Of Mice & Men has released the official music video for a new song called ‘Mushroom Cloud’. Check it out below.
Commented singer/bassist Aaron Pauley: “I was pretty young when I became aware of the danger of spending too much time in my own head. My mind has never been a safe place for me to retreat to, and it’s something I have to consciously deal with on a daily basis. ‘Mushroom Cloud’ is our visceral representation of how it feels to be trapped, how it feels to be cut down by your own inner voice, how it feels to have nowhere to hide, and how it feels to be someone with a mind that’s as dangerous to themselves as the aftermath of an atomic weapon.”
Of Mice & Men has been in the studio working on new material with producer Josh Wilbur.
The band’s previously released single ‘How To Survive’ marked the first taste of new music from the Southern California quartet since last year’s much-praised “Defy” album.
“Defy” marked Of Mice & Men‘s first full-length release without vocalist Austin Carlile, who left the group due to his ongoing battle with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that afflicts the connective tissue holding the body’s cells, organs and tissue together.
Of Mice & Men is currently supporting Beartooth and will play a handful of headline shows as well.
Last month, Pauley was “cleared” to return to the road after undergoing surgery in early April to have some precancerous tissue removed.
Of Mice & Men pulled out of the first six shows of its U.S. tour with Beartooth so that Pauley could have enough time to recover from his surgery.
This past March, Of Mice & Men scrapped its concert in Hartford, Connecticut after Pauley was taken ill. That medical issue was apparently unrelated to his most recent surgery.
UPCOMING SHOWS
US
MAY 4 – Vinyl Music Hall, Pensacola, FL, United States
MAY 6 – The Mill & Mine, Knoxville, TN, United States
MAY 8 – Mercury Ballroom, Louisville, KY, United States
MAY 9 – Chameleon ClubLancaster, PA, United States
MAY 10 – The Queen, Wilmington, DE, United States
MAY 12 – Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ, United States
MAY 13 – The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States
MAY 14 – The Strand, Providence, RI, United States
MAY 15 – Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY, United States
MAY 17 – Fubar, St. Louis, MO, United States
MAY 18 – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
MAY 19 – Jake’s Sports Bar, Lubbock, TX, United States
JUL 18 – Rock Fest, Cadott, WI, United States
JUL 19 – Rock USA, Oshkosh, WI, United States
EUROPE
AUG 2 – Borgholm Brinner, Borgholm, Sweden
AUG 3 – Wacken, Schleswig-holstein, Germany
AUG 5 – ZetPeTe, Krakow, Poland
AUG 7 -Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary
AUG 8 – Brutal Assault Festival, Jaroměř, Czech Republic
AUG 9 – Open Flair Festival, Eschwege, Germany
AUG 10 – Alcatraz Festival, Kortrijk, Belgium
AUG 12 – Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht, Netherlands
AUG 13 – Dynamo, Eindhoven, Netherlands
AUG 15 – Summer Breeze Open Air, Wittelshofen, Germany
AUG 16 – Zeche Bochum, Bochum, Germany
AUG 17 – ELB RIOT, Hamburg, Germany
AUG 19 – Le Trabendo, Paris, France
AUG 21 – Garage, Saarbrucken, Germany
AUG 23 – Reload Festival, Sulingen, Germany
AUG 24 – Reading Festival, Reading, United Kingdom
AUG 25 – Leeds Festival, Leeds, United Kingdom
AUG 26 – The Underworld, London, United Kingdom
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