Download SAVING ABEL's new single for free venerdì, 31 maggio 2013 21:14 by madseason
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Platinum southern rockers Saving Abel from Corinth, MS have inked a new management deal with JHMP the management company founded by former Creed, Paramore and Sevendust manager Jeff Hanson. As part of the deal the band will be releasing their new recordings via their own label Hell No Pick’n, a joint venture with JHMP that will be run by Hanson, who also founded and runs the Warner distributed Silent Majority Group (Framing Hanley, Candlebox, Tantric, Course Of Nature).

The band’s first single "Mystify" is currently available as a free download at SavingAbel.com and on their ReverbNation page. The single will be followed by an EP "Cracking The Safe" that will be released on August 6th.

"Cracking The Safe" was produced and mixed by Saving Abel's longtime friend, collaborator and producer Skidd Mills who has produced all three of the band's previous albums. Skidd says "I think this is creatively the beginning of a really interesting new chapter for Saving Abel. Their writing has taken on a new direction that while it stays true to their rock roots and the sound that made them a platinum act and active rock core artist, it really encompasses the southern rock and country flavor of their influences like Lynyrd Skynryd, '38 Special and Johnny Cash."

DEVOUR THE DAY under Time & Pressure sabato, 11 maggio 2013 16:35 by madseason
devour the day - time & pressure

Devour The Day is an American modern heavy rock band founded by former Egypt Central members Joey "Chicago" Walser (bass, backing vocals, songwriter) and Blake Allison who steps out from behind the drum kit to sing lead vocals and play guitar, in addition to being a producer and co-songwriter.

Their debut album "Time & Pressure" was released last May 7 on Fat Lady Music and features the first single "Good Man" (watch the lyiric video here). The band collaborated with expert producer Skidd Mills (Saliva, 12 Stones, Third Day and many more), who helped doing the final touches in the recording of the album.

A special mention to Dmitry Ligay, an amazing young artist and illustrator from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, who created the artwork for the album and the single.

News, news again... sabato, 29 ottobre 2011 17:45 by madseason
Another round of updates about the last two week's most interesting news. This time I begin with american singer/songwriter from Oklahoma City Graham Colton. After releasing "Pacific Coast Eyes" in April, he has just made available a re-release of the album, simply called "Pacific Coast Eyes Vol. 2", featuring 3 new tracks and 3 alternate versions of songs included in the first edition. These are Graham's words: "I am now a #9 "new and noteworthy" artist on iTunes, as well as #16 on the chart! That is amazing for me since I feel like, I'm at a place where I'm reinvigorating my old fans, finding new ones and trying to "reinvent" myself, and it just all seems so organic and more than anything, its just gratifying". If you haven't already done it, watch the video for the single/title-track from "Pacific Coast Eyes" here.
David Crowder*Band's first radio & digital single from their final record "Give Us Rest or (a requiem mass in c [the happiest of all keys])" (phew!) is available now. "Let Me Feel You Shine" can be previewd and downloaded on iTunes. The christian band will release their seventh studio album on January 10th, through sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records.
the new shining

Dutch 3 piece alternative pop rock band The New Shining will release an acoustic album called "Stripped" next spring on Johnny T Records. The first official single/video taken from the album is "Breaking The Spell". The video was shot on location "Huys ten Donck" by Crossmarkpictures.com. Watch it clicking on the left frame.

Sixteen years old Diamante Bovelli, from Boston, MA, could really be the next big thing in the modern pop world. According to the bio, she's a true musician and a prolific songwriter. Get to know her with the lyrics video for her single "Impossible", actually at the number one slot on the Independent Music Network Charts.

This is from the Fair To Midland camp: "After 7 amazing years of playing with Fair To Midland, our bassist Jon Dicken has decided it was time for him to move on. We appreciate his hard work and dedication to the band, we love him, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors. Moving forward, we are excited to continue touring and making music. Unfortunately, however, this has resulted in the cancellation of our European/UK dates in November. We want to send our sincerest apologies to our European friends and fans from across the pond. We will be regrouping in the following weeks and in the meantime we thank you all for your patience and understanding".
Mainstream heavy rock band Sugar Red Drive from Poughkeepsie, New York, will release their new work "A Story Of Signs" on November, 1st. Thanks to the help of such luminaries as Skidd Mills (Saving Abel, Sick Puppies, Saliva, 12 Stones) and Brain Howes (Hinder, Daughtry, Puddle Of Mudd), the upcoming album has already spawned two succesfull singles: "Marching Man" (watch the official video here) and "No Apologies" (watch the image-made video here).
our lady peace

The one you can watch clicking on the left image, is a new, special video by great canadian rock band Our Lady Peace. It's a song that supports the Fight The Good Fight cause. More info on the dedicated site and on the O.L.P. site, where you can also download the track for free.

PK are a band from San Luis Obispo, CA. They're influenced by the likes of The Killers, Saves The Day, Bruce Springsteen and Vampire Weekend. You can watch today's video premiere for the single "Berelain" here, and download the track for free, together with an acoustic rendition of the song "London", from their facebook page.

Formed at Louisiana State University by LSU students, Better Than Ezra has been making great rock music for over 20 years. The band members' Tiger Pride burns as brightly now as it did when they were working their way toward stardom. Better Than Ezra goes back to their roots with the release of their "Death Valley EP" on October 18th. The record features a modern twist on traditional tailgating songs popularized by The Golden Band from Tigerland. "LSU football has been a part of our DNA since our first practice just off campus in 1988 and we always talked about recording our favorite game day tracks BTE style. The songs on this ep are iconic to not only LSU's Tiger Band but were originally pop songs from the 50s, 60s, and 80s. For us to be able to come back to LSU and record the songs is a dream come true" says bass player Tom Drummond. Also included on the EP are Better Than Ezra's original songs "This Time Of Year" and "Hell No!", inspired by LSU football and their time at the University. Preview and buy the EP on iTunes now, and listen to "Chinese Bandits" here.
I talked to you a month ago about The Dreaming, featuring ex-members of Stabbing Westward. Now I can present you the video for the single "Every Trace" (watch it here). Moreover, you can stream their new album "Puppet" in its entirity at this link.
Tracer is an australian band with a reminiscent sound of 90's grunge/stoner rock mixed with the everlasting bravado of 70's classic rock. Their debut album "Spaces In Between" was released last October 3rd and features the hard-hitting single "Too Much", that you can download for free here. And this is the video for the song. Enjoy.
BRENT JAMES' Moment Of Silence martedì, 13 settembre 2011 23:03 by madseason
brent james

This is a new artist for me and I guess for most of you. His name is Brent James and, with his Nashville based band The Contraband, has released a couple of months ago an interesting album called "Moment Of Silence", produced by Skidd Mills (Skillet, Third Day, Saliva, Rev Theory and many more).

I don't own the record yet, but it's streaming on Brent's website and, for what I've heard, it's a nice work with a sound influenced by classic rock artists like Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp and Bob Seger and more recent acts like Sister Hazel and Better Than Ezra, with a touch of country.

The band has released a video for the title-track of the record, and you can watch it here or download it at their website.