It's been about 2 1/2 years since my last post. And as you would assume, my level of maturity (including musically) has grown a little. I've decided to try and begin posting here again. At least once a week, I'll be promoting unsigned bands and simply relaying some great bands alike.
Today I'm posting about the band After the Burial. I first heard them at a concert and have been hooked since. They are a pretty heavy band with lots of talent. Amazing guitar licks, bass bumping beats, and gut wrenching vocals combine for an amazing experience. So without wasting anymore time, here is After the Burial:
After the Burial - "Berzerker"
That is from their debut album, "Rareform" which is pretty old actually. Here is something newer, from their 2013 album "Wolves Within":
I feel like the start of every post is another excuse and apology for my absence, so I won't even bother this time. Though, that kind of counts in my book.
So, today, As Cities Burn. I like their style-kind of chill, but still hardcore-and it works. They're a Christian Hardcore band out of Louisiana that was formed in 2002. After a year or two of playing around and recording their first 2 EP's, they quit their day jobs and moved up in the world. Sadly, they've lost some of their original members, but the lineup currently includes: Cody Bonnette (vocals, guitar, keys), Colin Kimble (bass, back up vocals), Aaron Lunsford (drums), and Chris Lott (guitar, back up vocals).
With member changes, comes changes in music, and As Cities Burn is no different. Having a new lead vocalist can change a lot in a band and here, I'll post some examples. I prefer their old sound, but that's just my musical preference. And with that being said, here are some videos:
"Of Want and Misery: The Nothing That Kills" (pre-lineup change)
"Thus From My Lips, By Yours, My Sin Is Purged" (pre-lineup change)
"Errand Rum" (new)
While searching for info on this band, I found out that they are no longer a band and a couple of this band's members moved on to form Hawkboy. I haven't given that a listen yet, but I figured I'd throw that out there.
This band is a little different from my usual posts, but I think you guys will appreciate it! They're style is very unique, I have little else I can say about that. I've even heard a story of how their bass player became mentally unstable (went crazy, somehow) because of the music they wrote, but as far as I know, it's just a rumor.
The Mars Volta is a progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. The band members include: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (guitar), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Juan Alderete (bass), Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (synth, keys, percussion), Deantoni Parks (drums), and Lars Stalfors (sound manipulation, keys). They've gone through many member changes, but the vocalist and guitarist have been around since the original lineup. Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) even laid down some bass tracks for them at some point. They have somewhere around 8 albums released and....I'm done typing stuff, let's get to the good part!
First of all, sorry for taking so long to post again, but I have some good news! After hurricane Irene, the power was out in most of my town. The day after, I attempted to buy a pack of cigarettes and lo and behold, the stores power was out and the store was closed therefore, I didn't get that one pack... I skipped smoking for a day and today marks day 5 of my attempt to quit smoking by accident. Today, I started feeling a deep depression and attributed my quitting smoking to that feeling and had a strong urge to buy a pack, but resisted! That's my story for now and I hope to keep it that way.
In other news...
The Devil Wears Prada is set to release their new album "Dead Throne" later this month, but we have a chance to listen to the entire album before it releases! All's you gotta do is (BAM!) click that.
If you don't like clicking things for some odd reason (and I don't know how you would get here without doing so), I'll post the singles they've released on YouTube so far....
Someone recently brought to my attention that my blog could use more organization. I thank you for the constructive criticism and took it into consideration. However, after thinking a bit, I realized that this blog, like me, is inconsistent (in what music I happen to hear on any given day). I figured out that I like it this way. I post some random band whenever I feel like posting it. That's how I discover music (at random) and I put it out there in the same manner.
So, to that reader, sorry...my blog probably won't be making any big changes. Constructive criticism is always accepted, by the way, to everyone else.
You've probably been wondering, "Make Me Famous? What kind of blog title is that?" Well, that's actually the name of the band. Make Me Famous is an unsigned band with member's from Ukraine and the US. Their singer, Denis Shaforostov, started out by posting vocal covers on YouTube. After much recognition and building a strong following, he decided to form a band. And Make Me Famous was born, including members: Denis Shaforostov (vocals/guitar/programming), Serj Kravchenko (vocals), Sergei Hohlov (bass/vocals), Igor (Jimmy Rose) Yastrebov (guitar), and Jace Thomas (drums). I didn't find a huge amount of info on this band, so let's get some music in this bitch!
"Once You Killed A Cow, You Gotta Make A Burger"
"Make It Precious"
"I Am A Traitor, No One Does Care (featuring vocals from Johnny Franck of Attack Attack!)"
And that's all I have for today's post, thanks!
Keep Rockin'!
So, as I've been going on about for days now, I enjoyed Warped this Tuesday. Now, however, I'm suffering from my own stupidity, as I didn't want to wear sun screen. I just don't like the feeling... My face and scalp are peeling, which I've had happen maybe once before, but I've never peeled like this or seen anyone else do the same. All of the skin on my right cheek and nose got hard and is crusting off while the rest is peeling as normal burns go. I'm no expert on burn degree's, but something tells me if I'd stayed in the sun for maybe an hour longer, I might have some second degree burns. Again, I had an awesome time and it was worth it.
Enter Shikari, who played Warped this year but I missed them, is a British band that was formed in 2003. They were technically formed in 1999, under a different band name, but that's another story. Their 2007 debut album, Take The Skies, reached number 4 in the Official UK Album Chart and their second reached 16. Those are actually there only two full-lengths, though they've released a handful of EP's and singles.
Their band member's include: Roughton "Rou" Reynolds (lead vocals, synth, keys), Liam "Rory" Clewlow (guitar, vocals), Chris "Batty C" Batten (bass, vocals), and Rob Rolfe (drums).
This band is a little different than my usual style posts, but I like them. Now, check out some music!
As I previously mentioned, yesterday Warped Tour was in my area. It was the most fun I've had in a while, but now I'm sun burnt, my ears are ringing, and my neck, back, and legs are sore. If any of you get a chance to go to a Warped, I highly recommend it. This was my third year going and I plan on going next year. In my experience, every year is somehow better than the last.
This video was on the Warped Tour official website. I couldn't actually find myself in the massive crowd, but I was in that A Day to Remember crowd (front row!) at about 3:30 in the video.
This video picture is actually from A Day to Remember, haha.
It's coming to my area tomorrow and I have a ticket! I'm mere hours away from seeing The Devil Wears Prada, We Came As Romans, Attack Attack!, Miss May I, Asking Alexandria, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, I Set My Friends On Fire, and many more!
I'm excited....and here are some new singles by a few of the bands I just mentioned. There are lots of new albums being released soon!
First of all, I'd like to announce that I've got my hand in on the Google+ project a couple weeks ago. After all the raving that people have been doing on this special little thing, I expected more out of it. However, I think I need more friends to be a part of it to get the full effect, so I won't be putting it down any more than that.. I like the idea of having separate "circles" to categorize friends/acquaintances/family members/etc., and especially that they never know which category you place them under. They see that you have added them, but not to which circle.
Also, if anybody wants to try it out for his or herself, I will gladly send invites, just leave a comment with your e-mail address. I don't know if it has to be a g-mail account or not. I haven't invited any non-google e-mail addresses yet.
So, now for the irregularly scheduled blog....
I've been a fan of Emery for a while now. I discovered them shortly after their signing with Tooth & Nail (or shortly before, I don't recall exactly). They've been letting out some less-than-great albums, but finally have released another good one! I don't feel like going deep into details, as I am lazy.
This first song is the first song off of their first full-length album, The Weak's End. If you're not too much into the screaming style, listen past the first 30 seconds or so. I really like this song.
Walls
The Ponytail Parades (also off of their first album)
Studying Politics (second album, The Question)
Cheval Glass (from their newest album, We Do What We Want. I like this one a lot)
Ah shit, I have a 45 minute drive ahead of me and the weather's getting worse....
The only thing to make it better....MUSIC! Today's band is a local band out of Baltimore, MD. I got to go see them live recently and I'm surprised they haven't been signed to and major labels yet. They're a 6-piece hardcore band, members consist of Joe Deak (Vocals), Juan Zuluaga (Guitar), Quincy Jones (Drums), Louis Garcia (Guitar) Andrew Sheetz (Bass) and Nick Frymark (Keys).
This is a band I've been listening to quite a bit recently. SO check 'em out!
"Pulse"
"Deception Never Looked So Good Before"
"I'm A Dreamer, Not a Realist" (this is an older song)
Well, I hope you enjoy the tunes, I know I do.
Keep Rockin'
A couple months back I plugged a downloadable program that recorded sounds right off of your computer. I used it to record songs from YouTube or other sites. Sadly, the quality wasn't the best most of the time. I found a website that makes it much easier, much faster, and allows for better quality downloads. All you have to do is copy and paste the videos URL.
So, I've been post-less for over a month now and that is a little more neglectful than I imagined I would be to this blog. I apologize to anyone who was actually a regular visitor and as I've promised before, I want to keep up appearances and keep this blog going. As of today, this is what I'm planning on doing.
For today's band, I decided to go with The Devil Wears Prada. Most of you have probably already heard (of) this band. Their members include: Chris Rubey (guitar), Mike Hranica (vocals), Andy Trick (bass), Daniel Williams (drums), James Baney (keys), and Jeremy DePoyster (guitar, vocals). They recently released an EP entirely about zombies and a little comic book series was made to go along with it. Speaking of which, they released Patterns of a Horizon in 2005, Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord in 2006, Plagues in 2007, In 2008 were featured on Punk Goes Crunk with possible the best song on the album, With Roots Above And Branches Below in 2009, the Zombie EP was released in 2010 and just recently they released a single: Born To Lose. Their sound changed slightly between albums, especially going on to With Roots Above and Branches Below.
Now to the music, I'm gonna list at least one song per album. And I want to say that with each album you'll notice they get even better!
"Swords, Dragons, and Diet Coke" from Patterns of a Horizon
"Texas Is South" from Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord
"Reptar, King of the Ozone" from Plagues
Hey John, What's Your Name Again?" from Plagues
"Big Wiggly Style" from With Roots Above and Branches Below
"Escape" from the Zombie EP
I hope you enjoy. This was like going through a 5 or 6 year time machine and listening to only one band the entire time. The good thing is I like the band enough to not mind that so much.
In light of the rapture beginning tomorrow, I figured I'd post a song that tells the place in which I'm inevitably going to be spending an eternity that I'm not gonna be made a bitch.
For Today - "Devastator"
These guys are actually a Christian band, but I have to say this song is pretty cool.
Enjoy.
I posted earlier today, which I don't normally do, but I wasn't too happy with that post as I'm actually not a huge fan of the band Emmure. This band, however, is one that I instantly liked and couldn't stop listening to for at least a week. Envy On The Coast is an alternative rock band out of Long Island, New York. They have a self-titled EP, released in 2006, followed by two full-lengths (Lucy Gray, 2007, and Lowcountry, 2010). Their current band members include: Ryan Hunter (vocals, guitar), Sal Bossio (guitar, keyboard, vocals), Brian Byrne (guitar, vocals), Jeremy Velardi (bass), and Doug Rogells (touring drummer). Apparently, they don't have a permanent drummer, so on the road, drummers change pretty often.
This guy (Ryan) writes some amazing lyrics and has an amazing voice to boot.
I'm going to get to the music now because that's my favorite part!
"Mirrors"
(This was the first song I heard from these guys and was instantly hooked.)
"The Gift a Paralysis"
"Starving Your Friends"
(Includes lyrics and one of my favorites...it's a little slower, but picks up a bit)
Well, I found a part time job to go with my full time classes and as you all may have noticed, I haven't been making as many posts. I apologize again for this and as I said before, I'll do my best to get on here as often as possible. I'm going to attempt to make at least 2-3 posts a week from now on.
Now, for today's band, Emmure. They're a metal band out of Connecticut that was formed in 2003, with a total of seven releases. Two of which were demos (Nine Eleven Zero Four and Demo 2005) and and EP released through a local label (The Complete uide to Needle Work). They released their first full-length, Goodby to the Gallows through Victory Records in 2007 and followd with The Respect Issue (2008), Felony (2009), and Speaker of the Dead (2011). Current band members are: Jesse Ketive (guitar), Mark Davis (bass), Frankie Palmeri (vocals), Mike "Harvey" Kaabe (drums), and Mike Mulholland (guitar).
So now we get to the music!
"The Key to Keeping the Show Fresh...I'm Dead"
"I Thought You Met Telly and Turned Me Into Casper"
"Soundwave Superior"
I honestly only know a couple tracks by this band. I hate when the vocalist attempts to sing as he does in some songs...it's just sad. They're one of those bands that brings something good to table once or twice per album and you have to get used to the rest. I hope you enjoyed, if not, my next post is on something a little catchier and less metal.
First of all, I want to apologize for not posting as much recently. As I've mentioned before, I started school and the workload is beginning to have it's affects. I'm also searching for a job in the mean time...
That being said, today I'm featuring the band Circa Survive. They're are pretty chill group; good for those relaxing or pondering moments in life.
Circa Survive is a progressive rock band out of Philadelphia, PA formed in 2004, consisting of Anthony Green (ex-vocalist for Saosin) and members of the, now disbanded group, This Day Forward. On Mrch 18, 2005 they released an EP: The Inuit Sessions. After being signed with Equal Vision Records they released their premier album Jutuna (April 29, 2005)followed by On Letting Go (May 29, 2007) and Blue Sky Noise (2008). They then released a second EP containing five tracks: Appendage. And I hear they're now working on a new full-length, but we'll have to see if that's true in the (hopefully) near future.
Today was a dull and gloomy, rainy day. These guys, for some reason, reflect that type of day for me and make it all better. Let's get to the music...
"In Fear And Faith"
(one of my favorites)
"Living Together"
(another personal favorite)
"Stare Like You'll Stay"
(this is actually my first time hearing this, not too bad)
These guys are a unique two-piece (ex-three-piece) band out of Miami, Florida. The members (presently) are Matt Mehana (lead vocals) and Chris Lent (drums, synth, programming). Nabil Moo used to play the guitar for the band, as well as some vocals and synth. They were formed in 2007 and signed with Epitaph Records in 2008. Before Epitaph they released an EP, and with Epitaph they've released one full-length entitled You Can't Spell Saughter Without Laughter. They're set to release another full-length this June entitled Astral Rejection.
They're an acquired taste, as is most music of the genre and music that I listen to in general. So, let's get to the music!
Have you guys heard of the youtube duo Smosh? I Set My Friends On Fire collaborated with them in 2009, on which they wrote a song and together made a funny little music video. Here it is:
"Sex Ed Rocks" ft. Smosh
"But The Nuns Are Watching"
"Ravenous, Ravenous Rhinos"
I also like pronouncig their acronym, ISMFOF. It makes me think of an STD or something...Like "Aw great, that bitch gave me a case of the ISMFOF!"
I have actually been reading these (cracked) articles a lot lately and it turns out that they are actually very well written. That article should be a good example.
Now, since this blog is music related, I have a couple more songs for you guys to listen to:
Attila - "Soda in the Water Cup"
A few people liked their song last post, but I think I might be able to change their minds. If not, I want you guys to post and tell me what else you like. I'm looking for more good shit!
The Legion of Doom - "Dangerous Business Since 1979" (mash up of Underoath's "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out the Front Door" and mewithoutyou's "January 1979")
These guys do techno remixes of hardcore(ish) music! It's actually really good, especially if you like the song's they're redoing.
I'm going to go ahead and cut it off there...I apologize for not having a Real post in so long and I promise I'll make a real post very soon!
