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May 11th, 2012 News, Tour Dates No Comments »

10 Years Unveils Cover Art For “Minus The Machine” and Announces Tour Dates

With their new album Minus The Machine hitting stores July 31, Knoxville’s 10 Years has just revealed the album’s cover art in advance of the tour.

10 Years Minus the Machine Cover Art

The band will kick off the “Minus the Machine” headlining tour on June 27 in New Orleans, supported by Fair to Midland and KYNG. They’re hitting over 20 cities nationwide including a date in their hometown of Knoxville, and a handful of festivals like Rockfest and Summerjam. They will be touring to support the release of the new album, and they’re excited to play some new songs this time around. This year, the band is playing Rocklahoma, sharing the bill with artists like Rob Zombie, Chevelle, Slash, and Creed.

After a solid and successful two years of Brian Vodinh touring as the band’s guitarist, he is looking forward to returning to the drum kit. Brian announces, “Even though I started the band with the intention of playing guitar, for some reason drums have been always been the heartbeat of my thought process for the songwriting. After touring for more than two years with me playing guitar, we collectively decided that it felt like the heartbeat had just changed a little and it was time to pump that old blood back into the veins of 10 Years. I will be returning to the drum kit with a renewed passion and drive and with the release of Minus the Machine, our fans are in for the most emotional and energetic album and live show they have ever seen from us.” This tour is shaping up to be an experience that no 10 Years fan would want to miss.

Minus The Machine will be the band’s fifth studio album, following their successful 2010 release Feeding The Wolves, which broke into the Billboard Top 200 list at #12.

The band will release their new record on their own Palehorse Records in conjunction with Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. The album marks the band’s first release on their own label after a long tenure at Universal. 10 Years frontman, Jesse Hasek, explains the decision to release the album independently, saying “We wanted to create an album that has no boundaries.” He continues, “When you feel like you’re being told to go through motions and jump through hoops, it takes the heart out of it. It’s better to do what comes naturally and then figure out the after-effect.”

10 Years Tour Dates
May 19 – Maryland Heights, MO @ KPNT Pointfest, Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre
May 21 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
May 22 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
May 23 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
May 25 – Abilene, TX @ Lucky Mule Saloon
May 26 – Rocklahoma – Pryor, OK @ Catch The Fever Festival Grounds
June 27 – New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall
June 29 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
June 30 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
July 1 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Brewster Street Ice House
July 3 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
July 5 – Tallahassee, FL @ Coliseum
July 6 – Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
July 7 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
July 8 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
July 10 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
July 11 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
July 13 – Portland, ME @ Asylum
July 14 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s Pub
July 15 – Bristol, CT @ Bleachers
July 18 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
July 19 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
July 20 – Rockfest- Cadott, WI @ Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds
July 21 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
July 24 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
August 4 – Summerjam- Centreville, VA @ Bull Run Park

August 27th, 2011 Reviews No Comments »

Kyng Trampled Sun Review

Kyng Trampled SunSignificant debuts in history have either been the results of a revolutionary approach (Korn, for example) or a smart evolution of familiar sounds (e.g., Guns ‘n’ Roses). Kyng falls squarely in the latter category. In fact, there is nothing on Trampled Sun that you haven’t heard in some sort of incarnation before, but the way Kyng brings those sounds together is both new, yet familiar.

Musically, I could build a list of bands that is pages long that Kyng clearly sound like. To keep is simple, though, picture Fu Manchu and Kyuss at a Badmotorfinger-era Soundgarden concert. And while there is plenty of sludge to the sound, Kyng never lingers too long in the slower dirge-like tempo range for too long, because there is a there is an unmistakable punk-like “raise your middle finger to the sky” mentality that weaves itself throughout Trampled Sun. In many ways, Kyng is a band that rock has needed for a long time; it’s pure unabashed energy that combines the elements of just about every major rock genre of the last 40 years.

Vocally, rock fans will appreciate Eddie Veliz’s voice. It’s the perfect blend between Chris Cornell and former Systematic frontman, Tim Narducci. That means plenty of power and range, in case you are keeping score at home.

We’ve spent some time covering how Kyng is similar to other bands, but there are some key differences.

For starters, one of the things that sets Kyng apart from other “stoner rock” bands, for lack of a better term, is the precision of their playing. While most other bands of that genre languish in the pocket, sliding in and out of notes with a laziness that adds to their charm, Kyng’s riffing is razor sharp, showing that they learned as many lessons from Pantera as they did from Black Sabbath.

What is perhaps most impressive, however, is that amidst this raging slab of molten rock and roll, there are incredible dynamics. From the high-octane rager “Pushing & Pulling” to the Pantera-style ass-stomper “I Don’t Believe”, there is plenty of aggression for your inner headbanger. The pleasant surprises, though, come when they pause a little and slow down. It doesn’t happen often, but songs like “The Roses” and “The Beauty of the End” prove that Kyng is more than a riff factory. Indeed the chord work on these songs shows a depth reminiscent of Stone Temple Pilots or Ziggy-era Bowie. And as soon as you can say, “Ah, that’s nice,” Kyng has put it back in gear like an out of control semi headed right for your brain.

The future looks bright, if not somewhat limited, for Kyng. It’s limited in the same way that bands like Corrosion of Conformity or King’s X were limited; they weren’t commercial enough to break through to the level of, say, Stone Temple Pilots. Still, like COC or King’s X, they have the substance to earn the respect of not only their peers, but people who genuinely love rock and roll, beyond just whatever is on the radio. One listen, however, and you realize that Kyng is going to be who they are — sink or swim,and that is part of the excitement with a new band that has yet to be tested.

Trampled Sun drops on September 27th.


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July 7th, 2011 News, Tour Dates No Comments »

KYNG Drops Trampled Sun On September 27 With Tour Dates

KyngKYNG – singer/songwriter Eddie Veliz, bassist Tony Castaneda and drummer Pepe Clarke Magana – will release their debut album, trampled Sun, September 27 on Realid Records through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. The first two singles, “Falling Down” and “Trails in Veins,” were mixed by Mike Watts (Adelita’s Way, Hopesfall, Quicksand, Brand New) and are set to hit radio airwaves mid-July and will be available for download on July 26.

After years of working off and on with each other on various projects, the trio decided to propagate the idea of a band that would closer fulfill their musical desires. Within months of jamming together they were sold on the chemistry and promptly headed into the studio to record their debut album. The sound they realized, which they have dubbed “California Heavy,” was exactly what they had been seeking – a unique and universally appealing combination of heavy and captivating concepts, channeling influences from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin to Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age.

As proclaimed in a collective statement: “We wanted a band that could stand alongside anything in the scene, have the ability to crossover seamlessly and still bridge who we are.”

Reminiscent at times of the metal and hard rock of the late 1970s in style and musical collection, with a presentation that is totally heavy, classic and modern-day all at once, they are sure to refresh the Active Rock and Metal landscapes of today and tomorrow. As drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña puts it, “I think we’re doing stuff, or a combination of stuff, that has been done before, in a way that has never been done before.”

In touring news, the band has recently completed dates with The Sword. Up next, they’ll be heading out with Black Stone Cherry and Pop Evil starting July 16 in Illinois. Check them out at any of the following stops, with more dates to be added soon:

KYNG Tour Dates
7/16 Rock Island, IL Rock the District
7/18 Knoxville, TN The Valarium
7/20 Greenville, SC The Handlebar
7/21 Atlanta, GA The Loft
7/22 Jackson, MS Fire
7/23 Mountain Home, AR Vada Shield PAC
7/25 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
7/26 Birmingham, AL Zydeco


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