◇ image via WikipediaMiss May I
Miss May I is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Motionless in White, Conquer Divide, Sarah and the Safe Word, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! and Metallica. Those roots explain a lot about how Miss May I arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as As I Lay Dying, The Ghost Inside, Fit For A King, The Word Alive and In Hearts Wake, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Trivium and Loathe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Miss May I, reaching back through Motionless in White and forward to Trivium. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Miss May I is an American metalcore band from Troy, Ohio. Formed in 2007, they signed to Rise Records in 2008 and released their debut album, Apologies Are for the Weak through the label while the members were still attending high school. The album reached 76 on the Billboard 200, No. 29 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, and No. 66 on Top Independent Albums. The band has also had some of their material featured in big name productions; the song "Forgive and Forget" is featured on the Saw VI Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, and their song "Apologies Are for the Weak" is included in the video game Saints Row: The Third.
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Miss May I connections
Miss May I grew out of Motionless in White, Conquer Divide, Sarah and the Safe Word and Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, shares an orbit with As I Lay Dying, The Ghost Inside, Fit For A King and The Word Alive, went on to shape Trivium and Loathe. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Unearthartist
- White Zombieartist
- Gojiraartist
- As I Lay Dyingartist
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- Lamb of Godartist
- Atreyuartist
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