"Nothing Good Anymore" by Against all Will

What a difference a year makes...

I remember the first time I heard this song, "Nothing Good Anymore" from one of my favorite bands, "Against all Will". It muist have been almost two years ago. I felt lost, subjected to what the world had to offer without say. I just had to deal and listen. I still secretly trusted that there was more out there. This song brought me hope.

I loved this song. I could express how desperate i was and also was drifting in between having something to having nothing. I was on a pedestal tilting between two worlds, just waiting to fall and not knowing if I may fall on the wrong side.

Back then, I sat back and just waited and I hoped against all will, I hoped for something better. I hoped for something brighter, something to bring me a smile. I was not thinking it would turn out, just a little hope.

Then here we are, two years and half later, and I am in such a different place. I have suffered a major loss with my Father that the music from Against all Will has helped immensely!! Now when I listen to this song, "Nothing Good Anymore", it remind me of that dark place I was in with so much hope for so much more. I was there, I felt it, I breathed it, I lived it. I was there. So that song is me. I live in it. It will be in me forever. 

Of course, this song is personal for me but I hope you enjoy it for whatever it brings you and also go enjoy some more Against all Will.

Here is that song from Against all Will video.

~ Marisol 

For more information on Against all Will check out the following:

Facebook.com/Againstallwill

Website: Againstallwill.com

Have you Voted yet???

Yes it is that time of year where people start asking you about who you are voting for and wondering who will win. I mean really, we all want to know how the voting will turn out. No, I don't mean the Presidential Election! I am talking about something more important and much more relevant to our everyday lives.... Who will win the Paul Gray Best Bassist Award or Riff Lord. What I am talking about is the Revolver Golden Gods Awards which are being held on April 11th, 2012 at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

The world's loudest rock magazine, Revolver is the proud parent of The Golden Gods Awards which was first introduced in 2009. Back in 2009 some of the winners were: Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah/Pantera) for the Most Awesomely Good Drummer, Slipknot for Best Riff and Best Live Band, Suicide Silence for Best New Talent and Ozzy Osbourne for the Lifetime Achievement Award.  

Well, this year the categories host a wide variety of great metal heads and some of them are going to be such a close call! This years categories include:

Best Guitarist, presented by Epiphone^®

• Jinxx and Jake Pitts (Black Veil Brides)
• Zoltan Bathory and Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch)
• Willie Adler and Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
• Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel (Machine Head)
• Dave Mustaine and Chris Broderick (Megadeth)
• Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)

Best Drummer, presented by Drum Workshop^®

• Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
• Jeremy Spencer (Five Finger Death Punch)
• Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
• Chris Adler (Lamb of God)
• Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
• Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)

Best Vocalist, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink^®

• Sebastian Bach
• Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides)
• James Durbin
• Amy Lee (Evanescence)
• Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch)
• Jonathan Davis (Korn)

Album of the Year, presented by Marshall Amplification^®

• Anthrax, Worship Music
• Evanescence, Evanescence
• Five Finger Death Punch, American Capitalist
• Foo Fighters, Wasting Light
• Korn, The Path of Totality
• Lamb of God, Resolution

Best Live Band, presented by Samson/Zoom^®

• Avenged Sevenfold
• Foo Fighters
• Guns N’ Roses
• Judas Priest
• Seether
• Tool

Most Metal Athlete

• Gina Carano (MMA fighting)
• Brian Deegan (pro motocross)
• Evan Longoria (MLB baseball)
• Dirk Nowitzki (NBA basketball)
• Mitch Petrus (NFL football)
• CM Punk (WWE wrestling)

Comeback of the Year, presented by Eagle Rock Entertainment^®

• Anthrax
• Dream Theater
• Evanescence
• Ministry
• Slipknot
• Van Halen

Riff Lord

• Scott Ian (Anthrax)
• Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
• Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
• Munky (Korn)
• Slash
• Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)

Paul Gray Best Bassist, presented by Dean Markley^®

• Frank Bello (Anthrax)
• Michael Anthony (Chickenfoot)
• Fieldy (Korn)
• David Ellefson (Megadeth)
• Nikki Sixx (Sixx:A.M.)
• Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen)

Best International Band, presented by Musicians Institute^®

• Behemoth
• Lacuna Coil
• Rammstein
• Sepultura
• Meshuggah
• X Japan

Most Dedicated Fans

• Asking Alexandria
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Black Veil Brides
• Evanescence
• Falling in Reverse
• HIM

I am sure many of you have your opinions on who should win, so make sure to head over to http://www.revolvermag.com/goldengods/vote/ and make your vote count! Voting ends on April 1, 2012 and when you vote you have the chance to win an incredible prize package that can have you sitting right at the Golden Gods Awards as well as a whole mess of awesomely metal goodies like:

• 2 VIP tickets to the Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles
• An Xbox Kinect with Star Wars bundle
• An Epiphone Zakk Wylde guitar
• Tickets to the Metal Masters 3 clinic
• A Zoom Q3 recorder
• A year’s supply of Rockstar Energy Drink and skateboard
• A pair of tickets to your Mayhem Festival stop of your choice, and tickets to kick off party on April 10th in L.A.
• A PDP 20 ply birch 6.5×14 snare from DW Drums
• 10 pack of Helix Strings, a 10 pack of Blue Steel Strings, and a Pro Mag Acoustic Pickup from Dean Markley
• Grammy Museum Membership
• Revolver Golden Gods official merchandise, including a T-shirt and poster  

In addition to seeing who will win the honored Metal Awards, there will be heavy hitting rock and metal performances by  Marilyn Manson ( his first U.S. performance in 3 years), GRAMMY winning guitarist extraordinaire Slash featuring  Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Evanescence, Sixx A.M.  and the 2011 Best New Band Golden God Award winner; Black Veil Brides.  Additional acts may be announced in the following weeks. 

If you are interested in attending the Golden Gods Awards, be sure to get your tickets early! They will sell out! Click here to get your tickets.

Check out some great videos to get you ready for the Golden Gods Awards.

Video: The Official 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Preview - Revolver Magazine

The Fourth Annual Revolver Golden Gods awards were announced at press conference featuring Black Veil Brides, Alice Cooper, Mike Portnoy, Vinnie Paul, and others

Music Junkie Press will be there covering the Golden Gods Awards and stay tuned for more updates as they come in!

Fall from Grace is coming to you!

There is an alternative rock band that hails from Seattle and is quickly spreading their emotion filled music your way. These guys bring me back to a great place where I couldn't get enough of great music. It was the dawn of the alternative rock age and I think I was about twentysomething heading to places like the DNA or Paradise Lounge in  San Francisco and being lucky enough to catch new and upcoming acts in the early '90s like LIVE, Jesus Jones, School of Fish, Blur, Catherine Wheel and so much more.

This is what this band brings, new energy and great sound to those who enjoy rock and alternative. When you listen to an uptempo song like "18 & Out" you can really enjoy the vocals of Tryg Littlefield as he belts out his rebellious anthem along the great guitar work by Brian Olson and Ty McDonald and Jesse Smith on Drums and Justin McDonald on Bass and Vocals.

It is no wonder that these guys from Fall from Grace won the Fuse TV "Bodog Music Battle of the Bands" and beat out 7,000 other bands.  They bring energy, excitement and take you by surprise with their feel good music! They have just been added to the Road to Hell Rekkid label, which is an indie label based in Seattle, Washington. They have a new album/CD out, "The Romance Years" which was release nationwide on Itunes on January 24, 2012. Did you get your copy yet? I did!!

Their music is something that can be enjoyed by all ages and I can imagine their fanbase having a wide age range which is a good thing. There is nothing better than going to a concert and seeing that a bands' music transcends the ages and they can all enjoy great music and sing along to "Burned" or screaming to "Hated Youth".

Make sure to check out these guys and if you haven't already, downlowd their new CD, "The Romance Years. "

Website: www.fallfromgrace.us
Facebook: facebook.com/fallfromgracemusic
Twitter: twitter.com/fallfromgrace

Show us your "Sorry" photo for Art of Dying's new single.

  

As many of you know "Art of Dying" was number one on my list of bands for you to know in 2011. Well they have just released their latest single, "Sorry" from their major label debut album, "Vices and Virtues".  Following the great success of "Die Trying" and my personal fave, "Get Thru This" which topped the Siriux XM Octane Big  Uns Countdown for the week of 1/21/12, "Sorry" delivers in a grand way.

This song is a soul searching power ballad that delivers energy as well as great vocals along with some shredding guitar work.You can't call this a simple ballad, it delivers energy, emotion and great rock and roll. Something we could all use a little more of right now. My favorite lyrics of the song;

Now, I'm sorry that I left you

I can't go back 

I can't change anything

The song really gets you to reevaluate choices you have made in the past or situations where we all wished could have had different outcomes. But those regrets seem to linger in our minds and how many times do we actually say "Sorry". Well now is your chance! To celebrate the release of their Official Lyric video for Sorry, the band has asked to show your support by sharing a photo of you and the word Sorry. "Don't we all need to say it to someone" as stated on their website.They even have their profiles on facebook updated with their own Sorry photo.  So make sure to get your photo uploaded  and they will share their favorites in their gallery on their website 

Make sure to check out the video and if you have been under a rock and don't have "Vices and Virtues" make sure to pick it up or get it now on Itunes. 

~ Marisol

My personal Sorry Photo which is probably the last picture I took of my father was when I would sit by his bedside last year. It was a painful time but I really thought he would pull through and make it. I wanted to take a picture so that one day I would have it made into a tattoo.  I miss him holding my hand. 

Sorry Official Video by Art of Dying. 

Art of Dying 

Jonny Hetherington

Cale Gontier

Jeff Brown

Greg Bradley

Tavis Stanley

SHINEDOWN always delivers something new!!

I have a special secret for you!! If you want to hear snippets from Shinedown's new album, Amaryllis... read on...

I have been patiently waiting for the SHINEDOWN album, AMARYLLIS. Actually, I have been very impatient! I have loved all my Shinedown music for many years and had the opportunity to see them and meet them on several occasions.

I loved when they released their new song, "Bully". This band not only delivers great music but a message for those who have ever been bullied or who bully! That is right, listen up folks.... we are not going to take it anymore. This was personal for me since I remember dealing with bullying as a young girl in school and then unfortunately as the parent of a victim. Ryan was only in 1st grade when he started complaining of stomach aches and not wanting to go to school. It took us almost two years to get to the real cause of his nervous stomach; he was getting bullied and didn't know how to deal with it. See, Ryan was the tallest kid in kindergarten. In first grade, he towered over all the kids, we never thought of him as the victim and worried he would be a bully because of his size. He was a "gentle giant" and fell prey to the class bully. We tried to deal with the school for two more years and finally in 5th grade had enough and pulled him out. He then went on to another school in 6th grade and flourished. He is always the one to protect or speak up to someone who is getting bullied. So when this song came out, I was glad to hear it and it instantly became Ryan's and my favorite!!

We are excited to see Shinedown on the Avalanche Tour with Adelita's Way and New Medicine at the Regency Ballroom on March 28th!

So we went to buy our pre-sale tickets since we are members of the Shinedown nation and there it was; the cover of the new album AMARYLLIS.. But then when you click on it, you will be able to hear audio clips from the songs! What an ingenious idea! These guys are always on the cutting edge of delivering excellence in music and here they go again. LOVE the SNIPPETS and can't wait!!

Here is the link to the album cover... happy hunting/listening!!

~ Marisol