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We As Human interview and highlights from Aftershock Festival

September 18, 2013

This past weekend was one of the largest (if not, the largest!) festival in California; Monster Energy Aftershock Festival held in Sacramento over the weekend. Saturday morning, We As Human from Nashville, TN were the first band to play the main stage and they truly set the perfect tone for the weekend. HIGH ENERGY, IN YOUR FACE, BALLS TO THE WALL, ROCK N ROLL! Sometimes festivals start off with a band that puts out a mediocre performance and then builds them throughout the day. Well this time, that was not the case. We As Human came out and just got the crowd energized and ready to Rock. Fans with their fists in the air, came running up to the main stage as they walked through the gates, completely drawn in by their music. Who are the guys behind We As Human? Well, you have Justin Cordle on Vocals, Adam Osborne on Drums, Jake Jones and Justin Forshaw on Guitars and Dave Draggoo on Bass. Combined, you have a band that not only delivers intense music but creates a bond with [Read More]

Interview with Lydia Can’t Breathe as they set out on tour with Otep

September 18, 2013

Lydia Can’t Breathe, Florida rock/metal band has just hit the road to tour with Otep. These metal fused rockers deliver catchy progressions as they blend growling and natural vocals and wrap them in forthright vocals. They have a sound that will have you wanting more. They have been furiously working on their second album and are set to release this gem of material on October 1st. Recently they released one of my favorite music videos for their first single off the album, “Time“. Check it out here: We had the opportunity to interview Kyle Bolduc, lead vocals/guitar and are pleased to bring that you that here: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Can you tell us how Lydia Can’t Breathe started and have you added a permanent bassist? Kyle Bolduc: “I started jamming out with my drummer that I went to high school with, we started cutting class to practice, and eventually we got Dan to come join us. We do have some old [Read More]

Interview with the Shredders of Shreds of Insanity!!

September 17, 2013

If you were lucky enough to see the “Shreds of Insanity” guitar exposition last month at Carvin Hollywood, you know that it featured some of the most talented young shredders! Presented by Century Media Records, Dunlop Manufacturing, and Cleartone Strings, straight from the world famous Sunset Strip at the Carvin Hollywood Pro Audio room, featured four metal shredders. Jake Dreyer of WHITE WIZZARD, Parker Jameson of STARKILL, Dave Silver of SAVAGE MESSIAH and Rick Di Marco of DEATH DIVISION. The showcase included a Q & A with the guitarists as well as solos, lick battles and an incredible all guitar rendition of Scorpions hit, “Rock You Like A Hurricane”. You can check out this incredible video that features the highlights of the show: Full Show Video: In addition, Music Junkie Press was honored to interview several of the members and are pleased to bring you the interview here: * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How old were you when you first started playing guitar? Parker Jameson: [Read More]

New Politics set to join PINK on tour!!

September 16, 2013

Just announced….. Our friends in one of our favorite bands, New Politics which we had the the opportunity to catch and interview on the Uproar tour last week, have just announced they will be joining PINK on her arena tour in October. What a great opportunity for our friends in New Politics to show the world just how incredible they are live in concert. To imagine seeing them perform in an arena atmosphere just gets my heart pumping. New Politics just played the Zippo stage on the Uproar Tour and made a stop at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View on September 11th and they truly stole the show! If people arrived not knowing who New Politics were, they definitely left knowing them and also became new fans! We caught them earlier before their set and are pleased to bring you this interview: We first met New Politics over 3 years ago when they played in San Francisco and you can check out that write up here to get our initial perspective on their [Read More]

Interview with Robb Rivera of Nonpoint & Tour Updates!

September 3, 2013

Nonpoint delivers a shot of adrenaline with every song off of their self-titled ninth studio album. If you have been a long time fan of Nonpoint, then you know that this album captures their high energy charisma that exudes from their music. Even though the album was released late 2012, it has been having quite a successful run with the singles off it. The first single “Left for You” had everyone take notice of this album. They had some lineup changes and in 2011 it was like the rebirth of Nonpoint. You really could feel the energetic synergy that these guys were creating and couldn’t help be drawn to their music. You can pick up your copy at your local music store, Best Buy or head over to Itunes for download. Nonpoint has been touring quite extensively every since the release of the album and have a grueling schedule that has had them on tour across the country. They have a lot more shows too, so make sure to check out the tour dates [Read More]

Girl on Fire releases “Not Broken” and set to play Aftershock Festival

September 3, 2013

Seattle Rockers, Girl on Fire release their spectacular debut album through Century Media Records, “Not Broken” today . Their first single, “The Takedown” has been getting great airplay and is rising on the charts on Sirius XM Octane. For a debut album, it is packed with energy driven and amazing songs from start to finish. You can pick up your copy today at your local music store, Best Buy, fye, or pick it up online at Century Media Records, Itunes, Amazon. It doesn’t matter where buy it at, as long as you pick up this “gotta have” CD! They currently are out on tour with Buckcherry and will be wrapping up that tour as they take the stage at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on September 14th! We will be there to bring you all the Aftershock Festival coverage. We had a chance to chat with Austin as he is out on tour and are pleased to bring you that interview here: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [Read More]

Interview with Chris Jericho as we talk about Fozzy and the upcoming US Tour!

August 29, 2013

Heavy Metal Rockers, Fozzy recently returned from touring overseas but don’t think they are ready to slow down anytime in the future! They have just announced their US Tour with none other than the legendary Saxon. They are set to tour the US in support of their critically acclaimed album, Sin and Bones. Sin and Bones is one album that everyone should have in their collection. It is amazing from start to finish and is their best work to date. It came out last year but they are still touring in support of this great album. We had a chance to talk with frontman Chris Jericho and we are pleased to bring you that interview here: * * * * * * * * * * * * * For an audio of the video, you can check it out here: * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Hi Chris, thanks for taking the time to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press! I think the last time we got to chat was [Read More]