Rock

Black Stone Cherry: Carnival of Madness is ‘a Big Family Reunion’ [Interview]

The 2011 Carnival of Madness tour kicks off this Saturday, Aug. 13, in Twin Lakes, Wis., featuring Theory of a Deadman, Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, Adelitas Way and Emphatic. Black Stone Cherry are stoked for the tour, saying it’s ‘a big family reunion.’
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Seether Drummer John Humphrey: New Single ‘Tonight’ Almost ‘Didn’t Make the Album’ [Interview]

Drummer John Humphrey checked in with Audio Ink Radio to talk about Seether’s new album (“It was like a Christmas present for me”), their new single ‘Tonight’ (which almost didn’t make the album) and why the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival will be one big reunion.
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Anberlin and Switchfoot ‘Excited’ to Pair Up for North American Tour

Alternative pop-rock band Switchfoot are due for a cross-country tour, so why not team up with fellow Christian rockers Anberlin and make it one big party? The duo recently announced just that: a full-fledged, North American tour together, which kicks off Sept. 25 in New York City.
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RED’s ‘Lie to Me (Denial)’ Brings the Heavy – Song Review

Nashville hard rock band RED’s new single, “Lie To Me (Denial),” opens with an eerie instrumental passage, pierced with subtle electronic beats and warm guitar tones, before exploding into crushing riffs and towering melodies.
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Five Finger Death Punch’s ‘Under and Over It’ Scores on Rock Radio

Five Finger Death Punch’s new song, “Under and Over It,” is the most added new song at active rock radio this week and the No. 1 song on the iTunes rock chart.
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Switchfoot Frontman Jon Foreman: New Album is ‘About the Duality of Existence’

Just under two years have passed since alternative pop-rock band Switchfoot released their Grammy-winning album Hello Hurricane, and the guys are right on target to drop the follow-up, Vice Verses, on Sept. 27 via Atlantic Records.
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3 Doors Down Announce 2011 Tour With Theory of a Deadman and Pop Evil

American rock band 3 Doors Down have announced dates for their buzzed-about “Time of My Life” North American tour. The tour spans 29 cities, kicking off in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Sept. 29. Need more incentive? Popular rockers Theory of a Deadman and Pop Evil will open on many of the stops.
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Sick Puppies’ Emma Anzai: Hearing Songs ‘in a New Way’ [Interview]

Sick Puppies bass slinger Emma Anzai has shared the stage with mega rock names: Nickelback, Seether, Shinedown, Velvet Revolver. But looking back on Sick Puppies’ decade-plus years together, the one that really stands out is playing Big Day Out in her home country of Australia.
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Puddle of Mudd covers the Rolling Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter’ [Audio]

Fred Durst-discovered Puddle of Mudd have released their long-awaited cover of the Rolling Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter.’ The song comes from the group’s upcoming album of covers tunes, re(disc)overed, out Aug. 16 in the U.S. Hear the track via the player, below.
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Top Five Rock Videos of the 2011s (So Far)

Can you believe 30 years have passed since MTV first played a music video? To celebrate, Audio Ink Radio is counting down our Top Five Rock Videos of 2011. Yes, the year is only half over, but that’s why this counts down five great videos, not ten. We’ll get to those, later.
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