Years in the making, Los Angeles’ acclaimed avant-garde metal band MELTED BODIES has revealed today their long-awaited 2nd album, The Inevitable Fork, will be self-released on October 18th. Comprised of 3 distinctive EPs sewn together with mesmerizing interludes and soundscapes, The Inevitable Fork is an experimental genre-blending record that pushes the limits of what’s expected of modern metal and showcases the emerging talent of one of the scene’s most innovative and volatile bands around.

Today, the band has debuted the new single “Bloodlines,” a frenzied, frantic new track with massive groove laden riffs and incredibly memorable hooks that will grab hold of listeners with its sharp teeth and never let go. 

Commenting on the song, vocalist Andy Hamm (ex-LOCAL NATIVES) says: 

“’Bloodlines’ toils and tussles with the idea that all of us have unique pre-loaded behaviors, emotions and traits in our bloodlines. The past addictions, traumas, bodily shapes, love, nurture, disease etc. are passed down to us generation after family generation. I find myself longing for an emotional and physical tenderness that my mother held back on at points, paying for mistakes that my father perhaps made, a history of alcoholism and depression on both sides of my family etc. We spend a majority of our lives yearning to fix, understand or struggle with these genetics we never asked for.”

Stream “Bloodlines“: https://too.fm/meltedbodies-bloodlines

Pre-Order The Inevitable Fork: https://meltedbodies.bandcamp.com/album/the-inevitable-fork-lp

“Bloodlines” follows a series of singles from the incoming record released by the band over the last year, including stand out tracks like “The Hot Dog Contract,” The Avalanche,” “State of Mind,” “Liars” and “Therapy.”

Adding about the record, Hamm says:

“We all have arrived at, or are approaching our own version of what I call ‘The Inevitable Fork’, and this overarching theme informs most of these songs in some way, much of which is very personal. Our bloodlines, mental health, past traumas, accomplishments, and regrets eventually lead us all to choose one of this fork’s many prongs to follow. Maybe we accept that it’s all imperfect, and we embrace our flaws to make anew or try again. Or perhaps we avoid, stall, numb, or overindulge. We’ve all been told “it’s now or never,” but yet we have heard that so many times. This stigma feeds our avoidance, unaccountability, and utter laziness. But rest assured ‘The Inevitable Fork’ is coming for us all whether we appreciate it or appall it.”

The Inevitable Fork is about the personal battle of survival vs. joy; our need to conform and stay afloat despite the pursuit of purpose. This is the next chapter for MELTED BODIES, but for a band designed around reflecting on the very idea of metal with glaring intensity, there’s much more to this story.

The Inevitable Fork Tracklisting:
1. Destined To Suffer
2. Bloodlines
3. The Hot Dog Contract
4. Wrath Of The Flies
5. Overinflated All The Time
6. Liars (Album Edit)
7. State Of Mind
8. Splitting
9. Vague And Easy
10. Relax You Are Lazy
11. Dreamer
12. The Avalanche (Album Edit)
13. Vital Aftermath
14. The Inevitable Fork (Album Edit)
15. Talk Some More About It
16. Think Safe
17. I Often Feel Alone While Surrounded By Other People
18. Therapy
19. There Is Something Else Here Now Too
20. Something Is Wrong

About MELTED BODIES:
It’s 2015, Andy Hamm is staring at two of his favorite albums sitting above his record player – Cannibal Corpse’s The Bleeding, and Talking Heads’ More Songs about Buildings and Food. For the past decade, Andy toured the world as a founding member of indie band Local Natives, but was unexpectedly pushed out of the group by his former bandmates. Sitting alone, with unsatisfied ideas, he stared at those two albums and saw a template for a new project grounded in the music that inspired him in the first place. So he started writing. 

A few months later, Andy met Scott McDonald at a screening of the Japanese cult film Why Don’t You Play in Hell? The two realized their shared love of horror and anime extends to music too. With Scott’s drumming background for Portland’s early 2000s Upon Beauty Rests, the two decided to meet up and explore Andy’s new ideas. 

It quickly became clear that they needed to fill out the band, starting with bassist Houda Zakeri, a part of the LA punk scene for years with Holy Hydraulics, then ending with Ben Majoy, aka Diamondstein, electronic music producer and host of NTS Radio’s popular dark music show Night Shift. And with this, MELTED BODIES was formed. 

Over the next few years, MELTED BODIES developed a reputation around SoCal for chaotic and unpredictable shows. Their difficult-to-pindown intensity led to as many mismatched billings as sold-out shows, supporting bands like Red Fang, Kikagaku Moyo, Horse the Band, Machine Girl, and Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum. Then as the world closed, 2020 became an ironically perfect year for Melted Bodies to release their breakthrough debut album, Enjoy Yourself. 

Self-recorded in their depraved Inglewood rehearsal space, this album introduced their fresh contradiction to a global audience of like-minded multi-hyphenate metalheads, and quickly became one of Bandcamp’s top metal albums for the year, and a mainstay on many year-end lists, including a #1 from MetalSucks. Acclaimed for its new ideas in heavy music, Enjoy Yourself was labeled “the Most 2020 album we could have hoped for” by journalists, due to its cheeky themes of consumerism, isolation, and police cannibalism. 

A step removed from the sardonic nature of Enjoy Yourself, and now firmly established as a referential part of the metal music landscape, MELTED BODIES is releasing the final piece of their existentially and sonically heavy 3 EP series, The Inevitable Fork. Finally heard in its totality, these three volumes tell a different story from their breakthrough Enjoy Yourself. 

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Los Angeles’ acclaimed avant-garde metal band MELTED BODIES recently announced plans to release their second of EP, The Inevitable Fork Vol. 2, on June 30th, and today have revealed the record’s second single, “State of Mind,” a mind-altering, industrialized track that ventures into new darkwave territories. 

Commenting on the song, the band says: 

“A fever dream state of mind trapped inside a black liquid half dome and floating aimlessly in an ocean of yellow white long hairs. This song is a combination of visuals and mind hallucinations I’ve experienced while deep in thought attempting to figure out where I was headed during a time of turbulent transition. We are all lost at certain times throughout our lives and somehow often unannounced the path we once saw in front of ourselves just simply disappears.“

“State Of Mind” was mixed by Uniform guitarist Ben Greenberg and mastered by Rob Dennler (Built To Spill) and is accompanied by a music video that can be viewed here:

Watch the video for the band’s previously released track “The Avalanche” here: https://youtu.be/s68vCNiw33s

The Inevitable Fork Vol. 2 Tracklisting:

1. The Hot Dog Contract
2. State of Mind
3. The Avalanche
4. Relax, You Are Lazy

Stream the beautifully turbulent first chapter, “The Inevitable Fork Vol. 1“:
Apple Music – https://apple.co/3OkRuvp
Bandcamp – https://bit.ly/3Wgk9DI
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/41UGR5s

About MELTED BODIES:

It’s 2015 and Andy Hamm has albums sitting above his vinyl record player – Cannibal Corpse’s “The Bleeding” and Talking Heads’ “More Songs about Buildings and Food.” For the greater part of the past decade, he had been touring the world as a founding member of the indie band LOCAL NATIVES, but had been dismissed from the band he had helped build for creative differences. Depressed and burned out, he was struggling to even consider making new music. However, those two albums on his wall, two records that epitomized his taste from an early age, were a template for a new project that could re-ground him in the reason why he ever wanted to create music in the first place. So, he started writing. 

A few months later, Andy met Scott McDonald at a screening of the Japanese cult film “Why Don’t you Play in Hell?” It didn’t take long for the two to realize their shared love of horror and anime extends to music as well. With Scott’s early background playing drums in Portland’s early 2000’s outfit UPON BEAUTY RESTS, the two decided to meet up and see whether Andy’s new project might have some traction. After a few practices, it was clear that it was time to fill out the band, starting with bassist Houda Zakeri. Houda had been part of the LA punk scene for years playing with HOLY HYDRAULICS, but had put a pause on playing music due to a cancer diagnosis. Once in remission, her first priority was playing live again, and like Scott, the exciting convergence of so many different tastes and ideas made Andy’s new project feel different. 

The final piece came by way of Andy and Scott’s mutual friend Ben Majoy, who initially booked the three piece to open a DIY party in downtown Los Angeles. Ben, who also goes by the moniker ‘Diamondstein,’ is an electronic musician and host of NTS Radio’s long-running experimental and industrial program “Night Shift.” Andy and Ben had initially connected through hallway conversations at their day jobs over their shared, almost encyclopedic knowledge of metal and its many factions. So when the trio decided to find a fourth member to fill out the many electronic details on these initial demoes, Ben became the obvious choice. And with this, MELTED BODIES was formed. 

Over the course of the next few years, the foursome developed a reputation around Los Angeles for their chaotic, energetic, and unpredictable liveshows. Their initial reputation for strange satirical outfits, and difficult-to-pindown intensity led to as many mismatched billings as it did sold out shows, playing support for the likes of mainstays like Red Fang, Kikagaku Moyo, Horse the Band, Machine Girl and others. A Southern California cult following emerged, just as 2020 shutdown the world – an ironically perfect time for MELTED BODIES to finally release their breakthrough debut album “Enjoy Yourself.” 

This album, self-recorded in the depraved Inglewood practice space where MELTED BODIES rehearsed, became a breakthrough for the band, introducing their fresh and contradictory sound to a global audience of like minded multi-hyphenate metalheads. Critically acclaimed for its fresh ideas while still retaining a respectable metal literacy, “Enjoy Yourself” was labeled “the Most 2020 album we could have hoped for” by journalists, largely due to its themes of consumerism, arrogance, police cannibalism, political ambivalence, and isolationism. It eventually became one of Bandcamp’s most popular metal albums for the year, and a frequent part of many year end lists, including a #1 from MetalSucks. 

Now, firmly established as a referential and wholly unique part of the metal music landscape, MELTED BODIES is on the cusp of their second record, “The Inevitable Fork.” This album, comprised of three unique EPs, takes much of the physical energy and harsh honest lyrics from “Enjoy Yourself,” and expands it with a more internalized lyrical approach and new musical ideas. While “Enjoy Yourself” was about a battle with society, these new songs are about the all too common battle of survival vs. joy. “The Inevitable Fork” represents the decisions and paths we are forced to pick at certain points in our life: our skewed approach to work and life, pitting the necessity to conform and stay afloat against the pursuit of one’s passions and a real feeling of purpose. “The Inevitable Fork” is the next chapter for MELTED BODIES, but for a band designed around reflecting our idea of metal, music conventions, and America’s idea of itself back on us with glaring intensity, this is just the beginning of their story.

Follow MELTED BODIES:

• https://www.facebook.com/MeltedBodies/
• https://www.instagram.com/meltedbodies
• https://twitter.com/MeltedBodies
• https://meltedbodies.bandcamp.com

Los Angeles’ acclaimed metal band MELTED BODIES has announced their awaited follow-up, The Inevitable Fork Vol. 2, will be released on June 30th. The upcoming record is band’s second installment of 3 EPs that will make up their highly anticipated sophomore album, The Inevitable Fork, due out later this year.

Today, the four-piece has released the first new song, “The Avalanche,” from the EP. The track was mixed by Uniform guitarist Ben Greenberg and mastered by Rob Dennler (Built To Spill) and is accompanied by a music video that can be viewed here:

Commenting on the new single, vocalist/guitarist Andy Hamm says: 

“This song is about the beautiful entitled woman whose naive yearning to be rescued is only perpetuated by the people she chooses to surround herself with, and her counterpart, the selfish self-conscious man whose deep insecurities are smothered in arrogance and greed.“

The Inevitable Fork Vol. 2 Tracklisting:

1. The Hot Dog Contract
2. State of Mind
3. The Avalanche
4. Relax, You Are Lazy

Stream the beautifully turbulent first chapter, “The Inevitable Fork Vol. 1“:
Apple Music – https://apple.co/3OkRuvp
Bandcamp – https://bit.ly/3Wgk9DI
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/41UGR5s

About MELTED BODIES:

It’s 2015 and Andy Hamm has albums sitting above his vinyl record player – Cannibal Corpse’s “The Bleeding” and Talking Heads’ “More Songs about Buildings and Food.” For the greater part of the past decade, he had been touring the world as a founding member of the indie band LOCAL NATIVES, but had been dismissed from the band he had helped build for creative differences. Depressed and burned out, he was struggling to even consider making new music. However, those two albums on his wall, two records that epitomized his taste from an early age, were a template for a new project that could re-ground him in the reason why he ever wanted to create music in the first place. So, he started writing. 

A few months later, Andy met Scott McDonald at a screening of the Japanese cult film “Why Don’t you Play in Hell?” It didn’t take long for the two to realize their shared love of horror and anime extends to music as well. With Scott’s early background playing drums in Portland’s early 2000’s outfit UPON BEAUTY RESTS, the two decided to meet up and see whether Andy’s new project might have some traction. After a few practices, it was clear that it was time to fill out the band, starting with bassist Houda Zakeri. Houda had been part of the LA punk scene for years playing with HOLY HYDRAULICS, but had put a pause on playing music due to a cancer diagnosis. Once in remission, her first priority was playing live again, and like Scott, the exciting convergence of so many different tastes and ideas made Andy’s new project feel different. 

The final piece came by way of Andy and Scott’s mutual friend Ben Majoy, who initially booked the three piece to open a DIY party in downtown Los Angeles. Ben, who also goes by the moniker ‘Diamondstein,’ is an electronic musician and host of NTS Radio’s long-running experimental and industrial program “Night Shift.” Andy and Ben had initially connected through hallway conversations at their day jobs over their shared, almost encyclopedic knowledge of metal and its many factions. So when the trio decided to find a fourth member to fill out the many electronic details on these initial demoes, Ben became the obvious choice. And with this, MELTED BODIES was formed. 

Over the course of the next few years, the foursome developed a reputation around Los Angeles for their chaotic, energetic, and unpredictable liveshows. Their initial reputation for strange satirical outfits, and difficult-to-pindown intensity led to as many mismatched billings as it did sold out shows, playing support for the likes of mainstays like Red Fang, Kikagaku Moyo, Horse the Band, Machine Girl and others. A Southern California cult following emerged, just as 2020 shutdown the world – an ironically perfect time for MELTED BODIES to finally release their breakthrough debut album “Enjoy Yourself.” 

This album, self-recorded in the depraved Inglewood practice space where MELTED BODIES rehearsed, became a breakthrough for the band, introducing their fresh and contradictory sound to a global audience of like minded multi-hyphenate metalheads. Critically acclaimed for its fresh ideas while still retaining a respectable metal literacy, “Enjoy Yourself” was labeled “the Most 2020 album we could have hoped for” by journalists, largely due to its themes of consumerism, arrogance, police cannibalism, political ambivalence, and isolationism. It eventually became one of Bandcamp’s most popular metal albums for the year, and a frequent part of many year end lists, including a #1 from MetalSucks. 

Now, firmly established as a referential and wholly unique part of the metal music landscape, MELTED BODIES is on the cusp of their second record, “The Inevitable Fork.” This album, comprised of three unique EPs, takes much of the physical energy and harsh honest lyrics from “Enjoy Yourself,” and expands it with a more internalized lyrical approach and new musical ideas. While “Enjoy Yourself” was about a battle with society, these new songs are about the all too common battle of survival vs. joy. “The Inevitable Fork” represents the decisions and paths we are forced to pick at certain points in our life: our skewed approach to work and life, pitting the necessity to conform and stay afloat against the pursuit of one’s passions and a real feeling of purpose. “The Inevitable Fork” is the next chapter for MELTED BODIES, but for a band designed around reflecting our idea of metal, music conventions, and America’s idea of itself back on us with glaring intensity, this is just the beginning of their story.

Follow MELTED BODIES:

• https://www.facebook.com/MeltedBodies/
• https://www.instagram.com/meltedbodies
• https://twitter.com/MeltedBodies
• https://meltedbodies.bandcamp.com