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Morganostic from Indonesia is our first Tuesday Travels Feature Band

July 16, 2013

Tuesdays Travels Feature Band We have a new feature here at Music Junkie Press where we will be introducing you to a new band each week from anywhere in the World. Today we are going to travel to Surabaya, Indonesia and ask you to welcome Morganostic into your playlist. They describe themselves as “We are a legion of groovy riffs, jaw dropping tones, sweet harmonics, and angry vocals. We have no rule in creating our songs, each song is a different masterpiece. We are limitless.. ” Well, they do have the music to back up that claim. As soon as I checked them out, I was really loving their sound, they definitely fuse some electonic with their high energy guitar riffs to create a fresh new metal sound. Check out their new song, ‘To Conceive” which is going to be released on their debut EP in a few months as they are being supported by Youtube promoter, Beheading the Traitor. They are currently working on their debut EP and we had a chance to talk more [Read More]

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]

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]

Wine Country producing great heavy metal with Waxwyng

June 30, 2013

Just over an hour North of San Francisco, lies Santa Rosa. The rock and metal music scene has had a tough time for the past few years here. We lost our only Metal/Rock radio station, 101.7 the Fox a couple years back, a string of night club closures including the most recent of the Last Day Saloon. You might think that with all this happening, Metal and Hard Rock is scarce up here, but local Heavy Metal Band Waxwyng is making sure it is here to stay! Waxwyng are five guys who deliver some energetic progressive metal with influences from Classic Rock, Thrash, and much more. You have the powerhouse vocals of Matt Cruz, Edgard Duenes and Will Reyes shredding on guitars, Alex Wilson slamming on bass, and kicking ass on drums is Andreas Hernandez. Their influences have been listed as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Pantera, Metallica, Skid Row Periphery, Tool and the list can go on. You really can hear their influences in their music. They are not there to imitate, just to create. They [Read More]

Sugar and Spice and Metal is Nice! 6 year old metals it up on America’s Got Talent

June 26, 2013

Last night on America’s Got Talent, I had my faith in the younger generation restored and I know Heavy Metal will always live on! I am not a regular at watching music/talent reality shows but I had caught a glimpse of a 6 year girl screaming out some heavy metal vocals and had to find out more. Yes, Sugar and Spice and Metal is Nice. That is what this little girl is made of! I was able to watch the full segment on Youtube and it was incredible. Out came this adorable 6 year old girl in a cute little polka dot dress, Aaralyn O’Neil and she was with her 9 year old brother Isaiah O”Neil. Isaiah played drums as Aaralyn shocked the judges as she belted out her screams to her original song, “Zombie Skin”! She must have been channeling Mitch Lucker because I was amazed and loved every second of it. On the judges panel you can see Howard Stern and Howie Mandel fully enjoying it. Then you see the shocked and confused [Read More]

Battlecross releases new single, “Force Fed Lies” and album artwork and title

May 29, 2013

Time to heavy it up with some new Battlecross! Coming from Detroit, MI, Battlecross just released today their title and art work for their upcoming new album. War of Will is set to release on July 9th which was co-produced at Audio Hammer Studios and is on Metal Blade Records. What is even better is that also released their first single of the album, “Force Fed Lies” which will have you fist pumping and head banging without hesitation in the first few seconds. They definitely will please the ears of classic heavy metal as well as the new heavy metal sub-genres. It will leave you with wanting more and counting down the days until July 9th. While you are waiting you can put in your Pre-Order for the CD as well as take a look at the great bundle packages they have that might include t-shirt, poster, wristband, beer mugs and more. Take a look and order today here. Take a listen for yourself right here: Battlecross has an extensive list of upcoming shows this summer [Read More]

Prepare to be blown away by Centerlink

May 16, 2013

People ask me all the time how do I find my new music. There are so many ways, I get submissions daily, facebook messages, twitter and so much more. Sometimes you just happen to be in the right spot at the right time and you find a treasure! Today I have to tell you about the treasure I found completely accidental. As you know we went to Revolver Golden Gods Awards and we had bestowed upon the great David Draiman (Device and Disturbed) and his wife the award of Best Dressed Couple. I was on Twitter and ran across a tweet (you can see it in the photo slideshow) from a band that sent David Draiman a message about their music. I went to watch it and was BLOWN AWAY. Seriously just BLOWN AWAY. I thought I had found the lost recording of Metallica of 1985! I went back to check the message so I could see the band name only to see David’s response to them about how the singer had some Hettfield in [Read More]