MISS MAY I - Levi Benton [vocals], Jerod Boyd [drums], Ryan Neff [bass], and Elisha Mullins [guitar ] - will drop their new album "NO PLACE FOR ME" on October 2 via Solid State Records. Today, the band also has issued the video for "Hand Me A Halo".
The song is gritty and guitar-forward, powered by phlegmatic and furious vocals that will make even the finest hairs on your neck stand on end and it's anchored by a memorable melody that just won't quit. The song is like the very halo referenced in the lyrics - and it's what fans want to be handed.
"'Hand Me A Halo' tells the self-narrative of losing one's sense of self and dealing with the intrusive thoughts that come with it" says Benton "This song came from our own confusion and loss of identity through the changing seasons of life. The fear can be constant, leaving you to question if you just want someone to hand you a halo".
Regarding the album, the singer reveals it was a truly cathartic process to write and record it, saying, "'No Place For Me' is everything I've felt for a long time but never had the words for. Writing it taught me who I actually am even when that hurt to look at. It's a full journey: Where it started, what I discovered, and where I am today". These are the tentpole concepts of the album and are why fans are going to connect with it on a level so deep, it touches marrow.
Instead of letting doubts, anxiety, negativity, and intrusive thoughts run wild, Miss May I will catch and turn even the most volatile feelings into airtight anthems. The Ohio-bred quartet ground extreme emotions in a taut framework of technically adroit riffing, hardcore grooves, and unforgettable melodies. The band has expertly honed an uncanny ability to make sense of life on tape. That's why fans worldwide have leaned on the group's music since their emergence in 2007. Following years of grinding, 2012's At Heart marked a breakthrough moment for the group when it bowed at #32 on the Billboard 200. Their impact only expanded with Deathless [2015] and Shadows Inside [2017], which both debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart and Top Rock Albums Chart. In 2022, Curse Of Existence received widespread critical acclaim from the likes of Alternative Presswho raved: "Miss May I have penned one of their strongest records yet". V13 hailed it as "packed full of emotion and heartfelt rage", and Outburn marveled at "their fast, aggressive, thrashy metalcore mixed with powerful lyrics". Along the way, they generated hundreds of millions of streams and toured with everyone from Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive to Motionless In White. In 2026, the collective continue to strike a deep chord with their eighth full-length offering and Solid State debut LP, "No Place For Me".
Tracklisting:
01 Sanctuary
02 Portrait of Pain
03 Hand Me A Halo
04 Pray for Silence
05 Death Threat
06 Die on the Vine
07 Fire Falls
08 Bury Me Down
09 Ashes Of The Altar
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