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5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#13)
This is the Alabama edition! We have a lot of talent in my home state and I wanted to share it with the rest of you!
1. Common Rarity
Self-proclaimed “alternative odd rock.” I discovered these guys when I added bassist JD Smalley on Facebook. (I always check out my FB friends’ bands.) For fans of The Cure, The Clash, The Smashing Pumpkins, etc. Common Rarity is currently working on their second album and booking shows to spread their brand of rock.
Facebook – Instagram – Spotify – Official Site
2. By All Means
Rock/Alternative/Heavy Metal. For fans of Sevendust, Shinedown, Tremonti, etc. By All Means have released the Buried EP, which you can hear on their official site or Soundcloud.
Official Site – Twitter – Facebook
3. Burn the Harlot
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. For fans of Skindred, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice in Chains, etc. Burn the Harlot’s album Calm Before the Storm is now available!
Facebook — Instagram — Twitter
4. All or Nothing
Alternative/Metal. For fans of Escape the Fate, Black Veil Brides, Rise Against, etc. All or Nothing just released their self-titled EP, available on Spotify and iTunes. Listen to “Napalm” and “Mauled By Jackalopes” here:
5. Who Shot Lizzy?
Southern Rock/Country. I am familiar with Who Shot Lizzy? because of Roger Jones, who is an extremely talented musician that spans multiple genres. For fans of Zac Brown Band, David Allan Coe, Eric Church, etc. Who Shot Lizzy? is playing in Lyons, Georgia, at Kerrigan’s Lounge, July 5th — 7th.
New Music (6/4 — 6/10)
Halcyon Way: “Blame”
Threefold Maze: “Hope”
Real Friends: “From the Outside”
WSTR: “Bad to the Bone”
Bullet For My Valentine: “Letting You Go”
Unborn Generation: “Ritual”
Cane Hill: “It Follows”
Thrice: “The Grey”
Vein: “Doomtech”
PIG: “The Chosen Few”
Framing Hanley: “Puzzle Pieces”
Daughtry: “Deep End”
Auditory Armory ft. Eric Mann: “The Light That Was Lost”
Dance Gavin Dance: “Count Bassy”
Against the Waves: “As Above So Below”
Seether: “Against the Wall” (Acoustic Version)
The Bridge City Sinners: “Ashes”
Christina Aguilera ft. GoldLink: “Like I Do”
Sleeping Giant: “Preachcore Lives!”
Crossfaith: “The Perfect Nightmare”
Cast the Stone: “As the Dead Lie”
Kataklysm: “The Resurrected” (Live Video)
Badflower: “Ghost”
Sleep Token: “Jaws”
Letters From the Fire: “Naked in the Rain”
Mike Shinoda: “Ghosts”
Johnathan East: “Too Much ‘Bama in Me”
The Veer Union: “City of the Sun”
Threefold Maze: “Lost My Way”
Chino Moreno: “Brief Exchange”
Monster Truck ft. Dee Snider: “True Rocker”
The Smashing Pumpkins: “Solara”
The Night Flight Orchestra: “Lovers in the Rain”
Evanescence ft. Lindsey Stirling: “Hi-Lo”
Madball: “Rev Up”
Aversions Crown: “The Breeding Process”
Beyond the Fade: “Welcome to the Pain”
Trope: “Lambs”
Betrayer: “Embodiment”
New Music (5/21 — 5/27)
Repentance: “Born to Choose”
Inglorious: “I Got a Feeling”
Primal Fear: “Hounds of Justice”
Harm’s Way: “Last Man”
Gruesome: “Fatal Illusions”
Dirty Machine: “Further From You”
Retox: “The Nature of Failure”
Motionless in White: “Voices”
Avatar: “The King Welcomes You to Avatar Country”
Black Tusk: “Agali”
Enter Shikari: “Undercover Agents”
The Armed: “Nowhere To Be Found”
Mike Shinoda ft. grandson: “Running From My Shadow”
Vein: “Demise Automation”
ASG: “Execution Thirst”
Polyphia: “G.O.A.T.”
State Champs: “Mine is Gold”
Bleeding Through: “End Us”
Lipz: “Get It On”
Dance Gavin Dance: “Care”
Powerwolf: “Demons Are a Girl’s Best Friend”
Khemmis: “Bloodletting”
Bad Wolves: “Zombie” (acoustic)
Asking Alexandria: “Alone in a Room”
Roses Unread: “After All”
Too Pure To Die: “Only the True Remain”
Butcher Babies: “Look What We’ve Done”
Will Burton: “Run Out of Road”
New Music: The Lacs
I became familiar with The Lacs when they played some shows with Atlanta natives Almost Kings. They are an interesting — and fun — mix of country and hip-hop (“hick hop”).
The Lacs have described their new single as an anthem for riding high and living low. Check out “Willie Nelson,” featuring Nate Kenyon. The new album Dirt Rock will be available on May 4th!
Playlist Challenge, Day 298
The Lacs — “Keep It Redneck”
Let’s Talk Covers (Pt. 32)
1. Boyz II Men: “In My Life” (The Beatles cover)
2. Johnny Cash: “Hurt” (Nine Inch Nails cover)
3. Lord of the Lost: “Love the Way You Lie” (Rihanna cover)
What I’m Listening To: Myles Kennedy
I’m addicted to all things related to Alter Bridge, in case you didn’t notice. Naturally, that means 2018 is going to be great for me. Myles Kennedy is finally releasing his first (technically second) solo album, entitled Year of the Tiger, in March; and Mark Tremonti’s other band will have a record out at some point next year.
Today, the title track from Myles’s album was released. It is very different from his work with both Alter Bridge and Slash. I love seeing another facet to this artist I admire so much! Check it out and feel free to leave a comment telling me your thoughts!
Weekly Focus: The Lacs, Day Seven
The Lacs — “Happens Every Time” ft. Cymple Man and Hard Target, from the album American Rebelution (2017).
Weekly Focus: The Lacs, Day Six
The Lacs — “Lake Somewhere,” from the album American Rebelution (2017).
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