Interview

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Interview with Ruben of Upon A Burning Body

December 15, 2014

We recently brought you our coverage of Upon a Burning Body as they made a stop in San Francisco for The Moving On Tour. You can check out our full coverage of their show at The Regency Ballroom here:  Upon A Burning Body in San Francisco. We were excited to see Upon A Burning Body perform and knew they were going to be fierce. We have been following them since seeing them play at one of the side stages out on Mayhem 2012. It was awesome to see them grown in the short amount of time and once again they killed it at Mayhem earlier this year. We had the opportunity to chat with guitarist, Ruben before their set and are pleased to bring that interview to you here:   Their set at the Regency was brutal as they unleashed a heavy dose of metal to the immersed crowd. The crowd went wild as they created a circle pit that extended the length of the venue. It was awesome as the energy of the crowd mirrored the [Read More]

Aggressive Rock

Like Monroe announce new tour dates with Mushroomhead, Thira and The Family Ruin

December 15, 2014

Like Monroe have just announced they will be heading out supporting Mushroomhead, Thira and The Family Ruin early next year on a stretch of dates kicking off in Erie, PA on January 8th. “We are excited to take on the road with these talented guys,” says guitarist Wade Concienne. “We encourage everyone to try and make it out to one of these tour dates because each and every show will be full of energy and bands that will put on an awesome show!”  You can get a complete list of tour dates by visiting their Facebook Tour Page. Like Monroe released their new album, Things We Think, But Never Speak earlier this year it has received a lot of high praise. I absolutely love the new energy on it and it is fierce!  They have also released a video for their song, The Hills which was directed by Aaron Marsh (Of Mice and Men).  “Working with Aaron was a no brainer,” says guitarist Chris Deckard. “He was an easy choice! He was present during the writing [Read More]

Interview

Interview with Blaise Beyhan of Ionia

December 9, 2014

New York City Rockers, Ionia have released an epic cinematic video for their song, They Look Like Big Strong Hands Don’t They and I hope you had a chance to check it out. The song is absolutely captivating as the emotionally driven lyrics just seem to reach out to you and pick you up from where ever you have been or whatever you are struggling with. It is stellar and will take you on a musical journey of emotions, leading you right to where you belong. Their music will feed your soul. Check out the video here: The song is their second single off Captain Humility and you can pick up it up on iTunes. Ionia are currently in the studio recording their new EP, Postcards From The Edge: Chapter 1. Delta 32, with Mike Sapone (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday) which I am very excited about. We had the opportunity to talk with Ionia about their video and what they are currently working on. We are pleased to bring you that interview here: * * * * * [Read More]

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Interview with Shotgun Rodeo, contributed by Meryl DeWitt

December 8, 2014

All the way from Norway, we bring you a new heavy metal band for your music library! Shotgun Rodeo is everything you could ever want in a hard rock band; long hair, thrashing guitar solos, piercings, and damn good music! Drift N Die Press brings you an exclusive interview with guitarist Don Shrediablo. DND: What’s the general concept & mission of Shotgun Rodeo? Don: The concept is to make no-holds-barred heavy metal music and kick ass while doing it! We don’t go out of our way to have one specific sound or to be one specific genre. We just roll with the punches and write whatever we feel like. There are no rules for our music and we aim to keep it that way! DND: Where’d the band name come from? Don: I came up with it back in 2008 while I was looking to start a new project. Had two words lying around, clashed them together and came up with Shotgun Rodeo! DND: What sets you apart from other bands? Is there a certain [Read More]

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Interview with New Years Day at Ace of Spades, Sacramento

December 8, 2014

  We recently brought you our coverage of New Years Day as they performed at Ace of Spades in Sacramento last week. They were incredible as they energetically delivered a fierce set to a crowd that knew nearly every word of their songs. It was an amazing show. Check out our full coverage here: New Years Day deliver a paramount performance at Ace of Spades. We had the opportunity to chat with them briefly before they took the stage and are pleased to bring that interview to you here:     New Years Day still have a few remaining dates on their tour and I hope you get a chance to see them. Their adrenaline filled set is exactly what you need to feel invigorated and alive. Check the tour dates below: DEC 09 Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theatre DEC 10 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre DEC 13 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club DEC 14 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge DEC 16 Cleveland, OH – The Agora Ballroom DEC 17 Pontiac, [Read More]

Alternative

Interview with SomeKindaWonderful at legendary Fillmore in San Francisco

December 2, 2014

SomeKindaWonderful just finishedy entertaining crowds across the country with their genre-bending music that injects energy into every listener and brings them to life.  The 34 date US Fall tour opening for New Politics and Bad Suns wrapped up this past Sunday in Hartford, CT.  We brought you our coverage of their amazing set in San Francisco and performed at the legendary Fillmore. You can check out that coverage here.  It was amazing to see finally catch this band live. SomeKindaWonderful is: Jordy Towers – Vocals/lyrics Matt Gibson – Guitar Ben Schigel – Drums Justin Andres – Bass/Keys Sarah Dryer – Vocals/Percussion Check out our interview with SomeKindaWonderful here: These five are pure entertainment when they hit the stage. You cannot categorize them simply by placing them in a genre checkbox, they bring so many great elements of alternative, rock, hip hop, soul, grunge and so much more. Their refreshing sound will become true music to your ears as they jump start your love of all music. Check out the photos from our Rockin Ryan of their set: [Read More]

Bands

The Killing Lights new EP is out now!

December 2, 2014

We have been telling you a lot about The Killing Lights, the new music project by Michael Vampire, widely known for his work as frontman in Vampires Everywhere. The day has finally arrived for the release of their self titled EP and it was definitely worth the wait. The  five-song release was produced & engineered by DJ Black & Michael Vampire, mixed by Erik Ron (Motionless In White, Escape The Fate) and mastered by Sterling Sound NYC. The EP starts right off with Until I Bleed which delivers a straight up dose of rock n roll, complete with some old school style rock guitar solos and wrapped in a modern hard rock edge. As Michael says about the song,  “Writing this song was liberating for me,I was reminiscing about all the fucked up shit that happened to me over the last five years. Everyone has their breaking point and this was mine. I just started scribbling words down on paper that eventually became the intro and I knew that this song would make an impact and hopefully help [Read More]