There are bands that play shows, and then there are bands like Makes My Blood Dance — acts that erupt onto the stage like glitter-drenched wrecking balls and leave behind a trail of sweat, sparks, and sonic carnage. Currently crisscrossing the country alongside red dirt riff-slingers Texas Hippie Coalition, MMBD are proving that goth glam isn’t just alive in 2025—it’s evolving into something gloriously unhinged.
Emerging from Brooklyn’s underground, MMBD isn’t chasing trends—they’re obliterating them. Their tour feels less like a concert series and more like a roving cathedral for the unholy marriage of dance and metal. Think Blade rave meets Bohemian Rhapsody, dipped in LED blood and ignited by pure, uncut adrenaline.
What sets this group apart isn’t just their sound—though it’s a jolt to the system in the best way. It’s the experience. Frontman EV0 doesn’t command attention; he demands devotion. With an aura that channels Bowie’s alien cool and Rob Halford’s thunder, he leads the charge through blistering anthems like “Heavy Metal Armour” and “Time And A Place”—songs that punch as hard as they shimmy.
Their performances are precision chaos: synchronized but savage, choreographed yet teetering on the edge of total madness. The band revels in spectacle, turning every gig into a temple of defiance. Punk fashion collides with cyber-fetish couture. Lasers stab through haze. The beat never lets up.
MMBD’s latest coup comes in the form of visual acclaim: their music video for “Heavy Metal Armour” has landed a coveted spot in the Silver Screening Segment at the Berlin Music Video Awards. It’s a nod not just to their sonic ambition, but to the visual universe they’re building—one drenched in mythology, muscle, and metallic sheen. A new video is reportedly underway this summer, and if it’s anything like their recent work, it won’t just push boundaries—it’ll vaporize them.
The band’s tour with Texas Hippie Coalition (dates listed below) is a perfect pairing: two high-octane forces operating in totally different spectrums but bound by a shared love of the loud, the proud, and the larger-than-life. Where THC brings the Southern sludge and biker bravado, MMBD answers with glittering defiance and turbocharged theatrics.
