Just a year after bursting onto the hardcore scene with their incredible debut, New England’s Vanities are back with a killer new record that might be your favorite heavy release of the fall.

The world of heavy music has become incredibly underwhelming in recent years, at least on the side of things that caters to younger audiences. The vast majority of bands making it in the quote/unquote ‘alternative’ scene have all become clones of one another, ripping off whatever new idea is popular this year in order to cash in long enough to book another nationwide tour. Still, in the midst of all that nonsense a very select number of young acts have been clawing their way through the underground ranks with original ideas and hard-hitting music that cannot be denied. Vanities are the best of the bunch, at least in our opinion, and today we have the great pleasure of sharing their new Dead Beats EP with all of you.

Set for release September 23, Dead Beats finds the members of Vanities pushing their intense take on hard rock further into the realms of metal and hardcore than ever before. There’s also a number of instances that bring to mind the days when nu-metal ruled the charts, with turntables and bouncy riffs aplenty. They are not Issues and they certainly are not Limp Bizkit, but I would not be shocked if fans of those groups quickly fell in love with what Vanities have to offer. You can stream Dead Beats, in full, below:

There is still time to pre-order physical bundles of Dead Beats. To pick up your copy, click here and find the package that works best for you. You can also buy the album on iTunes.

Vanities have toured a lot in 2014, and from what we have been told there will be plenty more shows before the year is out. Click here to stay up to date with everything the band has planned.

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