THE ONGOING CONCEPT Sold their “Soul” to the Devil

by | Jun 11, 2015

Did you know that The Ongoing Concept made all of the instruments that they used to record their new album Handmade? I mean they literally cut down a tree and handmade their instruments! 

Pretty crafty and organic, I gotta say. Even if it’s just a PR stunt, it’s a good one, because this new album may be the one to push the band over the edge and make them a household name (household in the sense of Underoath, not Maroon 5).

Here’s another new jam off the forthcoming record. It’s called “Soul.” And by the sound of it, they definitely sold their souls to the devil.

Handmade comes out next week, June 16th through Solid State.

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