Matriarch (album)


Matriarch is the fifth studio album by Veil of Maya. It is the band's first album with vocalist Lukas Magyar. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Taylor Larson of From First to Last.

Background

As stated by the guitarist Marc Okubo, every song of the album talks about a female character that he liked in movies, TV shows or comics. The single "Phoenix" was released on January 1, 2015. Prior to the song's release, the band posted updates on their social media accounts with the hashtag "VeilHasRisen". A music video for the song "Mikasa" was released on March 23, as well as revealing the album's name and release date. The album became available for streaming on May 11.

Musical style

Matriarch is the first album by Veil of Maya to use clean vocals, which has caused some controversy among fans.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits by AllMusic.
Veil of Maya
Additional musicians
Production
Management
Artwork