Progressive metalcore head-turners INVENT ANIMATE — vocalist Marcus Vik, guitarists Keaton Goldwire and Trey Celaya, drummer Brody Smith, and bassist Caleb Sherraden — released their head-turning fourth album HEAVENER earlier this year via UNFD. Get it here.
Today, they have shared the visually arresting video for the title track, which does not appear on the original release. The video demands multiple viewings, as it is full of fast-moving, somewhat blurred visuals — offering up a different perspective every time you watch it.
This song has beautiful, shimmering qualities, which show off the band’s deftness with dynamics. It was written as a continuation of the album Heavener, with the intention to encompass the entire feeling of the album.
Watch it here.
In a time of internal panic, having a person that constantly reminds you that they have a place of home, can be crucial when trying to bring someone down to earth again,” states Vik. “The song ‘Heavener’ is about reassurance, it’s about trying to convince your closest person that you see and hear them in their internal and helpless drift. A lot of love and pain goes into the work of showing the one closest to you that only they can create their own internal heaven, as they are their own ‘Heavener.'”
Goldwire furthers, “We actually had a few ‘B sides’ sitting around but we’re really stubborn in thinking that the next thing we write will always be better than the thing before. Caleb had the idea to make a song titled ‘Heavener’ after the record was done and I got to work trying to make a song that seemed like it encompassed the feeling of the album as a whole. Going into the lyrics, Marcus, too, wrote a song that defined Heavener for him, since it’s not necessarily one idea or thing. We wanted to try our best to wrap everything up into one song as a sort of ‘end credits,’ so to speak.”
The band will return the road in September on a Fall 2023 headline run. Void of Vision, thrown, and Aviana will serve as support. The tour kicks off at House of Blues in Dallas on September 22 and runs through October 23 in Phoenix. All dates are below.
VIP packages are available here.
Progressive metalcore head-turners INVENT ANIMATE — vocalist Marcus Vik, guitarist Keaton Goldwire, drummer Trey Celaya and bassist Caleb Sherraden — released their head-turning new album HEAVENER earlier this year via UNFD. Get it here.
Fresh off a slate of Spring 2023 tour dates in support of Bad Omens, the band will return the road in September on a Fall 2023 headline run. Void of Vision, thrown, and Aviana will serve as support. The tour kicks off at House of Blues in Dallas on September 22 and runs through October 23 in Phoenix. All dates are below.
“We’re really excited to finally bring The Heavener tour across North America this fall,” says Vik. “It feels very special to finally play these songs for you guys along with some oldies and goodies that haven’t seen the surface in a long time. We’’e bringing Void of Vision all the way from Australia to rip these cities with us that we haven’t played in a long time. We’re also bringing thrown and Aviana along for the ride and these Swedish bands are very close to my heart so come see us in September and October in a city near you!”
Tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 29 at 10am local time. VIP packages are available here.
INVENT ANIMATE ON TOUR:
WITH VOID OF VISION, THROWN, + AVIANA:
9/22—Dallas, TX—House of Blues
9/23—San Antonio, TX—The Rock Box
9/24—Houston, TX—Studio at Warehouse Live
9/26—West Palm Beach, FL—Respectable Street
9/27—Winter Park, FL—The Conduit
9/28—Atlanta, GA—The Masquerade (Purgatory)
9/29—Nashville, TN—The End
9/30—Greensboro, NC—Hangar 1819
10/1—Baltimore, MD—Baltimore Soundstage
10/2—Philadelphia, PA—Warehouse on Watts
10/3—Brooklyn, NY—The Brooklyn Monarch
10/4—Hartford, CT—Webster Underground
10/6—Montreal, QC—Fairmount Theatre
10/7—Toronto, ON—Velvet Underground
10/8—Horseheads, NY—The L
10/9—Lakewood, OH—The Foundry
10/10—Ferndale, MI—The Loving Touch
10/11—Chicago, IL—Cobra Lounge
10/13—Denver, CO—Marquis Theatre
10/14—Salt Lake City, UT—Kilby Court
10/16—Portland, OR—Star Theatre
10/17—Vancouver, BC—Rickshaw Theatre
10/18—Seattle, WA—The Funhouse
10/20—Cupertino, CA—The X Bar
10/21—Fresno, CA—Full Circle Brewery
10/22—Anaheim, CA—Chain Reaction
10/23—Phoenix, AZ—The Rebel Lounge
LISTEN TO INVENT ANIMATE:
“Shade Astray“
“Without A Whisper“
“Immolation of Night”
“Elysium”
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