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Album Stream: Black Sunshine

Chris — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:52:40 +0000

Tenacity, passion, dedication and drive, are the only four words that can possibly describe Black Sunshine. With an explosive debut album ready to be unleashed on the masses, Black Sunshine’s future looks blindingly bright.

Black Sunshine initially was the brainchild of extreme sports icon and Volkl team rider Matt Reardon, one of the top freeskiers in the world. After a horrific accident, 11 leg operations and a complicated staph infection nearly derailed his career in extreme sports entirely, he decided to jump into the shark infested waters of the music business head first. During this down time he wrote over 40 songs determined to turn tragedy into triumph.

Armed with an arsenal full of heavy guitar riffs and infectious melodies, Reardon assembled Black Sunshine to bring his signature brand of hard rock to the masses. Ultimately, perseverance paid off as he was able to recruit drummer Matt “Toast” Young who has worked with industry giants, Billy Idol, Ray Luzier (Korn, Army of Anyone), Vinnie Colaiuta (Recording legend, Sting, Zappa) and Brian Tichy to execute his musical vision.

Afterwards the remaining pieces of the puzzle fell in to place as guitarist Charles Lee, who was a member of the John 5 (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie) side-project LOSER joined their ranks. Lee was playing with Filter and just recently spent two-months on the road with Theory of a Deadman during their stint on Motley Crue’s CRUEFEST. Finally, Bassist Christopher Serafini, formerly of Wind Up Recording artist Pollen, joined the group and gave Black Sunshine’s a heavy thick sounding low-end. Together the group managed to assemble the eleven blistering hard rock songs that compromise the group’s self-titled debut album.

Recorded with Grammy award winning producer Bob Marlette (Shinedown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Seether, Filter, Saliva) at the wheel, Black Sunshine was able to record an album that stacks up against the group’s past musical accomplishments and still stands toe-to-toe with today’s modern rock heavyweights like Shinedown, Papa Roach and Breaking Benjamin. Marlette was able to bring out the soaring melodies that Black sunshine is known for, while polishing the riffs into a well oiled machine. Marlette proclaimed Black Sunshine’s debut “stands toe to toe with any top rock album out on the shelf!”

Ozzfest 2010 Bands; Dates Announced

Chris — Sat, 01 May 2010 10:46:46 +0000

Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Rob Halford, DevilDriver and Nonpoint will perform on the main stage of the 2010 Ozzfest which is set to get underway in August.

Black Label Society will headline the second stage and will be joined by Drowning Pool, Kingdom of Sorrow, Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch, Saviours and Kataklysm.

Dates are:

August 14th in San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheatre
August 17th in Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 19th in Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
August 21st in Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theater
August 22nd in Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna
August 24th in Boston, MA @ Comcast Center

Behind The Music Series Relaunched

Chris — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:20:01 +0000

Metallica will be featured on the relaunch of VH1’s Behind the Music series. Behind the Music Remastered will debut on February 6th on VH1 Classic and will pick up where the band’s 1998 Behind the Music episode left off with recent interviews and other footage.

Motley Crue, Def Leppard and others will also be featured.

Motley Crue Announce New Tour Dates With Airbourne

TuneLab — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:23:15 +0000

Motley Crue have announced new Canadian tour dates with Airbourne and The Joe Perry Project, check em out below:

Jan. 23rd in Victoria, BC @ Save-On Victoria
Jan. 24th in Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
Jan. 26th in Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Jan. 27th in Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Jan. 28th in Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
Jan. 29th in Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Feb. 1st in London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
Feb. 2nd in Quebec City, QC @ Colisee Pepsi
Feb. 4th in Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Feb. 5th in Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

New Music Tuesday

TuneLab — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:32:31 +0000

Check out the following rock releases in stores today:

Anberlin – ‘Blueprints For City Friendships: The Anberlin Anthology‘
Devin Townsend Project – ‘Addicted‘
Fall Out Boy – ‘Believers Never Die‘ (Greatest hits)‘
Motley Crue – ‘Greatest Hits‘
Shinedown – ‘The Sight of Madness‘
Them Crooked Vultures – ‘Them Crooked Vultures‘

Cinder Road Stream Two New Songs

TuneLab — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:58:49 +0000

Cinder Road have streamed two new songs including “Loving You”, which was co-written with former Motley Crue front-man John Corabi and “It Hurts” co-written with The Exies front-man Scott Stevens, you can listen to it at this location.

Motley Crue Releasing Greatest Hits Album

TuneLab — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:09:11 +0000

Motley Crue will release a greatest hits album on November 17th, check out the track list below:

1. “Too Fast for Love”
2. “Shout at the Devil”
3. “Looks that Kill”
4. “Too Young to Fall in Love”
5. “Smokin’ in the Boys Room”
6. “Home Sweet Home”
7. “Wild Side”
8. “Girls, Girls, Girls”
9. “Dr. Feelgood”
10. “Kickstart My Heart”
11. “Same ‘Ol Situation”
12. “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)”
13. “Without You”
14. “Primal Scream”
15. “Sick Love Song”
16. “Afraid”
17. “If I Die Tomorrow”
18. “Saints of Los Angeles”
19. “The Animal In Me” (Remix) (listen)

Rev Theory And Cavo Added To Cruefest

TuneLab — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:18:38 +0000

Rev Theory and Cavo have been added to this year’s Cruefest tour which also features Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool and Charm City Devils.

The Monster Energy second stage, which has been added, will also feature bands 16 Second Stare and Shram

Review: Charm City Devils – ‘Let’s Rock-N-Roll’

TuneLab — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:14:51 +0000

Posted: June 19th, 2009
Contributed By: Joe

	Purchase @ Amazon.com Release Date: May 26th, 2009 via Eleven Seven
	Charm City Devils is: John Allen (Vocals) Vic Karrera (Guitar) Anthony Arambula (Bass) Nick Kay (Guitar) Jason Heiser (Drums)

Overview: Baltimore-based rock outfit, the Charm City Devils release their simple, but aptly titled debut ‘Let’s Rock-N-Roll’ on (Major) Indie label Eleven Seven. Founded by former SR-71 drummer John Allen who has assumed the duties of frontman for CCD, the band is the first signee to Eleven Seven by label President Nikki Sixx, (who also moonlights as the bassist for a little-known quartet by the name of Motley Crue.) Allen’s desire to conquer a much larger rock-n-roll beast led him into unknown territory of recreational singing and songwriting, resulting in a much more intensified musical bloodthirst. Enlisting the musical services of Baltimore natives and zealots Vic Karrera (Guitar), Anthony Arambula (Bass), Nick Kay (Guitar), Jason Heiser (Drums), and the label-pull of Sixx, Allen was off-and-running toward a more meaningful and deepened musical conquest.

The Good: The album begins instantly with a throwback, familiar scream, “Sooo leeeett’s roooooockkkkk and rolllll!!!” abruptly questioning whether or not you’re experiencing an acid flashback from 1979 while listening to Bon Scott’s vocal barrage that was Highway to Hell. Once the guitars kick in, it’s more than enough to get your temporal lobe gyrating with nostalgic bliss. This is no AC/DC knockoff – is it actually them? Possessed by some sort of maniacal Rock Demon? The similarity is downright spooky throughout the entirety of the opening track, a vociferation to the jaunty classic rock of yore. The ghost-of Bon-Scott-spookiness continues into “House Fire”, and doesn’t let up one bit, only inducing a muscle spasm into your lower leg driving down the accelerator even further. Lyrics like, “set this house afire! I’m gonna grind it in the ground!” excite the fact that this is gonna be a party record. Allen’s jagged wail is ever-evident on “10,000 Miles”, a lively, riffy tune that illustrates the touring rock-n-roll lifestyle and the whirlwind of confusing chaos that lurks like an unavoidable, devil-on-the-shoulder guide. “True Love (Hell Yeah)” is a bombastic, bluesy ode to the universal loin-satisfying feeling of finding a meaningful lover while “Money” has heavy overtones of old-school punk that you might have heard opening for The Ramones years ago. Though the album does have its share of vibe-lacerating low points (see the bad), it does possess a remarkable resiliency to rub some dirt on it and move forward with chunky guitar-riff swagger as heard on “Night As Dark.” The party kicks into inebriated high-gear on “Pour Me”, which gloats the mind-numbing effects of ingesting “Kentucky Bourbon, New Orleans Hurricanes, and Moonshine” repeatedly until the desired effect of “won’t have to think if you pour me another drink” is achieved. It’s a bit repetitive, but at this stage of the night, a crowd-pleasing chant/sing-along feels as stimulating as the hot blonde who is drunk enough to take you home. And just when you thought this debauched regale was losing steam, closing track “Burn Baby Burn” forcefully rips the 2nd wind right out of you. The raw production, garage-y sound, and growly vocals launch this rocket of a track, which is the most captivating song on the album.

The Bad: A more accurate name for this band would’ve been Identity Crisis. The biggest issue here is individuality, which begs the question – if originality is purposely unhidden, does it then become more like homage? That remains to be known. There is loads of potential however, mainly because of the closing track, which consequently led to the birth of this band. Somewhere between that song and the creation of the rest of the album, the musicality stayed the course while creativity slowed to a relative putter. Perhaps there is an overload of Sixx influence, whose aptitude for recognizing musical ability far outweighs his personal musical talent. Allen unzips the Scott facade and does his best Axl Rose impression on “Best of The Worst”, a slimy, yearning love song about the rotten irony of being a bad boy, but the most acceptable one of the lot. “One Day” sounds a bit whiny and too much like a Jet cover band. “Almost Home” starts off with extraordinary promise as the orchestral string accompaniment adds a cosmically fresh element to the album, but collapses on its lyrical heaviness and hair-metal musicality that sounds like Bret Scallions fronting Poison. The biggest problem with ‘Let’s Rock-N-Roll’ is that the musical style is far-too kindred to the Rock Gods that came before it and did it much better than this, giving it a sort of stale, rehashed vibe. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but duplication is coercion by a false idol.

Bottomline: ‘Let’s Rock-N-Roll’ is a convivial Sex, Drugs, and Rock-N-Roll record – only sweatier and smellier. There is an abundance of potential for this band if they choose to hurl themselves into the musical fire within the solid vein of “Burn Baby Burn.” If you can blind yourself to the in-your-face musical influences that are oh-so copious on this album, you’ll be treated to a manic and berserk carnival ride of sweet of rock-n-roll indulgence. Allen proves his worth with his impressive vocal contribution, which pleasantly surprised me. So much so, that I wouldn’t mind seeing him give his 2-weeks notice to SR-71 in order to nurture and evolve this playful beast he’s spawned. I for one am intrigued by what musical journey CCD travels to in the future, but in the meantime, the beaten path sounds unusually good.

TuneLab Rating: 8 out of 10

Archived Releases

TuneLab — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:48:42 +0000

January 13th, 2009

(hed)p.e. – ‘New World Orphans‘
Royal Bliss – ‘Life In-Between‘
Too Pure to Die – ‘Confess‘

January 27th, 2009

Crooked X – ‘Crooked X‘
Demon Hunter – ‘Live in Nashville‘
Hoobastank – ‘FOR(N)EVER‘
Sepultura – ‘A-Lex‘

February 3rd, 2009

Nural – ‘Entitlement‘
Seether – “Careless Whisper” (Digital Single)
The Fray – ‘The Fray‘
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – ‘Lonely Road‘

February 10th, 2009

Red – ‘Innocence & Instinct‘
Thornley – ‘Tiny Pictures‘

February 17th, 2009

Decyfer Down – ‘Crash EP‘ (Digital Release)
Halfdown Thomas – ‘Beautifully Strange‘
Thursday – ‘Common Existence‘

February 24th, 2009

God Forbid – ‘Earthslbood‘
Lamb of God – ‘Wrath‘

March 3rd, 2009

Drowning Pool – ‘Loudest Common Denominator‘ (Live CD)
U2 – ‘No Line on the Horizon‘

March 10th, 2009

Chris Cornell – ‘Scream‘
Dope – ‘No Regrets‘
Julien-K – ‘Death to Analog‘
New Found Glory – ‘Not Without a Fight‘

March 17th, 2009

Static-X – ‘Cult of Static‘ via Reprise
Sum 41 – ‘All the Good Sh*t: 14 Solid Gold Hits, 2001-2008‘ (CD/DVD)

March 24th, 2009

Blue October – ‘Approaching Normal‘
Falling Up – ‘Fangs‘
Mastodon – ‘Crack the Skye‘
Motley Crue – ‘Crue Fest 2008‘ (DVD)
Papa Roach – ‘Metamorphosis‘
Pearl Jam – ‘Ten‘ (Re-Issue)

March 31st, 2009

Burn Halo – ‘Burn Halo‘
Filter – ‘The Very Best Things (1995-2008)‘
Our Lady Peace – ‘The Very Best of Our Lady Peace‘
Queensrÿche – ‘American Soldier‘

April 7th, 2009

FM Static – ‘Dear Diary‘
Hurt – ‘Goodbye to the Machine‘
Loaded – ‘Sick‘
Saving Abel – ‘18 Days Tour EP‘

April 14th, 2009

As I Lay Dying – ‘This is Who We Are‘ (3-disc DVD)
Fallzone – ‘Stronger‘
Silversun Pickups – ‘Swoon‘
The Last Vegas – ‘Whatever Gets You Off‘

April 21st, 2009

Burning Human – ‘Resurrection Through Fire‘
Chimaira – ‘The Infection‘
Fightstar – ‘Be Human‘
Jars of Clay – ‘The Long Fall Back to Earth‘
Kicking K8 – ‘Score‘
Lacuna Coil – ‘Shallow Life‘
Seventh Void – ‘Heaven is Gone‘
The Veer Union – ‘Against the Grain‘

April 28th, 2009

Endless Hallway – ‘Autonomy Games‘
Halestorm – ‘Halestorm‘
Heaven and Hell – ‘The Devil You Know‘

May 5th, 2009

Decyfer Down – ‘Crash‘
Hatebreed – ‘For the Lions‘
Madina Lake – ‘Attics to Eden‘

May 12th, 2009

Better Than Ezra – ‘Paper Empire‘
J.R. Richards – ‘A Beautiful End‘
Papercut Massacr – ‘If These Scars Cold Talk‘ (Digital Release)
Pop Evil – ‘Lipstick on the Mirror‘
Steadlur – ‘Steadlur‘
The Black Dahlia Murder – ‘Majesty‘ (DVD)

May 15th, 2009

Green Day – ‘21st Century Breakdown‘

May 19th, 2009

CKY – ‘Carver City‘
Drive A – ‘Loss of Desire‘
Hedley – ‘Never Too Late‘
Lenny Kravitz – ‘Let Love Rule‘ (Re-Release)

May 26th, 2009

Bury Your Dead – ‘It’s Nothing Personal‘
Charm City Devils – ‘Let’s Rock-N-Roll‘
Marilyn Manson – ‘The High End of Low‘ pe

June 2nd, 2009

311 – ‘Uplifter‘
Dave Matthews Band – ‘Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King‘
Eyes Set to Kill – ‘The World Outside‘
John Hampson – ‘Shiny New Album‘
People in Planes – ‘Gung Ho for Info‘
Rancid – ‘Let the Dominoes Fall‘
Taking Back Sunday – ‘New Again‘

June 9th, 2009

Ben Carroll (Ra guitarist) – ‘A Dream Between Two Fires‘
Ben Moody – ‘All For This‘
Chickenfoot – ‘Chickenfoot‘
Dredg – ‘The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion‘
Placebo – ‘Battle for the Sun‘
Ra – ‘Black Sheep‘
The Autumn Offering – ‘Requiem‘

June 16th, 2009

Everyday Sunday – ‘Best Night of Our Lives‘
Hawk Nelson – ‘Summer of 09 EP‘
High Flight Society – ‘Par Avion‘
Incubus – ‘Monuments and Melodies‘
Ryan Star – ‘Last Train Home EP‘

June 23rd, 2009

Cheap Trick – ‘The Latest‘
Craving Lucy – ‘Therapy‘
Darkest Hour – ‘The Eternal Return‘
Dream Theater – ‘Black Clouds & Silver Linings‘
Evans Blue – ‘Evans Blue‘
July For Kings – ‘Monochrome‘
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster – ‘III‘
The Mars Volta – ‘Octahedron‘
Papa Roach – ‘Naked and Fearless EP‘
Tonic – ‘A Casual Affair: The Best of Tonic‘
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen – (Soundtrack)

June 30th, 2009

Hypnogaja – ‘Truth Decay‘
In This Moment – ‘The Dream: Ultraviolet Edition‘
Killswitch Engage – ‘Killswitch Engage‘
Rob Thomas – ‘Cradlesong‘ via Atlantic
The Black Crowes – ‘Warpaint Live’ (DVD)

July 7th, 2009

All Time Low – ‘Nothing Personal‘
Dommin – ‘Dommin EP‘
Marcy Playground – ‘Leaving Wonderland…in a Fit of Rage‘
Parabelle – ‘A Summit Borderline/A Drop Oceanic‘
Poison the Well – ‘Tropic Rot‘

July 14th, 2009

Adelitas Way – ‘Adelitas Way‘
Arkaea – ‘Years In The Darkness‘
August Burns Red – ‘Constellations‘
Clutch – ‘Strange Cousins From the West‘
Daughtry – ‘Leave This Town‘
Devildriver – ‘Pray For Villains‘
Project 86 – ‘Picket Fence Cartel‘
Sick Puppies – ‘Tripolar‘
The Killer And The Star – ‘The Killer And The Star‘

July 21st, 2009

Civil Twilight – ‘Civil Twilight‘
Four Year Strong – ‘Explains It All‘
He Is Legend – ‘It Hates You‘
Lovehammers – ‘Heavy Crown‘
Our Lady Peace – ‘Burn Burn‘
Sugar Ray – ‘Music for Cougars‘

July 28th, 2009

Divine Heresy – ‘Bringer Of Plagues‘

August 4th, 2009

Modest Mouse – ‘No One’s First and You’re Next EP‘
Rev Theory – ‘Acoustic Live from the Gibson Lounge‘
Tantric – ‘Mind Control‘

August 11th, 2009

After Midnight Project – ‘Let’s Build Something to Break‘
Cavo – ‘Bright Nights, Dark Days‘
David Hodges – ‘The Rising EP‘
Showbread – ‘The Fear of God‘
Thrice – ‘Beggars‘

August 14th, 2009

Joan Red – ‘Side Effects of You‘

August 18th, 2009

Gwar – ‘Lust in Space‘
Lynam – ‘Tragic City Symphony‘ (re-release)
Manic Drive – ‘Blue‘
Mute Math – ‘Armistice‘
Otep – ‘Smash the Control Machine‘
Resident Hero – ‘Look‘
Sister Hazel – ‘Release‘

August 25th, 2009

Abandon – ‘Searchlights‘
Collective Soul – ‘Rabbit‘
Jet – ‘Shaka Rock‘
Needtobreathe – ‘The Outsiders‘
Oh, Sleeper – ‘Son of the Morning‘
Skillet – ‘Awake‘
Smile Empty Soul – ‘Consciousness‘

September 1st, 2009

Anberlin – “True Faith (single)”
Burning Borders – ‘Yesterday’s Gone‘
Dirge Within – ‘Force Fed Lies‘
Social Code – ‘Rock N’ Roll‘

September 8th, 2009

3 Inches of Blood – ‘Here Waits Thy Doom‘
Echoes the Fall – ‘Bloodline‘
Lock 13 – ‘Inner Enemy‘
Saosin – ‘In Search of Solid Ground‘
Thousand Foot Krutch – ‘Welcome to the Masquerade‘
Thousand Foot Krutch – ‘Déjà Vu: The TFK Anthology‘
Threat Signal – ‘Vigilance‘

September 15th, 2009

Crossbreed – ‘KE 101‘
Every Time I Die – ‘New Junk Aesthetic‘
InMe – ‘Herald Moth‘
It Dies Today – ‘Lividity‘
Kittie – ‘In The Black‘
Megadeth – ‘Endgame‘
Porcupine Tree – ‘The Incident‘
Muse – ‘The Resistance‘
Shadows Fall – ‘Retribution‘
Skinlab – ‘The Scars Between Us‘
Something To Burn – ‘Transitions‘
The Black Dahlia Murder – ‘Deflorate‘
Thrice – ‘Beggars‘ (physical release)

September 22nd, 2009

Billy Talent – ‘III‘
Brand New – ‘Daisy‘
Five Finger Death Punch – ‘War is the Answer‘
Hawk Nelson – ‘Live Life Loud‘
Janus – ‘Red Right Return (re-release)‘
Mammal – ‘Majority‘
Monty Are I – ‘Break Through the Silence‘
Pearl Jam – ‘Backspacer‘
Pillar – ‘Confessions‘
Richard Marx – ‘Emotional Remains‘
Skindred – ‘Shark Bites and Dog Fights EP‘
Stellar Kart – ‘Everything is Different Now‘
The Letter Black – ‘Breaking the Silence EP‘
Three Days Grace – ‘Life Starts Now‘
Vertical Horizon – ‘Burning the Days‘

September 29th, 2009

AFI – ‘Crash Love‘
Alice In Chains – ‘Black Gives Way To Blue‘
Bowling For Soup – ‘Sorry For Partyin‘
Breaking Benjamin – ‘Dear Agony‘
Buckcherry – ‘Live and Loud 2009‘
Default – ‘Comes And Goes‘
Evergreen Terrace – ‘Almost Home‘
Foreigner – ‘Can’t Slow Down‘
Hatebreed – ‘Hatebreed‘
Hydrovibe – ‘Nothing Left to Lose‘
Kill Hannah – ‘Wake Up The Sleepers‘
Korn – ‘The Music of Korn‘ (three-disc box)
Like A Storm – ‘The End of the Beginning‘
LoveHateHero – ‘America Underwater‘
Lynyrd Skynyrd – ‘God & Guns‘
One Without – ‘Thought’s of a Scheduled Mind‘
Paramore – ‘Brand New Eyes
Prospect Hill – ‘Prospect Hill

October 6th, 2009

Armchair Cynics – ‘Starting Today’
Blessthefall – ‘Witness’
Everclear – ‘In a Different Light’
Mayday Parade – ‘Anywhere Buy Here’
Powerman 5000 – ‘Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere’
Relient K – ‘Forget And Not Slow Down’

October 13th, 2009

Bowling For Soup – ‘Sorry For Partyin‘
Dead By Sunrise – ‘Out of Ashes‘
Quietdrive – ‘Close Your Eyes EP‘

October 20th, 2009

Cartel – ‘Cycles‘
Gwen Stacy – ‘A Dialogue‘
Kutless – ‘It Is Well‘
Lo-Pro – ‘Letting Go‘
Pan.a.ce.a – ‘We The Broken‘
Rammstein – ‘Liebe Ist Für Alle Da‘
Soil – ‘Picture Perfect‘
Theory of a Deadman – ‘Scars & Souvenirs‘ (Deluxe Edition)

October 27th, 2009

36 Crazyfists – ‘Underneath a Northern Sky‘ (live DVD)
Atreyu – ‘Congregation of the Damned‘
Between The Buried And Me – ‘The Great Misdirect‘
Creed – ‘Full Circle‘
Destrophy – ‘Destrophy‘
Train – ‘Save Me San Francisco‘
Wolfmother – ‘Cosmic Egg‘