After the breakout success of “Checkmate,” a single that rapidly established itself as one of the most enthusiastically embraced metal releases of the year, internationally acclaimed metal icon Alissa White-Gluz has returned with “Flying Monkey,” the highly anticipated second single from Blue Medusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Flying Monkey” is an explosive, dark, layered, and emotionally charged release that further establishes Blue Medusa as one of the most compelling new forces in modern heavy music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Flying Monkey” is available now on all digital streaming platforms and the video can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musically, the track highlights the dynamic chemistry and distinct artistic voices within Blue Medusa. The instrumentation of the song was composed by guitarist Dani Sophia, who states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“‘Flying Monkey’ was written in this really liminal space, this waiting area in-between chapters in my life, and the melodies reflect the themes of the nightmares I was having at the time. No matter where I was, I kept hearing an out-of-tune music box playing in the distance\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White-Gluz, who co-produced and arranged the track, wrote the lyrics and vocal melodies, says:
“‘Flying Monkey’ is exactly the kind of music I want to be making. I am so inspired by Dani and Alyssa. This Blue Medusa album is almost like writing my memoirs and I have loved every aspect of creating it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guitarist Alyssa Day, who composed the instrumentation for the band\u2019s breakout debut single “Checkmate,” delivers a standout guitar solo performance on “Flying Monkey” and states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The bridge section of ‘Flying Monkey’ gave me a fun space to stretch outside my usual harmonic comfort zone and play with some scales and sequences I don\u2019t always reach for. It turned into this quirky, sassy, techy little solo that I genuinely love playing. We had a blast shooting the video too, and I\u2019m really excited for everyone to finally see and hear this one.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n