Miss May I live
Another band hailing from Ohio. They’re heavy, have breakdowns, signed to Rise Records, and are from Dayton. Sound at all familiar? Maybe that’s because there has been somewhat of a trend of Ohio bands rising onto the scene (The Devil Wears Prada, Attack Attack!, agraceful). It’s taking Miss May I, a metalcore band comprised of 5 members none of which are over the age of 19, a tad longer to make their way to your town. You see, they had to finish high school first! There has been a wave of very young bands doing national tours, often with only a couple members high school graduates. Not Miss May I. Before setting out on tour, they were committed to all members being out of high school. They now have a contract with Rise Records, a full-length album out, and a full U.S. tour under their belts all in under a year! Not to mention the impressive list of tours they are scheduled for for the rest of the year. To say they’ve had a good year would be an understatement.
Miss May I does have a a slight advantage over some of their peers – they have Chris Rubey (TDWP guitarist) managing them and blue printing a career plan that directly follows what high rollers The Devil Wears Prada did on their rise to the top. (Personally I would say that headlining Warped Tour and selling over 30,000 records the first week of their new album being out is the top) Not to mention that Miss May I is apart of the Artery Foundation; working with Dave Shapiro who is a great asset for any band to have.
Their debut album, “Apologies Are For the Weak,” was released June 23rd and since has sold 4,000 copies. A rather successful first month for a band that has only completed one full tour and been signed for under a year. Though they didn’t jump on the “Christian band” bandwagon, Miss May I still has many endearing qualities for kids that are fans of The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, or Bring Me the Horizon. Metalcore guitar riffs paired with gnarly double-bass, a breakdown here and there, Levi Benton’s commanding yet emotional scream, and of course the clean vocal melody sing-along. Possibly not quite thrash enough for the Suicide Silence type crowd but still metal enough to intrigue fans of The Ghost Inside or Impending Doom.
Look for Miss May I coming through your town with Bleeding Through this summer or with Attack Attack! and Our Last Night in the fall.
"Apologies Are For the Weak"
