The Outfit, from Chicago, have been creating a buzz since coming on to the rock scene. Their first single 'Soldier Boy' released in 2018, secured the #34 spot on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart. The band isn’t re-inventing the wheel, and it never tries to; that is its charm. The three words to describe the band is original, bold and rock. The Outfit shows they have the chops of veteran musicians, yet the forward thinking attitude to make an impact with a fresh unique sound for today's music sc...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Maor Appelbaum is a mastering engineer and musician. After working as staff engineer (mixing, recording and mastering) for famed record producer Sylvia Massy Shivy at Radiostar Studios in Weed, California, Maor moved to Los Angeles where he opened his private mastering suite. Maor has had the pleasure of mastering recordings for major international acts such as: Faith No More, Yes, Walter Trout, Eric Gales, Starset, Ill Nino, Dokken, Fates Warning, William Shatner, Gus G, Common Kings, Sepultura...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Matt Balaker is a Comedian and Author who lives Southern California with his two sons and one wife. He has worked in investment funds, independent movies and has been performing stand-up comedy for the past 15-years. His contributions and credits have included The Adam Carolla Show, Thick Skin with Jeff Ross, Comedy Cellar Podcast, Hulu, Conan O'Brien, Can We Take a Joke and About Last Night. He also mentioned that years ago he was on a cable access show, which was cancelled (signaling his unden...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hard Rock/Metal Band Silent Season will be releasing their new EP 'The War Within' (Volume !) on Friday January 25th! Silent Season came together in the spring of 2008. Collectively, the band has built a resume on radio airplay and touring with bands such as Sevendust, 10 Years, Gemini Syndrome and Twelve Foot Ninja. With support from Sirius XM Octane, Music Choice, Sixx Sense and specific FM stations such as WZBH, WOBG, WHBR, KOZE, KJML, WIIL and WXTB, the band has been able to garner an undeni...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The name is the sound. Churning, burning. Slowly rolling like a sludgy, incendiary river. Bending and twisting. Calm but raging. Soothing and fierce. It is next level heavy rock – crushing riffs, soaring vocals, steam train like grooves, dynamic and distinctive songs. On the first day, there was Black Sabbath. On the second, Soundgarden. Now, there is Burn River Burn. Burn River Burn's latest release, Neüstonia, is available everywhere via Pavement Entertainment.
Jul 23, 2018•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Incognito Theory is the Hard Rock/Metal project of lead vocalist Dave Incognito (Dying Eyes of Sloth), which features lead guitarist Jay Prussack (Dying Eyes of Sloth), bassist Scott 'Stanley' Pustilnick (formerly of MCA recording artist Familiar 48 aka Bonehead whose major album 'Wonderful Nothing' with the hit single 'The Question' charted on the Billboard Rock and Hot AC Charts) and drummer Jon Tropp. Guest musicians have also included Lee Richards (Dropbox) and Mike LePond (Symphony X and Si...
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Farewell to Fear was born out of the huge black hole that mainstream rock radio left during the absence of super rock stars like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. The band revisits that era with big rock riffs, big choruses, and big anthems for a new generation of mainstream rockers. With their first full-length album, New Blood, co-produced with Brett Hestla (Dark New Day & Creed), the group generated an incredible three singles on Sirius XM’s Octane channel, an unheard of feat f...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Facing Fire is a hard rock band from southern Ohio. Collectively, the members have been in multiple bands and played countless shows. They officially formed as Facing Fire in late 2016 when vocalist Scott Artis, guitarist Tony Phillips, and bass player Josh Quillen began writing material together. Soon they had written enough to complete an EP and headed into the studio in early 2017. After much anticipation, they released their first single, “Dying Inside.” The band released a music video to go...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Four years is not that long, relatively speaking. A ‘blip on the radar’ over a lifetime. But in the case of St. Louis’ Cavo, four years speaks to more of an eternity than some may realize. It doesn’t take much in this day and age for a band to break up. It takes a lot more effort to stay together, not to mention sustaining the want that got them together in the first place. So imagine a band, completely lost and void of the will to keep moving forward. In that reality, four years can seem like f...
Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
From the streets of Chicago, something is brewing. Chicago veteran musicians, brothers Mark and Matt Nawara, and Mike Gorman, along with Phoenix, Arizona’s, Andy Mitchell have formed The Outfit. The Outfit brings you straight up rock and roll, with catchy hooks and an aggressive sound. The Nawara brothers played the Chicago club scene for years, along with writing and recording original music. Mike Gorman comes from two legendary Chicago bands, Pezband and Off Broadway. Rounding out the lineup i...
Feb 26, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hailing from Kenosha, WI, Saint Tragedy formed their unique hard rock sound in 2008. Their line up features Wayne Wiginton (vocals), Matt Brudniewicz (guitar), Eric Serbedzija (bass), and Jason Scuffham (drums). In the years they have been together they have had the the chance to develop their sound and open for many national bands to expand their audience. Best classified as a modern day hard rock band with a bit of an old school sound thrown into the mix, Saint Tragedy has definitely been evol...
Feb 19, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The band's cutting edge modern rock sound was born through serendipitous connections in the thriving Deep Ellum music scene of Dallas, an area that has given rise to iconic Hard Rock and Metal bands like Pantera, Drowning Pool, Hell Yeah, and King's X. The band grew their fan base locally, and began to branch out regionally and nationally, opening for notable bands such as Sick Puppies, Candlebox, Hinder, Vince Neil, Black Stone Cherry, Lynch Mob, Drowning Pool, Local H, Trapt, Metallica, Dokken...
Feb 12, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Burdens Within was formed in 2010 when friends Ryan J. Kline (Bassist) and Mike Riley’s (Guitarist) previous bands came to an end. The duo ran into each other and decided to get together to write some music. They wanted to write songs with no barriers. Armed with one purpose: “We just wanted to make kick ass rock music” states Ryan. Burdens Within was formed! With its roots in the alternative grunge movement of the 90s and adding elements of classic rock, hard rock and metal, Burdens Within cove...
Feb 05, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Falling Through April's band founders (Jim Siani, Dave Piontek, Taylor Foster, Dan Candia) have weathered the full gamut of hurdles as a startup since forming in 2011, ranging from exploding transmissions and ghosting vocalists to nearby celebratory gun fire landing Taylor in the hospital. When charismatic front woman Mikaela Salazar stepped into their lives in 2016, the road blocks were removed, and everyone found something to be excited about. The band has 2 previous independent releases: The ...
Jan 08, 2018•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hard Rock/Metal Band Silent Season will be releasing their new phenomenal single 'Stars' on Friday December 22nd! Join us as we hone in on the story behind this melodic, emotionally moving ballad from song's initial inspiraction to its final completion. Silent Season came together in the spring of 2008. Collectively, the band has built a resume on radio airplay and touring with bands such as Sevendust, 10 Years, Gemini Syndrome and Twelve Foot Ninja. With support from Sirius XM Octane, Music Cho...
Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Social Void might best be described as a ‘lyrical’ alternative rock band fronted by brothers Chip Cooley (vocals, guitar) and Brent Cooley (bass, keys). Their atmospheric debut album, Propeller, chronicles a deeply personal and prolonged time of isolation, in which Chip confronts his past, present, and future, and faces the consequences of disconnecting for too long. Playing guitar from the age of four, and being raised by a vocal coach, he's been ingrained with music as a means of expressing fe...
Dec 05, 2017•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1
BLACK WATER RISING (BWR) is a collection of soul baring, angst ridden, riff heavy material that is proudly anchored in the foundations of traditional hard rock song writing. Giant guitar driven monster riffs served up on a bed of crushing grooves with soaring melodic vocals and big hooks. Basically, NO FRILLS RIFF ROCK! Lyrically the message is socially and politically driven by the dark times we live in. With darkness seemingly growing by the day, BLACK WATER RISING is a name that fits this ban...
Nov 02, 2017•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1
10 Years has come a long way since their inception in 1999. The band landed a deal with Universal/Republic Records on the strength of their two independent releases, 2001's Into the Half Moon and 2004's Killing All That Holds You. Their major label debut, 2005's The Autumn Effect, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart thanks to their breakthrough hit, "Wasteland," which topped Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and "Through the Iris," which hit No. 20 on Billboard Hot Mainst...
Oct 14, 2017•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1
Stella Lost comes from the South end of Texas of bellowing heat, as does their music and stage presence. Formed in 2012, the current lineup consists of Rudy Martinez (rhythm guitar), Mike Angel (vocals), Ram Salas (guitars/leads), Daniel Duran (drums), and Joe Morales (bass). After performing locally in South Texas, and various lineup changes, they released a mini LP named Everything Is Old Again through Pavement Entertainment in November 2015. This release was embarking on something great. It w...
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1
Ask anyone who has ever been in a band, and they’ll tell you. Being in a band is hard. Making it work for 20 years? That is really, really hard. This has certainly been the case for Louisville, KY-based metal band FLAW. The band has seen multiple line-up changes over the years, however the core of Chris Volz (vocals) and Jason Daunt (guitar) remain as the creative driving force of poised to re-emerge on the strength of their finest set of recordings to date. FLAW’s story began with the independe...
Aug 28, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hard Rock/Metal Band Silent releases their hit single 'The Negative.' Join us as we hone in on the story behind 'The Negative' from its initial inspiration to its final completion. Silent Season came together in the spring of 2008. Collectively, the band has built a resume on radio airplay and touring with bands such as Sevendust, 10 Years, Gemini Syndrome and Twelve Foot Ninja. With support from Sirius XM Octane, Music Choice, Sixx Sense and specific FM stations such as WZBH, WOBG, WHBR, KOZE, ...
Aug 21, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
A genre-defying alternative metal outfit founded in Santa Barbara, CA, Motograter was formed in 1995 and take their name from a homemade springed/percussion instrument that's made of heavy cable, cranks, and gears. With the release of new single "Dorian", the band is ready to build on its legacy and climb back to the top of the Hard Rock and Metal world. The song is off to the fastest start @ Active Rock Radio in the band's career, with more than 30 stations already playing the song. It is chart...
Aug 07, 2017•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Dynamic French Art Rockers The Dukes were formed in 2010 by Lead Vocalist/Guitarist Francois “Shanka” Maigret – who has been a part of notable French Rockers No One Is Innocent. He is partnered with Drummer/Programmer/Vocalist Greg Jacks from the multi-platinum pop rock band Superbus, which won an MTV award, and 2 French Grammy nominations (winning in 2007 for Best Rock Album). The band has 2 previous releases: 2010’s “Resilient Lovers” EP and 2011’s “Victory” LP (both recorded by Magnus Lindber...
Jul 31, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 1
A Killer’s Confession, the new band led by former Mushroomhead vocalist Waylon Reavis has constructed one of the most high-octane, adrenaline fueled, gut wrenching albums of the year. The band’s debut album “Unbroken” is equal parts beauty and tragedy and takes the listener on a journey to the edge of insanity and back. New single "Rebirth" is playing on more than 40 Active Rock radio stations and was the most added first week out. “Unbroken” was produced by Reavis with Engineer/Mixer Richard Ea...
Jun 19, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Detroit claims a long line of musical trendsetters. Perhaps there's something in the water, or maybe it's the blue collar, put-up-or-shut-up mentality, but the Motor City has served as fertile ground for musical geniuses ranging from Alice Cooper and Kid Rock to Eminem and Bob Seger. Kaleido's upcoming 2017 debut full-length album "EXPERIENCE" is straight, unadulterated, feel it in your soul rock with flourishes of pop, R&B, punk & funk undertones - and hooks for days. Named Best Band in...
May 01, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In order to progress in life – and music – change is inevitable. The inexorable forces of change are what brought the members of Message From Sylvia (MFS) together. With former bandmates leaving to start families or moving on to other projects – change happened with a simple phone call and fate began to run its course in the Summer of 2016. That phone call, facilitated by Nashville based Artist manager Erik Baker – connected the Lopez-Smith Brothers (Dane, Isaac, and Zachary) – formerly of First...
Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Formed in 2011, American Standards plays raw, chaotic hardcore sometimes referred to as "mathcore" or "noise punk". The band released its powerhouse debut album Still Life under We Are Triumphant (distributed by Victory Records) and immediately went on to share the stage with the likes of; Every Time I Die, Norma Jean, Comeback Kid, Emery and Atreyu. American Standards quickly became known for their intense live show, tongue in cheek demeanor and relentless work ethic playing over 250+ shows to ...
Apr 03, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Heavy music is alive and DED is bringing back the aggressive spirit that is authentic to the genre. "There is an honesty and a "f*ck you" about hard core music that I don't feel as often anymore" says lead singer Joe Cotela. DED is loud and aggressive - but it serves as a positive outlet: the band produces an unapologetic sound that draws from the art of fantasy and expressive screams. With the release of their second single “Anti-Everything” on Feb. 3rd, 2017 – DED is poised to impact the Hard ...
Mar 20, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Chrysalis has been a staple of the underground indie-metal/rock community for over a decade. In that time they've toured the entire U.S. & have been featured in numerous media outlets (ESPN X-Games, Metal Hammer, Revolver Magazine, among others). The bands' diverse sound has allowed them to tour with a wide array of established acts including Letlive, A Day to Remember, Agent Orange, As Blood Runs Black, Ill Nino, Orgy, & Otep. With the release of new single “My Eternity”, the band is po...
Feb 07, 2017•38 min•Season 1Ep. 1
“Impossible” screams the return of the Platinum-selling voice and songwriter, Lacey Sturm, who delivered rock anthems like “Again,” All Around Me,” “I’m So Sick” and “Fully Alive” to the top of the charts. Multi-million album selling, Grammy-nominated founding member and frontwoman of Flyleaf (through 2012), Lacey’s debut single as a solo artist, “Impossible,” exclusive world premieres on SiriusXM Radio’s Octane Nov. 1. “Impossible” marks the irresistibly optimistic first single from Lacey’s sol...
Sep 19, 2016•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
