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Interview with Modern Day Renaissance Man… JINXX of Black Veil Brides

July 12, 2013

For years, the Baroque period of music has influenced many rock musicians as they brought out intense emotions through their music. During the ’80s, several rock acts also brought forth their ability to play classical music into their own style. From Richie Blackmore to Yngwie Malmsteen they brought a new life to rock. Some heavy metal musicians would take inspiration of the loud, dramatic tones that would come from Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven and Paganini. Today you even have sub genres of music that completely encompass these sounds, ranging from symphonic rock, baroque pop, rock opera, etc. What I truly enjoy is when a rock/metal band infuses their own sound with these classical influences without overpowering or completely altering their sound. For me, one of the most successful bands that has achieved this today is Black Veil Brides. Not only do they deliver incredible music that is filled with emotionally driven lyrics, but has classical compositions interwoven through their songs. Their most recent album, Wretched and Divine, The Story of the Wild Ones captures this essence with their [Read More]

Heaven Below releases preview of new single, “The Needle Lies Again”

July 10, 2013

It is time to get ready for some new music by Heavens Below. These guys have been delivering nonstop rock and roll and some of the most entertaining videos in the industry. Well, they have just finished their latest CD, “The Deadlight Sessions” which will be set for release in August/early September. They have released their first single, “The Needle Lies Again” for preview. So I can tell you that this new song is just incredible, from vocals to lyrics to guitar to everything. You are just engaged with this song. We asked Patrick Kennison, lead singer/guitarist of Heaven Below about this song and had this to say: “The song has an interesting story behind it. When I played the Ozzfest in my last band I made friends w/ several people in the other bands. One guy in particular was very cool & fun to talk to offstage. The ironic part is that his band was so over the top & brutal onstage. When I got the news that he had passed on May 24th 2010 [Read More]

Time for you to get to know Marshal Dutton

July 8, 2013

Last week I had told you about the news from Hinder and how lead singer, Austin Winkler was temporarily leaving the tour. You can read more of that post here. Stepping in for him was singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Marshal Dutton. I had received many emails and messages asking for me about Marshal. I know about Marshal from his role in Drankmore with Jarrod Denton and if you haven’t check them out, you should at http://facebook.com/drankmoremusic. So I was excited to see Marshal coming in and helping the boys in Hinder out. I wanted to also let you all get to know more about Marshal Dutton, so here is our interview: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: We understand that you have been filling in for Austin Winkler as he temporarily leaves the tour. We have heard you have been rocking the shows for Hinder and keep up the great work. We wanted everyone to get to know more about you. How has it been going for you? [Read More]

The Show Must Go On for Papa Roach

July 3, 2013

Vocal issues have plagued lead singer Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach for some time now. It was last year that he spoke about a node forming on his vocal chord and which eventually led him to have surgery. He successfully recovered from that surgery and has gone on to kick ass at shows with his incredible voice. He truly is one of my favorite vocalists! Last week, due to vocal issues, Papa Roach had to cancel their show in Berlin. They did continue on to play on the next shows but we are still concerned for Jacoby and his voice. Today he posted a photo of himself with the caption : OXYGEN AND STEROIDS FOR SWOLLEN VOCAL CHORDS!!! THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!! He mentioned that this is not anything new and he does have to do this about twice a year. We hope that this will help and that he will get the rest he needs for his vocal chords. We need you healthy Jacoby and hope you feel better. We want to keep [Read More]

Art of Shock taking over the Warped Tour!

July 2, 2013

This years Warped Tour has had so many great bands to check out. One that is playing the entire Warped Tour that you cannot miss is Art of Shock. Coming from Los Angeles, this Alternative/Aggressive Rock band is tearing up the stages and you can’t help but take notice of them. They deliver high energy rock and roll with an old school feel that will have everyone listening! They were hand chosen by Warped Tour founder and producer, Kevin Lyman to be the official “BBQ Band” for the tour. Check out their video for their single ‘There’s No Tomorrow” that I can’t help but listen to cranked up! They will be playing the entire Warped Tour so make sure to check the dates below so you don’t miss them! So far, everyone who we had check them out came back and told us they were blown away by them! Even if they never heard of them, they said they were hooked. You can’t help but get energized with their heavy metal riffs, blended with old [Read More]

Lemmy Kilmister, Father of Metal just needs a little more rest

July 2, 2013

Just yesterday we heard about Motorhead having to cancel not just another show but the entire European tour dates due to Lemmy Kilmister’s health. There was quite a flurry of concern as many news sites were reporting, Lemmy’s “failing health”, “Lemmy not looking too good” and other serious concerns. It led to all of us concerned about the future of our Father of Metal!! Earlier this year Lemmy had a defibrilator chest implant installed to treat his irregular heartbeat and assist in regulating him. He also most recently suffered from an unspecified hematoma, which if Lemmy is on any type blood thinners could lead to a more serious problem. Today Lemmy released his own post about the cancellation on his Facebook page. Here is that post: “Regretfully, Motörhead announces it has had to cancel its remaining six summer festival appearances. The band hate to let their fans down by missing any shows, but they expect to be back in full force this Fall. As you may have heard, earlier this Spring Lemmy had some medical maintenance for [Read More]

Aftershock Festival announces new bands added to the lineup!

July 1, 2013

As promised, the Monster Aftershock Festival has announced the bands that are being added to the two day festival lineup. This festival already had quite a lineup and we were expecting two bands to be added but they have added many more. Here is the list o f the bands that are being added: Five Finger Death Punch, Testament, Filter Thousand Foot Krutch Love and Death We As Human Miss May I Butcher Babies Gemini Syndrome Eye Empire Girl on Fire and the ERNIE BALL BATTLE OF THE BANDS partnership! If any of these bands are the reason you want to go, you can still get in on the pre-sale price! Here is what Aftershock stated: “Due to all the new bands being announced, and out of respect to all their fans, we are going to offer each and every band’s fan base the opportunity to purchase ‘Five Finger Discount’ tickets at a pre-sale price! Ticket are $89.50 all week via the Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK 2013 ticket page! Discount ends SUNDAY July 7 at 11:59PM PST! PASSWORD: [Read More]