Long-running Christian metal band Stryper has revealed that America’s largest retail store, Wal-Mart will not carry their new album, God Damn Evil, due to the objectionable title. Several other Christian retailers have joined to say they will not carry the album. The band has shared their reaction with fans and media. The album is due out tomorrow, April 20 via Frontiers Music Srl.Continue reading
In venues both small and large across the country, Grammy award winning band Switchfoot and Relient K have hit the road for over 3 months on what was called the “Looking for America Tour”. The names comes from the name of a recent Switchfoot song release from their recent album Where the Light Shines Through (Concord Music). Upon reaching the end of their tour, Switchfoot and Relient K made a stop in Tucson, Arizona at local venue, The Rialto Theatre. The Rialto has been a staple and landmark for the Tucson entertainment and concert industry.Continue reading
Modern rock band Skillet have released a new video for their track ‘Feel Invincible’ from their forthcoming album Unleashed, due out on August 5th. You can watch the video at this link or below:
Frontman John Cooper commented on Unleashed:
“I wanted to make an album that could make people feel the music. I always aim to write songs to which people can relate, but this time I wanted to see not only how the songs would connect lyrically, but also how they’d connect musically.”
Unleashed will be the follow-up to 2013’s Rise album which earned the band a Grammy nomination. Along with the band teamwork of husband and wife John (lead vocals, bass) and Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals), Seth Morrison (lead guitar) and Jen Ledger (drums, vocals), they worked with a production team of Brian Howes, (Daughtry, Halestorm, Nickelback), Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch), Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Walk The Moon, Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park) and Seth Mosley (Newsboys, TobyMac) on Unleashed. Pre-orders for the album are now live:
Unleashed track listing:
Feel Invincible
Back From The Dead
Stars
I Want To Live
Undefeated
Famous
Lions
Out Of Hell
Burn It Down
Watching For Comets
Saviors Of The World
The Resistance
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