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The Relapse Symphony new single We Are The Broken is OUT NOW and preorder “Shadows”

May 27, 2014

The Relapse Symphony from Washington, DC are set to release their debut LP Shadows on July 8th via Standby Records. The highly anticipated album will show the progression of the band since their release of their 2013 EP, Time’s Running Out. Guitarist JC Charles explains, “When we recorded our EP we were still in the infancy of our band. We were still experimenting and finding ourselves as musicians, and as people. We all went through some of the toughest times of our lives during the making of this album, and we came out on the other side with something we are all extremely proud of. This record is something we know our fans are going to get a lot out of, and hopefully will make us some new fans along the way.” Today is the day that their new single We Are The Broken is released. You can pick it up here on iTunes. It is so unbelievably awesome. It is the perfect youth anthem for today, with a catchy chorus, infectious upbeat tempo, and compelling vocals. [Read More]

Turning the tables as we interview Alex from Journey of a Frontman

May 26, 2014

Today, I wanted to bring you something a bit different. How about we take you on the other side of the interviewing process and bring you an interview with the young man, Alex Obert of Journey of a Frontman. So check it out and make sure to visit his website. ~ Enjoy, Marisol * * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you Alex for taking the time to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. Can you tell us how Journey of a Frontman started? Alex: I have always had a love and passion for writing, but I never knew what to write about. I am a clever poet, but unless I am writing a poem to a person, I can’t think of any ideas. I’m not quite the poet that would write about wind blowing past the trees into a pile of leaves, so that’s out the window. I had flirted with the idea of blogging for several years, but I never consistently maintained [Read More]

An In-Depth Interview with producer/multi-instrumentalist John Kendall Royston

May 24, 2014

In today’s age of music, a producer has to wear many hats and be able to not only oversee and manage an artist’s recording, but they have to be musicians themselves and delve completely into the project. The most important aspect of the producer is to take the artist’s vision and do everything possible to make that vision a reality through their music and recording. We had the opportunity to talk an amazing producer, John Kendall Royston of Echodog Productions. Echodog Productions provide a full service creative and commercial audio production, mixing, songwriting, and voiceover services. John along with his partner Dan Mineart produced the new forthcoming album, Shadows by The Relapse Symphony. It is an amazing album that truly takes the young band to new levels within their music. Check out an interview with vocalist Bret Von Dehl here as we discussed his album. John in addition to producing, is a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter for his band Savage Bones along with his producing partner, Dan. Their music is filled with emotionally driven lyrics, heartfelt [Read More]

An Interview with Mark Heylmun of Suicide Silence, out on tour this summer for Mayhem Fest

May 24, 2014

“When the heart grieves over what is has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left.” – Sufi Epigram Suicide Silence have emerged from the tragedy of losing their frontman Mitch Lucker on October 31, 2012. They not only lost a frontman, they lost a best friend, brother, and so much more. It is through moving forward that their spirit rejoiced and are looking ahead into a bright future. With the introduction of Hernan “Eddie” Hermida as new vocalist, the band is stronger than ever and ready to do what they love, make music and perform. Suicide Silence recently released their heavy new track, “Cease To Exist” just a couple weeks ago and it has been well received and garnering a lot of great attention. It is a bad ass heavy track that you have to check out. The song comes off their forthcoming album, “You Can’t Stop Us” which is set for a July 15th release in the US. “Suicide Silence have declared You Can’t Stop Me as their most impassioned, most committed, and most important release thus [Read More]

State Line Empire ROCKS OUT to a SOLD OUT Whisky a GoGo opening for SKID ROW

May 23, 2014

We recently brought you our coverage of State Line Empire as they delivered a Killer set at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco opening for Black Star Riders and Skid Row. You can read our coverage of that night here: State Line Empire at DNA Lounge. We then headed down to catch them perform at the legendary Whisky a GoGo, opening once again for Skid Row. It was great to return back to the Whisky and it was another night filled with solid rockin sets! We had the chance to chat with State Line Empire before their set and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: The Whisky was packed and it ended up being a SOLD OUT show! State Line Empire were on fire as they wowed the crowd with their rock n roll. It was awesome to talk with several of the crowd goers who had never heard of SLE and they were glad they got to see them. They were looking forward to catching them again. That is one thing for sure, if [Read More]

Interview with Jesse Lawson as we talk about his new album Chapter II which is OUT NOW!

May 23, 2014

Most of you know Jesse Lawson when he was guitarist for Sleeping With Sirens. Now you will get a chance to know Jesse Lawson, the solo artist who will capture your heart and feed your soul with his new music. Jesse announced his departure from Sleeping with Sirens in 2013 after wanting to take a break from the world touring. He has said, “My Name is Jesse Lawson, most of you know me from my previous band Sleeping With Sirens. I recently had my first child with my wife and decided to take a break from touring the world non-stop. However, I am not done with music, at all! While in Sirens, I was always writing and wanted to release something where I could express my heart through lyrics and singing. Now, I am at a point in my life where I can do that, which is very exciting! “ We had the chance to chat briefly with Jesse about his new album which was released earlier this week. It really has been getting a [Read More]

Ragdoll release new video for Tell Me off Ragdoll Rewind CD

May 23, 2014

We recently brought you our coverage of Australian rockers Ragdoll as they performed last Saturday night at the Whisky a GoGo. You can read more about that night here: Ragdoll at Whisky A GoGo. They were in town to open for legendary rockers Skid Row and it was an awesome night and they put on a excellent set. Ragdoll have returned to the the US in support of their upcoming release, Ragdoll Rewound which is a compilation of Ragdoll‘s first two releases (‘Ragdoll Rock’ and ‘Here Today’) plus four live recordings, one of which is a new composition, “Rewind Your Mind.” The album is set to release later this week on May 23rd. This powerful trio are creating a strong rock and roll sound worthy of your attention. Ragdoll is Ryan Rafferty on Lead Vocals/Bass, Leon Todd on Guitar and Cam Barrett on Drums. Ragdoll has just released a fun animated comic style video for their song, Tell Me which you can find on their Ragdoll Rewind CD. Check out the vide3o here: We had a chance to talk with [Read More]