Midwestern Metal Band Of Virtue have released their brand new single and music video for “Cut Me Open,” taken from their upcoming full-length album Omen, due 29th September via Arising Empire. The band will also kick off a brief tour of the UK beginning next week. Check out the tour dates below and watch and stream “Cut Me Open” now!
Pre-order Omen here:
https://arisingempire.com/ofvirtue
Promo Credit: Matthue Cole
On the new album, the band comment:
“Three years in the making and feeling as if it’s the most significant one in our timeline thus far, this album was by far the most difficult to create in many more ways than one and one of the most emotional experience for us. Hope that it helps you through your time of need, the way it did us.”
Born from the blistering cold, barren fields of Michigan and erupting into an internationally recognised and critically acclaimed alternative powerhouse, Of Virtue’s growth is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Whether it’s having shared their music with fans in over 30 countries across the globe, amassing a multitude of Billboard charting positions, gaining Top 50 Mediabase radio play slots, having over 20 million total streams or beyond – Of Virtue is always looking forward to change and progress, to evolve and grow.
The band will be headed out on a UK tour this July with support from Led By Lanterns, as well as supporting Being As An Ocean on their September UK run. Full tour dates below:
July
04.07 – The Black Heart, London
05.07 – The Exchange, Bristol
06.07 – Garage Attic, Glasgow
07.07 – The Key Club, Leeds
08.07 – Star and Garter, Manchester
09.07 – Devil’s Dog, Birmingham
September (supporting Being as An Ocean)
05.09 – The Loft, Southampton
06.09 – O2 Academy 2, Leicester
07.09 – The Studio, Sheffield
08.09 – The Dome, London
09.09 – TBC, TBC
10.09 – Sin City, Swansea
Of Virtue – Omen
Track Listing:
- Omen
- Hypocrite
- Cold Blooded
- Cut Me Open
- Sober
- A.N.X.I.E.T.Y
- Floating (Ft. Rory Rodriguez – Dayseeker)
- True Colours
- Sinner
- Holy
- Cannibals
- False Idols
About Of Virtue:
The band combine an eclectic taste for the melodic, catchy and ethereal with a foundation in heavy music and a penchant for punishing breakdowns and immolating riffs, to define themselves as a multifaceted, diverse and engaging act that draws on influence from metal and alternative music of all types and styles to create something that fans of just about any type of music can find something to fall in love with.
Of Virtue was formed in 2008 and catapulted themselves into the Michigan metalcore scene in 2009 with their debut EP To Breathe Again. Combining elements of melodic hardcore and metalcore into a mosh-friendly and energetic amalgam, the band almost instantaneously cemented themselves as a staple within their local scene.
In the months that would follow, the band would create and release their debut full-length record, Heartsounds in 2011, followed after an extensive regional touring cycle. Heartsounds saw the band expand on the sound defined by their breakout effort, with lyrics speaking of positivity and determination, underscored by a blend of metalcore that was both vicious yet passionate and inspiring. By 2015, the band would release Salvation, a sprawling and ambitious example of meticulously done melodic metalcore which would earn them nationwide attention as a promising, prodigally talented metal act.
Shortly thereafter, Of Virtue would release their third full-length record, What Defines You in 2019. The album saw a marked incorporation of alternative rock and hard rock into their backbone of bold, robust metalcore with an overwhelmingly positive message. The result was a release that would launch them into the stratosphere of heavy music. Even in the setting of a global pandemic, OF VIRTUE continued to blossom worldwide, accruing new listeners and fans in countries tens of thousands of miles away and expanding their reach even in a time where live performances were all but impossible.
Band Members:
Tyler Ennis – vocals
Damon Tate – guitar/vocals
Michael Valadez – guitar
Ryan Trinh – drums
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