There’s a new supergroup on the block, and today, Held. released their debut single featuring none other than My Chemical Romance‘s Frank Iero. The trio, featuring Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of The Sleeping as well as Coheed And Cambria‘s Josh Eppard, just unleashed the dazzling post-hardcore tune, “NEW YOU ANTHEM.” The single is set to arrive on their forthcoming album GREY, due out May 15 via MNRK Heavy.
Iero says of the collab, “My Chemical Romance played a few shows with The Sleeping on the East Coast way back in the day, and I have always been a fan of Douglas’ voice and songwriting. Recently, when my friend Mike Dubin hit me up and said he was managing Douglas’ new project with Josh from Coheed on drums, another mutual friend, and that they were wondering if I’d be interested in singing on a song, I immediately said yes. It’s always a pleasure getting to work with new people; it opens doors and makes your brain work in different ways. Especially when those people are artists that you respect and are already a fan of. I’m flattered they wanted to have me on the record, and I think the track turned out super rad. ‘NEW YOU ANTHEM’ is a great song, and our voices work together really well.”
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Robinson adds, “I wrote the idea for this song in my room. I was motivated to write something anthemic, not for the sake of being purely anthemic but more or less therapeutic for people who feel down all of the time. I feel this a lot in my life. It’s a heavy vibe I have to push through more times than not. I wanted to write something that encapsulates the feeling of any kind of love as survival.”
He concludes, “I reference different points of love throughout the song: music, friendship, sound, belief in yourself, and the desire for others to believe in you. It’s subtle, but it’s all there: ‘If our infection is loving, then we’re drinking up to the swell of the sun.’ I wrote this as an ode to people who love all elements in their lives with so much passion. Even if you feel yourself beaten and broken down every single day.”
Check out Held. and Frank Iero’s new collab below and stay tuned for more.
Pre-order your copy of the album here.
GREY Tracklist:
- DEFENDING THE EARTH
- NEW YOU ANTHEM (FT. FRANK IERO)
- CONSTANT TENSION
- KNIFEPOINT (FT. HIGH VIS)
- WAVES OF FIRE
- GREY
- I AND I AGAINST YOU ALL
- THROUGH THE CRACKS
- BROKEN SPACESUIT (DECAY AND SAND)
- EMPTINESS: A SIDE EFFECT
