April 2017 | Music Junkie Press

NEW SONG: Metalcore band Hollow release their new single, Anomaly, off their debut album

April 19, 2017

Metalcore band Hollow have just released their new single, Anomaly which is off their debut album, Home Isn’t Where the Heart Is. The album is set to release on June 9th. Vocals and bassist, John Flynn comments about the new album, ‘Home Is Not Where The Heart Is’ was originally going to be a concept album, and these lyrics were the only ones we kept after we decided against that. It’s all about how bleak the future looks. They describe all of humanity being narrowed down to one big city that’s sucking up the rest of our natural resources. So inside the walls everything looks fine, but the rest of world is just a big desert. It’s very Mad Max and it’s very Matrix.” Check out the new song here: You can pre-order the album by heading over to: https://hollowofficialmerch.com/. Home Is Not Where The Heart Is Track List 1. Coward King 2. The American Dream 3. Dis/connect 4. Anomaly 5. Too Far Gone 6. Delta F508 7. No Offense 8. Tonguespeak 9. The Wicked 10. Alpha/Omega 11. [Read More]

Brett Gleason returns with sophomore album Manifest, fueled with a depth of passion and emotion

April 19, 2017

Multi-instrumentalist Brett Gleason returns with his sophomore album, Manifest and it is fueled with a depth of emotion and passion. The album is the follow up to Brett’s acclaimed 2014 self-titled effort, and features the singles “If I Could” and “Expiration Date.” Brett comments about the new album, “My 2nd album, ‘Manifest’ feels more like my first as I strip down my sound to address the basic themes of humanity such as love, loss, death & time with the fresh perspective of an artist reborn. Whereas my debut album of dark, electro rock dealt with the drama of mental illness – ‘Manifest’ is my re-initiation into the life of the living as I try to live and love in the light of the world. It’s not easy but armed with my piano, an acoustic guitar, and poetry – I’m starting to navigate this complexly beautiful world and have devoted ‘Manifest’ to my first forays into its depths.” Take a listen to the new album here: You can now purchase the album on iTunes and Brett’s [Read More]

This Friday undiscovered PRINCE recordings set to be released with six song EP Deliverance

April 19, 2017

This Friday in honor of the one year anniversary of the passing of the Pop Icon Prince, a new six song EP of undiscovered Prince studio recordings from 2006-2008 will be released. The title track, “Deliverance,” is available now on iTunes and Apple Music. The pre-order for the EP is also available now on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. Check out the news release below: The EP disc version of DELIVERANCE will be released nationwide on June 2 at Walmart, Target and other major brick and mortar stores. DELIVERANCE features six previously unreleased tracks: “Deliverance,” “Man Opera,” which includes a four-movement medley: “I Am,” “Touch Me,” “Sunrise Sunset,” “No One Else;” and an extended version of “I Am.” The songs were written and recorded when Prince was an independent artist, protesting what he saw as an unjust music industry. In the spirit of that independence, and in supporting Prince‘s opinion of major label contracts, DELIVERANCE is being released independently via RMA, a Vancouver, WA based record company. The majority of all sales of DELIVERANCE will benefit [Read More]

Emery announce Summer Tour Dates after highly successful INDIEGOGO Campaign for LP

April 19, 2017

One of the hardest working bands and dedicated to their fans, Emery have announced Summer Tour Dates! Emery had a highly successful INDIEGOGO crowdfunding campaign for their new LP. Check out the news below: After smashing their crowdfunding goal by 154%, Emery is rewarding their fan’s generosity with a ten city tour starting June 7th in Lawrence, KS. The (once again) five-piece has set a new precedence in the DIY world, choosing to forego the traditional structure of touring, depending on booking agents and promoters, and reverse engineering the entire process. Emery’s innovation in the music business and the craft itself is unmatched. Acoustic and full band performances available now. Catch Emery this summer and watch for LP number 7 coming this Fall. Band Members: Toby Morell Matt Carter Dave Powell Devin Shelton Josh Head Make sure to mark your calendars and get yourself to one of these shows! I will leave you with a couple of their videos: Information & Links: Website: http://www.emerymusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emery/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialEmery

THIS SATURDAY! Stephen Pearcy of RATT will be at Rock Star University House of Rock – Santa Rosa, CA

April 19, 2017

Are you ready Santa Rosa for another great ROCK Concert? Of course, you won’t have far to go as Rock Star University House of Rock brings in all the great ROCK acts to Sonoma County with their premiere top notch venue. This Saturday Stephen Pearcy of RATT will be rocking the house! Stephen recently released his album SMASH earlier this year through Frontiers Records. You can pick up the album by heading over to iTunes. It is filled with 13 hard rockin tracks that feed your need for the signature vocals of RATT. Stephen’s vocals will soon have you with your fists in the air as you are rocking out. Check out the video for his track, Ten Miles Wide: So pick up your tickets for this Saturday’s show by heading over to: https://rockstaruniversity.com/event/tickets/?eventid=296035. It promises to be one hell of a ROCK show! The intimate venue which features a jaw dropping memorabilia collection, spectacular state of the art sound and stage system, full lighting and effects, comfortable seating to include sofa lounges, bar benches, bistro bar tables [Read More]

Of Mice And Men minitour only two months away

April 19, 2017

Even though it’s snowing outside and it looks as if Christmas is coming soon, it’s the middle of April, which means, the festival season is starting soon. One band that attends lots of festivals this year is Of Mice And Men. Since they had to cancel remaining tour dates on their last European tour due to their former frontman Austin Carlisle being seriously ill, they haven’t been back here for another tour. Soon they’ll be playing at some bigger American festivals like Fort Rock, Welcome To Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion and Rock On The Range. June will be the month with European festivals like Greenfield, Download, Nova Rock, Graspop and more. Check out the list of dates on the bands facebook page. Aside from that they’ll play some regular show dates too. It’s kinda like a mini tour with Motionless In White, Chelsea Grin and The Devil Wears Prada. Two dates will be in France and the only other chance to see that awesome line-up live and Of Mice And Men with a [Read More]

A borderless bond of fun. Mar Abierto by Jenny and the Mexicats. By Patrick O’Heffernan

April 19, 2017

(Los Angeles) Jenny Ball – the “Jenny” in Jenny and the Mexicats – tells a story of playing in a packed sit-down venue in Europe where the audience was listening obediently in their chairs until one fan could not resist the music, jumped up and started dancing and singing along. The band was delighted but the police came in and forced him to sit down and stop singing. So the band invited him up to sing with them. He cried onstage he was so happy, the audience stood and cheered, and the band rocked on with a new energy. That is the kind of band Jenny and the Mexicats is -absolutely adored by their fans and not afraid of anything, including seamlessly sliding from Spanish to English, from flamenco to rockabilly, from pop to acoustic. Which is exactly what their new album, Mar Abierto (Open Seas) does. Fourteen songs in all, including album credits set to music, ricocheting from Spanish to English, from Latin Rock to Jamaican dance, to love lost heartbreaking trumpet. There is [Read More]