ISLANDER and Metal Sucks are premiering “Think It Over,” the blistering new anthem from the upcoming album Power Under Control. The track features guest vocals from Bad Brains mouth piece HR, and is the follow up to the recently released single “Bad Guy.” Last night ISLANDER kicked off their first tour in support of Power Under Control at the Chicago Open Air Pre-Party, and newly announced headlining and festival dates are below with more coming soon.
Frontman Mikey Carvajal explains the track, “’Think It Over’ is a rally cry anthem to encourage the youth of today to think about their lives and to make good decisions. We are all born with a type of youthful wildness that if we allow to be tamed, will flourish into harnessed power rather than wasted energy. The idea is to be like a saddled horse instead of a frustrated stallion. To have Power Under Control.”
Founding ISLANDER member and vocalist Mikey Carvajal was joined by Love And Death/Korn wunderkind guitarist J.R. Bareis in 2015, leading the band on a powerful new path. The seeds of this relationship were planted during 2014’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest, when word of ISLANDER’s explosive performances quickly spread to the tour’s headliners Avenged Sevenfold and Korn - who flocked to watch the band almost daily. Bareis, who was then guitar tech for Korn’s Brian “Head” Welch, soon found himself in the role as ISLANDER’s new guitar player. Shortly thereafter, ISLANDER recruited bassist Zeke Vasquez (ex-ForeverAtLast), and after a couple revolving seats behind the drum throne, newly exited Avenged Sevenfold skinsman Arin Ilejay became a permanent fixture snapping sticks and cymbals behind the kit.
Rolling Stone premiered “Darkness,” the first video from Power Under Control, and Loudwire premiered the follow up video for “Bad Guy.”
ISLANDER ON TOUR
JULY
16 OSHKOSH, WI @ Ford Festival Park (Rock USA)
28 ST LOUIS, MO @ The Firebird
29 SPRINGFIELD, MO @ Outland Ballroom
AUGUST
3 ERIE, PA @ BT Lounge @ Basement
4 LANCASTER, PA @ Chameleon Club
5 POUGHKEEPSIE, PA @ The Chance
14 STANHOPE, NJ @ Stanhope House
17 WINCHESTER, VA @ Blue Fox Billiards
18 SPARTANBURG, SC @ Ground Zero
23 HOUSTON, TX @ Scout Bar
24 LUBBOCK, TX @ Jake’s
25 GALLUP, NM @ The Juggernaut
26 SCOTTSDALE, AZ @ Pub Rock Live
27 LAS VEGAS, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
28 SAN DIEGO, CA @ Brick By Brick
SEPTEMBER
4 MADISON, WI @ Taste Of Madison
10 DENVER, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater (High Elevation Festival)
24 DALLAS, TX @ Texas Motor Speedway (Texas Mutiny Festival)
POWER UNDER CONTROL TRACK LISTING:
1. Darkness
2. Bad Guy
3. Green Slime Man
4. Better Day
5. All We Need
6. Devil Red
7. A Boat Going By
8. Beelzebub
9. Think It Over (feat. HR)
10. Last Forever
11. Casket
12. Wait For It
Various pre-orders for Power Under Control include limited edition colored vinyl (green, clear, fuchsia), a variety of merchandise, CDs and more and are available now at VictoryMerch.com. All packages include instant downloads of songs “Think It Over,” “Bad Guy” and "Darkness". All three songs are available now on Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music and everywhere digital music is available.