{"id":19993,"date":"2026-05-15T07:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19993"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:03:36","slug":"held-coheed-and-cambria-the-sleeping-release-debut-album-grey-via-mnrk-heavy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19993","title":{"rendered":"Held. (Coheed and Cambria\/The Sleeping) Release Debut Album, GREY, via MNRK Heavy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo credit: Nick Karp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held. is Douglas Robinson (vocals\/guitar), Sal Mignano (bass), and Josh Eppard (drums)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 15, 2026 \u2013 Held. release their debut album, GREY<\/em>, today via MNRK Heavy (listen here<\/a>), and they\u2019re about to take it on the road. The band have confirmed an opening slot on Underoath\u2019s U.S. Summer tour, with Neverender Festival and Furnace Fest performances locked in for the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recorded with producer Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, The Story So Far) at The Animal Farm in Flemington, N.J., GREY<\/em> hits with the urgency of a debut and the confidence of seasoned lifers operating at the peak of their powers. Across eleven tracks, Held., featuring The Sleeping\u2019s Douglas Robinson and Salvatore Mignano, and Coheed and Cambria\u2019s Josh Eppard, balance crushing intensity with deeply personal songwriting, earning praise from Alternative Press<\/em>, Kerrang!<\/em>, Revolver<\/em>, Vice<\/em>, and Rock Sound<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

?Eppard, in a recent interview with Rock Sound<\/em>, said: \u201cI\u2019ve had opportunities over the years and been asked to play in things, and I never bit. It just never felt right. This felt right. And a big ingredient of that is that it\u2019s something new. We\u2019re carving out a place together, and nobody knows what it is, and there\u2019s something really exciting about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robinson sheds light on the album title and how it factors into the themes behind the album, saying: \u201cOur emotions flow and often crash throughout the channels of our mind, body, and spirit. Sometimes, there is complete darkness and sometimes there is beauty and vibrance. This record acknowledges all frequencies while reluctantly existing in the space between.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026GREY<\/em> is both fresh and fully realized\u2026 an urgent, volatile, and surprising sonic storm that just won\u2019t let up.\u201d \u2013 Alternative Press<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…brawny yet melodic post-hardcore\u2026\u201d \u2013 Revolver<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026<\/em>a celebration of life\u2019s complexity and endless shades of emotion.\u201d – Kerrang!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…as a fan of both The Sleeping and Coheed, this straight up sounds like a perfect combination of both bands while also being wholly original.\u201d – Vice<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026<\/em>as sensational as it is unique.\u201d \u2013 Rock Sound<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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