Vesta Collide

Just in time for Halloween, this week's band of focus is Vesta Collide. This Michigan based metalcore act kind of sounds like if My Chemical Romance and Blessthefall had a baby, so in other words, they're pretty freaking good! These guys haven't been around for a very long time, since 2014 actually according to their Facebook page, and they've already racked up 20,000 likes on Facebook as well as a deal with a major record label, Stay Sick Recordings and are currently making a new album. So far they've only released one full length album that they debuted just this year with their record label and a few singles that they've released over their few years of existence before being signed. They stay pretty consistent in touring and have even just recently toured with Alesana earlier this year. So basically, for a new band that no one had really heard of before this year, I'd say they're starting off really well! In fact, I hadn't even heard of them before a few weeks ago and immediately fell in love and was so excited to get to talk about them here!

The one downside that I see in Vesta Collide is their generic metalcore sound. It sounds as if they're trying to mimic a bunch of the mainstream metalcore acts, but they're still young so I definitely cut them some slack there and just hope they find their niche and find their sound. However, for me anyways, it was nice to listen to something that sounded mainstream but wasn't. They have some daker lyrics than the previous bands I've posted about (hint the reason I'm posting this around Halloween), but they're unique lyrics for the most part that really fit with their sound. They have a few songs that have more positive messages behind them as well. Their vocalists have a great hard hitting scream and beautifully sung clean combination which always makes for good music. Another difference between them and the other bands I've posted (aside from the last post before this one) is their use of synthesizers, they don't go too heavy on them but I feel as if they do an excellent job of using them at appropriate times that makes their tunes even more enjoyable to me.


Moondancer I feel is an appropriate song to keep the spooky theme going for this time of year and is also one of my favorites by them. Enjoy!