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From the Green Room Band of the Day-Freedivers

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Thanks for taking some time to chat with From the Green Room

1. What’s the name of the band?


1- Our band is called Freedivers!


2. Where are you from?


2- We are from Barcelona.


3. What type of music do you play?


3- We play alternative rock music, with a lot of grunge influences.


4. Introduce yourselves to the readers and tell us what you do in the band?


4- Erik: I am Erik and I am the band’s frontman. I sing and play the bass.
     Rafa: My name is Rafa! And I am the rhythm guitar.
     Ferran: I am Ferran, I am the solo guitar.
     Jordi: I am Jordi and I play the drums.


5. This is probably a common question but one that most want to know, what musical
influences did you have growing up, and what are some now?

5-  When I was a kid I really enjoyed pop rock. I also listened to a lot of fantasy
movies’ BSOs growing up haha. Being a teenager I used to listen to bands like My
Chemical Romance and Paramore. I mainly listened to sad music, if I’m being honest! A
lot of catchy, great songs, as well. I soon discovered post-punk, grunge, alt-rock music…
Patti Smith, Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, The Doors are some of my references now.


6. Have you always been into music? Was it something that just came to you
naturally?


6- I’ve always loved art, in some way. When I was a kid I started to draw and was very
drawn to fantasy and cartoons. The deep love for music came I think a little bit more
gradually and found out it was great to expel my demons and monsters and express the
beauty I found along the way. And I basically learnt to play the guitar and sang every
single day. (Well I love to sing and I sing 24/7)


7. What can we expect from the band in the rest of 2022 and beyond into 2023?


7-  There are lots of things going on! We’ll be shooting new videos and releasing new
music that we are already working on. There’s a plan to make a little tour all around
Spain and a few other countries. Hope you watch our media so you stay tuned for fresh
information about concerts, songs and events!

8. For someone who wants to know more about the band, where can they find you?
And where can they find your music?


8- You can find us on Instagram! We regularly upload content and posts about our
events, concerts, rehearsals…
We are also in all major streaming services, like Spotify, Youtube, Pandora, Deezer,
Apple Music, Soundcloud…


9. Let’s answer some fun questions, what is your all time favorite band?


9-  Only one band? Impossible! There are bands that have been there all along the way.
Bands like Joy Division or Nirvana. My favorite sound is alternative rock, especially with
acoustic or ambiental bits.


10. If you could tour with any band and open or have them open for you, who would
you choose?


10- I love Mitski! She’s great and it would be awesome to open for her band. I found
out about her music a while ago and I resonate a lot with it.


Thanks for chatting with me From the Green Room and look forward to chatting
again in the future.

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From the Green Room Band of the Day-Segmentia

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Band of the Day Questions

Thanks for taking some time to chat with From the Green Room

These questions have been answered by Matti Siekkinen.

  1. What’s the name of the band?

Segmentia

  • Where are you from?

Seinäjoki, Finland

  • What type of music do you play?

We call our music Pop Metal from the North. We are mixing pop music song structures with electric and symphonic elements to metal music. Our music tends to be a bit melancholic, but also hopeful!

  • Introduce yourselves to the readers and tell us what you do in the band?

Our current lineup is: Kansana – Vocals, Jere Luokkamäki – Drums, Arttu Vainiola – Guitar and Matti Siekkinen – Bass.

  • This is probably a common question but one that most want to know, what musical influences did you have growing up, and what are some now?

I got into metal music through listening to bands like Stratovarius, HIM, Iron Maiden and Children of Bodom, but there’s a good part of my teenage years where I got heavily into bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, CCR and many other rock bands of that era. Until one day my friend introduced me to Opeth and Dream Theater so that sort of pulled me back to modern day music, haha. Talking about Opeth, lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Opeth again, but I’m not sure how they influence my writing. Not too directly at least, but the melodies and lyrics I come up with are influenced by just about every band/artist I like to listen to. I’m more interested and influenced by moods, themes and the overall feeling of the music that I listen to, so that kinda also shapes my criteria of what type of ideas I find “usable” when I write.

  • Have you always been into music? Was it something that just came to you naturally?

Pretty much yeah. The radio was always on at home playing music all day. I have some early memories of listening to Michael Jackson’s Thriller album on vinyl. It was my favorite record when I was around 5 or 6 years old, and I found it endlessly entertaining to switch the playback speed to make Michael sound like a cartoon character. There are no musicians in my family apart from my cousin, who plays guitar in a punk band, so I became sort of the black sheep of the family with my fascination to metal music and with passion to practice drumming hours up on end.

  • What can we expect from the band in the rest of 2022 and beyond into 2023?

We released our second EP called Alone just over a month ago, so we are currently playing some shows around Finland to promote that. Pretty soon though we’ll lock ourselves to our workspace and start finalizing writing our first full length album while doing some one off shows in between. We have some tour plans for the autumn, but we’ll let people know more about that a bit later. Beyond 2023 we hope to get to release some new music again as soon as we are able and then start touring outside of Finland as well!

  • For someone who wants to know more about the band, were can they find you at? And were can they find your music?

You can find us from all the major social media platforms, but we are probably the most active on Instagram. If you just want to learn more about the band in general, our website segmentia.net is the best place to start. As for the music, Spotify or Youtube are good places to check us out, though our music is available through all the major streaming platforms. And hey, perhaps we’ll find our way to your hometown one day to play a show!

  • Let’s answer some fun questions, what is your all time favorite band?

Ooohh this is a difficult question for sure! I have so many favorites and I’ve had so many of those “this is my favorite band now and forever” bands, until I come across another band that I like even more! Well, if I approach this from the angle of what are some of the bands that have stuck with me the longest and which I still often listen to these days too, it’s a close tie between Opeth and Dream Theater, but please don’t make me choose just one, haha!

  1. If you could tour with any band and open or have them open for you, who would you choose?

I would love us to be able to open for Pain or Amorphis one day! I think we would fit the bill very well and we could learn a lot from either of the bands.

Thanks for chatting with me From the Green Room and look forward to chatting again in the future.

Thank you for the interview! Stay (pop) metal!

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CHAIDURA Releases Official Music Video for “With You”!

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January 27, 2023 – London based, alternative rock artist CHAIDURA has released the official music video for his newest single, “With You.” Written & performed by the artist, “With You” was directed by CLARE CHONG.

Sonically, with you is a blend of electronic, emo and metal compiled into one unique product. The song begins with an arpeggiated synth that builds up to the cathartic main riff that is full of emotion and heart.

“Through heart to heart conversations with my fans, I realize that life is getting more and more difficult these days for all of us. We are all struggling to survive and I share and feel all your pain. “With You” is a dedication to my fans who is going through a tough time and I want you to know that I’m with you” – CHAIDURA

Hailing from Singapore and currently based in London, Chaidura is an alternative rock artist with a penchant for creating fresh melodies, incorporating an amalgamation of various influences. Inspired by visual kei bands like Gazette, Dir En Grey, Lynch, alternative metal bands like BMTH & Bad Omens, Chaidura creates a unique sound that’s a blend of east and west. Chaidura also seems to have a unique innate competency to ingeniously present music in multiple styles, blending alternative rock with hints of electronic music, metal, rap, emo and goth, all while maintaining a consistent brand that is gothic, edgy and transcendent. 2023 is where Chaidura is going all in with a burning ambition to provide a safe space for his fans to express themselves through his music. Get ready for the Chaidura experience.

CHAIDURA | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree

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Ra comes home to Piere’s for 20th anniversary show, w special guest A Killers Confession.

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Ra celebrated their 20th Anniversary with a hometown show at the world famous Piere’s Entertainment in Fort Wayne Indiana, with A Killers Confession, Thematic, Blood of Heroes, and The Illegals.

Thematic would kick off the show to get the crowd warmed up, followed by the heavy hitting Blood of Heroes, then local favorite The Illegals who always bring the high energy and get the crowd ready for A Killer’s Confession.

A Killers Confession would take the stage to everyone’s surprise front man Waylon Reavis dawned face paint something he had not done since his Mushroom Head days would get the crowd moving and rocking out setting up the main reason, they were all there and that was Ra

And for the moment the packed house at Piere’s had been waiting on, Ra came out in epic fashion and form and rocked the crowd to all the hits, and putting a great show, with all of their hits which seemed to go well with the fans in attendance.

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MAISY KAY
Releases New Single & Video Inspired by the Avatar Cinematic Universe
“The Beast Within”

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MAISY KAY
Releases New Single & Video Inspired by the Avatar Cinematic Universe
“The Beast Within”
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December 12, 2022 – Inspired by blockbuster franchise Avatar, rising pop artist Maisy Kay has released her new single “The Beast Within,” a powerful, otherworldly anthem about recognizing your true potential, facing your fears, and becoming the strongest version of yourself. PRESS HERE to listen to “The Beast Within” and PRESS HERE to watch the breathtaking, fantastical video which sees Maisy step into a vibrant, rich world inspired by the Avatar cinematic universe to confront her demons and sing in both English and Na’vi, the fictional language from the blockbuster franchise.

Maisy wrote the song as part of a full album at the suggestion of Avatar director James Cameron himself, who was drawn to Maisy after she sang in the fictional Na’vi language from the film on the viral hit “The Storm.” She recorded “The Beast Within” at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios alongside a 92-piece orchestra that included contributors to the original Avatar film score, as well as conductor JAC Redford and engineer Simon Rhodes.

“I’d love to see people free themselves from what has been restricting them,” shares Maisy on the song’s message. “Embrace yourself and don’t hold back.”

Magnifying the most intimate emotions into songs that contain entire worlds, “The Beast Within” follows the release of her Halloween-inspired EP Psycho which drew upon Maisy’s love of horror movies to welcome standout singles “Psycho” and “Widowmaker.” Maisy also recently released singles “Emotionally Unavailable,” a maximalist synth-pop bop inspired by experiences dating in the digital world that alongside a campy, fun music video with a chilling twist that is equal parts Clueless and The Silence of the Lambs, and “Karma is a Bitch Like You,” a darkly explosive middle finger to anyone who has ever done you wrong, which followed a remix of “Scared Together.” With more music on the way, Maisy is perfecting the “sad banger” – pairing feel-good pop perfection with melancholy lyrics and hiding sadness just beneath her music’s danceable surface.

Working with industry titans such as Timbaland, Tiesto, Billy Idol, Rodney “Darkchild” Jenkins, and Max Martin protégé Lukas “LULOU” Loules, Maisy creates left-of-center pop that elegantly warps reality into something much more fantastical. Set to make her own distinct mark with her nostalgic, R&B-laced dance-pop, Maisy was plucked from obscurity for her talent and dropped in LA where she honed her craft and found her voice – going from English schoolgirl to LA songstress with over 100 million cumulative streams.

An artist with no limit to her radiant imagination, Maisy features on soundtracks to acclaimed video games like Lorelai and has sung in Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese to relate to as many people from as many different backgrounds as possible while contributing spellbinding vocals and sharply poetic Japanese lyrics to pop artist Anly’s #1 Spotify viral hit “Distance.” Recently on the cover of Rollacoaster, Maisy has received acclaim from Wonderland, Interview Magazine, Flaunt, Hollywood Life, Popdust, Popmatters, Idolator, and more.

FOLLOW MAISY KAY

Maisy Kay (@maisykay) • Instagram photos and videos

(1) Maisy Kay | Facebook

Maisy Kay | Spotify

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Solence
Release New Music Video
“nuBlood” feat. Bryan Kuznitz (Fame On Fire)

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Announce New Forthcoming Album
‘hope is a cult‘
Out on February 17, 2023

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 – Swedish electropop-metal quartet Solence has dropped their latest music video “nuBlood” featuring Fame On Fire vocalist Bryan Kuznitz. Not only that, but fans can also look forward to the band’s forthcoming album ‘hope is a cult‘ set for release on Friday, February 17 (via Hopeless Records). Speaking on today’s news, the band shares:

“’NuBlood’ is a song about all the old dudes starting wars and oppressing people just to be able to cling on to their puny power! Just step aside. Your time is up. Out with the old, in with the new.

‘NuBlood’ is also a straight-up banger so hold on ‘cuz this chorus is like sticking your head out the window whilst driving 100mph on the freeway!!

“We’re also so extremely excited to finally be able to share ‘hope_is_a_cult’ with all the Solence family…and the not yet inaugurated ones!! We’ve worked so hard and so long on this and we truly feel like this is such an important step for us in our journey to write the most “Solence” of songs that we can write. This album goes up, down, sideways, then we solo for a bit, and then it’s head-banging and big choruses!

We’re super proud of this and hope you’re as excited as we are for ‘hope_is_a_cult’!!!”

hope is a cult
SOLENCE
Track Listing:

  1. Rain Down
  2. Best For You
  3. Demons
  4. Waves
  5. Antidote
  6. Claustrophobia
  7. hope is a cult
  8. Better This Way
  9. nuBlood
  10. Life Goes On
  11. Endless
  12. a new hope
  13. Blood Sweat Tears

No matter where we come from, music draws us together and bonds us. For as much as SOLENCE sonically conjoin elements of metal, electronic, alternative, and pop, the Swedish group also appeal to an expansive swath of personalities with a universal message. Equally suitable for the mosh pit or Coachella, the band—Markus Videsäter [vocals], David “Viking” Vikingsson [drums], David Strääf [guitar], and Johan Swärd [keys]—rally around a familial energy meant to be shared as loudly as possible. After quietly generating north of 200 million streams and counting, they welcome everyone closer on their third full-length offering and Hopeless Records debut, hope is a cult, and more to come.

“We want to build up this family around positivity, hope, and the belief you can change things,” notes Markus. “We want you to forget everything that bothers you when you listen to this album. If we’re doing our job, audiences feel like they’re a part of it. When you go to a SOLENCE show, you have a good time, so hope is a cult for us.”

Find Solence Online

SolenceOfficial (@SolenceOfficial) / Twitter

Solence (Official) (@solenceofficial) • Instagram photos and videos

(2) Solence | Facebook

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From the Green Room Band of the Day-Darlin

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Thanks for taking some time to chat with From the Green Room

  1. What’s the name of the band?

We are called DARLIN

  1. Where are you from?

We’re an Essex based band, but a couple of the members are a bit spread out.

  1. What type of music do you play?

We describe our sound as Punchy, dual vocal pink powered pop rock.

  1. Introduce yourselves to the readers and tell us what you do in the band?

Collectively we are, Dan, Sarah, Simon, Rob, Joe and Dave. Dan and Sarah are husband and wife and both front the band. Si and Rob are guitars, Joe is Bass and Dave (me) on drums.

  1. This is probably a common question but one that most want to know, what musical influences did you have growing up, and what are some now?

The 6 of us have all brought in different influences, but the common ground that seems to prevail in the DARLIN sound is our mutual love for Fleetwood Mac and Paramore.

  1. Have you always been into music? Was it something that just came to you naturally?

Personally, I’ve been exposed to music from as early back as I can remember. All different artists and genres. I used to pull pots, pans, biscuit tins out of the cupboard, set them up on the floor and hit them chopsticks. I think it’s safe to say I was always destined to be a drummer.

  1. What can we expect from the band in the rest of 2022 and beyond into 2023?

For the rest of 2022 we’re ramping up to our 3rd single release, with a fourth on the way for early 2023. We’re getting ourselves ready for a busy summer of festivals and more studio time. We’re not slowing down anytime soon.

  1. For someone who wants to know more about the band, were can they find you at? And were can they find your music?

We’re on all the major socials, usually under thebanddarlin. The two singles we’ve released so far are on Spotify with videos on YouTube too. For a new band, there’s plenty of content to consume with plenty more on the way.

  1. Let’s answer some fun questions, what is your all time favorite band?

For me it’s Queen. Every era is perfect, every member irreplaceable. They’re like a supergroup without being a supergroup. Too many bangers!!!

  1. If you could tour with any band and open or have them open for you, who would you choose?

Right now I’d guess we’d all say Paramore. They’ve come back with a real retro Vibe/Sound and I think their fans would really be into us. Plus we all love them, so would be a joy to watch them every night.

Thanks for chatting with me From the Green Room and look forward to chatting again in the future.

Thanks for having us, we can’t wait to catch up again. Dave

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