told “it’s now or never,” but yet we have heard that so many times. This stigma feeds our avoidance, unaccountability, and utter laziness. But rest assured ‘The Inevitable Fork’ is coming for us all whether we appreciate it or appall it.”
The Inevitable Fork is about the personal battle of survival vs. joy; our need to conform and stay afloat despite the pursuit of purpose. This is the next chapter for Melted Bodies , but for a band designed around reflecting on the very idea of metal with glaring intensity, there’s much more to this story.
A step removed from the sardonic nature of Enjoy Yourself, and now firmly established as a referential part of the metal music landscape, Melted Bodies is releasing the final piece of their existentially and sonically heavy 3 EP series, The Inevitable Fork. Finally heard in its totality, these three volumes tell a different story from their breakthrough Enjoy Yourself.
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