Of Mice & Men - Another Miracle
- Samuel Stevens
- Nov 10, 2025
- 3 min read
More than a decade into their career, Of Mice & Men remain one of modern metalcore’s most consistently evolving acts—restless, ambitious, and never afraid to dig deeper into the emotional marrow of their music. With their ninth studio album, Another Miracle, the Southern California quartet pulls off something few long-running bands manage: a record that feels both like a distillation of everything they’ve learned and a bold new chapter shaped entirely by their own hands.
Self-written, self-produced, self-engineered, and even self-mixed and mastered by vocalist and bassist Aaron Pauley, Another Miracle is the most independent artistic statement the band has ever made. That decision pays off—sonically and spiritually. The album feels lived-in, sharpened by countless hours of collaboration, and intimately connected to the people making it. The band has described it as their most personal and most expansive album yet, and it truly shows: these songs breathe with the immediacy of real life, real struggle, and real catharsis.
The album opens with “A Waltz,” a cinematic mood-setter that ushers listeners into a world where grandeur and heaviness coexist. It’s the first sign of the broader palette the band is working with: moody melodies, brooding electronics, and guitars that pivot from atmospheric to punishing with razor precision.
The darkness deepens on “Troubled Water,” easily one of the record’s standout cuts. The band’s description—“heavy headbangable riffs paired with pure sci-fi nightmare energy”—isn’t hyperbole. The track churns with resentment and boundary-setting, taking aim at one-sided, parasitic relationships. Sonically, it’s vicious, angular, and eerily cold, yet anchored by the emotional clarity that has always separated Of Mice & Men from their peers.
Tracks like “Safe and Sound” and “Hourglass” showcase the band’s ability to fuse massive hooks with metallic bite, showing that raising the bar on melody doesn’t mean sacrificing ferocity. Pauley’s clean vocals soar with newfound vulnerability, while his harsh vocals remain as ruthless as they have ever been. Whereas the track “Wakeup” pushes the urgency even further, tapping into themes of self-reckoning and the blurry lines between survival and stagnation.
“Flowers” takes a warmer, more reflective turn, functioning almost as the emotional center of the album. Using live and behind-the-scenes footage in its accompanying video, the song acts as a love letter to the band’s ecosystem—their fans, families, and friends—who “feed the flowers.” The track is a reminder of OM&M’s ability to pivot seamlessly from aggression to celebration, from internal turmoil to outward appreciation.
The album's title track, “Another Miracle,” is among the band’s most universal and resonant songs to date. Pauley’s message—that everyone knows what it’s like to wish for a miracle when life feels impossible—hits with every tangible weight. The song feels like a hand on the shoulder, a shared breath during a moment of crisis. Musically, it swells with urgency and hope, pulling listeners into an immense chorus built to be shouted back at the band in venues around the world.
The album’s final act is meticulously crafted. “Contact” and “Parable” weave introspection with crushing heaviness, exploring themes of humanity, memory, and connection. While the track “Somewhere In Between” leans into emotional ambiguity. It is melodic, aching, and beautifully suspended in tension.
Then come the hammer blows. “Swallow” and “Infinite” ramp the intensity back up for a finale that feels both climactic and cleansing. The closing number “Infinite” in particular feels like the thesis of the album: expansive, powerful, and emotionally limitless.
With Another Miracle, Of Mice & Men are proving they don’t need outside hands—or outside expectations—to push their artistry further than ever. This is the sound of a band fully in command of their identity, sharpening every strength and exposing every nerve. It’s heavier, more melodic, darker, and more hopeful than anything they’ve done in years.
OM&M's latest offering is a testament not just to their longevity, but to their continued evolution. It's a gripping, emotionally honest, and sonically expansive chapter in Of Mice & Men’s continued legacy.
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