Abstaining from animal products, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, your favorite Straightedge Vegan, Thomas Giles continuously has an aptitude to compose metal albums. As of November 4^th, 2016 Giles had released a new solo album he has been working on titled Velcro Kid. Featuring in the album is Canadian metal chief; Devin Townsend and former death core Glass Casket guitarist, Jake Troth. 

In the world of heavy metal, Giles’s carries an emblematic reputation for his vocalist styles. Composing a music variety from death growls, scream, along with harmonious singing melodies and occasionally incorporating falsetto. Despite the fact that he is “Straightedge” in his personal life, Giles continues to have an abrasive death metal style toward his music that often embodies bleak and immodest lyrics. In their song “White Walls”, they sing “The whores take the stage.. Flash our skills.. gotta draw ‘em in.. gotta keep ‘em on their toes.” Along with obscure lyrics, Giles performs songs with influential of substance material. In their album Between The Buried And Me, the song “Arsonist” was written about the controversial religion and hate group, Westboro Baptist Church. Transparently unfolding the bands animosity toward the association they sing, “Fuck your god, your god of shit. Our sin will send the death we wish upon you.”

Giles proceeds to promote his progressive metal through his newest solo album, Velcro Kid. Touching on his fundamental values, Giles expresses his feelings by promoting self-awareness and a reformist attitude in his newest album. Underlining that the pressure to conform can be found in unconventional places by pointing out that unorthodox fans can be just as forceful when applying pressure as mainstreamers can be.

Velcro Kid has a traditionalistic Thomas Giles peculiarity element within when analyzing the lyrics specifically. On the contrary, Giles has made it apparent that his musical approach has switched up. Usually, his songs have a straightforward heavy metal, rock demeanor. Velcro Kid, conversely has infused his normal fashion with a modern day electronica feel toward it. Check out the track list below.

Velcro Kid Tracklist:

1. Immersion Highway
2. Eris
3. Devotion (Feat. Jake Troth)
4. Future Of The Year
5. Gazer (Feat. Devin Townsend)
6. Strangers in a Paranoid Mind
7. Acid Test
8. Slow Gold Becoming
9. Velcro Kid
10. Immersion Highway (instrumental)
11. Eris (instrumental)
12. Devotion (instrumental)
13. Future Of The Year (instrumental)
14. Gazer (instrumental)
15. Strangers in a Paranoid Mind (instrumental)
16. Acid Test (instrumental)
17. Slow Gold Becoming (instrumental)
18. Velcro Kid (instrumental)