Many Eyes, the new project fronted by former Every Time I Die vocalist Keith Buckley have shared the snarling debut single Revelation.
Released today via Jamey Jasta's Perseverance Media Group, Revelation sees Buckley back doing what he does best, taking superbly crafted lyrics and spitting them out with venomous intent over the top of a raging metalcore backdrop. Provided by Buckley's new partners in crime, brothers Charlie (guitar/vocals) and Nick Bellmore (drums/bass/vocals), that metalcore backdrop is at once both similar and dissimilar to the chaotic riffing of Every Time I Die, with the verses sounding eerily like the Buffalo icons but the spacious chorus providing a melodious point of difference.
Metal aficionados would recognise the names of the Bellmore brothers, who have played with Jasta, Kingdom of Sorrow, Dee Snider and Tim 'Ripper' Owens.
“This is an expression of who I am,” Buckley proclaims. “I’m letting the music do the talking. I really trusted my collaborators. I’m not interested in being known as a frontman. I just want to be another part of the band who uses his own instrument to complete the picture."
Revelation arrives with confirmation that a debut Many Eyes full-length is on the way, with the band revealing that both Revelation and the upcoming album were produced/mixed by Nick Bellmore and mastered by Randy Merrill (Cage The Elephant, Imagine Dragons, Foo Fighters). As revealed on Wednesday, the project is executive produced by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed, Jasta).
The track arrives accompanied by a visualiser that showcases the aesthetic and artwork of Many Eyes which were both created by Nick Steinhardt of Touche Amore and Ryan Sanders at MDRN DVSN (Paul McCartney, Architects, Deafheaven, Coheed & Cambria, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers).
Many Eyes will make their live debut opening for New Jersey post-hardcore icons Thursday on their upcoming War All The Time tour.
Prior to the announcement of Many Eyes, Buckley had been reasonably quiet since to chaos of Every Time I Die's unexpected dissolution.
His last known public performance took place as part of a soul-baring live podcast in the UK at which he performed an acoustic version of Every Time I Die's Thing With Feathers.
Many Eyes is the second project to rise from the ashes of Every Time Die, with Buckley's former bandmates Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak and Stephen Micciche having formed Better Lovers with Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Will Putney of Fit For An Autopsy.
Better Lovers' debut EP God Made Me An Animal was released in July to universal acclaim. The group has been touring constantly since the release and has recently been announced as part of the stacked Sick New World festival for 2024. They have also revealed a Christmas show called BLissmas, which is intended as a spiritual successor to Every Time I Die's own celebrated Christmas tradition Shitmas.
One of the most heralded hardcore punk bands of their era, Every Time I Die's breakup left behind a cult-like fanbase of 'ETIDiots', nine studio albums and a reputation as one of the most unfuckwithable live bands to ever grace the stage.
Their seemingly final studio recording is the critically acclaimed Radical.
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