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Sumerian releases statement on Upon a Burning Body publicity stunt

July 2, 2014

Here is the statement that just posted on Sumerian FaceBook Page about the report of Danny Leal Missing: I woke up to a ton of missed calls and just saw all this stuff about Danny Leal of UABB posing as that he’s been abducted or kidnapped. My phone hasn’t stopped ringing since. As a child, we all learn the story “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and it sticks within our consciousness for a reason. I do not condone this type of publicity stunt. This was done behind my back and I am not OK with it. In my eyes, there’s never a time to use the possibility of real-life abduction, injury or murder of someone you care about to promote anything, especially an album. If you need to resort to that, then you have lost the plot. We as a society should have evolved past that way of thinking by now and especially within the rock/metal community, given all the tragedy that has happened in our world over the past few years. There are some [Read More]

It Lies Within announces “Music Over Matter Tour” in August with Curses

July 1, 2014

It Lies Within, who recently finished up their tour run with One Year Later that included a stop at Driven Fest, just announced that they will be touring this August on the Music Over Matter Tour with Curses. The tour, which is sponsored by Music Over Matter, begins August 1st in Toledo, OH at Frankie’s before ending August 16th in Reading, PA at Reverb. The tour will hit ten states during the span of sixteen weeks. It Lies Within is still touring off their 2012 release, Chrysalis (Luxor Records), while finishing work on their new album. The new release is being produced by Jonny Mcbee of The Browning and will feature new guitarist Alex Maggard and new bassist/singer Erik McKay. Check out the tour poster with dates below: So make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Also don’t forget that you can catch It Lies Within on August 9th at this year’s Dirtfest. More details on Dirtfest here. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: www.itlieswithin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/itlieswithin Twitter: www.twitter.com/itlieswithin

Aftershock adds TECH N9NE, ESCAPE THE FATE, ATREYU and ISLANDER to the lineup

July 1, 2014

MONSTER ENERGY’S AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 13TH & 14TH In our opinion here at Music Junkie Press, California’s BEST festival is returning to Sacramento! The Monster Energy Aftershock Festival be held on the weekend of September 13th & 14th. Mark your calendars and make sure you are free that weekend. If you are from out the area, get working on your travel plans to get out here and be part of one of the funnest and best festivals, Monster Energy’s Aftershock Festival.They have just announced the addition of 4 more bands and they are: TECH N9NE ATREYU ESCAPE THE FATE ISLANDER Saturday, September 13 Weezer, The Offspring, Limp Bizkit, TECH N9NE, AWOLNATION, Chevelle, Bad Religion, Pepper, Black Label Society, Hellyeah, Memphis May Fire, Fuel, Dead Sara, Nothing More, The Last Internationale, Butcher Babies, Emmure, Sleepwave, Anti-Mortem, Eyes Set To Kill, Viza, Dig The Kid, Islander Sunday, September 14 Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Rise Against, Seether, Mastodon, Pennywise, Theory of a Deadman, Buckcherry, Of Mice & Men, We Came As Romans, Atreyu, Black Stone [Read More]

Check out the new single, One Too Many by New Medicine; our Aftershock Festival Featured Band!

June 30, 2014

We have been anxiously awaiting new music from New Medicine and you don’t have to wait any longer! Today we are featuring New Medicine as our featured band from this year’s Aftershock Festival lineup. We are so excited to catch them perform in Sacramento this September and they will also be performing on this year’s Uproar Festival. Back to the new music… Check out their kick ass new song, One Too Many here: UPDATE 7/1/14 : Sorry, it got taken down. Jake posted via Facebook: Guess I wasn’t supposed to post that song, oops;) Glad some of you got to hear it!! More soon!! Call your radio stations tell them to play it! -Jake So if you want to hear it, make sure to contact your local radio station. It is an awesome song! It is the perfect song to have everyone know that New Medicine mean business and they are ready to rock! I love this track! It has a cool chorus amid chant style vocals and gives you that anthemic feel [Read More]

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

June 25, 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 Trivium. Trivium is an awesome band live since they can replicate their studio sound impeccably. These guys come out blazing and don’t stop until they step off that stage. Stage presence is spectacular as their energy is just non stop. Matt Heafy on Guitar and Lead Vocals is definitely a crowd pleaser. Then you can’t stop going back and forth to watch madman Corey Beaulieu terrorize his Jackson Guitars and Paolo Gregoletto kills it on his B.C. Rich custom bass. What a show they promise to bring to this year’s Rockstar Mayhem Fest. Their album “Vengeance Falls” has consistently been getting incredible high marks and reviews! It was produced by another one of my fave musicians David Draiman and every song [Read More]

Texas Showdown Tattoo and Music Festival with Deftones, Drowning Pool, Wu Tang Clan and More!

June 25, 2014

Tattoos and Live Music? Now that is a festival I can get my hands around! The Texas Showdown Festival is the country’s largest tattoo and music festival and it is returning to El Paso Coliseum next month for three days of tattooing, music, sideshows and more. The dates have been set for July 18th – 20th and will feature over 300 tattoo artists from around the globe including celebrity artists from popular TV tattoo shows. The music lineup is awesome as well and includes the following bands and a surprise special guest: Deftones Drowning Pool Wu-Tang Clan The Casualties Lower Class Brats Murder FM 12 Stones Crazytown Bridge To Grace Grind, Bash Snow Tha Product Sheek Louch D-Block, Rare Individuals Explicit Content Tickets for the festival can be purchased direct from Ticketmaster and make sure to visit the Festival Website for more details. To get you ready, I will leave you with a couple videos. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://texastattooshowdownfestival.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEXASSHOWDOWNFESTIVAL Twitter: https://twitter.com/TxShowdownFest Instagram: http://instagram.com/texasshowdownfest

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]