September 2014 | Music Junkie Press

Check out the new song Walk Away by Otherwise off their upcoming album, Peace At All Costs

September 2, 2014

We have recently featured Otherwise as our Monster Energy Aftershock Festival Featured Band of the Day. In case you missed it, you can ready it here. They are gearing up for the release of their new album, PEACE AT ALL COSTS which is set to drop on September 16th. Their first single, Darker Side of the Moon has been quickly climbing the Active Rock charts. You can now pre-order the album and it will include a free track when purchasing. You can pre-order the album on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/OWPAACiTunes or Amazon: http://smarturl.it/PAACAmazon. You can check out their emotionally driven song, Walk Away here: Need more Otherwise? You can check out a teaser for the album here: In regards to Darker Side of the Moon, Adrian Patrick had this to say: “Darker Side of the Moon is just the beginning of the journey that we plan to take with everyone. The Moon is a heavenly body that we’ve come to cherish and worship throughout our meager lives… but there is another side to it that most of us know nothing about. We hope [Read More]

Check out the new lyric video for Sad Is The New Black from Backslashes and Bad Ideas

September 2, 2014

Backslashes and Bad Ideas are gearing up the release of their 7″ EP, Sad Is The New Black on Giant MKT. They have released a lyric video for the title track and you can check it out here: The new release is set for release on September 9th and can be pre-ordered here. The band is also working on their first full length album which is scheduled for a release in 2015 through Imminence Records. Band Members: Nick DePalo Josh Crono Ricky Abolt Rob Castiglione Ed Mone Make sure to visit their social media sites so you can stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Backslashes Twitter: http://twitter.com/backslashesny Instagram: https://instagram.com/backslashesny Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Backslashes Tumblr: http://backslashesandbadideas.tumblr.com/

Devin Townsend announces details of new double album Z² and tour dates

September 2, 2014

Devin Townsend has announced details in regards to his new long awaited double album. The album titled Z² is set for release on October 28th in the US and October 27th in Europe. The Z² project also will have him performing a landmark show at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall on April 13, 2015. Tickets are available for this enormous show from www.kililive.com. Here is what Devin had to say, “Hey all! So it’s been years I’ve been trying to get the energies in line to do another Ziltoid record, and it’s finally happened! Z2 is my new record, and it’s a multimedia event that has taken a ton of people a ton of effort to bring to you! It’s a double album, (one side DTP, and one side Ziltoid) and the concept expands on Ziltoid the alien, and his sci-fi adventures in a way that kind of throws back to 50’s radio plays… but obviously with complicated, heavy music as its soundtrack. It has taken a great deal of energy to put this all together, and the music is [Read More]

The Family Ruin release lyric video for their song, Let’s Go off their upcoming album, Dearly Departed

September 2, 2014

The UK bad ass band, The Family Ruin are just about to set out on tour as support to Crown The Empire on their headlining fall tour. The ‘Welcome To The Resistance Tour’ began on August 30th in Anaheim, CA and due to problems with their visa, The Family Ruin is set to join the tour a little bit later. The Family Ruin have really been garnering a lot of well deserved attention since singing with KBB Records, the new record label of Asking Alexandria’s Ben Bruce and co-manager Kyle Borman. The Family Ruin have a very fresh new sound complete with hard and heavy riffs blended with infectious harmonies, where they blend their metal and alternative influences with melodic hard rock. There is something for everyone in their sound. Think about a mix of Avenged Sevenfold with Escape the Fate. Dearly Departed is definitely a must have album. In case you missed it, check out our recent review of Dearly Departed here. They have just released a new lyric video for their song, Let’s Go and you [Read More]

Get ready for new music by Gary Cherone and his project Hurtsmile

September 2, 2014

It is time to get excited because new music is on the way from Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen) and his project Hurtsmile which is a collaboration with his brother/guitarist Mark Cherone. These amazingly talented brothers along with Joe Pessia (bass, mandolin) and Dana Spellman (drums, percussion) are set to release RETROGRENADE on October 7th through Cherone’s own record label, Slipkid Records. The album which was completely fan funded will have Cherone pay homage to almost every genre that he has excelled in. Of RETROGRENADE, Gary Cherone commented, “The strength of this record is that all the members of the band contributed to the songwriting process which resulted in a wonderfully creative diversity. This second effort has been a natural progression and we’ve yet to repeat ourselves musically.” Check out the album cover and track listing: 1. Rock N’ Roll Cliche 2. Hello, I Must Be Going 3. Big Government 4. I Still Do 5. Sing A Song (My Mia) 6. Anymore (Don’t Want My Love) 7. Where Do We Go From Here 8. A [Read More]

Beauty in the Suffering release new lyric video for Juliet (You’re Mine)

September 2, 2014

Beauty in the Suffering just finished up their US Summer Tour dates and now are ready to treat you to their new lyric video for their track, Juliet (You’re Mine). The song was written, programmed, arranged, performed, and produced by DieTrich Thrall and features drums from Chris Emery (American Head Charge). The track can be purchased using the “name your own price” model on the band’s Bandcamp here. Check out the lyric video here: The song is a great track with passionate lyrics amid their fresh new industrial metal. It is a fierce track and definitely one to pick up. DieTrich explains about the song: “Excited to be able to introduce everybody to our new single ‘JULIET’ (You’re Mine)!’ Very much inspired by the many friends who have filled my social media news feeds with all of their experiences and confessions of unrequited love.. Makes me wonder why we put ourselves through this soul-crushing crucible in the first place – that we could somehow find that ONE person to fill ALL of the many holes in [Read More]

Interview with Greg Pinney of An Honest Year and check out their new video

September 1, 2014

An Honest Year recently released their music video for Everything Man. This song really is catchy and has a blend of alternative and pop punk. It is a great new track and has a fun and flirty vibe to it, which is also highlighted in their new video. Check out the video here: We had the opportunity for a Q & with drummer Greg Pinney and are pleased to bring it to you here: * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. We love the new video out for Everything Man and we love it! How was it making the video, looked like a lot of fun? Greg: It was an amazing experience for us all filming Everything Man! We ended up doing three days of shooting at so many different locations, including lugging all of our gear up eight flights of stairs to the roof top of a building in south philly. So worth it though! We couldn’t be happier with the shots we [Read More]