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EPK – Yesterday’s Hero – Ways To Hate (2023)

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“Ohio Metal act Yesterday’s Hero has dropped a new music video for their song “What I Needed,” from their 2023 album Ways To Hate. The clip highlights overcoming adversity we can all relate to, and the track is a banger! Catchy enough to glue into your ears, and heavy enough for the moshers.” – Ghost Cult Magazine

“This is a great album…. they all sound awesome, being the perfect blend of the early 2000s alt-metal sound and a more modern take, almost bordering on Phil Campbell at times. And, as similar as it all was, I would happily take a lot more of it. Seven tracks just wasn’t enough for me! It sounds great and I think these guys are going to be a big deal soon, if this album is anything to go off!” – Overtone Magazine

““Killing Me.” The song is a straightforward alt-metal rager for fans of the late-90s/early-2000s nu-metal scene.” – New Noise Magzine

“If you’re a real mensch, then you know when it’s your time to bounce, like the boys in Yesterday’s Hero. The hard rockers are happy to unveil their new music video for “Bounce,” off of their new record, Ways To Hate. The seven-track effort was self-released late last month and checks all the boxes of a no-nonsense, riff-rocking good time. There probably isn’t anywhere more rock n’ roll to record a music video than a car shop, which the band selected as the location of this badass new video clip. The primary riff featured in “Bounce” is one of the first the Ohio quartet conceived for this new record. In a sense, the riff dictated the subject matter of the song, with the band feeling that it really “bounced.” Feeding off of this energy, the song came about rather naturally and cohesively.” – V13

“”When it comes to big riffs, ‘Bounce’ by Yesterday’s Hero doesn’t sell the listener short. Its main thrust sounds like a stoner rock band channelling an old Fugazi tune; the muted riff on the verse adds a sharp edge beneath a great vocal, and exploding into a huge chorus, the band are able to convey a timeless post-grunge sound that sounds massive beneath an enthusiastic hook. If that wasn’t enough, a slow heavy breakdown drawing from a blend of groove metal and hardcore influences increases the tension at the track’s end, ensuring these four minutes leave most rock fans more than satisfied.” – Real Gone Rocks

“Here’s a highly interesting US band if you’re into the crossroads between melodic metal and melodic hard rock. Yesterday’s Hero are from Ohio and this is an EP of seven songs, released back in late 2023… They’re driven by a nice and rough guitar sound that goes well with the tight drumming and the pounding bass. According to the guys their sound ”falls between nu metal and modern radio rock”. And yeah, that pretty well sums it up… Where many bands in this genre go for rougher vocals (i.e. almost growl) this band is humble enough to offer quite good normal singing by Neller. Check this up, many of you hard rock and metal fans will like it.” – Meloid.net

Hailing from the bogs of the black swamp, deep in the cut of corn country. Yesterday’s Hero is a Hard Rock/ Alt-metal band from N.W. Ohio. Fueled by backroad burnouts and small-town shenanigans Yesterday’s Hero uses a blend of high-energy groove combined with timeless melodies that will make you hit repeat!

Discography:
2023 – Ways To Hate – LP
2021 – Killing Me – EP

Shared Stage with:
Escape the Fate, D.r.u.g.s, Powerman5000,The World we Know, the Convalescence, Texas Hippie Coalition, Red, Gemini Syndrone

Band: Yesterday’s Hero
Album Title: Ways To Hate
Release Date: November 24, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Discmakers

Track Listing:
1- Killing Me (3:43)
2- What I Needed (4:06)
3- Ways to Hate (3:38)
4- Bounce (4:12)
5- Be (3:46)
6- Road of Doom (5:26)
7- Life’s So Good (3:46)
Album Length: 28:36

Album Credits:
– Produced, mixed, and mastered by Joe Viers at Sonic Lounge Studio
Band Lineup Live and Recording
Chris Neller – Vocals
Nathan Fike – Lead Guitar
Tony Smith – Guitar
Bill Mizen – Bass
Byron Ferguson – Drums
Jesse Elkins – Drums on track 1. Killing Me, 5. Be, 6. Road of Doom, and 7. Life’s So Good