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Cleveland's Level-C Signs with Locomotive Music |
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Written by Debbie Sellnow
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
America’s heaviest all-female metal band, Level-C, has inked a deal with Locomotive Music for the release of its debut album.
“Being a part of the Locomotive family seemed like a good match from the beginning,” said guitarist Christina Crago. “Maybe it is intuition, or instinctual, but they gave us the perfect outlet for Level-C.”
The Cleveland-based band has been slugging it out for six years, playing shows, honing their craft, and doing everything it took to bring their baby to this point.
“We were four chicks in a crappy van with a common goal,” said singer Christine Maynard. “We’ve seen a lot of great bands break up and disappear because they couldn’t get along. We’ve had more than our share of tough times, but that makes accomplishment taste that much sweeter.” |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 July 2008 )
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Spiritual Beggars Debut Reissued by Regain Records |
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Written by Debbie Sellnow
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
Regain Records is proud to reissue the debut album from Spiritual Beggars.
Originally released in 1994 by Wrong Again Records (the label that later became Regain Records) the self-titled album was the world’s introduction to former Carcass guitarist Mike Amott’s hard rock alter ego. Through the course of six albums, all released as as Amott’s schedule has permitted in between his work with current band Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars has shaken its image as a mere side project and established itself as a genre-defining band in its own rite.
Wrong Again's second release ever, "Spiritual Beggars" has been a tough find for quite some time, and now more recent converts to the band will have the opportunity to sample the band's beginnings. Older fans will also be interested to find four bonus tracks on the reissue: "Blind Mountain," "If You Should Leave," "Nowhere To Go," and "Sour Stains." |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 April 2008 )
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Matt Mercado Goes Kinda Country, Sorta Pop on First Solo Release |
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Written by Debbie Sellnow
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 |
“Kinda Sorta,” the first solo album from accomplished musician Matt Mercado, will be released April 22 on Dark Star Records.
Along with his backing band the Amazing Devils, “Kinda Sorta” explores the repertoire of a versatile musician through an acoustic pop/rock/country blend that defies simple classification.
“I liked the album name ‘Kinda Sorta’ because it fit the music,” Mercado said. “Kinda rock, sorta acoustic, country… If you enjoy different genres of music then this record is for you.”
Mercado is most well-known for his work with heavier bands, starting with Mercury recording artists Mindbomb in the early ‘90s, which was honored with the prestigious “Most Under Rated Artist of the Last 20 years” award in the 20th anniversary issue of “Metal Edge” magazine, followed by Pivot Man (signed to the Warner subsidiary Mystic Records), then most recently with Supermercado, which was featured on the Gold-certified "Flat Out Ultimate Carnage" soundtrack. Despite this, Mercado’s roots lay in the acoustic base on which he began writing songs in his teens. “Kinda Sorta,” his first solo album of Mercado’s seven national releases, allowed him to explore those roots without boundaries.
“I’ve learned that not everyone is going to enjoy the music that you create, so I stopped pandering to the masses and just make music that moves me,” he said. “If I’m feeling agitated, I’ll probably write something abrasive. To me, this is a very happy record, and when I wrote it I was miserable. Not much would bring a smile to my face but almost every time I listened to the tunes I would light up. I started this as a release, I suppose. When I first started playing music as a kid, acoustic guitar was one of my first instruments. I’ve always been in love with the sound of it. There’s no hiding behind layers of distorted guitars and vocal processing.” |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 April 2008 )
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