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Michael Sweet releases debut heartfelt single, “I Am Not Your Suicide”

March 4, 2014

Michael Sweet which we all know from his STRYPER fame as the singer/songwriter/guitarist and producer has released an amazingly heartfelt new single. Michael is set to release his solo album, ” I Am Not Your Suicide” on May 6th through Big 3 Records. His first single off of his upcoming album is the title track and is a message for hope. Michael teamed up with ChildHelp when he learned of the staggering statistics that almost half of all children who have been abused consider suicide. Through the power of his heartfelt lyrics and heartwarming music, he hopes to offer some peace to those in need. He has also made the song available through Itunes and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to ChildHelp. You can head over here and purchase it now. We are pleased to share with you the Video for I Am Not Your Suicide: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVBgW7k_a78&feature=youtu.be] It is a beautiful and touching song and Michael‘s words wrap around you as a warm comforting hug, there to console you, and lift you [Read More]

Like Monroe signs a record deal with Good Fight/Entertainment One Music!

March 4, 2014

We are excited to share with you some great news about one of our featured bands, Like Monroe have just announced they have inked a record deal with Good Fight/Entertainment One Music. Guitarist, Chris Deckards says, “We are excited and honored to join the eOne / Good Fight family. This is honestly a dream come true for all of us and we can’t wait to share our music with the world. We have been writing this album our whole career as musicians and we can’t wait to share our experience, strength and hope with all of you.” The yet to be titled LP is set for a Summer release and will be produced by Drew Fulk who is known for his work with Motionless In White & Upon a Burning Body. Like Monroe is also set to perform at the SXSW Festival on March 16th in Austin, TX and they have also confirmed that they will be opening for Asking Alexandria and Bring Me The Horizon on the Never Say Never Festival. We are [Read More]

Check out the lineup for the Bunbury Music Festival set for July 11th – 13th!

February 21, 2014

Check out the lineup for the Bunbury Music Festival! The festival is set for July 11th – 13th and is being held at Sawyer Point/Yeatman’s Cove in Cincinnati, Ohio. You may ask Bunbury?? What does Bunbury mean? “To Bunbury, or to go bunburying, is to have a made-up excuse to get out of doing something boring. Every Bunbury weekend in July, we give you a great excuse to get out of whatever you don’t want to do” The lineup this year includes Fall Out Boy, Paramore, The Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, Fitz and the Tantrums, New Politics, Foxy Shazam and many more. Here is the list of the artists so far and additional headliner will be announced soon: You can head over and get your tickets to this three day, six stage music festival on the banks of the Ohio River. Yahoo! Music picked this fan-friendly festival as one of the ten “Essential Summer Festivals” in 2012. TIcket prices will increase after February 21 and again after June 30. Head over to their [Read More]

UPON THIS DAWNING will be headlining The Artery Foundation Tour Across the Nation!

February 12, 2014

Upon this Dawning first announced that they finished their new album and then gave us the great news earlier this week that they have signed with Artery Recordings. Today they announced some more exciting news! Upon this Dawning will be headlining The Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour with The Browning, Adestria, Phinehas & Dayseeker. The tour kicks off on April 18th in San Diego, California at the House of Blues. It is set to be an awesome tour and we can’t wait to catch them when they head through Sacramento. Also mark your calendars for next Monday, February 17th when Upon This Dawning will release their new single, “OBEY”. You can head over to their Facebook page for more details. Their new album WE ARE ALL SINNERS is set to release on April 29, 2014. Check out the video from Artery Recordings: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH02qYm2W6U&feature=youtu.be] It is definitely going to be a great year for Upon This Dawning and I hope you get to check them out when they come to your town. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/uponthisdawning Twitter: www.twitter.com/UponThisDawning Instagram: www.instagram.com/uponthisdawning

UPON THIS DAWNING will be headlining The Artery Foundation Tour Across the Nation!

February 12, 2014

Upon this Dawning first announced that they finished their new album and then gave us the great news earlier this week that they have signed with Artery Recordings. Today they announced some more exciting news! Upon this Dawning will be headlining The Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour with The Browning, Adestria, Phinehas & Dayseeker. The tour kicks off on April 18th in San Diego, California at the House of Blues. It is set to be an awesome tour and we can’t wait to catch them when they head through Sacramento. Also mark your calendars for next Monday, February 17th when Upon This Dawning will release their new single, “OBEY”. You can head over to their Facebook page for more details. Their new album WE ARE ALL SINNERS is set to release on April 29, 2014. Check out the video from Artery Recordings: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH02qYm2W6U&feature=youtu.be] It is definitely going to be a great year for Upon This Dawning and I hope you get to check them out when they come to your town. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/uponthisdawning Twitter: www.twitter.com/UponThisDawning Instagram: www.instagram.com/uponthisdawning

Jeff Hanneman gets Traffic circle named after him in Poland

February 7, 2014

Last year through a charity auction, a company Art-Com Ltd. won the rights to rename a traffic circle for a period of one year. The money donated for the name change will be going to fund medical equipment for children and seniors. Art-Com, being the bad ass metal lovers, decided to pay tribute to our fallen metal guitarist, Jeff Hanneman of Slayer. Jeff Hanneman died May 2, 2013 from cirrhosis of the liver. So now the traffic circle in Jaworzno, Poland has been renamed Jeff Hanneman’s Circle Pit. You can watch a brief video clip of the sign change here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvQk1c4TEmM&feature=youtu.be] That is soooo METAL!!! Thanks Art-Com for honoring the great Jeff Hanneman, truly a spectacular shredder and an amazing person. He was loved by all and is greatly missed. It is nice to see him getting this honor. ~ Marisol

Motley Crue announces FINAL Tour with Alice Cooper. “ALL BAD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END”

January 28, 2014

Today Motley Crue held a press conference in Hollywood at Beacher’s Madhouse Theater to release as they said, “The Biggest Announcement of Their Career”. Last week during the NAMM convention, we had received the confirmation that Alice Cooper was going to be on their Farewell Tour but of course, since it was all “off the record” we respectfully held back on our reports. Eddie Trunk (That Metal Show) did tweet a photo earlier this month that was to be the ad for the FINAL Tour. The tweet has since been deleted and it was later described as a mock up of a rumor, but here is the photo: MÖTLEY CRÜE will kick off their 72 date tour of North America on July 2nd. In addition to tickets being as inexpensive as $15 or $20 so they can insure that everyone gets a chance to see this FINAL TOUR, they will also have a variety of VIP Packages, including Meet & Greets and are available at www.motleyvip.com. Check out the dates that are listed below: Jul [Read More]