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Emery is releasing their sixth studio album on May 19, 2015. This is a pretty solid album; I really enjoyed the clean vocals.
Emery as we all know has left Tooth & Nail Records and have started up their own company called Bad Christian Records. Now, on the Bad Christian website there's a campaign to help Emery raise money to support their new album, "You Were Never Alone".
There are various packages that can be purchased to help support the album, which can be found here: http://badchristian.com/campaign/newemery/
Alternative rockers Emery have announced west coast dates for their The Weak’s End 10 Year Anniversary Tour which is being described as an “interactive experience” which will also include a live Q&,A, storytelling and more. The band (including original drummer Devin Shelton) will be playing their first record front to back, as well as other classic Emery tunes. Special VIP tickets/ packages are now available at http://bit.ly/mre2014. Lending support on this run is Classic Crime, This Wild Life and Peace Mercutio
Emery will no longer be on Tooth and Nail Records, as they will venture out with side project Matt and Toby, as well as other artists (TBA) to establish the label, Bad Christian Music. A statement from the band can be found below
Like Charles Barkley said, “I am [We] are not role models.” We (Emery) are messed up guys who play music.
As a band, we have always strived for transparency and honesty. While this has made for good music and lyrics, it has also brought forth much controversy. We have purposely steered our music careers away from churches in favor of playing in what Christians call “secular bars and clubs”—what we call “normal places.” Yet we have always and will continue to sing about our lives and who we really are. So naturally our lyrics will include Jesus. This pursuit of being real has resulted in a lot of anger from those that see us as squandering our platform of positive influence and from those that simply want us to stop talking about all this “religious bullshit,” as they put it.
In short, a common theme and belief of ours is that the pursuit of being a “good Christian” is a flawed goal, as it circumvents and distracts the pursuit of Jesus Christ himself. We liken the pursuit of being a “good Christian” to what the Bible would label as being a good Pharisee. We prefer to label followers of Jesus as Bad Christians who fortunately have a Great Savior. We also believe that Jesus grows, changes, and makes people better. As Jesus pursues change in our hearts, our most effective response is BEING HONEST and transparent with our weaknesses and struggles. Through Bad Christian, this is what we intend to personally do—and encourage others to do the same.
We will continue to be ourselves while we also entertain, love, and serve others through our music. Our plans are to continually branch out from there.
We strongly desire to share the perspectives and experiences that we’ve acquired while traveling hundreds of days each year for over ten years. In those ten years, there has been an amazing shift in music culture and we’ve been fortunate to have seen up close and been a part of this shift. One of the many changes from this shift has been an increase in music fans’ openness to Christians and Christian artists. And as a result, Jesus. This has occurred because of bands’ willingness to actually get involved with the culture at large and authentically build relationships with people who don’t believe the same.
We believe this change can certainly extend beyond the music scene to alter spheres of culture around the whole world. Yes, we believe that we can change the world. Our use of the word, “we,” means all of our supporters, fans, and readers, not just Matt, Toby, and Joey.
Emery have announced the first batch of dates for the 10 year anniversary tour of The Weak’s End. More dates will be announced soon.
Take the franticness of The Chariot, mix with the poetically stoic words of bands such as La Dispute and As Cities Burn, throw in a dash of DIY rawness and you will have the Athens, GA outfit Come What May. The band has announced June 12th as the release date for their new record Strange Dialect.
Having self released two EP’s already, (2009’s Solace EP and 2010”s Stimulus Vs. Sense EP) Come What May has paved the road for this year’s assault. Strange Dialect, their first full length record, once again proves the DIY work ethic is alive and well while still producing top notch tracks such as these. The record will be available for purchase June 12th.
For fans of: As Cities Burn, The Fall of Troy, Thrice, Emery, The Chariot
Metal juggernauts DEMON HUNTER are excited to announce their summer tour plans just a few short weeks after the impressive debut of their mammoth new album, True Defiance.
The band, set to storm Europe next week, will bring their power stateside when they headline select dates of the upcoming Scream The Prayer tour this June with support by EMERY, SLEEPING GIANT, MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, HUNDREDTH, THE GREAT COMMISSION, GIDEON, A BULLET FOR A PRETTY BOY and YOUR MEMORIAL.
DEMON HUNTER will then follow that up with a victory lap – appropriately titled The True Defiance Tour – from July until August with support from BLEEDING THROUGH, CANCER BATS, THE PLOT IN YOU and WILLOWS.
True Defiance, the band’s sixth album, smashed its way into the charts last week when it bowed at an impressive #36 on the Billboard 200. The highly anticipated album also landed at #3 on the Billboard Hard Rock Chart, #14 on the Billboard Rock Chart and #1 on the Billboard Christian Rock Chart.
The chart position is the band’s highest debut on the Top 200, edging out the previous best set by 2010’s The World Is A Thorn, which bowed at #39.
Now in its second week on the charts, True Defiance, is showing staying power by remaining in the Top 100, clocking in at #96 in its second week.
Produced by Aaron Sprinkle (ANBERLIN, EMERY) and mixed by Jason Suecof (ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM), True Defiance finds DEMON HUNTER continuing in their hard rock evolution while embracing the components that have always formed the backbone of their music: true metal, dark rock and balladry. The album marks a vital new chapter in the celebrated history of DEMON HUNTER, who are currently marking their 10th year of writing, breaking and erasing the rules of hard rock. Not ones to rest on their laurels, however, the members have created an album that not only lives up to their own lofty standards, but sets a new high-water mark for what DH is capable of.
European Tour with DEADLOCK, NIGHTRAGE and INSENSE:
April 30 Kouvola, Finland @ Vappugospel *
May 1 Stuttgart, Germany @ Universum
May 2 Luzern, Switzerland @ Schüür
May 3 Bochum, Germany @ Matrix
May 4 Brussels, Belgium @ Magasin 4
May 5 London, UK @ O2 Islington Academy2
* Just DEMON HUNTER
SCREAM THE PRAYER (Headlining Following Dates):
June 22 - Nashville PA @ Rockettown
June 23 - Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
June 24 - Jacksonville FL @ Murray Hill Tavern
June 26 - Charlotte NC @ Amos Southend
June 27 - Richmond VA @ Kingdom
June 28 - Baltimore MD @ Sonar
June 29 - Shirleysburg PA @ Creationfest Northeast
June 30 - Dayton OH @ The Attic Club
July 1 - Joliet IL @ Mojoe’s
THE TRUE DEFIANCE TOUR:
July 26 - Portland OR @ Hawthorne Theater
July 27 - Sacramento CA @ Ace of Spades
July 28 - SoCal @ TBD
July 29 - Phoenix AZ @ Marquee
July 30 - Albequerque NM @ Sunshine Theater
July 31 - Dallas TX @ The Door
Aug 1 - Houston TX @ Warehouse
Aug 2 - Midland TX @ Rock The Desert
Aug 3 - Denver CA @ Summit
Aug 4 - Salt Lake City UT @ Complex
Aug 5 - Boise ID @ Knitting Factory
Listen to or download the new Tooth & Nail / Solid State “Full Throttle” Sampler for free now in the Zune Marketplace! The compilation features songs from August Burns Red, Emery, Underoath, Sainthood Reps, Icon For Hire, Becoming The Archetype and more!