HELD HOSTAGE Announce New Album “Great American Rock” Feat. Guests Tim “Ripper” Owens, Joe Lynn Turner, Mike Lepond

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HELD HOSTAGE have announced their brand new album “Great American Rock”, to be released digitally and on compact disc on FireRock Music Group May 6th. The album is described as “American rock and roll at the purest form” by Cry Wolf Magazine. Tim “Ripper” Owens and Joe Lynn Turner provide guest vocals on the album.

The album can be pre-ordered now at: https://lnk.to/GreatAmericanRock and look for the CD in retailers such as Target, Walmart, Barnes & Nobles and your local record stores.

“American rock and roll at the purest form. The energy that Tom Collier and his band produces is passionate and profound. You will be inspired and transformed by both the lyrics and the powerful guitar driven songs. Ripper Owens does an amazing job on the vocals. Truly he is one of the best metal vocalists alive today. Held Hostage will roll right over you like a tank as they crush your sense with the ultimate rock and roll machine.” – Cry Wolf Magazine

“Great American Rock” Teaser Video:

FireRock Music Groups, Scott Braun,Creative Director/A & R, Says. “This is a band rich in rock n roll history and they bring with them, a great fan base and they feature some rock legends, on their new record. When I first heard the new record Great American Rock, we knew we had to sign them.”

Tom Collier founding member/ lead guitarist/lead singer, “I wanted to get back to the roots of American Rock n Roll. Being able to bring Tim “Ripper” Owens back for a second album with us was such a thrill. I produced the album but I have to say, giving Ripper free reign on his vocals and taking suggestions from him, made this record exactly what we call it, Great American Rock. We also take on the issue of suicide of all ages, with our song Rise. This is a side of Ripper the world has never seen.”

Track Listing
We Rock Hard, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Now We Ride (Bikers Life), featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Your Eyes, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
The Master, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Hold On, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
You Rock Our Way, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Take Me Away, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Be A Man, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Chaos (Live)
Rise (Stop Suicide All Ages), featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Fallen Brothers, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens
Show Me The Way Back (Acoustic), featuring Joe Lynn Turner

Production Credits
Producer Tom Collier
Engineer Ron Keck
Recorded at Subcat Studios Syracuse NY
Photo Credits Scott Braun, Dave Koegel
Special Guest Vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens 10 tracks
Special Guest Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, Special guest Bassist Mike Lepond (Symphony X, Ross The Boss), Drummer Ron Keck all on Show Me The Way Back Home

NATHAN JAMES Releases Nu-Metal Song + Music Video ‘Sex Doll’

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NATHAN JAMES has released a nu-metal single “SEX DOLL” to all major platforms!

“When I wrote “SEX DOLL” I was thinking about how people can easily be manipulated into believing false truths. But, the beauty of this Nu-Metal song is it can be interpreted based on the imagination of the listener. For me, SEX DOLL is a metaphor. The music video highlights the beauty in dark art and aesthetics. It also accepts individuality across straight and LGBTQ communities. The song and music video welcomes diversity across people and sexualities” says Nathan James.

WATCH “SEX DOLL” video:

Stream “SEX DOLL” at https://onerpm.link/sexdoll

“SEX DOLL” will receive strong support from Spotify, Apple Music, & YouTube Music.

Nathan James is an independent artist who is a “Photographer Rockstar.” Nathan stands for the popular outcast with a goal to turn all life experiences good or bad into “MORE ART” through music and photography.

Hailing from the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, Nathan James has
always been pushing out his creative energy for the world to see. Building a foundation as one of the most desired entertainment photographer behind some of the industry’s most iconic shots (Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Machine Gun Kelly, Avril Lavigne, Post Malone & many more.

Since his burst onto the music scene in early 2020, Nathan James has already developed into a full-blown rockstar, manifesting his creative influences into a unique musical identity. It would be an understatement to say that Nathan hit the ground running. Despite the compromising circumstances of COVID-19, Nathan James has released 10 singles and amassed millions of streams across all platforms.

Nathan James has no intention of stopping his production of “MORE ART”. Whether it’s photography, music, or any other form of art, Nathan James is a unique presence that cannot go unnoticed. In a world full of creativity and expression, Nathan James urges people everywhere to create “MORE ART”, and he’s not afraid to lead by example.

Thrash Metal Project DOUBTING THOMPSON Signs with Sliptrick Records

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DOUBTING THOMPSON is a one man studio project based in Wisconsin in the United States. His music is a unique form of thrash metal that combines technical precision with raw aggression. Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jeff Thompson began in the local music scene playing thrash metal covers which still influence his style to this day, as you can hear in the Doubting Thompson body of work.

With a musical style often compared to Testament, Coroner and Exodus, Doubting Thompson offers a hard hitting blend of old school thrash and contemporary sensibilities. Technical precision and driving propulsion sets the project square between the raw edge of finesse and fury. Pummelling riffs and incendiary lyrical content leave the listener engaged, incited and ready to get in the pit.

Doubting Thompson is currently working on his fourth EP, tentatively titled, Lizard Brain Aggressions, expected in 2023.

DRAMASCREAM Release New Single + Music Video ‘Sham’

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Hard rock band DramaScream released their new single “Sham” to all major platforms via Curtain Call Records. “Sham” can be streamed/downloaded at: https://orcd.co/w53opxn. Watch the video below.

DramaScream is a hard rock band from Endicott, NY. The band finalized their line up in 2017 with members: Lauren Eliza , Steve Huff, Greg Grieve and Justin Arnold. With anticipation of releasing their upcoming single “Sham”, DramaScream is ready to get back on the road. Their newest album, In Your Mind, pulls influences from all aspects of hard rock and metal. Combining in your face screams (often ear piercing) with melodic vocals. The band draws off the energy around them, creating music that hits every nerve. From headbanging to heartpounding. DramaScream lives up to their name.

SPACE VACATION Release New Music Video ‘Reign in Hell’

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San Francisco-founded NWOTHM band SPACE VACATION just released their holier than thou music video for their first single “Reign in Hell” off their upcoming album “White Hot Reflection” which is set to release next week April 29, 2022. The song is about choosing your own destiny and using the origin of Lucifer as the catalyst for the listener’s own choice – to serve in heaven or to reign in hell.

Comprised of bassist Kai Sun, drummer Eli Lucas, guitarist Kiyoshi Morgan, and lead vocalist and guitarist Scott Shapiro.

“Reign in Hell” music video is Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Zack Ohren at Sharkbite Studio, Oakland, CA. Video by Eli Lucas Director and Editor: Eli Lucas Featuring Scott Shapiro, Eli Lucas, Kai Sun, Kiyoshi Morgan.

In regard to the music video, drummer Eli Lucas, says “It’s not easy to make a video yourself when the goal is to fool people into thinking it was made by someone who knows what they’re doing. Luckily, we stumbled across the perfect filming location: an infinite black abyss, conveniently located deep underneath my neighborhood church. It also doesn’t hurt to have four of the sexiest, photogenic dudes in town, if not the world.”

Lead singer Scott Shapiro adds, “It’s hard to remain handsome on the descent to hell, but I think we pulled it off. This song is one of our favorites from “White Hot Reflection” and we hope that makes it out of the void and into every heavy metal-loving fan’s home and eventually be that song stuck in their head that distracts them from whatever it is that they don’t want to be doing.  Is it better to Reign in Hell?  It’s certainly more fun!

Listen to Space Vacation on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Space Vacation takes inspiration from heavy metal icons like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Ozzy, and early Def Leppard, yet they also carve space for melodic tendencies and earn the heavy metal title in their own right.

Space Vacation’s 5th studio album “White Hot Reflection” releases April 29, 2022 on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube. The heavy metal band continues to shred on new music and create outright thrashers, so you can expect to hear more from them soon.  

Romanian TAKING BACK AUGUST Release Single ‘Another Day To Live’

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Romanian Modern Metalcore band TAKING BACK AUGUST has released “Another Day To Live”, their latest single!

The new song is built around corrosive, massive riffs, over which a volcanic rhythm is cleverly arranged. Alex Precup’s voice pierces your heart like a drill thanks to its dual nature: Heaven and Hell.

The atmospheric synths enhance the sound of the song, giving it a special flavor and stirring up waves of emotions in you, the listener.

You can listen to the new single “Another Day To Live” here.

The band comments on the new single:

For each of us, the song symbolizes an episode in life that we had to face head-on without looking back.

It presents a broader view of where we envision going in our style, with softer parts, more technically diverse synths, and alternating clean and screaming voices.

Modern Metalcore band Taking Back August hails from Bucharest, Romania. The band was formed in 2020 by musicians Alex Precup (vocals), Claudiu Ene (bass), George Motei (guitar), Alex Iliescu (guitar), and Moroianu Gabriel (drums).

Over the first two years of its existence, Taking Back August experienced and overcome many challenges, including participating in the Posada Rock and Metal Gates festivals. Alex Precup (vocals) competed and ranked second in the Superstar Romania 2021 competition!

The first single, “Welcome Home”, was released in October 2020 along with a lyric video. The song’s message, a well-crafted one, managed to overcome the barriers imposed by the listeners’ expectations. Following the release of the first single, the band began working hard on its first record, the EP “The Devil’s Crown” – released in September 2021.

Currently, the five members of the band are composing the songs to be featured on the first studio album, which will be released at the end of 2022.