After a seven-year hiatus, Audio Adrenaline is back and will kick off their 2013 “Kings & Queens Tour” on March 1. The tour will run in over 30 cities across the U.S. and is sponsored by ChildFund International. This is the first tour for the band since announcing their return in September 2012. Audio Adrenaline’s Fair Trade Services debut Kings & Queens is slated to release March 12.
The “Kings & Queens Tour” will feature Dove Award winning bands Group 1 Crew and Seventh Day Slumber, as well as Manic Drive, winner of GMA Canada’s 2012 Hard Rock/Alternative Album of the Year.
Band members, Will McGinniss (bass), Kevin Max (lead vocals), Dave Ghazarian (guitar), Jared Byers (drums) and Jason Walker (keys) look forward to taking the stage as a re-formed band with the same heart and energy as before. Audio Adrenaline intends to give fans a heart-pumping show and be the voice for their non-profit, Hands & Feet Project, an organization dedicated to providing long-term, family-style care for orphaned and abandoned children in need of a home and family.
With the anticipated spring tour on the horizon and Audio Adrenaline’s label debut Kings & Queens releasing in March, the band's first radio single “Kings & Queens” is currently available on iTunes. More than 200,000 fans have viewed the song's inspiring official music video that was taped in Jacmel, Haiti at the Hands & Feet Project Children's Village, showcasing the beautiful children of Haiti.
Be sure to visit AudioA.com and the tour's official webpage at AudioA.com/Tour for the most updated schedule.
With the release of their successful eighth studio album, The Anthem of Angels, in November 2011, Seventh Day Slumber is preparing for their upcoming U.S tour, appropriately named “The Anthem of Angels Tour.” The album debuted at the iTunes Top Christian Albums chart at No. 4. In addition the Rock single, "Never Too Far Gone" was in the Top 15 in December 2011.
Kicking off March 1st and running through May 31st, the tour will hit across the nation and feature special guests Manic Dive and Ilia.
"We are very excited about 'The Anthem Of Angels Tour'," shares frontman Joseph Rojas. "Our fans have been so supportive over the years, and we can't wait for them to see the NEW show! We will be playing songs off of our past records as well as plenty of new stuff. We are excited to be bringing Manic Drive and Ilia out on the road with us and believe this tour will be a life changing experience for a lot of people! All ages are welcomed. 'The Anthem Of Angels Tour' will be the biggest tour we have done to date production wise!"
Seventh Day Slumber currently has two singles out, ”One Mistake” on Billboard’s Christian CHR Chart and “Wasted Life” at rock radio, which was the track of the newest music video from the band. You can view the video for “Wasted Life” here. Since 2005 when Seventh Day Slumber signed to BEC Recordings, they have not only found chart success and a string of top ten singles, they’ve seen the power of music and the gospel to change lives.
For more information on Seventh Day Slumber and to check if “The Anthem of Angels Tour” is coming to a city near you, please visit http://www.seventhdayslumber.com/
Last month, Seventh Day Slumber released their eighth studio album The Anthem of Angels to much acclaim along with their successful “Small Town America Tour.” The album debuted at the iTunes Top Christian Albums chart at No. 4. In addition the Rock single, "Never Too Far Gone" is currently in the Top 20.
Since 2005 when Seventh Day Slumber signed to BEC Recordings, they have not only found chart success and a string of top ten singles, they've seen the power of music and the gospel to change lives. Seventh Day Slumber took their full rock worship experience on the road this fall headlining their tour.
On the “Small Town America” tour, 2500 people gave their life to Christ with attendance ranging from 300-1000 each night from September through November. With the response to this tour, the band is looking to make this tour an annual event. This spring Seventh Day Slumber will begin the “The Anthem Of Angels Tour” featuring Manic Drive and Ilia. Details on this tour will follow soon.
Here are what media outlets have to say about The Anthem of Angels:
“Whether talking about struggling to hear the voice of God or striving to find peace amongst stress, the cross section between driving modern rockers and booming ballads is sure to hit the spot.”
-CCM Magazine
“The Anthem of Angels is an album of searching, of honesty, and of worship. The seamless blending of their gritty roots and heartfelt worship lyrics is a feat few bands have accomplished. This album is well worth looking into for fans of either worship or harder rock.”
- New Release Tuesday
“The Anthem of Angels” album is huge hooks, driving drums, monster melodies, and honest lyrics. You need music to march to….march to the beat of Seventh Day Slumber.”
-CMAddict
“I cannot say it enough – The Anthem of Angels is a phenomenal album! It’s not very often we hear a rock album that keeps the focus on God while delivering awesome, rocking tracks.”
-Jay’s Musik Blog
Seattle, WA...October 8, 2009...This year has been a year of firsts for Seventh Day Slumber as they released their worship-oriented project "Take Everything" in addition to receiving a DOVE Award for Spanish Recorded Album of the Year. Plowing ahead, BEC Recordings' Seventh Day Slumber continues to introduce their fans to authentic worship while maintaining their rock, alternative style on the road, at radio and in the studio.
Last weekend Seventh Day Slumber began the Newsboys' "The Way We Roll" tour to an outpouring response. The band played to responsive crowds of 2,000+ this weekend and will continue to tour through November in 30+ cities. Performing fan favorites in addition to songs from their latest release, "Take Everything," provides a tool of praise in a relevant way. The debut radio single, "From the Inside Out," charted in the Top 10 on CHR and is receiving traction on AC formats, which is a new format for this rock band.
Seeing a positive listener response to "Take Everything," Seventh Day Slumber just finished in the studio recording a new EP titled "Take Everything: The Acoustic Sessions." The acoustic-driven EP will feature songs from this latest venture as well as a bonus track (track-listing below). Stay tuned for more information on this release.
For tour dates and updated information on Seventh Day Slumber, please visit myspace.com/7thdayslumber . You can also follow the band on Twitter @7thdayslumber.
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"Take Everything: The Acoustic Sessions"
1. Take Everything (acoustic)
2. Carry Me (acoustic)
3. Lead Me To The Cross (acoustic)
4. From The Inside Out (acoustic)
5. Caroline (acoustic bonus track)
Seattle, WA...January 29, 2009...This spring, Seventh Day Slumber will usher their fans into worship with an unexpected motif and sound. Applying their rock, alternative style to worshipful songs, Seventh Day Slumber hopes to provide a tool of praise in a relevant way. "Take Everything" will release on BEC Recordings March 10, 2009 featuring nine cover worship songs in addition to three stirring original tracks.
"We wanted to make these songs more appealing to some of the youth and teenagers out there," front man Joseph Rojas says of staples like "How Great Is Our God," "I Can Only Imagine," "Famous One" and "Nothing But the Blood." "They're all really amazing songs and are obviously known by millions of people, but we wanted to record them in way that wasn't wrapped around the traditional arrangements. We wanted people who wouldn't normally listen to worship music to hear it in a way that's relevant to them."
As most will recall Rojas was delivered from depression and a $400 per day cocaine addiction, but the story doesn't end there. Recently out of the blue, his father with whom he had an estranged relationship with since childhood, called to reconnect their lives. Excited to touch base with his father Joseph flew him to attend a Seventh Day Slumber concert. It was at that concert where his father answered the altar call and gave his life to Christ. This event among other experiences convinced the group to center the content of their forthcoming release around worship.
"We wanted to come up with something really interesting, taking the same lyrics and basically the same melodies, but putting a completely different spin on them," he echoes. "So there we were going through our iPods listening to a heavy riff from Underoath one minute and "How Great Is Our God" in a standard worship format the next and subconsciously started taking those traditional worship songs and making them heavier."
Clearly the band created a project that is already resonating with listeners as radio is praising the debut singles. Debut single (AC and CHR format) "From the Inside Out" as well as the Rock single "Surrender" are already receiving adds and acclaim.
"This song is from a contemporary band plus a song that radio listeners already sing in church," states Greg Cassidy Program/Music Director KHZR St. Louis, MO. "It sounds great on the air and is testing well! This is the first song from these guys we've added...it really fits."
The importance of live touring in bringing Seventh Day's Slumber message to the masses has always been the band's top priority. This year, they have formed a new partnership with the H2O artist agency which represents Newsboys, KJ-52, Superchic[k] and other major bands in the genre.
"Some bands play great music. Others have a heart for ministry," shares Scott Huie, President H2O Artist Agency of the new partnership. "Seventh Day Slumber is one of those rare jewels of a band that shine at both, and what a privilege it is to be part of their ministry."
Excited about the new project and touring relationship with H20, Joseph shares, "God's the ultimate source of our souls finding hope and rest, which after seeing it happen firsthand with my own life and now my father's faith walk makes me even more excited to sing these songs than ever before."
About Seventh Day Slumber
From its indie beginnings at the tip of the 2000s to debuting on BEC Recordings in 2005, Seventh Day Slumber has continuously raised the bar of alternative rock excellence coupled with an unabashed gospel message. It's a tightly wound dynamic that's not only seen the band's last two albums land on the Billboard Heatseekers charts (at #33 and #10 respectively), plus a string of Top 10 singles (including the smashes "Caroline" and "Oceans From the Rain"), but it's also quite literally saved lives. For more information and up-to-date tour dates visit: www.seventhdayslumber.com
About TeenHopeLine
Since its inception in 2001, Teenhopeline has strived to reach out to hurting teenagers and young adults in ways that are relevant to them. Through a state of the art one-on-one chat system we provide a safe place for students to talk to an anonymous person and get help and advice for whatever situation they are facing. Teenhopeline.com has reached out to hundreds of thousands of students since it first started six years ago. In 2007 alone, we talked to 55,000 students preventing upwards of 10,000 suicides and seeing approximately 7,000 students come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through the one-on-one chat and the altar ministry of Seventh Day Slumber.
Teenhopeline Inc. strives to impact our culture through relevant music, powerful testimonies and insight for today's generation. Teenhopeline Inc.'s radio ministry is a two part ministry. They have a 24/7 cyber radio station broadcasting from hopeinanguish.com http://www.hopeinanguish.com/, and also a three hour syndicated broadcast show that airs on FM stations across North America and beyond. The main listening demographic ranges from ages 12 to 25 with a monthly listening base of 10,000 to 12,000 teens. The show is hosted by Teenhopeline, Inc.'s President Joseph Rojas. Teenhopeline, Inc. has now partnered with Seventh Day Slumber to ensure that those who come to the alter do not fall through the cracks when they head back to their day-to-day life.
SEATTLE, WA...MAY 12, 2008...After six top ten R&R Christian Rock singles, four No. 1 Rock hits, three R&R Christian CHR top five hits, a BMI Award and Dove nominations, Seventh Day Slumber has recorded Spanish versions of their hits from their past three BEC Recordings' albums in one special release entitled "Rescatame." This album will bring Seventh Day Slumber's music and message to the Hispanic community in which lead singer, Joseph Rojas, was born.
Seventh Day Slumber was deeply honored when Latin Grammy-award winning writer and producer, Soraya, contributed her translation and production talents to this album. Soraya had been moved by the lyrical content of Seventh Day Slumber's No. 1 hit "Caroline" ("Carolina" in Spanish). Her work on that song was completed just prior to her untimely death from breast cancer. "Carolina," which speaks of how beautiful each of us is in God's eyes, is dedicated to her memory.
In addition to Soraya, Argentina singer Pablo Oliveras makes a guest appearance on "On My Way Home." Pablo is known as the most popular Christian Rock artist in Latin American with several No. 1 hits and multiple Latin Grammy and Dove Award nominations.
"Rescatamé" means "Rescue Me," a sentiment that captures the lyrical content of SDS' songs, which talk about the healing power of Christ who delivered lead singer/writer, Joseph Rojas, from a life on the street stealing, dealing, and doing drugs. This is a part of the inspiring testimony that SDS is known for and that fans have come to be encouraged.
The combination of lyrical vulnerability from Rojas' past plus a bone crunching rock sound to reach a hurting audience has translated into an incredible connection with listeners and led to the commercially successful US efforts "Picking Up the Pieces", "Once Upon A Shattered Life", and "Finally Awake."
In terms of both lifting up the Lord and reaching out to others, "Rescatame" is stocked solid with ten gripping tracks. Issues relating to Rojas' recovery are plentiful, as are references to being born again (brought first hand by Fryoux) a look at divorce and rebellion (contributed by Holderfield) and a commitment to sexual purity (conveyed by Schwartz). Such scenarios are steeped in reality, but also intertwined with a tangible hopefulness that promises peace when truly surrendering over a life of sin.
"The fact of the matter is there are kids we talk to every day that want to end their lives, just like I did at one point, because their struggle is so great," Rojas relays. "We're trying to point them toward the truth and we're not afraid to lay ourselves on the line in these songs in order to do that."
The spirit of "Rescatame" is also at work in Joseph Rojas' ministry to those struggling with personal crisis through his helpline, Teenhopeline. An ordained minister, SDS lead singer Joseph Rojas is also the head of Teenhopeline. Teenhopeline Inc. strives to impact young people through relevant music, powerful testimonies and personal interaction. It operates a 24/7 cyber radio station broadcasting from www.hopeinanguish.com, and also a three hour syndicated broadcast show that airs on FM stations across North America. Teenhopeline.com also operates a one-on-one chat helpline, which has reached out to hundreds of thousands of students, giving young people counsel, preventing suicides. In 2007 alone, the helpline brought 7,000 students to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Beginning next week, May 19 at 8 pm CST, and every Monday following, Seventh Day Slumber will be hosting a live broadcast on their MySpace. The band will communicate live with their fans updating them on new tour dates, upcoming recordings and other happenings.
For more information on Seventh Day Slumber, their upcoming Spanish project and touring, visit their Spanish MySpace or http://www.myspace.com/7thdayslumber.
Track Listing for "Rescatame" 1. Awake (Desperte)
2. Brand New Man (Hombre Nuevo)
3. Missing Pages (Nadie Te Conoce Ya)
4. On My Way Home (De Camino a Casa)
5. Shattered Life (Rescatame)
6. Caroline (Carolina)
7. Break Me (Quisieron Quebrarme)
8. Every Saturday (Sabados)
9. Burning Bridges (Quemando Puentes)
10. Oceans From The Rain (Haces Mares Al Llover)
