The bad ass rockers from New York, Nasty Habit that has released a music video for their song, Don’t Bring Me Down. These gusy have a rock and roll passion that is non stop. They have a high energy ’80s style rock sound that you will grab you when you first listen to their songs like Heart Breakin, Hip Shakin, Saturday Night, and Tripped. Nasty Habit has Tommy Ende on lead vocals, Kenny Ende on guitar, David Jordan on drums, and Frankie Wheeler on bass. Check out the video here:
When I first heard Nasty Habit, they completely renewed my faith in the younger generation to keep true rock and roll alive. Nasty Habit will make sure that Rock and Roll is here to stay! We will see if we can bring you another interview with them and find out more about what is in store for Nasty Habit in 2015! In case you missed our interview with them from last year, you can check it out here: Nasty Habit.
If you are in the New York area, make sure to not miss their show on December 12th at The Webster Hall. They will be opening for another of our favorite bands, Santa Cruz. For tickets and details visit here.
Last year I told you the story of how I found the great heavy metal/rock band Killed the Fixtion. I told you about “Music was their outlet and they have delivered a sound that just really invokes bad ass metal. It is almost like Pantera sprinkled with some Sevendust and Stevie Ray Vaughn all at the same time! You will love them, I know I am getting hooked.” You can read more from that original post here.
Killed the Fixtion have recently released a new song, Mother that is truly powerful and has a great message of hope and faith. In a time when it is hard to find people who care about the troubles of the world, it is rewarding to hear that we are not alone and have faith. We care about the state of the world today and this song truly captures that message. I absolutely love the raw emotion and thought provoking lyrics. So, take a couple minutes to check it out and share it with your friends. Maybe we can all get everyone to care a little bit more and make a difference.
They also do an incredible version of “Nutshell” from Alice in Chains that just is smooth and beautiful. So take a listen and go to follow/like them on their social media sites so you can be part of the KTF family!
Check out this video of their Alice in Chains Tribute of “Nutshell”. It will give you chills…
How about falling in love with a band from it’s start and getting to witness the growth with their music? Now, is the time where you can do just that. I want to introduce you to the new band Bigbadwolf from Arizona. They have just released their new single, Flavors which is available on iTunes here. From the first time I heard it, I loved it. This indie rock band is definitely going to be garnering a lot of attention, especially with this being their first song. It just makes you really attentive and excited for what is next.
Their style of indie rock infused with alternative electronic will grab a hold of you right away. They remind me of early Muse. The vocals are seductive as they dance within the beat and create an infectious tempo. They also have a well produced creative video for the song. Check it out here:
So make sure to pick up the single, visit their social media sites to stay up to date on their latest news and stay tuned for new music!
Just last week we brought to you a statement which at first we thought was from As I Lay Dying but turned out to be only on the part of Tim Lambesis. We then updated you with the news the remaining members were working on their own music project. Well the time has come to bring you information on the new band with Jordan Mancino, Nick Hipa, Phil Sgrosso, Josh Gilbert and with singer Shane Blay (previously clean vocals/lead guitar in Oh, Sleeper). The band is called WOVENWAR and they have us very excited for the new music!
Check out a teaser video for you from WOVENWAR here:
WOVENWAR is on Metal Blade Records and over approximately the last year, the band completed work on new material recorded with producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag) with mixing duties currently being handled by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium). On April 21st, they will be premiering “All Rise”.
We are so excited to hear the new music. We have been enjoying the teasers and snippets that the band members have been sharing via Instagram and Twitter and now we really can’t wait for more! Make sure to visit their social media sites so you can stay up to date on their latest news.
Last year I told you the story of how I found the great heavy metal/rock band Killed the Fixtion. I told you about “Music was their outlet and they have delivered a sound that just really invokes bad ass metal. It is almost like Pantera sprinkled with some Sevendust and Stevie Ray Vaughn all at the same time! You will love them, I know I am getting hooked.” You can read more from that original post here.
Killed the Fixtion have recently released a new song, Dead Man March 2014 that has once again have me exclaiming how awesome this band is. Dead Man March has an eerie dark intro that I love and it is a deep powerful and intense track that I am hooked on. You can get the song as a free download by signing up for their mailing list here. Check out the new song here:
They also do an incredible version of “Nutshell” from Alice in Chains that just is smooth and beautiful. So sign up for their email mailing list so you can receive free music. Once you listen, you will be part of the Killed The Fixtion family. “We just want to meet everyone who listens to our music. Enjoy!” So take a listen and go to follow/like them on their social media sites so you can get to know them too! Tell your friends and you can all be part of the KTF family!
Check out this video of their Alice in Chains Tribute of “Nutshell”. It will give you chills…
It is time to get excited about a great new rock project, City of Fallen Kings. It will feature three amazing musicians/artists; Brett Hestla, Will Hunt, and Elliott Ecton. These three guys history includes Dark New Day, Evanescence, Device, Signum A.D., Virgos Merlot, Creed, Black Label Society, Skrape, and Methods of Mayhem and many more. So now you know they mean business and they definitely can deliver!
They have announced a Kickstarter campaign where you can help send City of Fallen Kings into the studio. I have always been a strong believer in the Kickstarter campaigns where you can directly help your favorite musicians and become part of the process. In today’s age of music, bands have to take charge on their own t make things happen. So if you want to keep listening to great new bands and new rock, then you have to be part and support the music scene. What better way than making a pledge and you can get some cook rewards in return. There is a variety of rewards that can fit anyone’s budget from EP, T-Shirts, signed drum head, autographed guitar and even a chance to become the executive producer!!
So make sure to head over to their Kickstarter page and join City of Fallen Kings in the making of their new EP! We will keep you updated and see if we can bring you an interview so we can find out more of what City of Fallen Kings has in store for us!
A couple weeks ago we told you about our first Thirsty Thursday spotlight bands, Faith and Bullets. Our Thirsty Thursday features a young new band that is thirsty to rock and has the power to make it happen. You can read our post here.
Who is Faith and Bullets? It was started by guitarist, Rikk Alexander and then added vocalist; Stevie Meyhem, rhythm guitarist; Cody Gadomski and bassist Abel Lynch. They are still working on adding the drummer and meanwhile have Jason Guidry as their studio and session drummer. We had the pleasure of interviewing Faith and Bullets and are pleased to bring that interview with you here:
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Music Junkie Press:We are really excited to hear your music and to see that Rock and Roll is alive and well! Tell us how Faith and Bullets started?
Rikk: Well after playing most of 2011-2012 with pretty much my first real band, Mr Rogers, the founder decided to call it quits. I wanted to get back out and play again so I decided to join a local band called Beautiful Remains. Things weren’t really going as quick as I would have liked so I decided to break off and start my own project.
Music Junkie Press: Well Rikk, we are sure glad you decided to do your own project, because you guys KICK ASS! You guys are young rockers! When did you first start playing your instruments?
Rikk: started guitar at 9
Cody:started at 8
Stevie: started piano at 5
Abel: started at 13
Jason: started at 18
Music Junkie Press: What was your first concert you ever went to?
Rikk:Tears for Fears
Cody: Queensryche
Stevie: Rush
Abel: Michael Shenker
Jason: Eagles
Music Junkie Press:Those are some great concerts! You definitely have a vibrant level of 80’s rock inspiring you! What three bands inspired you most?
Rikk:We are all inspired by many different bands but I think the three we all agree on no matter what are:
Guns N Roses
Cinderella
Dokken
Music Junkie Press: You just named three of my favorite bands!! We actually interviewed Tom Keifer of Cinderella earlier this year, you can check it out here.How is the new music coming along? Do you guys have a song writing process?
Rikk: The new music is coming along good. We are currently writing two new songs! We pretty much write all the time! As for our process…Cody or I will have a riff that sounds cool and we’ll just elaborate on the music and then Stevie will write lyrics to the music. We finish up with bass and drums.
Music Junkie Press: We are excited to see what you guys have in store for us! If we could peak into your IPod, what artist or song might we be most surprised at finding in there?
Rikk: Blondie
Cody: Justin Timberlake
Stevie: Nsync
Abel: Great White
Jason: BeeGees
Music Junkie Press: I think I have a little of all of them on my Ipod, especially BeeGees and Blondie!What would your dream lineup be if Faith & Bullets went out on tour? What three bands (living or dead) would be on the lineup?
Rikk: Again that’s a hard choice to make, we would all love to play with so many people but the band all agrees on:
Guns N Roses
Motley Crue
Ratt
Music Junkie Press: How about gear favorite, what one piece of gear is your most favorite and a must have?
Rikk: My guitar
Cody:Stiff picks
Stevie:Mic
Abel: D2g Pedal
Jason: Pearl Signature Piccolo Snare
Music Junkie Press: If you could tell me two secrets about each of you, what would it be?
Rikk:Can’t stand facial hair/ dusty equipment
Cody: Has Bieber Fever/ Low T-Levels hahahaha
Stevie:Justin Timberlake Fan
Abel:None I’m an open book lol
Jason:It’s a secret lol, he won’t tell
Music Junkie Press:So Rikk how about dust on facial hair? That would drive you nuts right? Yikes Cody you have to get some antibiotics for that fever quick! Stevie, how can you not love Justin? Abel, you better tell us when you have a good one and Jason, we will find out! lolLastly, what would you like to share with our audience?
Rikk: What we would like to share with your audience is that Rock N Roll is back! Be ready for some kick ass music and a hell of a good time!
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Make sure to visit their social media sites and follow this band along their upcoming journey to bring their rock n roll to you! We will see if we can bring you an interview with the band.We are excited for all the new music that Faith and Bullets will be bringing to us.
Last month, we introduced you to a bad ass rock band Spider Rockets. You can read more about that here.Spider Rockets are from New Jersey and they have an incredibly unique sound that blends influences of punk, rock, metal and alternative and so much more.
Helena Cos is on lead vocals and she has such a charismatic energy while she sings that draws you in. Johnny Nap is on lead guitar and backing vocals and Greg Manning on bass guitar and backing vocals. On drums is Dan Prestup. These four together conjure up some bad ass rock. Spider Rockets s is ranking #1 on ReverbNation in their area and is currently ranking #9 nation-wide across all genres and #4 nation-wide in rock for the FIAT Band Prix competition. Here is the link for the competition and you can get a free song download from Spider Rockets.
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Spider Rockets and are pleased to bring that interview to you here:
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Music Junkie Press: What is Spider Rockets currently working on?
Helena: We are writing, playing regional shows and looking for our next tour. We just did a tour run with Saliva and earlier this year had two runs with Trapt.
Music Junkie Press: We can’t wait for your next tour! We voted for you guys in the FIAT BAND PRIX and we are going to be sharing the links so everyone can vote. How did you guys get involved in the FIAT BAND PRIX?
Helena: we are pretty active on Reverbnation and that is where we first saw the opportunity. It was great to be selected to participate! It’s a great opportunity for fans to download a free song and vote for us all-in-one.
Music Junkie Press: We will be sharing the link for our audience to Vote as well! Your album Bitten is amazing! It is literally filled with KICK ASS songs, from the album, which song is your favorite or one that means the most to you? What is your favorite song to play live?
Helena: My favorite to play is “Better When its Loud” because I love the balls out attitude. Live I also like “Scream” because of the underlying emotional rage in the song and how it connects with audiences and slams it home. Love it!
Johnny: I like playing “Break” live because I like watching fans groove to it.
Dan: I love playing “Gasoline” live because of its faster and more aggressive live feel and how it is very driving. “Scream” is another one of my favorites because the chorus is easy to sing along to and I like watching people sing it with us.
Greg: Speaking as a bit of an outsider, who didn’t have a hand in composing the songs, I’d have to say my favorite song on the album is “Gasoline.” It has that little galloping riff during the verse that really speaks to my love of old school metal. I really love performing the vocals during the chorus of “Gasoline” too, so I guess “Gasoline” is my favorite to play live as well!
Music Junkie Press: “Bring Me Around” is such an intense song, can you tell me more about that song?
Helena: Musically the song was a Frankenstein for us. We recorded it in parts and pieced them together. We wrote parts of it in the studio, too. Also in the mixing process, parts were pieced together. It is really satisfying the way the music and vocals weave in and out bringing the mood of the song to the forefront. It’s a pretty deep song with some dark lyrics. A bit soul bearing…
Music Junkie Press: It truly is a soul bearing song and really is one of my favorites. When you play live, you are known for putting on an incredible live performance, do you have any pre-show rituals?
Helena: I jump up and down and swing my head around to loosen up.
Music Junkie Press: Lately there have been a rise in female fronted bands but Spider Rockets definitely is not just a female fronted band since you can rival any other band! What do you think of the sudden rise in female fronted bands?
Helena: There has been a rise in loud rock female fronted bands. I like diversity—it gets dull when all modern rock bands sound the same. With a female vocal, it changes the vibe a bit so that is a good thing. The more the merrier!
Music Junkie Press: It really is great to see women being taken more seriously in the music industry. What were some of the most influential albums for you that got you to pursue your career in music?
Helena: GNR ‘Appetite for Destruction’ Alanis Morissette ‘Jagged Little Pill.’ I saw myself as a female Axl Rose. I know that sounds goofy, but yeah, morph Axle and Alanis and that’s how I saw myself.
Johnny: Kiss ‘Alive’; Van Halen ‘Fair Warning’; Ozzy ‘No More Tears.’
Dan: My influences that got me into music were Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Dream Theater, Alice in Chains, Megadeth, Disturbed and Rob Zombie.
Greg: Death- ‘The Sound of Perseverance’; Opeth ‘Still Life’; Kamelot ‘Karma’; Emperor ‘Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk’; Dimmu Borgir ‘Spiritual Black Dimensions’; In Flames ‘Colony’; and Iron Maiden ‘Somewhere in Time.’ These were all transformative albums for me in some way or another, though the list of bands and albums from which I drew inspiration as a budding metal-head could go on forever.
Music Junkie Press: Can you remember what was the first concert you ever went to?
Helena: it was a school concert where I performed with a handful of other grade-schoolers. We all stood in front of the stage and performed “Mary Had a Little Lamb” together on violin. I blanked out and had to fake it. It was pretty embarrassing. The only thing that could have been worse is if I wet myself onstage.
Johnny: in grammar school a local band performed in our gym. They played “Jumping Jack Flash” and that hooked me.
Dan: My first real concert was OZZFEST with Marilyn Manson and Korn. I knew that’s what I wanted to do.
Greg: The first concert I ever attended was Cannibal Corpse, Dimmu Borgir, The Haunted and Lamb of God at a place called the Birch Hill in Old Bridge, NJ, which isn’t even in existence anymore. I was 15. The funny thing is that Lamb of God was the unknown opening band on that tour!
Music Junkie Press: Those are some very different answers and I love it! Today, technology has just taken over everything with social media sites, I pads, games, etc. What is something from todays’ technology generation that you wish you had when you were growing up?
Helena: my own cell phone would have been a great start! I’d feel naked without my phone now. But, I could go on and on. A laptop, Ipad, Ipod…. Technology moves so fast and opens up so many more ways to communicate with each other.
Music Junkie Press: If I could peak into your Ipod, what artist or song would I be most surprised at finding in there?
Helena: Amy Winehouse. “Back to Black” still kicks my ass.
Johnny: Stevie Ray Vaughan. I love the way that man played the blues.
Dan: Some songs and artists you might be surprised to find on my Ipod would be Lady Gaga, No Doubt, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and DMX!
Greg: It depends on whether pop or classical music is more surprising to you: Lady Gaga (I like to imagine the song “Heavy Metal Lover” is about me), or Holst’s “The Planets.”
Music Junkie Press: Those are all great! Do you have any plans for touring out here in California? We are hoping to catch you guys live out here.
Helena: as someone who grew up in California, I really want to tour more there. Hopefully this next year opens up more opportunity for us on the west coast!
Music Junkie Press: Lastly, is there anything else you would like to share with our audience?
Join us on online. We keep a running dialog with our fans on Twitter and Facebook especially. Stay in touch with us and tell us where you want us to tour next! Let me know how you like what I’m wearing onstage, I don’t care. Or just shoot the shit. It’s all good. It’s pretty great to have the tools at our disposal to bring us close with fans even when we are not close-by.
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Make sure to head over to the FIAT Band Prix Competition and VOTE for them! Let’s see Spider Rockets WIN THIS! Check out their video for “Going Down” which was released just last month and is on their CD “Bitten” which you can pick up on Itunes here.
Today we are announcing our first spotlight of our Thirsty Thursday features. That is where we feature a young new band that is thirsty to rock and has the power to make it happen! This week we would like to introduce you to a new band from Central California, Faith and Bullets.
Faith and Bullets was formed less than 8 months ago and they are ready to take the rock scene by surprise. They have a sound that blends old 80’s rock like Motley Crue, Kiss, Poison, and Dokken with what I call “80’s on replay rock” like Crashdiet, Black Veil Brides, and Reckless Love. So who is Faith and Bullets? Well, it was started by guitarist, Rikk Alexander and then added vocalist; Stevie Meyhem, rhythm guitarist; Cody Gadomski and bassist Abel Lynch. They are still working on adding the drummer and meanwhile have Jason Guidry as their studio and session drummer.
If you would like to take a listen head over to their Facebook or Reverbnation pages or click here. They currently have two songs up, “Better Off Alone” and “Forever”. “Better Off Alone” has a great Dokken feel to it and delivers high energy. “Forever” is like a modernized 80’s lighter in the sky ballad. It has great vocals and definitely both songs show their diversity in styles and their potential to really conquer the rock world. One thing is for sure,Faith and Bullets have the THIRST TO ROCK and we are glad to have them as our first Thirsty Thursday Spotlight.
Make sure to visit their social media sites and follow this band along their upcoming journey to bring their rock n roll to you! We will see if we can bring you an interview with the band. Rockin Ryan has already said he wants to head down and video them for a shoot soon so we will keep you updated.
I always enjoy hearing from our audience about bands to check out. Most recently I received a tip from Bill (@MetalGod41 on Twitter) to check out Spider Rockets. I had heard of this band before and was glad for the refresh from him. He included their video for “Going Down” in his message and it was awesome!
Spider Rockets are from New Jersey and these rockers really kick ass. They have a very unique sound since they perfectly blend their influences of punk, rock, metal, alternative and much more. Sometimes bands with a variety of influences seem to get lost in their identity, not Spider Rockets. They have created their OWN Identity and it will have you Rockin in no time!
Helena Cos is on lead vocals and she has such a charismatic energy while she sings that draws you in. Johnny Nap is on lead guitar and backing vocals and Greg Manning on bass guitar and backing vocals. On drums is Dan Prestup. These four together conjure up some bad ass rock. Check out their video for “Going Down” which was released just last month and is on their CD “Bitten” which you can pick up on Itunes here.
They have just finished up touring with Saliva and Trapt. I am hoping they are planning a trip out West here to California! I have been told that their live performances are a 150% pure energy and non stop adrenaline. Make sure to check out their social media site so you can stay up to date on the latest Spider Rockets news. Thanks again Bill (@metalgod41) for the tip and if you have someone you want us to check out, email us at mari@musicjunkiepress.com or Tweet us at @maririchardson We look forward to hearing from you.
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