June 2014 | Music Junkie Press

Kobra and the Lotus release music video for Soldier and their album, High Priestess is out now!

June 25, 2014

Hard rock and metal fans; get ready because the High Priestess has arrived! High Priestess the new studio album by Kobra and The Lotus was released yesterday via Titan Music and is true metal musical gem. Produced by the Grammy-nominated Johnny K (Megadeth, Disturbed, Three Doors Down), HIGH PRIESTESS delivers a blend of fiery vocals (courtesy of lead singer Kobra Paige), heavy riff-laden melodies and ferocious musicianship. HIGH PRIESTESS was a Top 5 Most Added album in its first week at CMJ Loud Rock radio. It definitely infuses your metal mind and will captivate you from start to finish! Kobra and the Lotus have just released a video for their song, Soldier. It is an awesome one and the vocals of Kobra Paige are powerful and passionate and you will get hooked! Check it out here: To order High Priestess via iTunes, click here; to order via Amazon, click here. Kobra And The Lotus has just hit the road as support for legendary bands KISS and Def Leppard for their massive North American tour this summer; please see below for [Read More]

The Gallery announce their summer headlining tour!

June 25, 2014

American infused rockers, The Gallery have announced tour dates for their summer headlining tour. The tour begins in San Francisco on July 22nd and wraps up in Flagstaff, AZ on August 26th. Performing alongside the Americana-infused rock-and-roll band will be co-headliner Honor By August, and openers, Alexis Keegan, Shayna Leigh, and Mikey Wax. Tour dates are listed below: July 22 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA #* July 23 Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CA #* July 24 Slidebar Fullerton, CA #* July 25 Pub Rock Live Scottsdale, AZ #* July 28 Holy Mountain Austin, TX @ July 29 502 Bar San Antonio, TX @ July 31 Southport Music Hall New Orleans, LA August 1 The Loft Columbus, GA August 2 Vinyl Atlanta, GA # August 4 The Windjammer Charleston, SC #^ August 5 Evening Muse Charlotte, NC # August 6 The Pour House Music Hall Raleigh, NC # August 7 Jammin Java Vienna, VA # August 8 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA # August 9 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA #^ August 10 Mercury Lounge New York, NY #^ August 12 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA #^ August 13 Southgate House Revival Newport, KY #+ August 14 The Rathskeller Indianapolis, IN #+ August 15 Martyrs Chicago, IL # August [Read More]

Mushroomhead is our Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest Featured Band of the Day

June 24, 2014

We are counting down the days to Rockstar Mayhem Fest coming to the Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheater on July 6th. We are looking forward to all the great bands and today we wanted to put our spotlight on one of the amazing bands on the lineup. Today our featured band of the day is Mushroomhead. It is awesome to see th influential industrial metal band on this year’s lineup. Mushroomhead recently released its seventh studio album “The Righteous & The Butterfly” May 13th through Megaforce Records. The album has been receiving great praise and debuted at #20 on the Billboard Top 200 and the #1 Spot on Billboard’s Hard Rock Chart. The album delivers 14 tracks that are as diverse as the band, ranging from songs about survival and balance to emotionally charged anthems and even a riff heavy cover of Adele’s #1 Hit, Rumor Has It. The album is definitely one to pick up! Band Members: J Mann: Vocals Jeffrey Nothing : Vocals Waylon : Vocals Shmotz : Keyboards Skinny : Drums Stitch : Samples & Drums [Read More]

Teenage Bottlerocket sign to Rise Records and catch them on Warped Tour

June 24, 2014

When many people think of Warped Tour, they often think of old school punk rock bands which is what the Warped Tour has been known for. This year they are celebrating 20 years of bringing great music of bands you know or bands you have never heard of to the masses. Over the years, in addition to punk the genre lines were opened and many other styles of music grace the Warped Tour stages. This past Saturday during our coverage of the Mountain View tour date, we were excited to see a true blue “old school punk rock” grace the Hard Rock Kevin Says stage! Of course, we are talking about Teenage Bottlerocket and they were awesome. Teenage Bottlerocket hail from Laramie, WY and will be performing on this year’s tour. They deliver an unrelenting in your face set fueled with punk attitude and the fierce music to back it up. I loved their set and they had the crowd revved up. They have just announced that they have been signed to Rise Records and [Read More]

Survive This! is a set not to be missed on Vans Warped Tour!

June 24, 2014

This past Saturday we were at the Mountain View date for Vans Warped Tour. So many great bands, so many stages, and so many decisions to be made! One thing is for sure before you arrive at Warped Tour write down your list of Must See Bands and then make sure to walk around and try to get to as many other stages as possible. You really may be missing some of the highlights of Warped Tour and possibly your new favorite band. One band that I hope you have on your Must See list is Survive This! We saw them earlier this year when they opened for Falling in Reverse on the Bury The Hatchet tour. You can read more about that here: Survive This at Regency Ballroom We were excited to catch their set at Warped Tour and they did not disappoint! They are performing on the Hard Rock Kevin Says Stage. These guys are full of intense energy and give on a show that is deserving of main stage presence. They capture [Read More]

The Raskins selected to open for Motley Crue FINAL Tour with special guest Alice Cooper

June 24, 2014

This summer everyone is excited for the tour of all tours…. The Motley Crue Final Tour which is set to kick off in July. The tour features special guest Alice Cooper and they have just announced the opening act as The Raskins. In anticipation of such a huge tour and career crossroads, The Raskins (which is comprised of Logan and Roger Raskin) have brought in respected producer Brett Hestla to re-mix 4 tracks from their self-titled debut album (released May 13th via MIRAL Records distributed by BDG/RED Distribution, LLC – a division of SONY Music Entertainment). Hestla first came to prominence as the touring bassist in CREED from 1999-2004. After Creed disbanded, he joined with Clint Lowery from Sevendust and Corey Lowery from Stuck Mojo to form DARK NEW DAY. The album can be picked up on iTunes here. To give you a taste of how bad ass The Raskins are, check out this video of theirs for: We Had It All: While Motley Crüe’s Final Tour will see one of rock’s most iconic groups gracefully bow out [Read More]

Coldrain from Japan have released The Revelation

June 24, 2014

Hopeless Records have just released the new album form Coldrain from Japan. Coldrain are from Nagoya, Japan and were formed in 2007, five members of two local bands decided to come together and become more than just local. Composed of lead vocalist Masato, bassist RxYxO (Ryo), drummer Katsuma, and guitarists Y.K.C (Yokochi) and Sugi. Shortly after forming, the band set off for their first tour and played in 30 venues across Japan. They have an awesome sound that could be compared to an offspring of Bring Me The Horizon and Sleeping With Sirens. What is unique is that this band has worked at creating their own signature sound and have had major success in their home country, especially with their 2012 EP Through Clarity. The album was produced by the award winning David Bendeth (Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember), The Revelation is the band’s debut international album and is available now world wide. You can take a listen to the album stream here: The album is aweseome! It has everything you want; the [Read More]