Underneath a maelstrom of polyrhythmic guitars, sweeping vocals, and shuddering beats, Veil of Maya encode a ponderous narrative at the core of their sixth full-length album, False Idol [Sumerian Records]. This time around, a captivating concept drives the quartet—Marc Okubo [guitar], Sam Applebaum [drums], Danny Hauser [bass], and Lukas Magyar [vocals].

Dance Gavin Dance is an American post-hardcore band from Sacramento, California, and formed in 2005, their music has been described as a blend between post-hardcore, jazz fusion, progressive rock and screamo and critics have since the band's inception drawn comparisons to fellow post-hardcore peers The Fall of Troy, Alexisonfire and Circa Survive.