ORAEN

Driven by crushing punk riffs, melodic synthesizers, and an explosive voice, ORAEN (“oh-ray-en”) aims to carve out a distinct presence in Canadian alt-rock. Created and fronted by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Roane with high-octane guitars, wicked screams, and mighty synth leads; ORAEN makes a statement that challenges the current social landscape. Roane is not afraid to call out the apathy and hypocrisy of modern-day politics on tracks such as “Going Nowhere” and “A.R.S.” or explore the depths of grief and loss in songs like “After All” and “You Are”. Still, nothing better captures ORAEN’s burning protest of a middle finger in the air than the title track “prophecy&failure”, as Roane screams “I am not your prophecy”.