By: Chris Ramirez
Matriarch is the first album by Veil of Maya to use clean vocals, which has caused some controversy among fans. Additionally all of the track titles for Matriarch are named after popular female characters from various Nerd media from Nyu being named after the primary antagonist of the Anime series “Elfen Lied” to “Daenerys” being named after Daenerys Targaryen from the A Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones).
Track listing as follows:
1. “Nyu” from Elfen Lied
2. “Leeloo” from The Fifth Element
3. “Ellie” from The Last of Us
4. “Lucy” from the movie Lucy
5. “Mikasa” from Attack on Titan
6. “Aeris” from Final Fantasy VII
7. “Three-Fifty” from Y: The Last Man
8. “Phoenix” Jean Grey of the X-Men
9. “Matriarch”
10. “Teleute”
11. “Daenerys” from Game of Thrones
12. “Lisbeth” from the Millenium series
Veil of Maya is an American deathcore band, formed in Chicago, Illinois by members Marc Okubo and Sam Applebaum in 2004. The group is currently signed to Sumerian Records, have released five full-length studio albums and are considered to be a contributor in the “djent” scene.
Discography:
All Things Set Aside- 2006
The Common Man’s Collapse- 2008
[ID] – 2010
Eclipse- 2012
Matriarch- May 12, 2015
Check out their new video for “Mikasa”
I give it 5 joysticks!
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