Disturbed Guitarist & Drummer Announce New Side Project

Dan Donegan, guitarist for multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated hard rock band Disturbed, has unveiled his new project, Fight or Flight. Fight or Flight will release their debut album, A Life by Design? on July 23rd via Warner Bros. Records. The first single, "First of the Last" will be hits radio May 21st.

"During our hiatus from Disturbed, the separation anxiety from the fans came rather quickly," explains Donegan. He began writing songs on his own, and last year connected with Dan Chandler, front man for the band Evan's Blue, about a possible collaboration. The two emailed each other songs back and forth and met in person whenever Chandler was in Donegan's hometown of Chicago. When they had enough material to record, Donegan turned to his "Disturbed brother of over twenty years," drummer Mike Wengren and the three entered the studio.

   

The result is a collection of hypnotic and hard-hitting songs fortified by Donegan's trademark riffing and Chandler's melodic sensibility. Ra's Sean Corcoran on bass and backing vocals, and Jeremy Jayson on guitar and backing vocals complete Fight of Flight's lineup.

 

"This is more hard rock," Donegan affirms. "It's got edgy moments, but there's more melody across the board. We had the chance to experiment as well. There are acoustic guitars and some electronics even. It's different all around." The stomping first single "First of the Last" is an energetic anthem that's meant to be cranked as loudly as possible. "It's one of the more driving tracks on the record, and it's got my signature style," Donegan explains. "Lyrically, it's more cryptic. Dan and I spent a lot of time discussing conspiracy theories, and those conversations inspired the song."

 

For more information visit www.fightorflightofficial.com or https://www.facebook.com/fightorflightofficial

Atlas Genius Performs On "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"

Atlas Genius will celebrate the February 19^th release of its debut album, When It Was Now (Warner Bros. Records), with an appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." The band will perform the album's first single, "Trojans," which has sold more than 200,000 and ranks in the Top 5 at Modern Rock radio and Top 10 at the Triple A format.

On their new track "If So," Atlas Genius groove with dream-like guitar licks, shifty hi-hats and a meaty bass backbone," said Rolling Stone.

"The Australian brothers deliver dance rock with smart melodic swagger," said Entertainment Weekly, naming Atlas Genius as one of "15 New Stars We Love." The band was also tipped as one to watch in 2013 by NYLON and Neon Gold.

"If So" on Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/atlas-genius/whenitwasnow-if-so 

"Trojans" Official Video on YouTube

http://youtu.be/Sd2yr12abg8  

When It Was Now Pre-Order on iTunes

http://amzn.com/B00AJ3TNRE 

When It Was Now Pre-Order on Amazon  

http://amzn.com/B00AJ3TNRE

Atlas Genius' Keith and Michael Jeffery wrote, recorded and produced When It Was Now at a studio they built in their hometown of Adelaide, Australia. The album captures Atlas Genius's singular combination of sophisticated musicality and warm, wistful spirit. Infused with a classic sensibility, each of the songs would fit seamlessly if somehow slipped into a long-treasured mixtape.

The band will kick off a sold-out tour with Imagine Dragons this Friday, February 8th, at The Marquee in Tempe, AZ. On February 20th, Atlas Genius will play a record release show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY and appear at SXSW on March 13th (KCRW's Official SXSW nighttime showcase) and 14th.  Tickets just went on sale for Atlas Genius' first North American headline tour, which launches on April 25th at Antone's in Austin, TX. See below for itinerary. Additional dates will be announced soon.  

ATLAS GENIUS - NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

February

8 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

9 - Las Vegas @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

11 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

12 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

15 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

16 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Atlas Genius/When It Was Now record release show

22 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

23 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

25 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

27 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

28 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

March

1  - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

2 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Ballroom w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

4 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

5 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

6 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

8 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

9 - Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

11 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

12 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

13 - Austin, TX @ SXSW @ KCRW showcase

14 - Austin, TX @ SXSW

15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

16 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

18 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

19 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex w/Imagine Dragons - SOLD OUT

April

25 - Austin, TX @ Antone's

26 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's

May

20 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Restaurant and Music Club

21 - Bakersfield, CA @ B Ryders

22 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's

29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

31 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

June

4 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7^th Street

6 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at Old National Centre

7 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement

9 - Nashville, TN @ 3^rd & Lindley

11 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva

12 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel

14 - Albany, NY @ Bayou Café

15 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

17 - Providence, RI @ Met Café

20 - Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den

23 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House

24 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter

Additional dates to be announced.  

Official Website: http://www.atlasgenius.com/  

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/atlas-genius  

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AtlasGenius 

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/atlasgenius 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/atlasgenius/

West End Motel (Mastodon Side-Project) New Album Out Now

Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds is receiving praise for his side project West End Motel's newest release Only Time Can Tell, out now on Warner Bros/ADA. The album is streaming in its entirety at AOL Spinner in addition to PASTE Magazine, who lauds its "acoustic-driven, country-twinged tracks." Similarly, MTV declares it "hypnotizing," praising the "brittle guitars and hushed, husky vocals," while Alternative Press states, "rockabilly and surf rock with strong flavors of Stax and Motown soul prevail, yet a smorgasbord of disparate influences also insinuate their way into this mix, ensuring no two songs are alike."

The 8-song set is now available to purchase on iTunes. Rolling Stone is streaming the album's first single "Burn It Down," praising its "brightly shout-out-loud vocals, warm and soulful textures, swooning funk melodies and a breezy beat that's downright feel-good music."

 

Please feel free to post & share new tracks from "Only Time Can Tell"  

http://soundcloud.com/westendmotel

 

West End Motel will kick off a 3-week tour on November 28 in Washington, D.C. - making stops in New York, Boston, Chicago, and more - wrapping up December 15 in Hinds' hometown of Atlanta. See below for more details.

 

Only Time Can Tell is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Hinds' acclaimed 2011 debut Don't Shiver, You're A Winner which SPIN proclaimed "a welcome departure from Mastodon's thrashy, progged-out fare...sounds like Tom Waits and Tim Burton co-hosting the creepiest vaudeville show ever," and Pitchfork praised for its "playfulness and off-the-cuff amiability."

 

West End Motel began in 1993 under a bridge in Atlanta, where Hinds first met longtime friend Tom Cheshire. Describing themselves as a "conglomerate of losers, poets and hobo-sexuals," the pair write acoustic-guitar driven songs enriched with horns and keys, with the end result sounding like Nick Cave fronting Gogol Bordello. The project pre-dates Mastodon and offers an important glimpse into Hinds' musical influences.

 

"I grew up listening to Chet Atkins play guitar, and I grew up listening to Brian Setzer play guitar," explains Hinds. "Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West, all these country-chicken-pickin'-flying-'round-the-guitar-neck guitar players. I got really inspired by it. I'm from way down in the country. It was pretty common to have the interests I had when I was that age. MTV had some hair metal on there, but I was more interested in this rockabilly vibe. Stray Cats were really big at the time, in the '80s. It was epic."

 

Only Time Can Tell Track Listing:

1. Burn It Down

2. El Myr

3. Witch Is Dead

4. If I Only Had Tomorrow (Second Chances)

5. Bite  

6. Forgiveness

7. Only Time Can Tell

8. Valentine

 

WEST END MOTEL TOUR DATES

Nov 28 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java

Nov 29 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

Nov 30 - West Chester, PA @ The Note

Dec 01 - Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House

Dec 02 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott

Dec 04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool

Dec 05 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop

Dec 06 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop

Dec 07 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club

Dec 08 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door

Dec 09 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

Dec 11 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room

Dec 13 - Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light

Dec 14 - Birmingham, AL @ The Nick

Dec 15 - Atlanta, GA @ 529

West End Motel (Mastodon Side-Project) Announce Tour Dates

Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has announced a 3-week tour with his side project West End Motel in support of their sophomore release Only Time Can Tell (out October 30 on Warner Bros). Kicking off November 28 in Washington, D.C., the tour will make stops in New York, Boston, Chicago, and more, wrapping up December 15 in Hinds' hometown of Atlanta.

Only Time Can Tell is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Hinds' acclaimed 2011 debut Don't Shiver, You're A Winner which SPIN proclaimed "a welcome departure from Mastodon's thrashy, progged-out fare...sounds like Tom Waits and Tim Burton co-hosting the creepiest vaudeville show ever," and Pitchfork praised for its "playfulness and off-the-cuff amiability."

The 8-song set is now available to preoder on iTunes. Rolling Stone is streaming the album's first single "Burn It Down," praising its "brightly shout-out-loud vocals, warm and soulful textures, swooning funk melodies and a breezy beat that's downright feel-good music."

Listen to "Burn It Down"

http://soundcloud.com/westendmotel/burn-it-down

West End Motel began in 1993 under a bridge in Atlanta, where Hinds first met longtime friend Tom Cheshire. Describing themselves as a "conglomerate of losers, poets and hobo-sexuals," the pair write acoustic-guitar driven songs enriched with horns and keys, with the end result sounding like Nick Cave fronting Gogol Bordello. The project pre-dates Mastodon and offers an important glimpse into Hinds' musical influences.

"I grew up listening to Chet Atkins play guitar, and I grew up listening to Brian Setzer play guitar," explains Hinds. "Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West, all these country-chicken-pickin'-flying-'round-the-guitar-neck guitar players. I got really inspired by it. I'm from way down in the country. It was pretty common to have the interests I had when I was that age. MTV had some hair metal on there, but I was more interested in this rockabilly vibe. Stray Cats were really big at the time, in the '80s. It was epic."

Only Time Can Tell Track Listing:

1. Burn It Down

2. El Myr

3. Witch Is Dead

4. If I Only Had Tomorrow (Second Chances)

5. Forgiveness

6. Only Time Can Tell

7. Valentine

8. Bite

WEST END MOTEL TOUR DATES

Nov 28 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin' Java

Nov 29 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

Nov 30 - West Chester, PA @ The Note

Dec 01 - Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House

Dec 02 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott

Dec 04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool

Dec 05 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop

Dec 06 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop

Dec 07 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club

Dec 08 - Chicago, IL @ Double Door

Dec 09 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7^th Street Entry

Dec 11 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room

Dec 13 - Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light

Dec 14 - Birmingham, AL @ The Nick

Dec 15 - Atlanta, GA @ 529

Visit West End Motel online:

 Facebook  l  MySpace

West End Motel (Mastodon Side-Project) Release New Single

Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds is gearing up for the release of his sophomore album with side-project West End Motel. Due October 30 on Warner Bros Records, Only Time Can Tell is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Hinds' acclaimed 2011 debut Don't Shiver, You're A Winner which SPIN dubbed "a welcome departure from Mastodon's thrashy, progged-out fare...sounds like Tom Waits and Tim Burton co-hosting the creepiest vaudeville show ever," and Pitchfork lauded for its "playfulness and off-the-cuff amiability."

Rolling Stone is streaming the album's first single "Burn It Down," praising its "brightly shout-out-loud vocals, warm and soulful textures, swooning funk melodies and a breezy beat that's downright feel-good music." Check out the track here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-west-end-motel-burn-it-down-20120926

West End Motel began in 1993 under a bridge in Atlanta, where Hinds first met longtime friend Tom Cheshire. Describing themselves as a "conglomerate of losers, poets and hobo-sexuals," the pair write acoustic-guitar driven songs enriched with horns and keys, with the end result sounding like Nick Cave fronting Gogol Bordello. The project pre-dates Mastodon and offers an important glimpse into Hinds' musical influences.

"I grew up listening to Chet Atkins play guitar, and I grew up listening to Brian Setzer play guitar," explains Hinds. "Jimmy Bryant, Speedy West, all these country-chicken-pickin'-flying-'round-the-guitar-neck guitar players. I got really inspired by it. I'm from way down in the country. It was pretty common to have the interests I had when I was that age. MTV had some hair metal on there, but I was more interested in this rockabilly vibe. Stray Cats were really big at the time, in the '80s. It was epic."

Only Time Can Tell Tracklisting:

1. Burn It Down

2. El Myr

3. Witch Is Dead

4. If I Only Had Tomorrow (Second Chances)

5. Forgiveness

6. Only Time Can Tell

7. Valentine

8. Bite

Visit West End Motel online:

 Facebook  l  MySpace