Month: April 2014

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Glamour of the Kill set to release Savages on May 13th amid U.S. Tour

April 14, 2014

One of England’s hardest working bands, Glamour of the Kill are set to return to the United States for a tour in support of their upcoming album, Savages. Savages has a release date of May 13th for the U.S. and vocalist Davey Richmond explains,  “We are more than excited that our second full length SAVAGES will be released to the GOTK family in America! We are so proud of this record and can’t wait for everyone to hear it and learn the words!“ The album was produced by Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria) and have already seen great success in the UK with their music video for Second Chance and their very popular singles, Freak Like Me and Break which features Michael Vampire (The Killing Lights, Vampires Everywhere). Check out their video for Second Chance here:     You can pre-order Savages on Itunes here and make sure to catch them out on tour. They will be setting out on tour with Avatar in support of co-headliners Escape the Fate and Pop Evil. Check out the tour dates [Read More]

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The Strive release catchy new song, Keep Dreaming

April 14, 2014

The power pop band, The Strive from Kansas City have released an upbeat catchy new tune with Keep Dreaming. The song has a great hard rock edge to it and will have listeners from all genres enjoying the passionate vocals, heartfelt lyrics and solid hook.  Check out the song here:   The song is set to be available tomorrow on Itunes. Their previously released EPs, Anything Goes and Caught Inside produced by Kevin Gates(Never Shout Never, The Ready Set) and Design The Road produced by Matt Noveskey of Blue October, are a testament to their unstoppable progress and vibrant energy. This indie rock/pop band has definitely been catching everyone’s attention at their explosive performances and have played with All Time Low, Yellowcard, Blue October and Eve 6, and at Warped Tour on the Ernie Ball & Kevin Says stages and many more!  Band Members: Brendan Stevens – Lead Vocals Luke Davis – Lead Guitar Greg Dowd – Rhythm Guitar Michael Zenk – Bass Nick Stacy – Drums   Make sure to visit The Strive social media sites so you can stay up to date on their latest news. I will leave you with one [Read More]

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Pre-Teen Metal band, Unlocking The Truth takes over Coachella as the youngest band to appear at festival

April 14, 2014

  Coachella Festival was treated to an amazing performance by the pre-teen metal band, Unlocking The Truth from Brooklyn, New York. At the young ages of twelve and thirteen these three kids are skilled musicians and have everyone taking notice of their exceptional talent. Unlocking The Truth were one of the inaugural performances on the main stage Saturday and their explosive live set generated a massive circle pit and left the crowd crying out for more.  Of their set The Los Angeles Times declared, “Playing a hard distorted blend of metal, speed punk and alternative rock on the main stage, they were as well-practiced as units three times their age” while Buzz Bands LA avowed that the band “overpowered an ever-growing mass of moshing festival-goers with the heaviest metal in Indio this side of Motorhead…Malcolm Brickhouse, Jarad Dawkins and Alec Atkins play their instruments better than most bands on the bill…” I can only imagine what the future has in store for this young metal band that write and create their own lyrics and music. The trio has already [Read More]

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Pop Evil debut video for “Torn To Pieces”

April 14, 2014

  Pop Evil’s song, Torn To Pieces” from their highly successful album, Onyx has been rapidly climbing the charts and hits the Top 5 spot. The song deals with the loss of loved ones, something everyone is bound to go through. “Digging up the past can be very difficult,” says vocalist Leigh Kakaty, “Losing someone close to you has a healing process, and I choose to do it through this video.”  They have released a new video for the song which is directed by Johan Carlén and you can check it out here:   Pop Evil is currently set to start another tour, this time co-headlining with  Escape The Fate and label mates Avatar and Glamour of the Kill which kicks off at the end of this month.  Pop Evil have been busy touring in support of their album ONYX as well as recently collaborating with legendary artist DMC who recently remixed their No. 1 hit single, Trenches.  The remix will be feature on the opening video montage prior to each game for the ACC Network [Read More]

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Perfect way to start your week is by cranking up some of The Black Moods!

April 14, 2014

Some people dread Mondays but I love them. I love the challenge of a new week ahead, new beginnings and especially finding new music to share with you all. Today I have a great band out of Arizona, a three piece rock band, The Black Moods. How do I describe them? Well, let’s see, they have great guitar driven songs, infectious melodies, energetic vocals and an upgraded version of old school rock and roll. Imagine the great songwriting of Tom Petty meets the energy and passion of the Foo Fighters along with a side order of Collective Soul.  They are Josh Kennedy on Lead Guitar/Vocals, Ryan Prier on Bass/Vocals and Chico – Drums/Percussion. Together they have collectively brought the rock influences of the past 40 years and have created their own unique signature sound.  You are going to love them, I know I instantly did after checking out their latest music video for their song, Don’t Let Them Get You Down   Don’t Let Them Get You Down is off of their self titled debut album and can [Read More]

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Check out BRITROYAL for some emotionally driven songs to feed your soul and bandage your heart

April 13, 2014

Whether you are mending a broken heart, remembering that forgotten love or thinking about the one that makes your heart just dance with beats, BRITROYAL has the perfect music for your every mood. BRITROYAL is the work of twin singer/songwriters Kais and Mazin Oliver from London. BRITROYAL were discovered by American Music Executive, Mark Mazzetti. Mazzetti, a former VP of A&R at A&M Records has been responsible for guiding the music and careers of some of the world’s greatest artists including, STING, JANET JACKSON, BRYAN ADAMS and JOHN MAYER They have spectacular songwriting skills and emotionally driven lyrics wrapped in passionate vocals and sweet melodies.  BRITROYAL currently have their debut EP Unfinished out and it is quite a listen. It starts right off with what I think might be my favorite song, Wasted I Love You which has such a catchy melody and lyrics that are raw and emotional. Check out the song here in their video:   Ordinary has a captivating intro and is a beautiful song with such touching uplifting lyrics. The perfect song to [Read More]

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Deftones pay tribute to Chi Cheng on the one year anniversary of his death by releasing song, Smile

April 13, 2014

Deftones pay tribute to their late bassist, Chi Cheng on the one year anniversary of his death. Chi passed away on April 13th after a car accident in 2008 that left him in a coma for the past four and a half years. Today they released the song, Smile which was off their album Eros which they were finishing up work on at the time of Chi’s accident back on November 4th, 2008. The album was shelved and they then began work on their album Diamond Eyes with bassist Sergio Vega. So, please take the time out to honor Chi and take a listen to the song, Smile:     You can read our original post here and also check out the tribute video for Chi Cheng.   ~ Marisol