Magnolia Park by Oswaldo Cepeda
Playing Louder Than Life, Warped Tour D.C. & Long Beach
From Orlando, Florida, Magnolia Park is back with their simmering new single “WORSHIP” ahead of their recently announced concept album VAMP out April 11 via Epitaph.
As the fivesome destroy and reconstruct conventions of nu-metal and metalcore throughout the upcoming record, “WORSHIP” arrives as a display of their versatility. Taking cues from featured artist, dark-pop star Plvtinum, and the sickly-sweet warped vocals of New Zealand singer Vana, they blend trap infused beats and guttural riffs with vocalist Joshua Robert’s entrancing melodies.
According to the band, “”WORSHIP” is a seductive song that explores the fine line between passion and possession, reminiscent of the twisted love story in Nosferatu.”
Heavily inspired by the band’s love of anime, horror and fantasy, the backstory to VAMP was spurred by the long-running Vampire Hunter D, iconic works like Star Wars, Dracula and Joseph Cambell’s legendary monomyth. The album soundtracks an ominous journey through the fictional world of Nocturne Nexus; where rulers and rebels battle with the future hanging in the balance. Check out the interactive website complete with visuals and character illustrations to guide you through the first two chapters of Magnolia Park’s chilling narrative HERE.
Last month, the band unveiled the extensive storyline through their high-octane lead single “CULT,” introducing protagonist Aurora X1 as she rallies her followers for an epic showdown against a sinister force. “WORSHIP” serves as the sonic embodiment of her nemesis, Obsidion, who uses insidious mind-control tactics to deceive his followers into battle against Aurora’s army.
Across ‘VAMP’s 11 tracks – internally produced by the band’s own producers alongside Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Wage War), Hiram Hernandez (blessthefall, Real Friends) and Andy Karpovck (408, Taylor Acorn) and mixed by Zakk Cervini (Bad Omens, Bring Me The Horizon) – Magnolia Park soundtrack a dramatic tale of crimson blood and chrome-plated courage through their own mix of man and machine. Stacking whirring electronics and industrial undertones alongside sledgehammer breakdowns, walls of detuned guitars and seam-splitting vocals, they’ve modded out their uplifting pop-punk anthems for something heavier and more complex.
The project’s roots took place in Australia: after performing triumphant sets to thousands at the 2023 Good Things Festival, the band was more encouraged than ever to chase a bold, new, musical direction. They decided to tap into the heavier influences they’d begun dabbling in on Halloween Mixtape II (2023), adding a ferocious bite to their trademark sound. Born from this was “SHALLOW” released last Summer, one of the first songs penned for the follow-up. Praised for its “thunderous instrumentation” (idobi), it led the band in a direction to think bigger about what the next set of songs could become. Before long, they were entrenched in building out the album’s details, crafting characters, settings, and narratives that add new layers of complexity and creativity to their already captivating sound.
VAMP Tracklisting
1. PAIN
2. SHADOW TALK
3. CULT
4. THE SCREAMS
5. WORSHIP (ft. Plvtinum & Vana)
6. SHALLOW
7. OMEN
8. WASTED
9. CRAVE (ft. PINKNOISE)
10. REASONS
11. OPHELIA
Deemed a must-see live act, Magnolia Park have toured with the likes of Simple Plan, Sum 41 and A Day To Remember, headlined the inaugural 2024 Summer School tour and played major festivals like Reading and Leeds, When We Were Young, Sonic Temple and Welcome To Rockville. On April 16th they kick off a headlining tour of North America making their way through cities like Atlanta, Boston, NYC, Los Angeles and Toronto before ending in Dallas on May 20th.
Catch them playing the D.C. and Long Beach dates of Warped Tour 2025, alongside Louder Than Life later this fall.
Tickets are on sale HERE
Magnolia Park On Tour
w/ support from Hot Milk, Savage Hands and South Arcade
Apr. 16 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
Apr. 17 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Apr. 18 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
Apr. 19 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
Apr. 22 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
Apr. 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Apr. 25 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
Apr. 26 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Apr. 27 – New York, NYC – Gramercy Theatre
Apr. 29 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
May 1 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
May 2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
May 3 – Cleveland, OH – The Roxy
May 4 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
May 6 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
May 7 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
May 9 – Lawrence, KY – The Bottleneck
May 10 – Denver, CO – Summit
May 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
May 13- Seattle, WA – El Corazon
May 14 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
May 16 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
May 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
May 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Walter Studios
May 20 – Dallas, TX – Trees
June 14-15 – Washington, D.C. – Warped Tour * Festival Play
July 26-27 – Long Beach, CA – Warped Tour * Festival Play
Sept. 19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life * Festival Play
Relentlessly pushing the boundaries of genre and storytelling since forming in 2018, the prolific fivepiece – vocalist Joshua Roberts, guitarists Tristan Torres and Freddie Criales, drummer Joe Horsham and bassist Vincent Ernst – has dropped a mixtape, 4 EP’s, a slew of singles and 2 full length albums totaling an impressive 215 Million catalog streams to date. With 1.4 Million monthly listeners, their ability to blur the lines has found support from outlets like GRAMMY.com, BrooklynVegan
