rock and roll

RIVAL SONS RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA FOR ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES

Maximum-blues-infused, hard rock band RIVAL SONS just wrapped up their headlining tour with shows in Canada, Europe and the U.K. and now the group have confirmed a string of dates here in the U.S. beginning May 29 in Grand Rapids, MI(itinerary below). The acclaimed Long Beach, CA band-Jay Buchanan (vocals), Scott Holiday (guitar), Robin Everhart(bass) and Michael Miley (drums)-is touring in support of their third album HEAD DOWN, which was released March 19 on Century Media Records and features the single “Keep On Swinging.” The song hit #1 on the Active Rock Radio Charts in Canada and remained at the top for six straight weeks.

BLACK SABBATH’S 13 AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER ON ITUNES

In advance of the much-anticipated release of BLACK SABBATH’s 13, the album is now available for pre-order on the iTunes Store. Fans who pre-order either the standard (http://smarturl.it/BlackSabbath13StiT ) or the deluxe edition, with three additional tracks, (http://smarturl.it/BlackSabbath13DlxiT) will immediately receive a download of “God is Dead?” the album’s first single.

INTERVIEW: A COURSE OF ACTION - JOHN CULBERSON

No gimmicks or tricks to be found with the North Carolina based band known as A Course of Action. What you will find with this group is straight forward kick tail rock and roll being created in the highest quality of musicianship. If you like your rock in the vein of AlterBridge, Chevelle, Tool and Alice in Chains to name a few, yet every bit original in its own right, then this quartet could be your “next find”. A Course of Action is currently supporting its full-length album entitled Dark Before The Dawn which is chock full of memorable hard rocking tunes, catchy choruses and is well worth your effort to check out. While this rock outfit has every right to be proud of their current project, the band isn’t about to rest on its laurels and is already actively tracking new songs for another project with plenty of touring on the horizon for the remainder of 2013.