Both Austin’s Jason McMaster and New Jersey’s Dan Lorenzo have been in many bands over the years. Lorenzo most notably in Hades and Non-Fiction and McMaster in Dangerous Toys and Broken Teeth to name a few, but up until now the two have never written together.
McMaster has sung the covers Mr. Speed and Sight For Sore Eyes under the moniker CASSIUS KING (Lorenzo, Lipnicki, Schulman and different vocalists and guests), but the two have just released the single Traveler along with Jimmy Schulman and Ron Lipnicki who both play with Lorenzo in his doom band Vessel Of Light.
“The last 3 years is the most music I’ve written in my life”, Lorenzo stated. “I’ve become obsessed with Vessel Of Light, but I have always had an eye to writing with Jason. We both have a shared love for 70s era Kiss, Aerosmith and Cheap Trick…of course you would never know that listening to the first song we are releasing. It’s more in a Sabbathy direction.”
CASSIUS KING are speaking with several labels about a full release and hope to have their debut LP out by the end of this year.
TOUCH was the first band to play at the inaugural Monsters of Rock Festival at Castle Donington in 1980 along with Rainbow, Scorpions, Judas Priest and Saxon. A live version of their hit “Don’t You Know What Love Is” appeared on the compilation LP Monsters of Rock, documenting the performances at the festival. Touch’s first album was released on Atco Records and their first singles, “Don’t You Know What Love Is” and “When The Spirit Moves You” charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Their follow-up album was recorded in 1982 and produced by Todd Rundgren, The record never came out and Touch disbanded thereafter.
They are known for memorable and diverse songs, stellar musicianship, lush vocal harmonies and dynamic stage performance. One of the top AOR bands, their debut album is considered by many to be among the best Melodic Rock albums of all time. The original band have now reformed after almost 40 years to create the new album “Tomorrow Never Comes”, which is already being hailed as their best work to date.
“Stupendous” Swedish Rock “A great return” Rock Candy “9 out of 10” Classic Rock
Keyboardist Mark Mangold had this to say about the making of this new album, “Feels like déjà vu all over again.” Guitarist Craig Brooks continues, “The things you see when you ain’t got a gun”. Doug adds, “I’ll have the shark sandwich, please, Toasted.” Glenn concludes, “It’s not over till it’s over”.
Check out the video for Tomorrow Never Comes here:
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Finnish melodic metal band DARK THE SUNS have released a new single and music video ‘The Secrets of Time’ from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘Suru Raivosi Sydämeni Pimeydessä’ which is set to be released on April 9th 2021 via Inverse Records.
Mikko Ojala commets: “With the lyric video of our song The secrets of Time we wanted to exhibit the beautiful wintery nature of Finland, continuing with the theme set with our previous videos. This song is one of our personal favourites among the songs releasing on our new album in April.”
Nu-metalcore quintet SEEKER have released a video for their new single ‘Bite Your Tongue’, their heaviest and most aggressive track to date. ‘Bite Your Tongue’ offers a glimpse into the band’s upcoming EP, Call It A Hatred, due for release on 7th May 2021.
For fans of After The Burial, Northlane, Wage War and Alpha Wolf, ‘Bite Your Tongue’ is an exhilarating blend of heavy, groovy, technical metal that cements them as ones to watch.
Hailing from Surrey, Seeker is comprised of two sets of brothers and one close friend. Formed in 2019, the band began their steady rise in June 2020 with the release of their debut single ‘Deranged’, gaining momentum with over 25,000 collective streams.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Seeker built their live reputation through shows across the UK, including a support slot with Heart Of A Coward.
Now the quintet are putting their feet firmly on the pedal, offering a thrilling taste of things to come with their new single ‘Bite Your Tongue’.
Power-folk metallers VEXILLUM have released a visualizer for the song ‘When a Good Man Goes to War’, the first single taken from their new album ‘When Good Men Go to War’ – out on April 23 on Scarlet Records.
This is how the band commented: “This song is about an almost unknown force, a force so rare and frightening to see that, when unleashed, is not possible to describe the scenario that lies ahead. That disruptive, uncontrollable force that comes from breaking a balance. It’s easy to predict the reaction of an evil man, but not what can happen if a man who has always been good goes into battle and puts aside all the rules that define him. As at sea, everything can change in an instant, from calm to raging storm. Everything could go wrong if you don’t respect the forces that unleashed it.”
Enriched by the epic cover artwork by Andrea Butera, ‘WGMGTW’ is a record with more aggressive and powerful sounds – a crucial evolution in Vexillum’s style and aesthetic, obviously tinged with that folk atmosphere that has always distinguished the band.
BRANDON GIBBS, an explosive guitar player and singer / songwriter who has a powerful, soulful voice and a brilliant sense of melody that sets him apart from his contemporaries.
‘Lost Boys’ is a pure rock tune and it shows the heavier, darker side of Brandon both lyrically and musically as it was written and recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is drenched with emotion and honesty.
“Lost Boys is a song for the people As an artist it’s my job to put feelings into words and song. 2020 was like living in a nightmare for millions upon millions. From wildfires, a global pandemic, riots, a derecho, loss of so many lives, people not even having a chance to say final goodbye’s properly, shut-downs, loss of employment, closed business’s, stages for the arts being closed down and the one thing that brings us together like music events being prohibited… We all collectively got hit so many times that one can’t help but feel empty and lost. I won’t ever forget it and we all have long lasting scars from it. Sink into the lyrics as this isn’t about the good times rolling, this is about being so vulnerable you can’t help but scream it out loud! “I don’t want to be a lost boy AGAIN!” – Brandon Gibbs
Brandon Gibbs is best known for being a cryptic, spiritual, radiant songwriter & national live performer. Brandon’s songwriting takes you on an incredible journey throughout each performance, often transcending genres of rock, blues, pop and country but all the while still remains Brandon in every play. The cocktail that is equal parts songwriting, performing and compels his fans to continue to support his journey also has a heavy measure of explosive guitar work that has been instilled in the 35-year-old artist since the age of 8. This keeps his fan base nothing short of all included! He’s also a public speaker and a major advocate for anti- bullying.
Brandon’s passion for guitar began around the age of eight. At the age of fourteen, he and his twin formed The Gibbs Brothers Band and would perform together for the next 10 years while also writing and recording together. Their reputation for harmonies, instrumentation, and pure entertainment earned them more opportunities than most unsigned bands ever see. Some of their shows included The Doobie Brothers, Poison, Bret Michaels, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, George Thorogood, the late Jeff Healey and many others.
When Brandon and his twin parted ways musically in 2010, Brandon began traveling extensively as a solo artist. In 2012, Brandon formed the band Cheap Thrill which featured two members of multi-platinum band Cinderella. Cheap Thrill toured nationally and internationally and still performs presently. Brandon would write and record during his downtime, and his song, This Town, was picked up by the John Force Racing Team and was eventually used for ESPN’s NHRA division for three consecutive seasons.
In 2014, Brandon joined forces with Rikki Rockett (Poison), Tracii Guns (L. A. Guns), and Eric Brittingham (Cinderella) to form Devil City Angels. Their first single, All My People, which was actually previously written and recorded by Brandon and his twin brother, was used in the State Farm segment on the 2014 Monday Night Football Countdown. Devil City Angels was quickly signed by Century Media Records and released their self-titled record in September of 2015. (In 2020, DCA surprised their fans and released a video called “Testify” which Joel Kosche (Collective Soul) co-wrote, produced and performed with Brandon and Rikki and Topher Nolan. In 2015, Brandon was asked by members of multi-platinum band Poison, Bobby Dahl, Rikki Rockett, and CC DeVille to perform hits from the Poison catalogue. They were called “The Special Guests.”
In 2017, Brandon also created an incredible guitar driven show called “Planet Axe” featuring Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) and Joel Kosche (Collective Soul) This show was extremely well received by fans. 2016-present – Brandon and Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Cher, TSO) perform together in an acoustic show called “The Campfire Tour.” An intimate vibe with a BIG sound that fans love!
In April of 2019, Brandon signed his first deal as a solo artist with Golden Robot Records releasing the single “Rain Whiskey” fall of 2019 and “Leave” in 2020. Brandon will be releasing his third single “Lost Boys” with Golden Robot early 2021.
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