Image: Another Miracle – Album Cover
As with their last album Tether, Of Mice & Men have produced their ninth studio album Another Miracle, which is being released today, entirely on their own. Among other things for a certain reason: The record gets personal, lyrically as well as musically – and the band has accordingly decided on an intimate working approach by engaging with the work without external producers or sound engineers.
Of Mice & Men describe their sound on the new work as follows:
“We've not only raised the bar on the melodic side, we've also doubled down on the heaviness all over the album and made what we feel is an incredibly strong and authentic representation of who Of Mice & Men is in 2025.”
And that can only be agreed with. The album is heavy from track 1 to 12, but still offers catchy melodies and strong emotions in the clean vocals.
First Impression
I wanted to save the epic opener “A Waltz” directly into my favorite songs on the first listen – only to remember that I still have to wait until today. Apart from the successful, massive intro, the track also starts off heavy right away, with a nice, creepy contrast between whispers and screams, plus sustained vocals over broad guitars, pulling you right into the emotional world of Of Mice & Men. And spoiler: Until the end of the record, this remains my absolute favorite.
With “Troubled Water”, tempo and heaviness take it up another notch. Fans will likely have listened to the single over and over since September, and on the album the explosive power of the song unfolds perfectly.
“Safe and Sound” brings variety with an electronic intro and is the most melodic song so far. Maybe a bit boring after the first bangers, but then again soothingly lulling, as the song title suggests.
Things get really emotional in track 5 with “Wake Up”, the second single release. The acoustic guitar gives the calm but still heavy song the perfect additional layer fitting to the lyrics, which say exactly what the title promises: Wake up and live in the moment.
Although “Flowers” is the newest single on the record, the first listen didn’t quite convince. Still a good song with a strong, catchy chorus, which I wanted to put on repeat after the second listen.
The title track “Another Miracle” hits fully, with raw vocals and authentic emotions. Together with the following track “Contact”, metalcore fans should be pleased here by the epic riffs in combination with intimate clean vocals and deep-reaching screams.
“Parable” went somewhat unnoticed on the first listen. Second impression: awesome. The melody in the clean vocals could be a bit more refined, a bit more characteristic – this feeling also remains with the otherwise strong “Somewhere in Between” and following tracks.
Toward the end of the record, “Swallow” stands out with dark sounds, and the end of the track delivers all the anger of OM&M in an explosive finale. The heaviness succeeds flawlessly – as on every track so far – and while the clean vocals do their job wonderfully and create real anthem moments, a few more experiments could gladly be made in places.
“Infinite”, as the last song on the record, convinces with a perfect combination of atmospheric sounds, authentic vulnerability in furious screams and rousing singing. An effective rounding off with regard to the epic beginning with “A Waltz” – it can gladly start again right away.
Overall Picture
No song skipping necessary here.
Intros like the epic opening of “A Waltz”, the dark beginning of “Swallow”, and the atmospheric mood at the start of “Infinite” make you want to keep listening throughout the entire length of the album. Yes, the melodic parts do sometimes sound a bit like your generic metalcore chorus, but still mostly in the best way, with plenty of potential for live anthems.
If one were to compare the record with Tether, I’m missing a more intimite, emotional song like “Shiver” on Another Miracle – which would have loosened up the tracklist here a bit more. Still, there are calm moments with “Wake Up” and similar vibes on “Infinite”.
As far as heaviness goes, the record delivers from beginning to end. Melodic moments are present, but not too intrusive or cheesy. You get a well-dosed mix between headbang and mosh parts and sing-along moments that are lyrically authentic.
Of Mice & Men have definitely achieved their goal. The album sounds absolutely personal and has room for many honest emotional moments.
