Rude Records/Equal Vision Records and Hail The Sun are excited to present the forward-thinking California rock band’s brand new single, “Secondary Worship”. In true Hail The Sun form, “Secondary Worship” is a flashy display of instrumental gymnastics with a deeply personal meaning at its core. “An overarching concept in much of our previous works has been about changing the defects of one's character, but it came from such a darker...
"Hail the Sun inject a level of unapologetic guitar flash that we are very much here for — the opening riff of 'Chunker' must be one of the most rapid-fire fretboard workouts of the year.” — Guitar World
“Both songs find the band doing what they do best, churning out wailing, flashy prog/post-hardcore in the vein of The Sound of Animals Fighting and The Fall of Troy.” — Brooklyn
Equal Vision Records and California-based rock quintet Hail The Sun are pleased to present the harrowing “Under The Floor,” the second single to be lifted from the Friday, August 11 release of the band’s new album, Divine Inner Tension (pre-order/pre-save HERE). Inspired by the tragic murders carried out by John Wayne Gacy and written from the perspective of one of his victims — what they may have thought,...
Today, progressive alternative quintet Hail The Sun released their new single and video "Mind Rider" on Equal Vision Records. You can watch the official video here and stream the song here. Their new single is their first release since critically acclaimed 2021 album New Age Filth. The band, consisting of Donovan Melero (vocals), Aric Garcia (guitar), John Stirrat (bass) Shane Gann (guitar) and touring drummer Allen...
Today, inimitable Hail The Sun and Nova Charisma vocalist Donovan Melero released his new single "Hated Seeing You Cry", which will appear on his upcoming album Chelsea Park After Dark due out April 22nd, 2022 on Rude Records/Equal Vision Records. In September of 2020, an impromptu call to Joe Occhiuti (a partner of Donovan’s at Kill Iconic Records and bass player for Ice Nine Kills) and...
Following the release of their album New Age Filth this past April, Hail The Sun have announced they’ll be touring in support of the record this fall across North America. Presented by Equal Vision Records, the tour will also feature the openers Kaonashi, who will release their debut album on May 21st via EVR, as well as Kurt Travis and Body Thief. Pre-sale and VIP tickets are available for purchase...
Today, Chico, CA band Hail The Sun released their highly anticipated fifth album, New Age Filth, on Equal Vision Records. To celebrate the record, the band have shared a music video for track “Misfire,” set in a dystopian dreamscape. Speaking about the track vocalist and drummer Donovan Melero states, “'Misfire' is about feeling so detached from everyone that even while going through the motions of normal behaviors, it feels like...
Chico, CA genre-benders Hail The Sun are back with new single “Parasitic Cleanse” and accompanying music video out today via Equal Vision Records. The song marks the second preview from their upcoming Kris Crummett produced album, New Age Filth, out April 16th. “Parasitic Cleanse” is an expressive blast of energy, winding through rapid guitar lines and bombarding drums. Donovan Melero gives a serious vocal attack right off the bat, perfecting...
Hail The Sun have announced their highly-anticipated fifth full-length album New Age Filth, set for release on April 16th via Rude Records in partnership with Equal Vision Records.
To celebrate the announcement, the band has shared the passionate first single “Domino”, alongside an accompanying video. New Age Filth marks the band’s most ambitious material to date, recorded over five weeks with producer Kris Crummett (A Lot Like Birds, Nova Charisma,...
Equal Vision Records band Hail The Sun have announced their highly-anticipated fifth full-length album New Age Filth, set for release on April 16th. To celebrate the announcement, the band has shared the passionate first single “Domino”, alongside an accompanying video. New Age Filth marks the band’s most ambitious material to date, recorded over five weeks with producer Kris Crummett (A Lot Like Birds, Nova Charisma, Dance Gavin Dance). The energy...
