Hi everyone and thanks for checking out Minnesota Homegrown. I
finally broke down and set up a MN Homegrown site on MySpace...check it
out and be a friend of the show here:
HOMEGROWN NEWS
ARTWORK AND TRACK LISTING REVEALED FOR
LANCE KING'S NEW ALBUM "A MOMENT IN CHIROS" IN STORES 11/11/11
"Etheric Progressive Power Metal from the former voice of PYRAMAZE,
BALANCE OF POWER, for fans of REDEMPTION, DREAM THEATER and SYMPHONY X
with a nod at greats LED ZEPPELIN"
LANCE
KING is world renowned in the underground as a melodic metal vocalist,
singing on over 25 worldwide releases over the last 21 years. This fact is
impressive in itself, but what is truly special about LANCE is his ability
to morph his voice to fit any mood and intensity of a song, he’s proved
this over the years by adding a very "special something" to every album he
has been a part of.
Said to have the golden touch, LANCE’s voice just seems to connect the
dots making head banging metal also into a good song.
On the last day of June, 2011 LANCE decided to invite some of his musical
friends to co-write songs with him as he ventured into his first solo
album. An act of faith only knowing their work, never working with them
before in creating music. In just two months, those involved had created
an epic masterpiece, quite a feat indeed based on the quality of this
release.
In under three months, “A Moment In Chiros” was mixed and mastered and off
to the presses, perhaps the fasted created music in history? This album
was meant to be out by 11/11/11 and is destined to stand the test of time.
The album's concept is based on the 11:11 time prompt phenomena happening
to over 75 million people around the world, Lance is one of these people,
and has dived in deep to find more about what it’s all about. This album
is one man's journey as a seeker of truth looking for answers to the
world's greatest mysteries.
Lance has chosen "Human Trafficking" (sex slavery), one of the fastest
growing criminal activities worldwide as the charitable cause he would
like to champion, profits from this album will go to efforts to abolish
this slave trade worldwide through an organization called "NOT FOR SALE"!
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/about/slavery/
Boasting great creativity and performances by these fine musicians: Jacob
Hansen (Beyond Twilight, Invocator & Anubis Gate), Kim Olesen (Anubis
Gate), Michael Harris (Darkology, Thought Chamber), Tore St Moren (Jorn),
Fred Colombo (Spheric Universe Experience), Markus Sigfridsson (Darkwater
/ Harmony), Kevin Codfert (Adagio), Michael Hansen & Shane Dhiman (Phonomik),
Malek Ben Arbia (Myrath) & Morten Gade Sørensen (Pyramaze, Wuthering
Heights), Elyes Bouchoucha, Malek Ben Arbia, Anis Jouini (Myrath) &
Mistheria (Bruce Dickinson and MANY others).
Produced by: Kim Olesen (Anubis Gate) & Jacob Hansen, (Volbeat, Heathen,
TYR, Amaranthe, Communic, Mercenary, Onslaught, Rob Rock, Blotted Science,
Raunchy, Pretty Maids, Cryoshell)
TRACKLIST:
111. A Sense of Urgency
222. Awakening
333. Manifest Destiny
444. A Given Choice
555. A Moment in Chiros
666. Dance of Power
777. Kibou
888. Infinity Divine
999. Joy Everlasting
10:10 Sacred Systems
11:11 Transformation
FAR FROM FALLING ANNOUNCE FINAL SHOW
In a note to fans on the bands official Facebook page, Far From Falling
have announced that they will be going on hiatus as of October 14th which
is the date of their final show.
"To our fans and friends, Far From Falling will be going on hiatus at the
end of October.
From John, Jay, Harley, Paul and Corey - thank you."
Tripping Icarus have been added to the line-up.
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE RETURNS
American Head Charge have
officially announced they'll be hitting the road for a brief tour.
Could it be a precursor to bigger things to come from the Minnesota metal
giants?
American
Head Charge's "Tourette" 2011
10/20/2011 Mankato, MN - Buster's
10/21/2011 Kalamazoo, MI - Festival
10/22/2011 Joliet, IL - Bada Brew
10/23/2011 Duluth, MN - Clyde Iron
10/24/2011 Toledo, OH - Frankie's
10/25/2011 Barrington, IL - Penny Road Pub
10/26/2011 Des Moines, IA - Peoples
10/27/2011 Downer, MN - The Mainline Tavern
10/28/2011 Fargo, ND - Nestors
10/29/2011 Burnsville, MN - Primetime Sports Bar
SMILING POLITELY FEATURED IN THUNDERSTRUCK 10 DVD PROMO
Smiling Politely has been
featured in the new promo for Thunderstruck 10, The snowmobile action
sports video featuring massive jumps to insane powder to crazy first
ascents from Team Thunderstruck. The video is the 10th installment
from award-winning producer Jim Phelan.
NOTE: Cue in to 2:09 to
hear Smiling Politely...
MOD CON DRUMMER INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Jeff's journey began with a "14
foot slide and 22 foot fall"...in Jeff's words! On Tuesday, June 28th Jeff
headed to White Bear Lake to continue the building of a town home. What
started as a typical
day
turned into a day of a lot of pain and anger. Pain because that 25 foot
fall off the roof resulted in several broken bones and anger because the
diagnosis meant being unable to do what he loves most...drumming with the
band!
Jeff was brought to Regions Hospital by ambulance at about 8:00 a.m. He
spent several (more like 10 hours) in the ER being examined by various
doctors. Orthopedic surgeons tended to the compound fracture to his left
leg and the neuro team examined for neck and back injuries. The immediate
concerns were spinal injuries and the open wound to the leg. After CT
scans, MRIs and X-Rays, the diagnosis was a transverse break of the
fibula, a linear fracture of the tibia and broken L2 vertebrae in his
spine. We were told Jeff was "extremely" lucky. Luck was not a thought
that had crossed any of our minds!! However, after being told the L2 was
just below the spinal cord and inches away from paralysis, the word
"lucky" had a whole new meaning.
Once the doctors had determined the extent of Jeff's injuries, it was time
to come up with a plan of
action
to begin the healing process. The immediate concern was to close up the
wound to prevent infection and fix the broken leg. Jeff was taken to the
OR around 6:00 p.m. with several options on the table for fixing the
fractures to the leg. The orthopedic surgeon decided it would be best to
just stabilize the leg with an external fixator and clean the wound. Jeff
went into surgery around 7:00 p.m. About 1.5 hours later, we were updated
and told the surgery went well. The surgeon confirmed the decision to wait
on fixing the broken bones at a later date was the right decision. The
swelling in his joints was extreme and could have perhaps caused more
problems down the road had they repaired the broken bones. The repair to
the leg is to be continued at a later date...
Recovery from surgery took a little longer than expected as Jeff had
problems breathing on his own once the tubes were removed. We are told
this is typical for someone who is on a lot of pain medications. Our
evening ending at about 2:00 a.m. when Jeff was finally wheeled into his
room and we were all able to say good-night.
After an extended time away,
Seazon Of The Fly are back touring again in support of their new album "Wonderfly."
You can get the album by download only (for the moment). In a recent
on-air interview with the band they mentioned that there will be a
physical release coming with bonus tracks not currently available.
They have also released a new video for the song "Safe" from the "Wonderfly"
album. The video was produced, cut and directed by Ned Domm &
Don Evans of Chop Shop Productions and James Swensen-Flagg of Seazon Of
The Fly.
DOWNLOAD SCARLET HAZE "HERO"
Download the new single from Scarlet Haze "Hero (Japanese Earthquake
Relief Single)" from iTunes and proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross
relief efforts. Don't forget to catch them live on the Main Stage on
Friday, July 22nd at Halfway Jam.
BLUE FELIX DROP NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR MOTION PICTURE
Blue Felix have dropped a new
music video which will be featured in the motion picture "In Harm's Way."
Blue Felix will also be on the movie soundtrack along with Solid Gold,
Lookbook, Detuned Kytes and Bradon Palmer who is the lead soundtrack
editor for the movie and also Restraining Hollywood's films who put
together the Blue Felix clip.
AMERICAN HEADCHARGE REUNION?
Lately there's been some
rumblings of a possible American Headcharge reunion. Right now it
sounds like it's going to happen....but I'll keep you posted.
RIFF RAFF REUNION
RandyRasta, Dave Boser and
Billy Thommes version of Riff Raff will reunite for the Granny's Rocker
Reunion Sunday May 22nd at Pop's in Sauget, Il. (St. Louis) Big Fun!!!
Granny's Rocker Reunion Party
WHERE · Pop's Nightclub
WHEN · Sunday, May 22 @ 4:00 PM
AGE · All Ages
PRICE · $13, $15 DOS
STATUS · On Sale Now
ABOUT
THE EVENT
Doors 4pm
5pm: The Seconds Band
5:45: Knucklehead
6:30: Bazooka Joe
7:15: The Undecided
8:00: Riff Raff
8:45: Broken Toyz
9:30: Baywolfe
MORE INFO
POP'S NIGHTCLUB
1403 Mississippi Ave.
Sauget , IL 62201
Parking information: Abundant FREE parking
Directions: Mississippi Ave. is about 3/4 mile south of I-55 N on Route 3.
Route 3 is the first exit on I-55 N, going east into Illinois from St.
Louis. You can see Pop's plainly on your right from Route 3.
JOHN FELDMANN CONFIRMED TO PRODUCE NEXT THROW THE FIGHT ALBUM
The band is set to hit the
studio with Goldfinger frontman May 1st, 2011
(Minneapolis,
Minn.) April 11th, 2011 - The Minneapolis-based rock / metal act, Throw
The Fight, have confirmed that John Feldmann (The Used, Story of the Year,
Atreyu) will be producing the band’s sophomore release.
The band is set to enter the studio on May 1st to track the follow up to
their debut release, "In Pursuit of Tomorrow," at Feldmann’s LA studio.
“We’re big fans of the records John has done and are looking forward to
getting in the studio and putting this next group of songs together with
him. Working with Feldmann is going to serve as an integral step in
pushing Throw The Fight in the right direction for 2011 and beyond,” says
Throw The Fight guitarist, Ryan Baustert.
Most recently the band has been seen touring the Midwest and East Coast.
The band’s debut album has garnered radio support across the country and
support slots with today’s biggest rock acts such as Avenged Sevenfold,
Papa Roach, Sevendust, and the Vans Warped Tour among others.
LOCAL ROCKERS ON THE ROAD
Buzzard Vocalist and Guitar
Player Minnesota Pete Campbell will be touring Europe, drumming for Place
of Skulls! Also Jeff Moen, Jeff (Witchden Drummer) is also on tour
playing drums with SOURVEIN.
DESIGN THE NEW BLACK DAYS DOWN LOGO
Hey guys and gals!
So as a lot of you may know, BDD is preparing to come back full force and
destroy the music scene yet again. With the new, defined sound we are
currently sculpting, we figured we might as well do a face lift with the
logo. And since we love you all for backing us, we figured why not get
your creative brains involved.
So that being said, we want our new logo to be designed by you. This is
going to be the log...o that will be on CDs, tshirts, posters, banners,
stickers, Matts drum sticks, guitar picks, press kits, tattoos,
EVERYTHING.
Heres all you got to do..
-Come up with your most creative design that is simply stating us, BLACK
DAYS DOWN. Simple is key.
Send multiple designs if you want. Lets see what you can do. Of course you
will be credited and we will get your name out to let everyone know YOU
designed it.
Final design will be chosen on April 29th, 2011. Few catches...please make
it readable. No death metal designs :). If we decide to go with yours, we
can arrange to meet up and get a disc with the highest resolution file.
And we mean HI-RES. This logo is going to be blown up onto backdrops that
could be as large as 15'x8'.
Cant wait to see what you guys come up with. And we will be seeing you
soon ;)
-Black Days Down
MAYPRIL MAYHEM BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Saturday, April 30 at 2:00pm at
Belgrade VFW. Prizes to be determined by turnout at event. for more
info head to the event
facebook page
Schedule
3PM to 4PM - Chasing Summer
4PM to 5PM - Worth The Risk
5PM to 6PM - "yet to be named"
6PM to 7PM - Ambivalence
7PM to 8PM - Sundogs
8PM to 9PM - Save The Girl
9PM to 10PM - Agony Of Apathy
10PM to Close - Third Addiction
Bill Zadra will be playing the Bagpipes throughout the day!
FORMER AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE DRUMMER JOINS FILTH GAUGE
Chris Emery shares his thoughts
on moving back to the Midwest and joining FILTH GAUGE:
“I can’t wait to get back to
Minnesota and start playing gigs with my buddy Jon (SPIDER), and our New
band FILTH GAUGE. I’m excited to meet, and get to know the band, hang out,
get creative, and get some more songs together with my new family. Moving
from Oregon back to the Midwest, my next chapter: – will of course have to
be mind blowing, I can’t stand still, however my family is the reason I
love today, and still live, they give me strength to keep chasing that
next dream. I’m coming home to Indiana to live and care for my amazing
mother, and be closer to my dear father in Michigan. So Minnesota, FILTH
GAUGE, here I come. Broken heart healed, the world looking clear, rock
solid and ready through tuff times, I’m ready to get on stage and tear
shit up! Let’s Rock!”
-Chris Emery
BEAUTIFUL
TRIGGER WELCOMES NEW GUITARIST
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve added Taz Azure to our team as a
2nd guitarist. Taz will be playing his first show with us at Station
4 in St. Paul, MN on Saturday, March 26. Stop by and welcome him aboard!"
Taz joins the band after stints with Dirtee Circus and Long-Haired
Delinquents.
- Beautiful Trigger
THE RETURN OF BLACK DAYS DOWN
According to their Facebook posts, Black Days Down is back in the practice
space rehearsing. Things are going well and are currently
writing new material. Don't look for a show soon. Sounds like
the current plan is that the performances will begin later this summer.
SCARLET HAZE NEW ALBUM / RECORD DEAL
Dirtbag/ILG/Warner Music Group is proud to announce the signing and debut
release of recording artist Scarlet Haze. The band will be hitting the
road in cities all over the US this Spring and
Summer
in support of the effort. Tour dates coming soon. The bands’ new album One
Bad Bitch features performances by members of Guns N Roses and Nine Inch
Nails. The first single “Reach Down” will be impacting radio on January
11th. The band is comprised of lead vocalist Kat Perkins and touring
musicians Eric Warner (guitar), Steve McClurg (bass) and Peter Day Elledge
(drums). The band tours extensively and has shared the stage with many
national touring artists including Bon Jovi, Candlebox, Saving Abel, Vince
Neil, Blackstone Cherry, Rev Theory and Bret Michaels of Poison. Kat’s
sultry onstage persona is equally as dangerous as her music. Her attention
to stage detail, musicianship, vocal ability and undeniable sexuality,
both in attire and music, leave her fans both teased and pleased
simultaneously. “Rock, like Scarlet Haze, is a full package,” says Kat,
“it’s not just for the ears but the eyes as well – people just want to get
off at a live show – and we aim to please!”
Scarlet Haze unleashes a truly fearless brand of hard rock on her Dirtbag/ILG/Warner
debut. “Playing it safe is not something I back,” states Scarlet Haze lead
singer Kat Perkins, “rock music is supposed to be dangerous.” Indeed, the
band’s debut single “Reach Down,” which blends a hard edge melodic hook
with sexy self pleasuring, is sonic proof of Scarlet Haze’s assault on
safe music. “Reach Down,” says Kat, “is reactive and universal in subject
matter because of its truth – everyone does it and that includes females.”
Scarlet Haze has amassed an impressive and loyal fan base, a who’s who of
supporting musicians, a top-notch promotion/label team and is co managed
by multi-platinum recording artist Disturbed’s bass player John Moyer- via
Silver-Tongue Management.
DESTROPHY UPDATE
Hopefully you had some good holiday fun and are settling into 2011 well.
We are in studio preparing the next album and proud to be able to deliver
you new music in the spring. As soon as we have any details concerning
album title or song titles we will let you know. For now, know that "Still
Bleeding" will finally make its way onto a Destrophy release- many of you
have heard us perform this song on tour and asked when it would come out -
so here you are:)
We
will have some promo videos up soon with some in-studio footage so you can
see us at work and at play. I'm sure some kettlebells will be in there
somewhere...
For anyone close to Iowa, we will perform on Jan 22nd in Des Moines, Iowa,
so make sure you come and if you need tickets just go here: http://www.destrophy.com/store.php
and they will be mailed to you at a discounted price, as well as with some
Destrophy guitar picks.
In the meantime, please continue to spread the word- tell someone about
our previous album (currently available at Amazon.com for download for
only $5!!) and try and bring your friends to the show when we come through
town. We love meeting you in person, and love to hear from you, so keep
the emails coming! Take care of each other, and see you soon.
Ari -
Destrophy
LAST
REFRAIN'S FINAL SHOW
As many of you know Brandi has
decided to leave the band. As a band we have decided that it wouldn't be
fit to continue on without her. So we have regretfully decided that
December 18th will be our last show. This will be our final show. We are
working hard to get everything setup so that it will be a rocking awesome
show. We would like to thank everyone that has been there with us from the
beginning.
Last Refrain We like to thank all the great bands, promoters and Venues.
Finally we would like to thank all the fans. We would love to see as many
of you out on December 18th as possible, to help us say goodbye to such an
important part of the last 6 years for us.
- Last Refrain
BLUE FELIX DEBUTS NEW MUSIC VIDEO
After a call to arms for fans
to participate, Blue Felix has put the finishing touches on the their new
video which had it's debut Nov. 13 at the Star Bar. The brand new video for "Middle Finger
Up" features #0 Sid Wilson of Slipknot.
4th ANNUAL ROCKIN' 101 BATTLE OF THE BANDS - RESULTS
Another battle in the books.
It was a hot sunny day at the fair and currently we're all nursing our
sunburns. After it was all said and done Buzzard comes out on top.
Skywarden was our runner up and Hourless took home 3rd.
Gabriel
and the Apocalypse The band has just secured a deal with Rockband
MTV/Microsoft to be featured on the rockband network! Very soon you will
be able to download “Hey You” by Gabriel and the Apocalypse directly from
the site. www.rockband.com/rock-band-network available on Xbox 360,
Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii. Check back ...soon, we’ll let you know
when the track is available for download.
- GATA
THROW THE FIGHT ANNOUNCE NEW LINEUP / NEW SINGLE JULY 20
(Minneapolis, Minn.) June 22,
2010 - The Minneapolis-based rock / metal act, Throw The Fight, have
announced a new lineup and digital single, which will be released July 20.
The band will carry on as a six piece and feature three guitarists. New
members include Brian “Stitch” Foster, formerly of Lava Records band,
Grade 8, on bass, Kevin Beck and Brooks Bohmbach, formerly of Minneapolis
metal act, Saving One, on guitars, and Jeff Baustert, brother of original
guitarist, Ryan Baustert, on drums.
According
to Baustert, “We had some members that couldn’t continue to tour full time
so it was time for a change. Not being able to tour simply isn’t an option
for us. We belong on the road. It was a mutual decision between the former
members and there is no bad blood at all. Having the new guys in the group
is great. The vibe is extremely positive and we’re able to take things to
another level musically with three guitarists.”
The group’s new single, ‘Bloodshot Eyes,’ is being released July 20 on the
heels of the band’s next full length, due out in the fall/winter of 2010.
Most recently, the group has been touring in support of their latest
release, ‘In Pursuit of Tomorrow,’ which has garnered the band solid
national airplay from college and active rock stations along with support
slots with today’s biggest acts such as Avenged Sevenfold, Sevendust,
Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Staind, and more. The track will be available
digitally via Itunes, Amazon mp3, Napster, and more.
Singer James Clark adds, “This release is a little foreshadowing of what’s
to come on our next album and some new music for our fans to have while
we’re staying busy on the road.”
Throw The Fight is the Minneapolis rock / metal band, comprised of James
Clark on vocals, Brian Foster on bass, Jeff Baustert on drums, and Ryan
Baustert, Kevin Beck, and Brooks Bohmbach on guitars.
DRIFT EFFECT CLOSES FINAL CHAPTER
Just happened to hear the latest news from the Drift Effect camp that the
band has decided to call it quits after this weekends (April 17, 2010)
show at First Avenue. I haven't heard anything official but should
know more soon.
Until then, check back for more details.
IRON THRONES WINS SCION NO LABEL NEEDED CONTEST
The
votes have been tallied, the producers, mentors, celebrity judges, and
most of all, the public have spoken. The winner of the No Label Needed
contest and series presented by Scion is Minnesota’s
Iron Thrones. “We’re incredibly excited for this opportunity to
become more self-sufficient as far as marketing and recording ourselves,
and to get our music in front of tons of new potential fans,” frontman
Adam Clemans commented.
Iron Thrones consists of Clemans,
guitarist/producer Steve Henningsgard, drummer Peter Clark, and bassist
Curtis Parker. Their sound is informed by bands such as Isis, Opeth and
Cult of Luna. The band was initially known as Everest, but changed their
name in 2008.
As the winners, Iron Thrones will receive a comprehensive tutorial in
how to achieve success in the music industry. They’ll be mentored by
Shadows Fall, record an EP produced by The Machine Shop’s Will Putney
and Machine, have new merch and website designs and much more.
However, the No Label Needed Series is designed for everyone to
benefit. Iron Thrones’ victory will be well-documented, with the
promotional partners giving advice not just to the band, but to any
reader of Metal Insider interested in learning from the best in the
business.
“We’ve always been outspoken about our independence and DIY nature,”
Iron Thrones guitarist Steve Henningsgard says. “We encourage all bands
to take full control of their own careers, and to utilize all of the new
technologies and tools available to them.”
Congratulations to Iron Thrones, but also to the other 19 finalists.
All of them are great bands worth keeping an eye out for.
HOLLOW FACE ON INDEFINITE HIATUS
"Due to unforseen recent
events, we regret to inform everyone that Hollow Face is going on an
indefinate hiatus. Thanks to all the bands, venues, and fans that
supported us over the last few years."
- Hollow Face
It does sound like there is a
new project in the works and as always keep you posted.
STRANGE DAZE HEADED TO NASHVILLE TO RECORD NEW DISC
Strange Daze will be heading to
Nashville,TN in early Jan. 2010 to record songs for the new CD! Strange
Daze will be recording at Rivergate Studios in Nashville,TN with Bobby
Capps (.38 Special (Keyboards), Evans Capps (Vocals & Songwriter) and
Chris Henderson (Three Doors Down / Guitarist), who own the studio
together. We are very excited and thankful for this opportunity that is
being offered to us! We will post pictures and possibly video's of the
trip. Stay tuned for much more to come!
We wanted to let you guys know about a service we just started offering.
In November the game Rock Band is opening its doors to let anyone put
their own music into the game.
In the November premier of Rock Band Network, they hope to have at least
200 new songs up and ready for purchase. At Atomic K Records &
Productions, we have the skill set to author any song and get it in the
proper formatting to be uploaded to Microsoft’s server. Very few people at
this point have the software and know how to do this. We think it would be
very beneficial for your band/label to be one of the first to feature your
songs when the floodgates open. Please feel free to call us at any time to
talk about the details.
Contact either: Karl Demer or Merritt Benton
Check Out a Video of Our Work:
Atomic K Records & Productions
2630 University Ave. SE Suite #134
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Voice: 612.378.0818
LANCE
KING is world renowned in the underground as a melodic metal vocalist,
singing on over 25 worldwide releases over the last 21 years. This fact is
impressive in itself, but what is truly special about LANCE is his ability
to morph his voice to fit any mood and intensity of a song, he’s proved
this over the years by adding a very "special something" to every album he
has been a part of.
American
Head Charge's "Tourette" 2011
day
turned into a day of a lot of pain and anger. Pain because that 25 foot
fall off the roof resulted in several broken bones and anger because the
diagnosis meant being unable to do what he loves most...drumming with the
band!
action
to begin the healing process. The immediate concern was to close up the
wound to prevent infection and fix the broken leg. Jeff was taken to the
OR around 6:00 p.m. with several options on the table for fixing the
fractures to the leg. The orthopedic surgeon decided it would be best to
just stabilize the leg with an external fixator and clean the wound. Jeff
went into surgery around 7:00 p.m. About 1.5 hours later, we were updated
and told the surgery went well. The surgeon confirmed the decision to wait
on fixing the broken bones at a later date was the right decision. The
swelling in his joints was extreme and could have perhaps caused more
problems down the road had they repaired the broken bones. The repair to
the leg is to be continued at a later date...
ABOUT
THE EVENT
(Minneapolis,
Minn.) April 11th, 2011 - The Minneapolis-based rock / metal act, Throw
The Fight, have confirmed that John Feldmann (The Used, Story of the Year,
Atreyu) will be producing the band’s sophomore release.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve added Taz Azure to our team as a
2nd guitarist. Taz will be playing his first show with us at Station
4 in St. Paul, MN on Saturday, March 26. Stop by and welcome him aboard!" 
Summer
in support of the effort. Tour dates coming soon. The bands’ new album One
Bad Bitch features performances by members of Guns N Roses and Nine Inch
Nails. The first single “Reach Down” will be impacting radio on January
11th. The band is comprised of lead vocalist Kat Perkins and touring
musicians Eric Warner (guitar), Steve McClurg (bass) and Peter Day Elledge
(drums). The band tours extensively and has shared the stage with many
national touring artists including Bon Jovi, Candlebox, Saving Abel, Vince
Neil, Blackstone Cherry, Rev Theory and Bret Michaels of Poison. Kat’s
sultry onstage persona is equally as dangerous as her music. Her attention
to stage detail, musicianship, vocal ability and undeniable sexuality,
both in attire and music, leave her fans both teased and pleased
simultaneously. “Rock, like Scarlet Haze, is a full package,” says Kat,
“it’s not just for the ears but the eyes as well – people just want to get
off at a live show – and we aim to please!”
We
will have some promo videos up soon with some in-studio footage so you can
see us at work and at play. I'm sure some kettlebells will be in there
somewhere...
LAST
REFRAIN'S FINAL SHOW
Gabriel
and the Apocalypse The band has just secured a deal with Rockband
MTV/Microsoft to be featured on the rockband network! Very soon you will
be able to download “Hey You” by Gabriel and the Apocalypse directly from
the site. www.rockband.com/rock-band-network available on Xbox 360,
Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii. Check back ...soon, we’ll let you know
when the track is available for download.
According
to Baustert, “We had some members that couldn’t continue to tour full time
so it was time for a change. Not being able to tour simply isn’t an option
for us. We belong on the road. It was a mutual decision between the former
members and there is no bad blood at all. Having the new guys in the group
is great. The vibe is extremely positive and we’re able to take things to
another level musically with three guitarists.”
The
votes have been tallied, the producers, mentors, celebrity judges, and
most of all, the public have spoken. The winner of the No Label Needed
contest and series presented by Scion is Minnesota’s
Iron Thrones. “We’re incredibly excited for this opportunity to
become more self-sufficient as far as marketing and recording ourselves,
and to get our music in front of tons of new potential fans,” frontman
Adam Clemans commented.