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Beautiful Oblivion is the third studio album by American metalcore band Issues, released on October 4, 2019, on Rise Records. It serves as a follow-up to their second studio album, Headspace (2016) and was produced by Howard Benson. It is also the first album to not feature original member and unclean vocalist Michael Bohn since his departure in 2018. The album showcases the group's progression of experimenting with other musical styles and influences, using elements of nu metal, progressive metal and djent, and influences of neo-soul, R&B, funk, electronica and pop.
The album was supported by three singles; "Tapping Out", "Drink About It" and "Flexin'". To promote the album, the band toured as support on American rock band I Prevail's Trauma North American tour and a headlining 2019 world tour with Polyphia, Lotus Eater, Lil Aaron, and Sleep Token in the US and UK.
Background
While touring extensively in support of their second full-length studio album, Headspace (2016), Issues began writing sessions for their third studio album. On January 4, 2018, it was revealed that the group had parted ways with original member and unclean vocalist Michael Bohn, thus making the band a four-piece moving forward. Guitarist AJ Rebollo and bass guitarist Skyler Acord subsequently took over screaming vocal duties for future tours, with Rebollo recording unclean vocals on studio performances. In between tours and recording sessions, lead singer Tyler Carter released his debut solo studio album, Moonshine, in February 2019, and embarked on a solo headlining tour. Tyler Acord, the band's former keyboardist and disc jockey, joined the band's studio sessions once more to program and perform synthesizers.
Promotion
On May 3, 2019, the band released the album's lead single, a nu metalcore track, "Tapping Out". The music video for the song premiered June 26, 2019. The album's announcement was on August 11, 2019, and the second single, "Drink About It", was released accompanied with its music video the following day. A third single, "Flexin'", a 2 minute and 26 second disco-inspired pop and funk metal song, was released on September 27, along with its music video. On October 3, Rise Records hosted a live stream album listening party with members of the band giving commentary on the album's tracks.
The band toured as support on American rock band I Prevail's Trauma North American tour, from April 24 to August 9, 2019. The Beautiful Oblivion Tour is set to begin in the United Kingdom from October 7 to October 17, with support from Lotus Eater, and will continue in North America from November 7 to December 15, 2019, with support from Polyphia, Sleep Token, and Lil Aaron.
Composition
Beautiful Oblivion is a metalcore album with elements of nu metal, progressive metal and djent, and influences of neo-soul, R&B, funk, electronica and pop. The album is the band's first release to not feature original member and unclean vocalist Michael Bohn, which led to significantly less screaming vocals being featured on the record, with the exception of guitarist AJ Rebollo's unclean vocals on a few tracks. Writing sessions for songs on the album began as early as 2014, when the band began reviving old demo recordings, while recording sessions took place between 2017 and 2019, in Calabasas, California with producer Howard Benson. Kris Crummett stepped down as producer and served as an engineer on the record. Ty "Lophiile" Acord, a former member of the band, helped compose and perform synthesizers and programming for the album. The band's recording sessions were heavily disrupted due to the 2018 California wildfires, which lead to the members having to evacuate on various occasions.
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