Preview The New Seventh Day Slumber Album

 

Have you heard the clips from the new Seventh Day Slumber album Closer To Chaos yet?

Check them out here:

https://www.facebook.com/seventhdayslumber/videos/431501297653842/?t=0

My Epic Violence EP Dropping Today

My Epic’s new EP called Violence drops on Facedown Records today.

We added the first single “White Noises” right away when it was released. It has entered our Top 15 and has been featured on TheBlast.FM Christian Rock Radio Countdown.

Here is a preview of the EP:

https://www.facebook.com/myepic/videos/550990478765231/?t=0

Seventh Day Slumber Gives You A Chance To Win Closer To Chaos Album

Here’s Joseph Rojas, lead singer of Seventh Day Slumber…showing off the artwork to their next album “Closer To Chaos”, which comes out on May 31st on Rockfest Records.  The band is giving you a chance to win a copy of their new album.   To find out how, go here:  https://bit.ly/2PVwYB3

 

Skillet Album “Victorious” Drops August 2; New Music Is #NowBlasting on TheBlast.FM

Skillet announces that their next album called Victorious hits the streets on August 2, 2019.   Lead singer John Cooper says he and his and bandmate Korey Cooper produced most of the record themselves…a band first.  John says they wanted to put out an album with a lot of emotion in it…one that makes you want to pump your fist in the air at a concert.  One of the first radio releases “Legendary”…which is already Blasting on TheBlast.FM…is about this:  John says people had been warning him for years that “Skillet needs to stop talking about its faith or it’ll hurt your radio airplay”.  John said “No, we’re not going to do that.” They kept on talking and singing about Jesus Christ!  (Skillet’s first mainstream radio release, Savior, back in 2003, was shunned by most mainstream Rock/Active rock/Alternative radio programmers…probably because the lyrics made them nervous and/or they were afraid to play a song with such bold Christian lyrics on a secular rock radio format).  But Skillet’s secular star rose, nonetheless, and all these years later, Skillet is still standing.  John says “Legendary” deals with that very topic.

-Written by Colin Cruz of TheBlast.FM

Big Skillet Announcement And New Music Preview

Skillet Has A Big Announcement To Make…Next Week.

But…they do have a sample of their new music up NOW:

https://twitter.com/TheBlastFM/status/1124348572634419200

 

 

We Are Vessel In A Bus Accident

Life is tough out on the road for an independent Christian rock band.  And then when you get in an accident, it gets even harder.  We Are Vessel knows that life is not “Without A Fight”.  The worst injury was Jake Soltow getting glass in his eye.  All of the band members are pretty sore today.  Keep them in your prayers, and if their music has helped your life, consider helping them fund their bus repairs.

Spoken Writing And Recording More New Songs, Adds Guitarist

Spoken fans waiting for another new album from the band:  count on it, but we don’t know how soon.  Spoken founder and lead singer Matt Baird tells TheBlast.FM that he has been “writing a lot, and filling in the gaps of what types of tunes are still needed to make a cohesive record”.  Spoken recently acquired guitarist JR Bareis from Love And Death for a player to be named later.  Sorry, good joke, it’s baseball season.  But JR did leave Love and Death and has become an official member of Spoken.    Baird says he has no idea how soon they will release the first single from the next album.  The Blast still has “Dying Without You” from IX in current rotation.

JR Bareis, above left;  Matt Baird, above right.

The Blast World Premiere Of New Seventh Day Slumber Song Today

The Blast World Premier of a new Seventh Day Slumber song from the next album Closer To Chaos airs this hour on the Colin Cruz radio show on TheBlast.FM.  Closer To Chaos drops on May 1st on Rockfest Records.   The song will also go into regular Blast rotation this week.

Scott Stapp Video For The New Blast Hit “Purpose For Pain”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDRQXrRtE5M

Former Creed lead singer Scott Stapp has his life back on track with Jesus Christ and he has a new album coming out soon.  The Blast saw this track and jumped on it early, before it was even released in the Christian radio market.  We were the first to report this to the national Christian rock chart.

The video features an intense performance by Scott and his band intercut with the narrative of a young boy’s escape from the pain of an abusive home. As he runs down a lonely road, his journey goes from bad to worse when he is offered a chemical “solution” for his pain, but refuses, knowing there’s a purpose for his life outside of the struggles he’s enduring. He then arrives at a make shift fort he’s created where he’s covered the walls with pictures of his dreams, his hopes, and hand-written reminders to keep believing and stay strong. There, the boy breaks in frustration and pain. He screams, grieves, and lashes out in a moment of doubt fearing he will never overcome his situation. He then continues to run, desperately searching for answers and peace.  He finally stops on a mountain top, gazing up towards the heavens, looking out into the great unknown knowing one day he will find freedom, peace, and the life he dreams of, if he just holds on to hope, knowing this struggle, this pain, will not last forever. He just has to hold on.

With lyrics that insist, “There’s got to be more cuz this life is insane. Gotta turn this around and find the purpose for pain,” and considering Scott’s real-life story of recovery, it’s clear which choice will win in the end.

Long time Creed/Stapp collaborator, Director Daniel E Catullo III filmed Scott Stapp’s performance in Puerto Rico where the rocker recently performed a sold-out show at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A Ferre Theater. The narrative of “young Scott” was shot on location in Joshua Tree, CA and portrayed by actor, Omar Mughannam.

“I’ve worked with Scott for many years now and consider him one of my dearest friends. I was honored to be able to collaborate with him on this video and to direct the first video on the album.  Coming up with creative ideas is always fun with Scott and it is an extra bonus that we think alike in so many ways. For this video it was a true collaborative effort and we went back and forth on a bunch of ideas until we decided on the final storyline.  I think the final video captured the essence of the song perfectly”, said Director Daniel E Catullo III.

 

Spoken Lead Singer Matt Baird Is Touring Europe In Late April / Early May

Spoken founder and lead singer Matt Baird is doing a solo acoustic tour of Europe in late April and early May.

He is looking to fill the open dates shown below.

April tour dates:

Thur-25 – Austria
Fri-26 – Switzerland
Sat-27- Daaden, Germany 
Sun-28 – Oldenburg, Germany
Mon- 29 –
Tue-30 – Ansbach, Germany

May tour dates:
Wed-1 Netherlands
Thur-2
Fri-3 – Denmark
Sat-4 – Denmark