June 2015 | Music Junkie Press

More To Monroe release video for Jack and announce signing to Roadrunner Records

June 2, 2015

The post hardcore band, More To Monroe have just announced their signing to Roadrunner Records. The Frederick, MD based band which features Chris D’Aquino (Vocals, Guitar), Sam Smisek (Guitar, Vocals), Johnny Jamison (Bass, Vocals) and Jacob Maughan (Drums, Vocals) are set to release their debut EP, Appalachia, which was produced by Drew Fulk (Motionless In White, The Amity Affliction) on September 15th. Frontman Chris D’Aquino commented on the signing stating, “We are all beside ourselves with excitement to join the Roadrunner family. Each day it becomes increasingly more difficult to find people who still solely care about music in this industry; but, that is exactly what we have found here at Roadrunner. Each member of the team here has been so hardworking and profoundly open to our creativity. It has been a dream come true to release this record with this incredible group of people. “ In addition, they are premiering their new track, Jack and you can check it out with the new video: The song will appear on their debut EP, Appalachia. Check out the cover art [Read More]

Shawn Milke of Alesana gives us a Track by Track Guide for Confessions

June 2, 2015

One of our strong contenders for 2015 Album of the Year is Alesana‘s Confessions which is the final installment of their Annabel Trilogy. The album was released in April through Revival Recordings. It takes you on a journey through love, self reflection and so much more. It highlights the creativity of Alesana as they balance between heavy and melodic rock delivering a dose of what they call, Sweetcore. We had the opportunity to talk with Shawn Milke (Vocals, Guitar, Piano) about the album and he gave us a track by track detail. Check it out here: * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you for taking time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press about the new album, Confessions. Incredible work guys! Shawn: Thank you for the kind words! Music Junkie Press: How about we let everyone know a bit more about song with a Track by Track guide. Can you tell us about the storyline behind the album? It truly takes you on a journey of love, [Read More]

Check out the new song, Us from Smashing Satellites

June 1, 2015

Smashing Satellites are gearing up for the release of their new album SonicAluzion which is set for a June 16th release. They have just premiered their new song, Us which delivers a funky new vibe that will insure to put a groove into your move. Check out the new track: You can preorder their new album, SonicAluzion by heading over to iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sonicaluzion/id983683599 In addition, how about winning a vintage strat signed by Smashing Satellites? Hell yes! In celebration of the band’s new album SonicAluzion, SMASHING SATELLITES is giving one lucky winner a signed vintage 1980’s Candy Apple Red Solid Body Squier Stratocaster guitar! You can check out their new song, What It’s All About and to enter the contest, visit the link below: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news! Smashing Satellites: Salvatore Costa Devon Lougheed Mick Valentyne Mykey Thomas ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://smashingsatellites.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmashingSatellites Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmashSatellites Twitter: https://twitter.com/SalvatoreMuzak Instagram: http://instagram.com/smashingsatellites Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmashingSatellites iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-side-sonicaluzion-ep/id907190639

Get to know Awesome Hours as we talk about new music, Portlandia, Bruno Mars and much more!

June 1, 2015

We recently brought the spotlight onto the young rising band, Awesome Hours as they are gearing up for the release of their full length debut album. Being a fairly new band, surprisingly they have accomplished a lot and just released a great new single and music video. We are pleased to bring you an interview with Awesome Hours so you can get to know them more! AWESOME HOURS is: Clayton Roney – Vocals Kyle Stackpole -Guitars & Backing Vocals Spencer Williams – Drums Brittin Davis – Bassist * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you very much for taking the time to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. Awesome Hours is a fairly new band, can you tell us a little about your history? Awesome Hours: “Awesome Hours started out as sort of a mashup of members former projects. Kyle’s last project recently fell apart and Clayton wanted to start a new project on top of his last project. After adding our former bassist Manny Hernandez and [Read More]

CONCERT REVIEW of The Color Morale in Munich, Germany by Alexandra Bock

June 1, 2015

The Color Morale / Scream Your Name / Ash Is A Robot Munich, Feierwerk Kranhalle, May 31, 2015 This was the weekend where ‘Rockavaria’ took place in Munich. A big 3 day Rock Music festival with bands like Muse, Kiss, FFDP, Hatebreed, Metallica and many others on the set-list. We didn’t have something like that in the city for well over 10 years. It was the final night with Metallica headlining, so that was quite a competition for any other live show that night. Nevertheless I picked that show to go to because I love club shows far more than festivals and as the night progressed my choice was proven right. It wasn’t the first time for TCM to play in Munich. According to Garret, the vocalist of the band, the first time they played here it was about a third of the people that were there yesterday, so it was an increase. I’m pretty sure without Rockavaria in town there would’ve been more people. Ticket sales for the festival started months ago [Read More]