Death Valley High — “Multiply,” from the album Doom, in Full Bloom (2010).
Playlist Challenge, Day 428
Neon Coven — “No One Knows You’re Dead”
7 Stone Riot Releases ‘Scratching the Surface’ EP
7 Stone Riot is a hard rock band from Birmingham, Alabama. Formed in 2013, the five piece act has been crushing the local and regional scene since its conception, playing shows with such bands as Trapt and Nonpoint. They are soon to add Fozzy and Adelita’s Way to that list.
Last year, 7 Stone Riot shared two singles — “I’m Alive” and “Time Will Tell” — in preparation for the upcoming EP, and this past Wednesday Scratching the Surface was released.
7 Stone Riot has a raw energy that bleeds through on record. Front man Whit Millsap has a very distinctive voice, clean but not without a gritty edge, that works well over the heavy-yet-melodic approach the band takes to many of its songs. I would draw a comparison between them and Fuel, Like a Storm, Breaking Benjamin, etc.
Any track from Scratching the Surface would be at home on the airwaves of a rock/metal station. I particularly enjoyed “Talking in Circles” and “Time Will Tell.” The former has some standout work by bassist Tyler Millsap, while the latter is slower and threaded with beautiful guitars and the haunting lyrics to match.
I would highly recommend checking out Scratching the Surface. You can find the EP on all digital platforms. Signed physical copies are also available.
Learn more about 7 Stone Riot:
Weekly Focus: Death Valley High, Day One
Death Valley High — “Vincent Price,” from the album The Similarities of the Loveless and the Undead (2007).
Album of the Week — Death Valley High: Doom, in Full Bloom
I discovered Death Valley High via Instagram and decided to feature them in an installment of “5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following.” As I listened to as many songs as I could find, I fell in love with “Multiply” from Doom, in Full Bloom. And so, here it is, my album of the week.
Playlist Challenge, Day 427
Alice Cooper — “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
New Music (6/2 — 6/8)
Devildriver ft. Brock Lindow: “Copperhead Road”
Into Eternity: “The Fringes of Psychosis”
Obscura: “Ethereal Skies”
Cents: “Parking Spaces”
Ammunition: “Miss Summertime”
Muncie Girls: “Falling Down”
KEN mode: “Feathers & Lips”
Cast the Stone: “Jesusatan”
Halcyon Way: “Slaves to Silicon”
Slightly Stoopid: “One More Night”
In Vein: “Haunt Me”
October Ends: “Rockstar” (Post Malone cover)
Devil in Disguise: “Sick Of You”
DORO: “Lift Me Up”
U.D.O.: “One Heart, One Soul”
Plastic Tears: “Miss Stumbling Legs”
Mob Rules: “Ghost of a Chance”
July 2018 Album Releases (Week Two)
–7/9–
-Twice: Summer Nights
-Varsity: Flos Clarissimus
–7/10–
-Myteen: F;uzzle
–7/11–
-Backdrop Violet: A Sharper Light
–7/12–
-Black Atlass: Pain & Pleasure
–7/13–
-Real Friends: Composure
-The Hunna: Dare
-AHI: In Our Time
-All Saints: Testament
-Amy Shark: Love Monster
-Between the Buried and Me: Automata II
-Bury Tomorrow: Black Flame
-Covet: Effloresce
-Cowboy Junkies: All That Reckoning
-Deafheaven: Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
-Jason Isbell: Sirens of the Ditch (Deluxe Edition)
-Jenn Champion: Single Rider
-Kaleb Mitchell: MITCHELL
-Laurel Halo: Raw Silk Uncut Wood
-NEEDTOBREATHE: Forever on Your Side
-Obscura: Diluvium
-Rayland Baxter: Wide Awake
-Slightly Stoopid: Everyday Life, Everyday People
-The Babe Rainbow: Double Rainbow
-The Ophelias: Almost
-The Vamps: Night & Day (Day Edition)
-Valley Queen: Supergiant
-Wet: Still Run
-Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers 2
-Chelsea Grin: Eternal Nightmare
-Chief Keef: Mansion Musick
Weekly Focus: Crashdïet, Day Seven
The first single with new front man Gabriel Keyes. I have found no information about an upcoming album, so…
Crashdïet — “We Are The Legion”
Playlist Challenge, Day 426
Badfinger — “No Matter What”
