Matriarch (album)

Matriarch
Studio album by Veil of Maya
Released	May 12, 2015
Genre	Metalcore[1]
Length	36:03
Label	Sumerian
Producer	Taylor Larson
Veil of Maya chronology
Eclipse (2012) Matriarch (2015)

Matriarch is the fifth studio album by Veil of Maya. It is the band's first album with vocalist Lukas Magyar.^[2] The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Taylor Larson of From First to Last.

Background

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.^[3] The album became available for streaming on May 11.^[4]

Musical style

Matriarch is the first album by Veil of Maya to use clean vocals,^[5] which has caused some controversy among fans.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[7]
Blabbermouth.net	7.5/10[8]
Ultimate Guitar	6/10[9]

Track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nyu"	1:55
2.	"Leeloo"	2:51
3.	"Ellie"	3:03
4.	"Lucy"	2:55
5.	"Mikasa"	3:09
6.	"Aeris"	3:47
7.	"Three-Fifty"	3:26
8.	"Phoenix"	3:16
9.	"Matriarch"	1:18
10.	"Teleute" (featuring Jason Richardson, ex Chelsea Grin)	3:00
11.	"Daenerys"	3:39
12.	"Lisbeth"	3:45
Total length:		36:03

Personnel

All credits by Allmusic^[10]

Veil of Maya

• Lukas Magyar – vocals
• Marc Okubo – guitars, programming
• Danny Hauser – bass
• Sam Applebaum – drums

Additional musicians

• Brandon Butler – vocals on "Phoenix"^[7]
• Jason Richardson – additional guitar on "Teleute"^{[11][12][13][14]}

Production

• Taylor Larson – Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer
• Spencer Sotelo – Engineer
• Ash Avildsen – Vocal Producer
• Derek Brewer – Management
• Diego Farias – Additional Production
• Matt Good – Programming
• Allan Hessler – Vocal Engineer
• Daniel McBride – Artwork, Layout
• Dana Pennington – Photography
• Ernie Slenkovich – Pro-Tools
• Nick Walters – A&R, Vocal Producer

References

1. Duser, Natasha Van (May 28, 2015). "Album Review: Veil Of Maya – "Matriarch"". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
2. Sharp, Tyler (May 11, 2015). "Veil Of Maya return with manic 'Matriarch'". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
3. Zadronzy, Anya (March 24, 2015). "Veil of Maya: New Song, Album Details + 'Breaking Bad' Spoof". Loudwire. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
4. Pasbani, Robert (May 11, 2015). "VEIL OF MAYA Streaming Matriarch In Full-Clean Vocals For Everybody!". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
5. Neilstein, Vince (April 14, 2015). "It's Another New Veil of Maya Song (with More Cling Singing!)". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
6. Rosenberg, Axl (May 11, 2015). "And Now, For Your Streaming Pleasure: Veil of Maya's Matriarch". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
7. "Veil Of Maya - Matriarch Review". About.com. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
8. Van Horn, Jr., Ray. "Veil of Maya - "Matriarch"". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
9. "Matriarch (staff review) | Veil Of Maya | Compact Discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com". Ultimate Guitar. May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
10. "Matriarch - Veil of Maya - Credits - AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
11. LugalKiEn. "Veil Of Maya Premieres New Song "Teleute" - in Metal News ( Metal Underground.com )". Metalunderground.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
12. "marc okubo on Twitter: "Jam our new song "teleute" on YouTube! Props to my brother @jasongrin for shredding on it.… https://t.co/sKIKl58BEg"". Twitter.com. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-06-18. External link in |title= (help)
13. "Jason Richardson on Twitter: "Been getting a lot of requests from peeps to see the guest solo I did for veilofmayaofficial new song… https://t.co/GOnn7VLMLE"". Twitter.com. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-06-18. External link in |title= (help)
14. "Chelsea Grin part ways with guitarist - News - Alternative Press". Retrieved 19 July 2016.