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The Judas Priest cover appears on As I Lay Dying’s 10th Anniversary release entitled “Decas” found here:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/decas/id472424805.

Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING is premiering a new music video for their take on the Judas Priest classic “Electric Eye” on www.Ulitmate-Guitar.com. The song appears on the recently released EP, Decas, which marks the band’s 10 year anniversary.

The clip was shot with director Paul Brown (My Chemical Romance, Staind, Stone Sour) at El Mirage Lake, a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California.

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EP Release Marks Band’s 10 Year Anniversary; New Studio Album To Follow In 2012

A Decade of Destruction Tour Kicks Off Nov 30th in Long Island, NY with

Support From Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis

AS I LAY DYING’s latest release, the Decas EP, is a collection of new tracks, covers, remixes and more, which reached #2 on the iTunes Rock chart and landed at #61 on Billboard’s Top 200 in its debut week. iTunes also offered a free track (”Paralyzed”), which was downloaded by a staggering 125,000 people in one week.

Meant to tide fans over until the release of the band’s hotly anticipated new studio LP (due for release next year), the Decas EP marks AS I LAY DYING’s decade of making music and features 3 new songs, 3 cover songs, remixes, and more.

As vocalist Tim Lambesis explains, “We wanted to at least do an EP when the idea first came up.  We were touring at the time and knew we wouldn’t have time to put together an entire album of new material. Decas literally means ten, and to me it is a collection of songs to celebrate our ten-year anniversary as a band.  We were able to round up three new songs that we felt represented the different sides to our band. There’s a song you’d generally expect from us, one on the heavier side, and then one of the most melodic songs we’ve ever done. We took a similar approach on the cover songs. We wanted one song that represented a thrashier, heavier influence. Interestingly enough we were asked to do a Slayer cover song with an anti-war theme for a video game months earlier, so that worked out perfectly. Next, we represented the melodic guitar influence with Judas Priest who is responsible for starting much of that within metal. Lastly, I came up with the idea to do a simple, raw, energetic song that was outside of our genre but still influential in some of our musical upbringing.”

The band recently sat down with Hot Topic to discuss Decas and the interview can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/N2KJ3nPwLvc.

AS I LAY DYING will kick off their headline run on the A Decade of Destruction Tour on November 30th with special guests Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis (see dates below.)

What others are saying about Decas:

“This album is meant to be listened to with the speakers turned up all the way and your head soaring up and down. From some sick new originals to great covers and fun re-mixes, As I Lay Dying has created a great gift for their fans in Decas. (9 out of 10).”- Ultimate-guitar.com

“Decas celebrates the 10-year anniversary of metalcore stalwarts As I Lay Dying’s… fans will enjoy the EP¹s new material and covers. Happy 10^th anniversary, guys.”- Revolver

“Celebrating ten years of crushing metalcore, Decas is a grab bag of new tracks, remixes, and covers that seeks to show fans not only where the band is going, but where it came from. For those who have been around the block a few times with these guys, it’s an album that they won¹t want to miss out on.”- Allmusic.com

“ALID have built a reputation for releasing solid, punishing records and Decas is no different.”- Puregrainaudio.com

Decas tracklisting:

1.   Paralyzed

2.   From Shapeless to Breakable

3.   Moving Forward

4.   War Ensemble (Slayer cover)

5.   Hellion (Judas Priest Cover)

6.   Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover)

7.   Coffee Mug (Descendents cover)

8.   Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (Re-Recorded Medley)

9.   The Blinding of False Light (Innerpartysystem Remix)

10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman Remix)

11.  Confined (Kelly ³Carnage² Cairns Remix)

12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)

A Decade of Destruction Tour Dates:

Nov 30           The Paramount Theater    Huntington, NY

Dec 01            Trocadero Theatre  Philadelphia, PA

Dec 02            Starland Ballroom  Sayreville, NJ

Dec 03           Palladium     Worcester, MA

Dec 04           9:30 Club      Washington, DC

Dec 05           Rocketown    Nashville, TN

Dec 06           House of Blues         Chicago, IL

Dec 07           First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

Dec 08          Beaumont     Kansas City, MO

Dec 09           The Door       Dallas, TX

Dec 10           The White Rabbit    San Antonio, TX

Dec 11            Lonestar Center       Lubbock, TX

Dec 13           Sunshine Theater    Albuquerque, NM

Dec 14           Venue of Scotsdale  Phoenix, AZ

Dec 15             SLO Brew      San Luis Obispo, CA

Dec 16           Soma  San Diego, CA

Dec 17            House of Blues Las Vegas  Las Vegas, NV

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As I Lay Dying’s

A Decade of Destruction Tour Kicks Off Nov 30^th in Long Island, NY and Winds Down

With a Hometown San Diego Show Dec 16^th

Openers Include

Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis

Special Ticket Bundles On Sale Now

That Let Fans Sit In On Sound Check

and Include Signed Poster and Photo Opp With The Band

Decas Out Now on Metal Blade Records

Album and Tour Commemorating Band’s 10 Year Anniversary

Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING has announced plans to give fans in each city on their headlining A Decade Of Destruction Tour an opportunity to purchase 1 of 15 special ticket bundles which include entrance to the band’s sound check, a poster signed on the spot and a photo opp with the band that will be uploaded to the band’s website that night. 15 bundles will be sold in each city for an additional $20 on top of the price of a ticket and can be purchased at: http://shop.asilaydying.com/collections/dod-tour-vip-ticket-bundles.

With over 1,000,000 units sold in the U.S., San Diego metal act AS I LAY DYING are in the midst of celebrating their 10 year anniversary with the national tour and the release of Decas, a 12 track album that offers three brand new songs, cover songs that pay homage to just a few of the bands that have influenced AS I LAY DYING, and remixes by INNERPARTYSYSTEM (Katy Perry, Ladyhawke, Thursday, Good Charlotte and many others), Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Kelly “Carnage” Cairns (Austrian Death Machine, War of Ages), and Big Chocolate (Asking Alexandria, iwrestledabearonce, Suicide Silence).

Head over to www.decasalbum.com for more information.

Decas tracklisting:

1.   Paralyzed

2.   From Shapeless to Breakable

3.   Moving Forward

4.   War Ensemble (Slayer cover)

5.   Hellion (Judas Priest Cover)

6.   Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover)

7.   Coffee Mug (Descendents cover)

8.   Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (Re-Recorded Medley)

9.   The Blinding of False Light (Innerpartysystem Remix)

10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman Remix)

11.  Confined (Kelly “Carnage” Cairns Remix)

12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)

Joining AS I LAY DYING on A Decade of Destruction are special guests Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis. A Decade of Destruction kicks off on November 30 in Long Island, NY and wraps up in Las Vegas, NV on December 17.

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A Decade of Destruction Tour Dates:

Nov 30           The Paramount Theater    Huntington, NY

Dec 01           Trocadero Theatre  Philadelphia, PA

Dec 02            Starland Ballroom  Sayreville, NJ

Dec 03           Palladium     Worcester, MA

Dec 04           9:30 Club      Washington, DC

Dec 05           Rocketown    Nashville, TN

Dec 06           House of Blues         Chicago, IL

Dec 07           First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

Dec 08          Beaumont     Kansas City, MO

Dec 09           The Door       Dallas, TX

Dec 10           The White Rabbit    San Antonio, TX

Dec 11            Lonestar Center       Lubbock, TX Tickets

Dec 13           Sunshine Theater    Albuquerque, NM

Dec 14           Venue of Scotsdale  Phoenix, AZ

Dec 15             SLO Brew      San Luis Obispo, CA

Dec 16           Soma  San Diego, CA

Dec 17            House of Blues Las Vegas  Las Vegas, NV

To Release
Decas Nov 8^th Via

Metal Blade

Album Commemorates Band’s 10 Year Anniversary

Leading Up to Release Day, Band to Reminisce About Their

Most Memorable Tour Stories On

www.Revolvermag.com!

A Decade of Destruction Headline Tour

Kicks Off Nov 30^th in Long Island, NY and Winds Down

With a Hometown San Diego Show Dec 16^th

Openers Include

Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis

Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING, are gearing up for the release of Decas and their upcoming headline trek dubbed the “A Decade of Destruction Tour”, both coinciding with the band’s 10-year anniversary.  Decas celebrates the band’s accomplishments by offering three brand new songs, cover songs that pay homage to just a few of the bands that have influenced AS I LAY DYING, and remixes by INNERPARTYSYSTEM (Katy Perry, Ladyhawke, Thursday, Good Charlotte and many others), Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Kelly “Carnage” Cairns (Austrian Death Machine, War of Ages), and Big Chocolate (Asking Alexandria, iwrestledabearonce, Suicide Silence).

Leading up to the release date of Decas on Nov 8^th, Revolver Magazine will be posting a video each day of the band discussing some of their most memorable tour stories from 10 years on the road. First up, drummer Jordan Mancino and bassist Josh Gilbert talk about 2002′s Furnace Fest: www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-video-as-i-lay-dying-on-a-decade-of-touring-the-world-part-one.html.

Check www.RevolverMag.com each day from now through Monday Nov. 7th for new clips.

AS I LAY DYING’s  A Decade of Destruction Tour  featuring special guests Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis will kick off on November 30 in Long Island, NY and wrap up in the band’s hometown, San Diego, on December 16 (see dates below.)

Decas tracklisting:

1.   Paralyzed

2.   From Shapeless to Breakable

3.   Moving Forward

4.   War Ensemble (Slayer cover)

5.   Hellion (Judas Priest Cover)

6.   Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover)

7.   Coffee Mug (Descendents cover)

8.   Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (Re-Recorded Medley)

9.   The Blinding of False Light (Innerpartysystem Remix)

10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman Remix)

11.  Confined (Kelly “Carnage” Cairns Remix)

12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)
A Decade of Destruction Tour Dates:

Nov 30           The Paramount Theater    New York, NY

Dec 01            Trocadero Theatre  Philadelphia, PA

Dec 02            Starland Ballroom  Sayreville, NJ

Dec 03            Palladium     Worcester, MA

Dec 04            9:30 Club      Washington, DC

Dec 05            Rocketown    Nashville, TN

Dec 06            House of Blues         Chicago, IL

Dec 07            First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

Dec 08           Beaumont     Kansas City, MO

Dec 09            The Door       Dallas, TX

Dec 10            Backstage Live         San Antonio, TX

Dec 11             Lonestar Center       Lubbock, TX

Dec 13            Sunshine Theater    Albuquerque, NM

Dec 14            Venue of Scotsdale  Phoenix, AZ

Dec 16            Soma  San Diego, CA

Dec 17             House of Blues         Las Vegas, NV
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Decas Nov 8^th Via

Metal Blade

Album Commemorates Band’s 10 Year Anniversary

A Decade of Destruction Headline Tour

Kicks Off Nov 30^th in Long Island, NY and Winds Down

With a Hometown San Diego Show Dec 16^th

Openers Include

Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis

Check Out the New Facebook App

To Find Out How Well You Know The Band

Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING is pleased to announce the details of their upcoming release Decas and the “A Decade of Destruction” tour; both coinciding with the band’s 10-year anniversary. With over 1,000,000 units sold in the U.S. in just less than 10 years, San Diego metal act AS I LAY DYING will celebrate this milestone with the very special release Decas, available November 8 in North America, November 7 in the UK and Europe, and November 4 in GAS. Decas celebrates the band’s accomplishments by offering three brand new songs, cover songs that pay homage to just a few of the bands that have influenced AS I LAY DYING, and remixes by INNERPARTYSYSTEM (Katy Perry, Ladyhawke, Thursday, Good Charlotte and many others), Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Kelly “Carnage” Cairns (Austrian Death Machine, War of Ages), and Big Chocolate (Asking Alexandria, iwrestledabearonce, Suicide Silence).

Head to www.decasalbum.com to check out a video of the band talking about the upcoming Decas release and A Decade of Destruction tour.

Decas tracklisting:

1.   Paralyzed

2.   From Shapeless to Breakable

3.   Moving Forward

4.   War Ensemble (Slayer cover)

5.   Hellion (Judas Priest Cover)

6.   Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover)

7.   Coffee Mug (Descendents cover)

8.   Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (Re-Recorded Medley)

9.   The Blinding of False Light (Innerpartysystem Remix)

10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman Remix)

11.  Confined (Kelly “Carnage” Cairns Remix)

12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)

In conjunction with the band’s 10^th anniversary and the release of Decas, AS I LAY DYING will finish off 2011 with a national headlining tour that will include selections spanning the band’s career. Joining AS I LAY DYING on A Decade of Destruction tour are special guests Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis. A Decade of Destruction kicks off on November 30 in Long Island, NY and wraps up in the band’s hometown, San Diego, on December 16.

AS I LAY DYING recently launched a Facebook app that lets fans gauge how well they know the band. Take the quiz at: http://apps.facebook.com/ailddecasquiz.

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A Decade of Destruction Tour Dates:

Nov 30           The Paramount Theater    New York, NY

Dec 01            Trocadero Theatre  Philadelphia, PA

Dec 02            Starland Ballroom  Sayreville, NJ

Dec 03            Palladium     Worcester, MA

Dec 04            9:30 Club      Washington, DC

Dec 05            Rocketown    Nashville, TN

Dec 06            House of Blues         Chicago, IL

Dec 07            First Avenue Minneapolis, MN

Dec 08           Beaumont     Kansas City, MO

Dec 09            The Door       Dallas, TX

Dec 10            Backstage Live         San Antonio, TX

Dec 11             Lonestar Center       Lubbock, TX

Dec 13            Sunshine Theater    Albuquerque, NM

Dec 14            Venue of Scotsdale  Phoenix, AZ

Dec 15             House of Blues         Las Vegas, NV

Dec 16            Soma  San Diego, CA

Decas tracklisting:

1. Paralyzed
2. From Shapeless to Breakable
3. Moving Forward
4. War Ensemble (Slayer cover)
5. Hellion (Judas Priest Cover)
6. Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover)
7. Coffee Mug (Descendents cover)
8. Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (Re-Recorded Medley)
9. The Blinding of False Light (Innerpartysystem Remix)
10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman Remix)
11. Confined (Kelly “Carnage” Cairns Remix)
12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)

Comeback Kid Release New Video
Comeback Kid has released a video for “G.M. Vincent & I” off their latest release Symptoms & Cures. This live collage captures the intensity and emotion portrayed in vocalist Andrew Neufeld’s lyrics as the song tells the story of the van accident he and long-time friends/labelmates Grave Maker suffered. The video will exclusively be on the band’s FACEBOOK page for the next week. Log in, become a fan by ‘liking’ the page and tell all your friends. The video only gives a taste of the excitement a CBK live set instigates.

Figure Four To Reunite For Show In May
Blood & Ink Records is extremely pleased to announce we have started working on a vinyl pressing of Figure Four’s seminal hardcore album Suffering The Loss! Details are still coming together, but we plan to have the LP out in time for their planned reunion at Rain Fest 2011 in May, if not earlier. That’s right! They’ve announced plans to play Rain Fest in Seattle the last weekend of May alongside Trial, Madball, Most Precious Blood, and many more awesome bands! For those unfamiliar with Figure Four, the band still stand as one of the heaviest hardcore bands to ever come out of the Spirit-filled scene. Featuring members who would later form such fan favorites as Comeback Kid and Grave Maker, Figure Four were distinctly treading their own path with previous releases on Facedown Records and Solid State Records.

Abandon Kansas Announce Tour Dates
Abandon Kansas is excited to release their full-length album for Gotee Records, Ad Astra Per Aspera (latin for “to the stars through difficulties”) on March 8 at all digital outlets and tour stops, produced Mark Lee Townsend (Deas Vail, House of Heroes, Relient K). The band has extensive 2011 tour plans, look for them to hit the road March 9 – April 8 with Tooth & Nail band Swimming With Dolphins, From Indian Lakes and Mike Mains & The Branches, April 13 – 28 with Showbread (Come & Live), Quiet Science and The Gills and April 29 – May 7 with The Wedding and Showbread (Come & Live) first leg of tour dates below. With an extensive touring schedule and DIY work ethic, the band has already garnered a legion of loyal fans and was named one of Alternative Press’ “100 Bands You Need To Know In 2010.” Abandon Kansas is determined to continue to bring their music to the masses with the release of Ad Astra Per Aspera.
Tour Dates:
3/9 – Hays, KS
3/10 – Boulder, CO
3/11 – Sandy, UT
3/12 – Las Vegas, NV
3/14 – Yucca Valley, CA
3/16 – San Bernadino, CA
3/18 – Fresno, CA
3/19 – Roseville, CA
3/20 – Yuba City, CA
3/22 – Ashland, OR
3/23 – Portland, OR
3/24 – Seattle, WA
3/25 – Camas, WA
3/26 – Boise, ID
3/28 – Belle Fourche, SD
3/29 – Sioux Falls, SD
3/31 – Minneapolis, MN
4/1 – Ames, IA
4/2 – Cedar Falls, IA
4/5 – Charleston, IL
4/7 – Bay City, MI
4/8 – Owsosso, MI

Bradley Hathaway Releases B-Side
Everyone’s favorite poet turned folk singer/songwriter Bradley Hathaway has released a rarity track entitled “A STORM COMING” left off his summer EP A Thousand Angry Panthers. The song contains Hathaway’s usual charm and twang with just a touch of the intensity we saw on Panthers, although it is clear why it did not fit in the dark gloomy mood of the EP. Hathaway explains the heart behind the track here. “Lyrically the song is about two friends that have reached a place in their lives where they can no longer be friends or be in one another’s lives. Something has happened to them and the only way for them to carry on is by being apart. This grieves the friend that I’ve given voice to and it’s clear the love he has for his friend, but he has to let him go. This one is a bit unique from my usual art.” A concept that all of us have dealt with in life at one time or another, Hathaway continues to produce words and melodies that tug at the heart strings. Though the songwriter claims that this isn’t necessarily a direction he sees to be more abundant in the future, he makes no promises. “It’s just a song that stands on its own. I’ve not written another song like it since.” One thing that we can all appreciate about Bradley Hathaway is that he always keeps us guessing.

Los Lonely Boys To Release New Album
From the stage at Cornerstone Festival to the studio: A word coined by the band, Rockpango translates more or less to “rock party,” and that’s exactly what the 11-track collection is. The album stands as the most personal work yet by the Grammy-winning Garza brothers–Henry, Ringo, and Jojo–who wrote, recorded and produced it themselves. Rockpango, which will also be available in a Deluxe Edition featuring three bonus songs, behind the scenes video, and a fold-out poster of the cover art, marks the first full-length studio release of original material on the band’s own LonelyTone imprint for Playing in Traffic Records. Engineered and mixed by Steve Chadie (Wilco, Sublime), Rockpango follows 2010’s critically acclaimed Keep on Giving: Acoustic Live! which captured collaborations with fellow Texans Ale1/dro Escovedo & Carrie Rodriguez and other inspired moments from the multi-platinum band’s Acoustic Brotherhood Tour. All Music Guide praised the album’s “seamless three part harmonies” and “blazing guitar/bass interplay,” while Vintage Guitar raved that Henry’s work earned him a spot amongst “the top guitarists of his generation.” Since their breakout 2004 self-titled album, which went twice platinum and garnered a Best Pop Performance Grammy for the No 1 hit single “Heaven,” Los Lonely Boys have toured all over the world, performing roughly 200 shows to more than 350,000 fans in 2009-10 alone. Their last studio album, 2008’s ‘Forgiven,’ earned the band even more critical favor, with the LA Times extolling that it “oozes bone-deep feeling throughout.” The band recently performed at the March for Immigration Reform on the National Mall in Washington before an audience of 90,000.

New Ain’t No Grave Recordings Label Launches
ANGR is dedicated to working alongside the most engaging spirit-filled bands from deep within the heavy music underground whose ambitions reach beyond simple scenes. A collection of individuals with diverse approaches and points of view but a shared overall vision. The bands who are associated with ANGR place a high value on the words within their music, their interaction with their audiences and their impact upon the world from an artistic and philosophic standpoint. Not every band evangelizes, but none will compromise the heart of what they’re doing. ENTURY MEDIA RECORDS has been known for 20 years as one of the most innovative and ground breaking indie music labels in the world. Long has the label pushed forth and developed some of the leading metal and hard rock bands no matter the genre tag applied, 2011 sees this grow one step further with their new partnership alongside the ANGR brand. ANGR was developed by Ryan Downey a Ryan “The Dog” Nelson, both music veterans whose experiences stretch across media, management, merchandising and touring. ANGR will not only develop talent but also actively publicize charitable causes worthy of support. AIN’T NO GRAVE RECORDINGS and CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS are excited to welcome their first two signings to the new label: SLEEPING GIANT and THE GREAT COMMISSION. SLEEPING GIANT represent a great and terrible day when all living things return to dust; and their sound is as formidable as one might expect the apocalypse should be. The band has toured as part of the “Scream the Prayer Tour” as well as stints with Demon Hunter, Winds of Plague, Stick to Your Guns and more proving that they are at the forefront of the hardcore scene. THE GREAT COMMISSION prides themselves on being one of the heaviest live acts around, playing live with six members, three of which are guitarists and have drawn comparisons to everyone from Hatebreed to Impending Doom. The band has toured relentlessly including stints with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, For Today, Impending Doom, Demon Hunter, Throwdown, We Came As Romans, Oceano and more. Both bands are hard at work on their initial offerings for ANGR which are expected to surface later in 2011. “Ain’t No Grave (Can Hold This Body Down)” is an old traditional country standard, most recently popularized by Johnny Cash. The spirit within the song’s lyrics and the life of truth-seeking, honesty, worship and rebelliousness against convention led by artists like Cash and other giants in the contemporary artistic world is at the heart of what ANGR looks to accomplish. Stay tuned for more news on the label, Sleeping Giant and The Great Commission.

Gideon Releases New Song
Well-placed gang vocals and a powerful front man set Gideon apart from many of their peers, while the band as a whole come off sounding like seasoned pros. “Costs” will be released on March 1, but you can pre-order the album now here.
Tour Dates:
1/22 – Phoenix, AZ
1/24 – Tucson, AZ
1/25 – El Paso, TX
1/26 – Midland, TX
1/27 – Shreveport, LA
1/28 – Decatur, AL
1/29 – Corbin, KY
1/30 – Whitesburg, KY
1/31 – Lynchburg, VA
2/1 – Lithicum, MD
2/2 – Lancaster, PA
2/4 – Lynchburg, VA
2/5 – Charlotte, NC
2/6 – Greenville, SC
2/7 – Barbourville, KY

Kristian Stanfill Album Debuts High
After leading worship in front of over 22, 000 devoted college students at Passion 2011 earlier this month, last week the newest member of sixstepsrecords, Kristian Stanfill released his sophomore album Mountains Move selling over 6,000 copies and charting at No. 3 on the Contemporary Christian SoundScan chart and No. 2 on the Current Christian/Gospel Digital Albums chart. Having introduced music listeners to Mountains Move back in September with his five song EP titled Day After Day, Stanfill’s latest project is captivating critics across the board.

The Undivided To Film New Music Video
The band The Undivided, a local Christian rock band will be filming a music video for their song titled “Change” in downtown Columbia this weekend. The band will be filming with Fisher Films Production Company where they’ve planned to shoot in various locations downtown Columbia, and also in Yemassee, SC, the town known for where movie Forest Gump was also filmed. The large cast is going to include along with Tony Byroads and his band members, Michael Bingham, a pastor from Pond Branch United Methodist church, an interpretive dance team called BOLD (which stands for Believe Our Lord Delivers) from Aiken, SC. Johnny Horshack, the radio DJ from Columbia’s WARQ Rock 93.5 and youth from the Gilbert, SC High School.
The Undivided was formed Tony Byroads, former vocalist and dj of rock band Crossfade who also are from Columbia. Tony has previously publicly stated that he left Crossfade because of a Christian tour bus driver that gave him a strong message about some things happening while on their tour and also in turn led him to rededicating himself to his walk with Christ. Tony formed the Undivided in 2009 and has been writing, recording and playing large Christian festivals as well as the local clubs and churches and many charity events. The long awaited album for The Undivided titled “Change” is finally scheduled for release independently beginning of March. The song “Change” has already been playing on WARQ’s rock 93.5. The radio station has already spun 3 of their songs, tracks titled “This Fire Burns”, “The Game” and now “Change”. Tony hopes the video for Change will do well with promotion of the album as well as send a message. Like the lyrics of his songs, the video could make you think about things in a few different ways, it will even have a twist ending. The band and links to their online social sites as well as an I–Tunes store that has the song “Change”, can be found on their new website here.

Rick Altizer’s Soul Lift Available
Rick’s Dove nominated CD, “Soul Lift,” is available for the first time ever on his website. The CD feature vocals by:
Johnny Cash
Russ Taff
Mike Roe (The 77’s)
John Ellis (Tree63)
Steve Mason (Jars of Clay)
Mark Stuart (Audio Adrenaline)
and others.
Included in the package are 8 unreleased songs from the sessions that have never been heard before. There are some amazing surprises in these extras if you’re a Johnny Cash or Russ Taff fan…but that’s all I’ll say about that.

Marty Stuart Preps For UK Tour
GRAMMY nominee Marty Stuart will kick off his UK Tour in Glasgow, Scotland on Jan. 28. The tour comes on the heels of praise from UK press for his album GHOST TRAIN (THE STUDIO B SESSIONS), with the BBC noting that Stuart has “a complete understanding of what makes good country music sound right, and just enough rebelliousness to keep it fresh,” while the UK Independent calls GHOST TRAIN “the best country album of this year.”

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