Rock News

Evanescence ‘What You Want’ is Dance-y Hard Rock – Song Review [Audio]

Evanescence just released the first single off their upcoming, self-titled album, and the track “What You Want,” brings a stormy blast of hard rock and anguish pop, with Evanescence’s typical layers of symphonic chords. Move towards the bottom of the page and click on the player to hear the song.
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Skillet’s ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You,’ the Perfect Breakup Song – Song Review

Hard rock band Skillet’s latest album, Awake, has been out is over 100 weeks, but it’s not slowing down one bit. The collection has scored a third RIAA Gold certified No. 1 active rock single in, “Awake and Alive,” and the band’s hoping to tally a fourth with their new track, “It’s Not Me It’s You.”
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Maylene and the Sons of Disaster ‘Life on the Road’ Video

Ever wondered what it would be like to cram backstage with the guys of Maylene and the Sons of Disaster? Find out in the band’s latest video series.
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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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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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Oh, Sleeper, ‘Endseekers’ – Song Review

Oh, Sleeper always had a gift for fusing hardcore with melody in just the right measures. The Fort Worth, Texas-based metal-core band proves that, and more, on their new single, “Endseekers.” The track comes off the band’s upcoming album, Children of Fire, out Sept. 27.
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