Arizonian melodic metalcore band blessthefall have a September 05th release date set for their seventh studio album, “GALLOWS“. Having already revealed the tracks “Wake The Dead” and “Drag Me Under” — the latter featuring Alpha Wolf‘s Lochie Keogh — the group have just now launched the opening cut, “mallxcore“.
Vocalist/keyboardist Beau Bokan opened up the inspiration for the track, revealing the title at l east stems from the ire they’ve drawn from the popular subreddit, r/Metalcore. He relayed of that:
“You ever hear a song from a band and go, ‘Holy fucking shit, they nailed it? That’s what ‘mallxcore‘ will make you feel. This song was so fun to write as we went in with no intentions other than writing the most blessthefall song possible. The song title is a poke at the r/Metalcore reddit haters.”
An official music video for the track will be out this coming Thursday, June 19th, with the group having recruited Tanner Gordon (I Prevail, Falling In Reverse) to helm the clip. Bokan shared of it
“We knew the music video for ‘mallxcore’ needed to be as fun as the song was. We hand-picked Tanner Gordon to direct because of his amazing work with bands like Spiritbox. In the video, we all have normal, mundane jobs then I’m recruited by an over-dramatic party host who needs a band to perform at her shindig…STAT. As a bonus, there are some really cool easter eggs throughout the video that we dropped in there for the hardcore fans!”
Bokan also went into detail on “GALLOWS“, sharing the following of the album:
“‘Gallows‘ is a culmination of everything we love about writing music. We took our time and only wrote when we felt inspired. Every song you hear on this album was written from a place of excitement and freedom and you can hear that shine on every track.
From the visceral screams over some of the most disgustingly heavy parts we’ve ever written to the massive sing-along choruses, there’s something for everyone. If you’re a die hard BTF fan since Day One or a first-time listener, ‘Gallows‘ will end up on your Top 3 metalcore albums for 2025.”
“GALLOWS” track listing:
01 – “mallxcore”
02 – “Wake The Dead”
03 – “Venom”
04 – “Somebody Else” (feat. Caskets)
05 – “Drag Me Under” (feat. Lochie Keogh of Alpha Wolf)
06 – “Gallows”
07 – “Light The Flame”
08 – “Fell So Hard, Felt So Right” (feat. Story Of The Year)
09 – “Y.S.A.B.”
10 – “This Ends With Us”
For pre-orders, hit up blessthefall.lnk.to/GALLOWS
