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Gluttony is first single from Like Statues upcoming album Hell. Each of the seven tracks on Hell are going to represent one of the seven deadly sins. New vocalist Eric Booth is definitely showing he is up for the task! great job guys! Cant wait to hear more!
Make sure you guys give the dudes mad love and then go to their next shows!
Had the pleasure of checking out Taking Dreams rehearsal space and sitting down with front man Chris and Ben. The dudes caught us up on some local history, talked about the future of Taking Dreams and filled us in on what its like playing metal out in the middle of no where Michigan!
Make sure you guys head out to their show THIS WED at the Ritz!
JOHN COLLIER OF Cthulhu Entertainment IS ONE OF THE RADDEST PROMOTERS IN DETROIT! HE IS ALWAYS DOING WHAT HE CAN TO BUILD UP THE SCENE! THIS LIST IS HIS TOP TEN SHOWS OF 2014!
Top 10 bands I've seen or booked this year (no order)
1. Shy, Low (Richmond, VA) (Spartan Records) genre: post-rock
THE EMOTION THESE GUYS DISPLAY ARE SURREAL. THEY PLAY IN COMPLETE DARKNESS. A MIX OF AMBIENT AND HEAVY, LOTS OF HIGH'S AND LOWS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY.
2. Arsonists Get All the Girls (Santa Cruz, CA) (Independent) genre: grindcore/experimental
THIS BAND BRINGS THE PARTY. NEVER SEEN A BAND MAKE A CROWD REACT THE WAY THEY HAVE. TONS OF STAGE DIVES, ALL ABOUT CROWD INTERACTION. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF BANDS THAT BREAKDOWN, DO A WIDE RANGE OF HEAVY AND LIGHT VOCALS AND USE SYNTHS.
3. 1876 (Flint, MI) (independent) genre: thrash/rock
One of the most entertaining bands I've ever had. Never know what to expect from the vocalist (Fernando Solis). They know how to jam. Highly recommended for fans of southern metal/rock and people who like to jump around.
4. The Venetia Fair (Boston, MA) (independent) genre: theatrical rock
Vocalist has an amazing voice, these guys know how to party and get weird. Vocalist has amazing range with clean vocals. Recommended for fans of Panic! At the Disco.
5. MONUMENTS (London, England) (Century Media Records) genre: prog metal/groove
Talent, talent, talent. You want to see a band that can shred and mix in great vocals. They even mix in some jazzy influence, the vocalist also plays saxophone. Recommended for people into technical metal and an appreciation for the ability to play period.
6. Lakota De Kai (Kent, Ohio) (Independent) genre: punk/hardcore
Energy, lots of energy. Lots of movement. Basically a mixture of heavy and spoken word. If you're into La Dispute but want to see heavier mixed together this is your band.
7. Hotel Books (Porterville, CA) (InVogue Records) genre: indie/spoken word
You want to see a band throw everything out on the stage, you'll find it with these guys. They are extremely intimate and inspiring to anyone who gets a chance to see them. Pure emotion. Fans of La Dispute, Twenty One Pilots but a little bit lighter.
8. Post Season (Altoona, PA) (Broken Rim Records) genre: pop punk
Tons of fun, very crowd interacting. Tons of chants. They make you feel like you're a part of the show. They make you feel like they're a local band everyone knows. Fans of The Story So Far or anything with lots of bouncing and jumping around.
9. Save Us From the Archon (Pittsburgh, PA) (Independent) genre: experimental/post hardcore/prog
Such a hard band to explain, one of those "you gotta see this live" type of bands. They basically all get on stage and play as hard as they can and somehow it blends weirdly together. I can't even compare them to anyone, they're that wild and "out there".
10. The Hand in the Ocean (Detroit, MI) (independent) genre: folk/indie
A band that silences the crowd with emotion/awe. Just a vocalist, banjo and acoustic guitar. No drummer necessary. These fellas leave it all out there for everyone to see. They're worth every second of your time. Fans of Mumford and Sons and anything with a folk twist.
We are excited for our End of the year party! THIS YEAR IS DEAD is our last get down show before everyone is distracted with their dress up parties and champagne! So for one last time lets rock out with whatever you want out and finish this year off right! The Show will feature :
OLD GODS
SPECIAL THANKS TO LIVE NATION DETROIT AND THE SHELTER FOR ROCKING THIS SHOW FOR US!
We are stoked for this upcoming friday! The Sycamour dudes are at it again ! " A Rally In Underground is going to be one of the best Christmas shows, you go to this season! ASSASSINS, BOYS OF FALL, NARCO DEBUT AND RUMOURS! Good friends and Good Times! What else could you ask for!
Also! we rocked out a photo shoot with the Syca dudes to hype the show! Photo cred Brandan Keller! Model Cred Vile blogger Sar Elle and super rad Detroit model Robyn Barnsdale!
and as an added bonus check out this behind the scenes video that Mike Zanger from Arbor Agency shot from the shoot!
A little while back we had the chance to have Turncoat front man Jimmy Ash stop by HQ and spend some time telling us what they have rolling out in the near future and talk philosophy of the band! 3:10 in he has a good rant about what Turncoat is all about. So check it out and let us know what you think! -Aren
This Saturday at the loving touch. "Malo Konjche" the long awaited solo project of Ex Dillinger/Old Gods Front man Jeff Tuttle will finally be released! "Eudaimonia" (from what we hear) will be heavily inspired in 70's arena rock. In our previous interview with Jeff, he informed us that this has been a project years in the making. So we are excited to finally hear it! Plus you can pick up the 150 gram 12" Vinyl at the show and rock out with our Dudes in REVEREND!
So do what you have to, change plans or even make new plans and come out this saturday night. Or Else! -Aren
SERIOUSLY THOUGH. THIS IS SO GOOD. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ARTFUL DELIVERY OF WHAT ITS LIKE TO TOUR. TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD THROUGH TRAVELING AND MEETING SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE! GREAT JOB DEREK. OF IMAGERY STORM!
WE NEVER WANT TO SAY GOODBYE TO OUR FRIENDS AND FAVORITE BAND BUT THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO GET SOME CLOSURE AND EXPERIENCE THE END OF THE CHARIOT.
Less than a week from today Atlanta based video and documentary film magician Derek Scearce', the man behind Imagery Storm, will be releasing the Long awaited Chariot Documentary. The Documentary follows the dudes around during their final tour about a year ago. And for the time being we are fortunate that this video will be available to just stream on Imageries YouTube channel on sunday November 23rd. So make sure you check it out before some legal company rides in and turns this into a "you have to buy the blu ray or dvd" arrangement. Although im sure we would still buy it anyhow. Here is the teaser trailer "Forget Not"
Long Live.
Recently we had a chance to interview Like Statues NEW frontman Eric Booth. Eric talks about recently joining the band and about all the cool things they have in the works this fall/winter. One of which is a new EP called "HELL" that will feature songs influenced by the Seven deadly sins. Here is the Teaser for their new Single "Gluttony"
"Warning this interview might provoke Kenny Forsgren (Like Statues former Vocalist) to comment a bunch of shit about how he is the vocalist on the tracks you have just heard in the interview. So we would like to address the fact that Eric Booth is not the Vocalist who is on any of the recorded music you have just heard in the interview. and Eric knows this. Because he just joined the band. So obviously he didn't record those vocal tracks. We get it."
Recently we had Adventurer frontman Steven Christy over to HQ to talk about tour, recently singing onto Blue Swan Records and writing for their upcoming album.
Creepy Cheapy is probably one of the biggest parties of the year! Good people Good Costumes, Good brew and all your favorite local acts all playing cover sets as their band of choice!
All in all an A+ party. If you are in the area next year, you must attend! Here are some pics from the party shot by Joe Gall aka Camera Jesus!
Ok so we know that this show just happened and all but we still wanted to showcase all the awesome work that was put into this show. Including this awesome video shot by our boy Brandan Keller. Keller is the talented brain behind the recent Sycmour Videos .
All in all it was a great time with tons of friends, great costumes, and a solid line up with : Sycamour, Boys of Fall, Narco Debut, The Worst of, The Head vs The Heart, At the Hands of Victims, and Know Your Rank!
We are stoked on this new video for "First Rate Pyro" by Boys of Fall's From this past summers Vans Warped Tour! Video Cred goes out to Brandan Keller
Also Just Announced this upcoming show we are rocking with the Dudes of Boys of Fall, Assassins and Sycamour!
Hey Guys! Recently we started working with our good friends at Live Nation. We have two sets of tickets up for grabs for a couple of different shows in the next couple of weeks! Check out Instagram and our Twitter for your chance to win!
10/7 – The Amity Affliction w/ For The Fallen Dreams, Obey The Brave, Favorite Weapon at The Shelter
10/13 – Stray From The Path w/ Counterparts, Expire, My Ticket Home, Argus, Turncoat at The Shelter
10/21 – Fit For A King & Being As An Ocean w/ Gideon, Wolves at the Gate, Capsize, Cities & Years at The Shelter
Recently we had the Pleasure of having with Nikolea Dumitrescu from Athenas Grace over to HQ. NIk talks to us about the story behind The Cardinals Ep and his battle with suicidal impulses. He also let us know about their new single coming out in the next month and recent tour with Like Statues and Argus.
Check out their music video for their song "RAT"
Recently we had Argus front man Steven Perkins over to HQ and talked to him about all the good things they have rolling out this Fall/Winter. Oh and because the timing of these posts, regrettably the Slipknot cover set they rocked at Paychecks already happened two days ago! But you can still catch them at the Stray From the Path Show next month as well as rumors that our friends on the North side of the border will get to enjoy their company soon as well.
Make sure you guys watch this music video for their song "IMPRISONED"
