Mad About Rock

Brotherhood lasts forever. No matter what happens, those bonds endure in memories and moments. We Came As Romans hold a similar link between them. After nearly 15 years together, countless sold out shows, critical acclaim, and over 250 million streams, the Michigan quintet - Joshua Moore [guitar], Dave Stephens [vocals], Lou Cotton [guitar], Andy Glass [bass] and David Puckett [drums] - weathered their darkest time and emerge stronger in the name of a fallen brother and member: Kyle Pavone. The band has released two brand new songs: Carry the Weight and From the First Note. These are the first tracks that the band has released since Pavone's tragic passing in August 2018. Watch and listen below: Carry The Weight official video: https://youtu.be/WO2WNcVQtXs From The First Note track video: https://youtu.be/X9MzpakAbmU Purchase or stream the tracks here: https://shrptn.co/wcar "When Kyle passed away, it changed everything for us personally and, as a byproduct...

Road warriors September Mourning are gearing up for fall tours as direct support for Twizted and Sons of Texas with the release of an animated video for new single " Hiding From Heaven ". The song was produced by 5-time Grammy Award winning Chris Lord-Alge; along with Josh Napert, & Nick Scott. The track will be included on the band's forthcoming EP, “Volume III”, which is set to drop on Dec. 13th. Check out the new video: The band's Emily Lazar (September) says, “When we set out to make a video for 'Hiding From Heaven,' we strived for a visual presentation that would represent the project in a creative manner. September Mourning is a trans-media project, meaning its concept is forged by a storyline that permeates throughout different mediums of art. One of those is the comic book aspect, whose storyline is a combative tale of life versus death. We took that idea and expanded the universe through animation." The band's graphic ...

ELUVEITIE are a phenomenon that has been spreading over the world for more than 15 years. Starting with their legendary debut album 'Spirit' (2006), across the outstanding 'Slania' (2008) to their latest masterpiece 'Ategnatos' (2019), the Swiss have developed a groundbreaking recipe. And now the time has come to capture the magical live energy of the Swiss Folk Metal institution in the form of a new release. 'Live At Masters Of Rock' will be unleashed on November 1st and contains many songs off of the band’s new album as well as plenty of legendary ELUVEITIE classics. ELUVEITIE presents the first digital single of this upcoming release, allowing everybody to enjoy at home the unbeatable stage energy of their current Ategnatos World Tour. The song 'Breathe' is now available on all major streaming and download platforms: https://nblast.de/Eluveitie-Breathe The band also presents the second album trailer of 'Live At Masters Of Rock'....

The Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI release a lyric video for their new single 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks' to celebrate the start of their US tour, which kicks off today in Tampa, Florida. The track will be available digitally next week, on September 27th, but you can already watch the new clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJwh5S3hukE The band comments: "There is a little story about 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks', which began at the end of the "Kulkija" recording sessions. We had always planned for 'Juomamaa' to have English lyrics, however, we just decided to keep the original and have the whole album in Finnish. After many travels & tours, we met our friends from THE 69 EYES this year at Metalfest CZ. A thousand drinks later, shared beds and many good ideas, Jyrki and Jonne came up with a 'Land Of A Thousand Drinks'. This is a song about being with good friends and traveling around the world. Hellraisers ...

This November/December, Ensiferum will embark on their "Path To Victory" North American headlining tour, featuring Kalmah, Abigail Williams, and Aenimus as support. Ensiferum's Sami Hinkka (Bass/Vocals) comments: "Hi folks! It's time to get back on the road for one last time before we head to studio to record the next Ensiferum album. We couldn't be more thrilled about the upcoming North America tour! It's gonna be fireworks of metal for the whole evening because we'll share the stage with awesome bands: Kalmah, Abigail Williams and Aenimus!" Kalmah adds: "Everybody knows what Santa Claus does but what happens when these two bearded creatures appear at once? I mean Swamplord and that other to the other guy..." Abigail Williams adds: "After taking a year off to complete our new album, we will hit the road with our friends Ensiferum, Kalmah and Aenimus in November. Expect a set list full of new songs and a couple of old favori...

In less than a week. San Diego quintet AS I LAY DYING will release their seventh full-length Shaped By Fire on September 20th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band is proud to release the official video for the fourth single, 'Blinded'. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1A5l8sKugg Tim Lambesis comments, "We had an incredible experience working with Frankie Nasso, who chose to direct the video for 'Blinded' based largely on his personal passion for the band. Additionally, there was incredible energy from fans who showed up for the shoot which made it an unforgettable experience!" Pre-order your copy of Shaped By Fire in the format of your choice here: http://nblast.de/AILDShapedByFire Pre-save the album on Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer: http://nblast.de/AsILayDyingPreSave Shaped By Fire was produced by the band and was mixed by Joseph McQueen at Sparrow Sound in Los Angeles, CA while mastering was completed by Ted Jensen at St...

Edmonton, AB's JULIET RUIN have announced Western Canadian show dates that include an opening slot for Ukraine's Jinjer in Calgary on October 29th and supporting fellow Albertans Arrival of Autumn in Grande Prairie on October 19th. The band will venture out to British Columbia for dates in Kelowna and Vancouver. The band adds: "We as a band are absolutely honoured to be opening up for Jinjer, we are all fans and their meteoric rise has been a pleasure to watch." Show Dates: Sept 13 - Kelowna, BC - Fernando's Sept 14 - Vancouver, BC - Pat's Pub w/ Kosm Oct 4 - Red Deer, AB - The Krossing Oct 19 - Grande Prairie, AB - Better Than Fred's w/ Arrival of Autumn Oct 29 - Calgary, AB - Dickens w/ Jinjer, The Browning, Sumo Cyco JULIET RUIN recently released their first full-length album "Old Stardust, Love and Chaos" on September 6, 2019 to follow their 2017 debut self titled EP. The release promises to be more technical with heavy instrumentatio...

As the debut track “Wouldn’t You Rather” becomes the next Top 20 Active Rock single in the band’s career, Alter Bridge have dropped another lyric video and song from their upcoming release Walk The Sky (October 18th via Napalm Records). “In The Deep” is now available on all digital service providers around the globe and the underwater-themed lyric video for the track can be seen here: https://youtu.be/xOZaoiPg8Xk The song opens with a driving intro that breaks down to an inspirational verse and powerful chorus that has become a calling card for Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitars, Mark Tremonti on guitars/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums. Walk The Sky, the band’s 6th studio album, is produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette and is now available for pre-order at https://smarturl.it/WalkTheSky . Alter Bridge will be heading out on their first worldwide tour in over 2 years starting on September 19th. The band will play 2 headline shows in Raleigh, NC on Se...

San Diego quintet AS I LAY DYING rise together on their seventh full-length and debut for Nuclear Blast, the aptly titled Shaped By Fire will be released on September 20th. The band has released a fifth album trailer in which they discuss why they chose Corey Meyers to create the artwork. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/rirSbqjUcHc Pre-order your copy of Shaped By Fire in the format of your choice here: http://nblast.de/AILDShapedByFire Pre-save the album on Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer: http://nblast.de/AsILayDyingPreSave Shaped By Fire was produced by the band and was mixed by Joseph McQueen at Sparrow Sound in Los Angeles, CA while mastering was completed by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in Nashville, TN. The only exception was for the track 'My Own Grave' which was produced by AS I LAY DYING, co-produced by Drew Fulk and mixed by Adam 'Nolly' Getgood. The artwork was created by Corey Meyers. Shaped By Fire will be available in the following formats: -...

Dark Station has released a new video for their fourth single "Villain" off of their anticipated debut album "Down in the Dark" set to release October 25, 2019. The single, as well as the video, was inspired by the movie Venom. The video can be seen here: www.darkstationband.com  and below: "Villain is 100 percent about the character Eddie Brock and his relationship with Venom. It's about how they had to accept and compromise on this new way of living, but I think people will relate it to things that are important to them. This song means the most to me, because while we were writing the song, I really started to believe in myself again as well as Dark Station." says Nathan Spades (vocals) on what "Villain" was written about. Kyle Ort adds, "Since the lyrics were inspired by the movie Venom, we wanted to keep the same feel for the video. The video starts out with this darkness taking over Nathan, eventually leading him to...

The Music Network TV Channel on Roku Worldwide is a TV channel that was created by established musicians and the recording industry to spotlight signed and unsigned artists. It's a place where record companies and fans alike can find new talent. Musicians promote themselves allowing music fans to discover new favorites. TMN, which is co-produced by Jessica Spinelli, has a dedicated staff who are working hard to change the way band's get their music heard and their videos seen. The channel features live performances, interviews, and music documentaries, but TMN also has high end music videos featuring national artists such as Heathen, Sodom, Anvil, Raven, David Ellefson’s EMP bands, Green Jello, Tantric, Smile Empty Soul, Dead By Wednesday, Jasta (of Hatebreed), Anti-Flag, Bumblefoot, Radio Active Chicken Heads, A Killers Confession, Doyle, & much more! Opus (drummer of Dead By Wednesday and David Ellefson of Megadeth's solo project Sleeping Giants) is one of...

San Francisco quartet Hell Fire announce new tour dates to perfectly close out an epic year of shows, with the band supporting thrash legends Death Angel throughout North America. The tour kicks off November 16th in Seattle. Please see all dates below. Check out their video 'On The Loose': Mania is the band's first proper album on RidingEasy Records, following the label's worldwide reissue of the band's self-released 2017 sophomore breakout Free Again, released on January 18th. Formed in recent years in San Francisco, though it may seem more likely that they hatched fresh out of a time travel portal from the mid-80s Bay Area thrash scene, Hell Fire have the classic look and sound of modern metal's halcyon days. Hell Fire's sonic assault warmly condenses elements of influences like Angel Witch, Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Exodus, Metallica, Riot, Virtue and Diamond Head into 10 tracks of headbanging MUYA anthems. The free-wheelin' creativity and...

Finnish symphonic power metal band EVERFROST's second full-length album "Winterider" is finally out now as of September 6th via Rockshots Records. In celebration of the release, the band is sharing their new anime-inspired video 'Actraiser' here . EVERFROST's new album 'Winterider' features 10 songs of winter spiced melodic metal elevated to the extreme this time around! The tracklisting includes the band's first ballad, their fastest song to date and the first EVERFROST epic, clocking in at over 10 minutes. The album is a unique undertaking for a metal/rock band, as it combines of a fully coherent manga comic and a conceptual album. The story features characters from their debut album "Blue Eyed Emotion", and takes them on a desperate journey to survive a never-ending winter! This type of album has never been attempted before, and the band is pulling out all the stops to provide you with a truly unique experience in the wo...

Promising to be one of the most ambitious projects in metal history, BLIND GUARDIAN's forthcoming release will be well worth the wait. The idea of recording an orchestral album originally formed in the minds of the two leading lights of the BLIND GUARDIAN universe - guitarist André Olbrich and singer Hansi Kürsch - during the 1990's when BLIND GUARDIAN started to use orchestral elements to enhance their opulent sound. The monumental project started to take shape over recent years, and mirroring its epic sound cascades, the lyrical concept was developed. To create the concept, Andrè and Hansi worked alongside German bestselling author Markus Heitz, whose latest novel Die dunklen Lande was released on March 1st, 2019. The book is set in 1629 and contains the prequel to BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA's opus Legacy Of The Dark Lands, which will be out on November 8th, 2019. To give their fans a first taster of the new album, the band is proud to present the first sin...