Graveyard Shift Motionless In White

• 1 Rats 03:55
• 2 Queen For Queen 03:22
• 3 Necessary Evil (feat. Jonathan Davis) 03:48
• 4 Soft 03:30
• 5 Untouchable 03:58
• 6 Not My Type: Dead As Fuck 2 04:22
• 7 The Ladder 04:17
• 8 Voices 03:22
• 9 LOUD (Fuck It) 03:42
• 10 570 04:31
• 11 Hourglass 03:45
• 12 Eternally Yours 05:12
• Total Runtime 47:44

Info for Graveyard Shift

An industrial city situated in Northeastern Pennsylvania, you could say Scranton quietly prides itself on a tried-and-true Rust Belt blue-collar work ethic. For their fourth full-length album and first for Roadrunner Records Graveyard Shift, Motionless In White, dug into the roots of their hometown’s pervasive attitude.

“We’re a band that came out of the small town blue-collar spirit,” affirms Chris. “We put ten years into growing this and working hard to do what we love the most. We look forward to putting in another ten. Both the area we come from and the fan base brought us to this point. Graveyard Shift is all about that work ethic. It’s been instilled in us. Early on, we realized if you give the time and effort to chase a dream, it’s possible to achieve it by the sheer amount of drive and passion you have.”

Since 2006, that ethos has fueled Motionless In White’s rise to the upper echelon of modern rock. Albums such as 2010’s Creatures and Infamous in 2012 would galvanize a rabid fan base around the quintet. During 2014, Reincarnate reached new heights, bowing at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 and claiming #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums Chart. The title track and lead single turned into a Top 20 Active Rock smash and notched 13.2 million YouTube views and 9.8 million Spotify streams. Simultaneously, they have shared stages alongside everyone from Slipknot, Korn, and Breaking Benjamin to A Day To Remember and Marilyn Manson in addition to making arresting festival appearances at Warped Tour, Aftershock, Rock On The Range, Rock Allegiance, and beyond.

In 2016, they entered a Los Angeles studio with producer and longtime collaborator Drew Fulk [Emmure, Crown The Empire] to record what would become Graveyard Shift. “It was all about writing bigger, better, and more refined songs,” exclaims the frontman. “On Reincarnate, we felt like we had discovered our true identity. This record wasn’t so much centered on experimentation as it was on refinement. In the past, I feel like I always placed the vocals second to music. This time, there was a focus on trying to make sure the vocals had their big moments. That was a major key in really making Graveyard Shift separate from all of the other albums. I haven’t really been able to look back at anything I would’ve done differently or something I didn’t feel like I put my whole heart into here. I just feel incredibly confident about everything on the record.”

Motionless In White introduced this latest body of work with the galloping gut punch of “570”—the area code of Scranton and something of an homage to home. In less than three months, it amassed 3.1 million Spotify streams and amplified anticipation for the full-length’s impending arrival.

“Last summer, I had the opportunity to meet with a lot of fans on Warped Tour and have some very intense, personal, and deep discussions,” recalls Chris. “I walked away from these meetings feeling energized. Whether the conversations were dark or uplifting, I was ready to approach anything in my way with how I felt afterwards. Our current single, ‘LOUD,’ is a direct result of that energy. I wanted to encourage people to feel the same way. It’s definitely one of the more powerful and inspirational messages on the album.”

Throughout its 12 tracks, Graveyard Shift weaves together various personal vignettes. From embracing one’s dark side on “Necessary Evil” [feat. Jonathan Davis] to the hypnotic and humorous ode to Danny Elfman’s influential body of work, “Not My Type (Dead As Fuck 2),” the record remains unpredictable at every turn. “Eternally Yours” signals a first for the group.

“It’s our first true love song,” Chris goes on. “There was a very poetic and romantic approach. That’s something, as a lyricist, I have been trying to explore more of within myself over the past few albums. It’s a special song for all of us.”

Scranton plays a subtle role in the overarching narrative itself. Chris can recall finding early inspiration in the city’s once fertile music scene, which slowly dissipated over the years. At the same time, he and his bandmates have transported that energy worldwide with Graveyard Shift.

“I like to think we’re taking our favorite traits of this area on the road and showing the rest of the world what Scranton created out of all that great camaraderie, those friendships, and the memories,” he says. “We all come from the same spot. It’s something I think many people all over the world can identify with. We’re not content to just sit still and let life happen. We want to show you can take the initiative, go out there, and make a difference for yourself. That rings throughout all of the songs and speaks to the true meaning of Graveyard Shift.” Ultimately, Motionless In White have the power to electrify a new love for rock music in the process.

“We’re quite a simple band in terms of our intent,” he leaves off. “Turn off your head, detach from reality, listen to the music, and enjoy the songs. That’s what we’re encouraging. We want to give people something to latch on to away from life’s bullshit. I hope they walk away feeling their love for music was either restored or upheld.”

Chris Motionless, vocals
Ricky Horror, guitar
Ryan Sitkowski, guitar
Devin "Ghost" Sola, bass
Vinny Mauro, drums

Motionless in White
is a American Goth-Core band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. The band started out in 2005, with their current lead singer Chris Motionless, on the guitar, former bassist Frank Polumbo , former drummer Angelo Parente. Michael Costanza joins as the lead guitarist shortly after with TJ Bell. in 2006 they released their first E.P. (Extended Play) named "The Whorror." Their sound was highly influenced by post-hardcore and metal-corebands. Shortly after the release of "The Whorror," current keyboardist Joshua Balz joins Motionless in White. While touring in support of "The Whorror," Motionless in White had written enough songs for a full length album. They were currently signed to Masquerade Recordings during the recordings of the album. The album would be known as "When Love Met Destruction," and was to be released in 2008, but it was leaked online. After the release, Motionless In White parted ways with Michael Costanza and picked up their current lead guitarist Ryan Sitkowski, who helped them tour in support of "When Love Met Destruction." Motionless in White grew a large presence when they played on the East Coast Indie Stage at Warped Tour in 2008. During which, they were picked up by Tragic Hero Records. But after a short amount of time, Motionless in White switched to Fearless Records, who they still work with today. After joining them, Motionless In White decided to re-record six of the eleven tracks of "When Love Met Destruction," thus making it another EP. Their song "Ghost In The Mirror," was the bands first single, and music video.

After the re-release of "When Love Met Destruction," bassist Frank Polumbo leaves due to growing disinterest in the bands genre. They then pick up (current guitarist), Ricky "Horror" Olson to play bass in October of 2009. In May of 2010, Motionless in White entered the studio to record their first full album "Creature's," with Andrew Wade as their producer. The album's first single "Abigail," was released on the band's Myspace, and was a huge hit. Soon followed was a music video for "Abigail." They released three more music videos for title track "Creature's," and "Immaculate Misconception," and a live video of "Puppets (The First Snow)," which was recorded during their performances at the All Stars Tour of 2011.

On May 4th 2011, Motionless in White's lead guitarist TJ Bell leaves the band. After Bell's departure, Ricky "Horror" Olson switches from bass to guitar. Later on, Devin Sola "Ghost" joins the band as bassist.

With the new line-up, Motionless in White signs with two separate producers to create a wide arrange of sound for their next album entitled "Infamous."

Lead singer Chris Motionless, and guitarist Ricky Horror, spent most of 2012 in the studio creating "Infamous." The record Infamous takes on more than ever Motionless' effort to bring their unique style to metal by blending many elements and genre's into one record. …

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