Rockstar Energy Drink announces UPROAR TOUR 2011 Lineup

In case you haven't heard the BIG news yet, the lineup for the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival has been announced!

Rockstar Energy Main Stage:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Three Days Grace
Seether

Bullet For My Valentine

Escape The Fate

Best Buy Music Gear Stage:

SEVENDUST

Black Tide

Art of Dying

Black Cloud Collective

The Uproar Tour for 2011 is going to begin AUGUST 26 and run thru OCTOBER 15.
Dates, Cities, venues and ticket information will be announced soon!

Signum A.D. "The Unsilenced" Review

It's extremely uncommon for a new band to have the backing of big players within the music industry on their first album, let alone the fact of having those big players put their own hard work into something basically unproven. Signum A.D. is one of the very lucky few who have had this fortune and clearly there was good reason for Brett Hestla (producer;Framing Hanley, Dark New Day), Kato Khandwala (mixed; Breaking Benjamin) and Tom Baker (mastered; Sevendust, 10 Years) to commit their time to Signum A.D.'s first album, The Unsilenced.

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The kick-ass Kansas quartet made sure that they followed the feeling that first impressions are important and in that case I say, "Welcome to the party Signum A.D!" The Unsilenced starts off with a short, twisted instrumental titled "The Calling" that serves as a precursor to the emotion and strength behind the entire record.

The following track "Walls That Falls" has all the makings of a radio hit and to me could easily serve as the albums first single. Caution: Well written lyrics and an intense guitar riff serving as the backbone of this musical animal may cause you to have this song caught in your head for days. The album doesn't lighten up on bad ass rock n' roll after that. "Free," "At The Seams" and " Sad But Not Forgotten" simply add to the albums rock n' roll strength, and trust me it is Hercules strong, especially considering it's their first album.

The lyrics are pristine and have a range from kicking your ass with growling screams to stealing your girlfriend by serenading her with acoustic-accompanied whispers. This all on top of the fact that the drums and guitar create a unique sound without sounding like they're trying too hard, they're just kicking your ass with their own feeling and sound. I wouldn't just suggest this album and band to my fellow rock n' rollers, but I beg and plead you to check them out and give your dirty little rockstar eardrums a little treat with Signum A.D.'s "The Unsilenced."

MUSIC NEWS: Mike Portnoy Updates Us On His New & Upcoming Projects

Mike has "a few things up his sleeve."

If you ask me, those are some bad-ass sleeves. He's all over the map: Beatles tribute band with old friends in Yellow Matter Custard, just off the road 3 months ago from a long trek with Avenged Sevenfold, and now he's cooking up something special with some of the most talented artists in the metal & Prog rock world of our decade.

HRR Interview with Sevendust's Morgan Rose

Drummer, Morgan Rose, of Sevendust

Written by Aaron Manogue

The hard rock scene isn’t something that is easy to break into in a "big" way, and even when it does happen, there comes the constant struggle of staying relevant enough to continue successfully writing music and touring. Very few bands have figured out the precise formula to balance immense musical talent while simultaneously pleasing the "industry suits."

Since 1997, when they released their self-titled debut album, Sevendust has done that and so much more. They’ve gone through lineup changes, financial troubles, and everything else that rock ‘n’ roll has thrown their way.  Sevendust continues to write, record, and produce music that transcends the struggles and has formed them into one of the most stoic forces in the hard rock music scene. Hard-Rock-Reviews.com's Aaron Manogue chatted recently with Morgan about Sevendust...

Interview With Eye Empire's Guitarist B.C. Kochmit

This is the first of FOUR interviews with the bandmates of our Feature Artist, EYE EMPIRE.

CLICK THE NAMES to see the exclusive Hard-Rock-Reviews.com interviews 
with B.C.'s band mates!

DONALD CARPENTER, COREY LOWERY & WILL HUNT.

 

Photo Courtesy:  KELLY LLOYD

A remarkable melting pot of talented, seasoned, but not jaded, musicians that are genuinely hard-working, humble family men that just want to play good music for everyone that wants to hear it. It just doesn't get any more sincere than that. 
Brad shares his side of the Empire with us, talks about filling in for Clint, in Sevendust, and what we can expect in the near future!