Malevolence New Years Day

• 1 Kill or Be Killed 03:52
• 2 I'm About to Break You 03:21
• 3 Alone 03:25
• 4 Left Inside 03:12
• 5 Relentless 03:09
• 6 Save Myself from Me 03:19
• 7 Suffer 03:50
• 8 Anthem of the Unwanted 03:30
• 9 Scream 03:27
• 10 Your Ghost 03:34
• 11 Defame Me 03:19
• 12 Malevolence 04:15
• Total Runtime 42:13

Info for Malevolence

New Years Day follow in the dark tradition of tragic high-drama and grand theatricality embodied by the hitchhiking ghosts of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, the churning emotional smolder of HIM, iconoclastic bombast of Marilyn Manson and the savage flamboyance of Motionless In White. Gothic vampirism, heady fantasy and an adventurous spirit akin to Alice tripping through the looking glass swirl within New Years Day, led by the charismatic thunder of Ashley Costello.

Strikingly confident, dangerously disarming and hauntingly beautiful, Costello grabs the mantle laid down by iconic larger-than-life performers like David Bowie, Amy Lee and Shirley Manson, belting out increasingly malevolent cries with power while maintaining a heeled boot-hold in the pop-punk catchiness of dark muses like Alkaline Trio.

New Years Day is heavy, bold and emotional, challenging social media bullies and championing gloominess and melancholy in an empowering way. Costello is a more confessional singer than ever, too, opening up about issues like family and self-worth. The songs swing and bounce with an almost radio anthem certainty, while eliciting head banging with crowd-moving crunch in equal measure. Catchy, gritty, primal guitar riffs collide with the electro-influx of neo-industrial rock like White Zombie and Marilyn Manson, all with an eye toward memorability.

There’s an immediate, jarringly authentic punk-rock chaos about New Years Day, an attitude of challenging, scrappy contrarianism against a backdrop of charming vulnerability. The sensitive melancholy in their music and imagery, coupled with a self-assured trumpeting of the pushed aside and the broken, has resulted in a new and unique tsunami that has thrilled crowds at Vans Warped Tour and in sweaty clubs with Motionless In White, Escape The Fate and Combichrist.

The band’s earliest work threatened to give Panic! At The Disco and Taking Back Sunday a run for their money, but ultimately, New Years Day was beckoned by darker callings. Songs like “Two in the Chest, One in the Heart” and “Let’s Get Dead” from The Mechanical Heart EP alerted the world to New Years Day’s burgeoning abilities, which were cemented by their first album for Century Media.

Produced and mixed by Erik Ron (The Word Alive, Motionless in White), Victim to Villain maintains a 5 star user rating on Amazon.com, and with good reason. Standout tracks like “Do Your Worst” and “Angel Eyes” pickup the blueprint laid down by the prior EP and supercharge it.

The Epidemic EP further crystalized New Years Day as a force to be reckoned with, pointing the way toward an even more triumphant future.

Costello has assembled a band around her that shares not only her artistic vision, but her steadfast determination to succeed against the odds, as well. The lineup exudes a glamorously inviting mystique with unique personas, not unlike the separate but unified characters played by the members of Kiss and Slipknot.

The New Years Day audience is heavily made up of all genders, including a legion of young women who identify with the balance of strength and femininity inherent in Costello’s overall stage presence and personality. Costello commands the overall environment as swiftly as she belts out her lyrics, delivered with deep feeling, the experience of someone who’s been singing since the age of 13, and a sense of yearning. She’s someone who had her favorite bands’ posters on her bedroom wall, just as her fans have her picture glowing from their smartphones.

As UK hard rock tastemaker Rocksound rightly pointed out, New Years Day is to be cherished for their “admirable bite and sharp hooks laced with a plentiful amount of scene pomp.”

British mainstay Metal Hammer cheerfully agreed: “They’re on a mission to make rock n’ roll theatrical again and have one of the most formidable young frontwomen in their ranks. Get ready for the unstoppable, spooktacular rise of New Years Day.”

Ashley Costello, vocals
Nikki Misery, lead guitar
Jeremy Valentyne, rhythm guitar

Produced, mixed by Erik Ron (The Word Alive, Motionless in White)

New Years Day
At one time or another, each of us has suffered heartbreak—and each person deals with it in different ways. However, instead of moping around or flirting with illegal substances, NEW YEARS DAY—vocalist Ash, guitarist Mike, drummer Russell, guitarist Keith and bassist Adam decided to transform their relationship woes into a brand of goth pop that's as catchy as it is cathartic. "I was going through a really bad break-up two years ago and so was Adam, and we had both ended up at Keith's house somehow," Ash explains about how the band formed. "I played both of them the music I'd been writing for my new project and they both fell in love with it—and that night we formed NEW YEARS DAY.” Within mere months of forming, Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Motion City Soundtrack's Justin Pierre noticed them. Both were early supporters and collaborated with them on the song "Brilliant Lies." They were then touted by Alternative Press for their "blend of girl-power vocals and dark pop-song structures," who then gave a heads-up to the record industry: "We'd advise A&R reps to start booking flights, like, now.”

The band has been making quite a noise and touching the hearts of many fans with their ultra-catchy, anthemic songs that just happen to be loaded with daggers for lyrics. Further separating them from the boy-dominated punk scene is the truly unique presence of singer Ashley Costello (you just call her Ash) providing distinct and empowering vocals to a rock band that can really back it up. NEW YEARS DAY also began to hit the road, playing shows with bands like Jimmy Eat World, The All American Rejects, The Plain White T's, Dashboard Confessional, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Things got even hotter as the band had their video for “I Was Right” added into rotation at MTV.

The full-length debut by NEW YEARS DAY, "My Dear", followed featuring a song co-written with Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack. NEW YEARS DAY also played on both the main support stage and main stage at Warped Tour 2007 and quickly became one of Fuse's favorite new acts, winning the #1 spot on the show "Oven Fresh." Almost directly after the release, TVT records, the band's home, announced it was to go bankrupt and sell everything it owned, including NEW YEARS DAY. After some time of struggle, losing band members and fighting to even keep their own band name, the band won their rights and is now back to performing and moving forward to the 2nd record. The band members now include Ash Costello (vocals), Russell Dixon (drums), Dan Arnold (guitar and formerly of the band A Static Lullaby), and Anthony Barro (bass). The band has also inked with Hollywood Waste Records and will soon unveil their "Mechanical Heart" EP before hitting the road as part of Warped Tour once again this summer. Their sound has grown and is decidedly more mature with elements of chamber pop and dark electronics that make for a completely unique sound and style all of their own. The band has also completed a video for their latest single, “Two in the Chest, One in the Head” and look to be on the road all year long. Determined to make up for the hardships they faced as TVT Records crumbled before their eyes, NEW YEARS DAY will be one of the most talked about bands in alternative music. Ash Costello shines and shows a true star power that will keep you keep you watching and a voice that will stay in your head.

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