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37 Channels
''37 Channels'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tantric, released on September 17, 2013 via Pavement Entertainment. Background and recording On August 8, 2013 via Pavement Entertainment, it was announced that Tantric would be releasing their fifth studio album titled ''37 Channels'' on September 17, 2013. Lead singer Hugo Ferreira remained the only sole member of the band during the album's recording. Ferreira commented on the album saying:"I didn't let people jerk off all over this record, I'm very protective of it. I used to let things go, but I literally oversaw every aspect of 37 Channels." Ferreira also explained the songwriting of the album saying:"I can't afford a therapist, so this is what I do. I regurgitate all my angst and pain and confusion and joy. I'm showing more, letting people into my brain and heart." Soon after the release of the album in the fall of 2013 Hugo recruited drummer TJ Taylor, bassist Scott Wilson and guitarist Derek Isaacs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tantric (band)
Tantric is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. The group was founded in 1998 by Todd Whitener, Jesse Vest and Matt Taul after they left Days of the New, and joined forces with vocalist Hugo Ferreira. Ferreira is the only remaining member of the band from the original lineup. The band's most recent release, their 8th full-length album " The Sum Of All Things", was released July 23, 2021, via Cleopatra Records. History Formation After leaving Days of the New in November 1998 guitarist Todd Whitener, bassist Jesse Vest, and drummer Matt Taul reached out to Massachusetts native Hugo Ferreira (formerly of the band Merge) in early 1999 to see if he would be interested in starting a new project together. The former Days of the New members had previously met Ferreira during a tour and admired his distinct baritone voice. By March that year, the four had their first practice together upon Ferreira's move to Nashville. The band started under the name C-14 but soon chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a derivative of grunge that has a less abrasive or intense tone than traditional grunge. Originally, the term was used almost pejoratively to label mid-1990s rock bands such as Bush (British band), Bush, Candlebox and Collective Soul that emulated the original sound of grunge. In the late 1990s, post-grunge morphed into a more clearly defined style that married the sound and Aesthetics of music, aesthetic of grunge with a less intense and abrasive tone, rising to prominence that lasted in the 2000s. Bands such as , Live (band), Live, Bush (British band), Bush, Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Default (band), Default, Creed (band), Creed, Collective Soul, Shinedown, Candlebox, Seether, and Matchbox Twenty all achieved mainstream success. Characteristics During the 1990s, a post-grunge sound emerged that emulated the attitudes and music of grunge, particularly its thick, Distortion (music), distorted guitars, but with a less intense and less abras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a ... that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily Downtuned guitar, downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and Screaming (music), harsh vocals and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s. Other genres considered part of the alternative metal movement included rap metal and funk metal, both of which influenced another prominent subgenre, nu metal. Nu metal expands the alternative metal s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ... typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted Electric guitar, electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream (band), Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Ferreira
Hugo Ferreira (born March 7, 1974) is an Angolan-born Portuguese-American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American rock band Tantric. Early years, Merge and formation of Tantric Hugo Ferreira was born on March 7, 1974 in Luanda, Angola, which at the time was a Portuguese colony, to Portuguese colonial settlers. After the independence of Angola in 1975, his family moved to Hudson, Massachusetts in the United States. Hugo began playing the piano at around age 5. According to his biography, he began thinking about writing and composing music at 14 years of age. Before becoming a more mainstream artist, Ferreira was a member of wedding bands, dance music groups, "off-tune" rock groups, and Portuguese folklore groups. After graduating from Hudson High School in 1992, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he started the band Merge with Paul Hemsworth. In the course of the next four years, the band self-released a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind Control (Tantric Album)
''Mind Control'' is the fourth album by American rock band Tantric, released on August 4, 2009. It is the band's second album under Silent Majority Group and was produced by Brett Hestla, marking Tantric's departure from mainstay producer Toby Wright. ''Mind Control'' retains the band's 2008 lineup with the exception of drummer Kevin Miller who was replaced by Richie Monica.Ryan"Tantric Release New Album ''Mind Control''" ''Alternative Addiction''. August 4, 2009. Background and recording On March 9, 2009 via MySpace, Tantric announced that they were recording a new album entitled ''Mind Control''. The band's fourth album would be produced by Brett Hestla, former touring bassist for Creed, and initially given a July 21 release date. Singer Hugo Ferreira noted that ''Mind Control'' was more collaborative than previous releases and called it "really, really heavy for Tantric, twice as heavy as the last record at least." However, as all Tantric band members live in different cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Room Archives
''Blue Room Archives'' is the sixth studio album released from the American rock band Tantric. The album was released on September 30, 2014, via Pavement Entertainment. Background The band announced on their official Facebook page on August 1, 2014 that they would be releasing a new studio album of previously unreleased material throughout the band's career including newly recorded acoustic versions of their early hits "Breakdown Breakdown may refer to: Breaking down *Breakdown (vehicle), failure of a motor vehicle in such a way that it cannot be operated *Chemical decomposition, also called chemical breakdown, the breakdown of a substance into simpler components *Decompo ..." and "Mourning" along with two new remixes of their later hits "Mind Control" and "Fall to the Ground". On August 28, 2014 the band announced the title of the album came from the band's personal home studio that they named "The Blue Room" where much of the production work and song writing has been done t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TJ Taylor (musician)
Timothy Lewis Taylor Jr. (born August 8, 1985) is an American musician. He is the drummer of the hard rock band SOiL. He is the former drummer of the rock band Tantric. Biography Taylor was raised on a 100-acre farm outside of Frankfort, Kentucky. His interest in the drums began at a young age, after being given a drum kit by a neighbor. Taylor spent many time playing records like Led Zeppelin's ''Coda'', Foreigner's '' 4'', Rush's '' Hemispheres'', Van Halen's '' 5150'' or Soundgarden's '' Superunknown''. Taylor, being left-handed, played open handed, on a right-handed positioned drum kit, and reversing his ride and first rack tom. In high school, Taylor (although under age) would sneak through the back door of a local bar to perform in the house band every Thursday night. Performing covers, as well as original material on a band called Blind Addiction. Taylor was a finalist in the Guitar Center drum off competition, as well as settling into touring gigs with former EMI si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Wilson (musician)
Scott Wilson (born November 25, 1972) is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is most known for his time as the bass guitarist for the rock band Tantric, having appeared on their 2014 album ''Blue Room Archives'' and '' Mercury Retrograde'' in 2018, and for being the director of jazz studies at the University of Florida. Scott is now the bass guitarist of Saving Abel and has completed the band's fifth studio album. Career Tantric (2013–2017) Wilson served as the bass guitarist for Tantric beginning in 2013, appearing with them on multiple national tours, the band's 2014 album Blue Room Archives, and on Mercury Retrograde in 2018. He was recruited shortly after the production of the band's previous album 37 Channels, and appeared with the band on multiple tours, including the 2016 edition of the Make America Rock Again tour, sharing the stage with Trapt, Saving Abel, Saliva, and more. In an interview with Stone Age Rock Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooter Jennings
Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings (born May 19, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is the only son of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. In a career spanning over two decades, Shooter Jennings has explored a variety of genres as part of his eclectic sound, including southern rock, country, hard rock, blues rock, electronica and rock and roll. Jennings made his debut with the single "4th of July" of his 2005 album ''“ Put the "O" Back in Country”'' on Universal South, which peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard country charts. Jennings has since followed with six more full-length studio albums: '' Electric Rodeo'' (2006), '' The Wolf'' (2007), ''Black Ribbons'' (2009), ''Family Man'' (2012), ''The Other Life'' (2013) and '' Countach (For Giorgio)'' (2016), in addition to a live album, a compilation, and numerous EPs. In 2018, Jennings released his eighth album, called ''Shooter'', under Dave Cobb’s Low Country S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin John Winkler
Austin John Winkler (born October 25, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known for being the former lead singer of the American rock band Hinder. Since his departure from Hinder, Winkler has continued his career, but as a solo artist, under the name Austin John. Austin's first release as a solo artist, a six-song EP titled ''Love Sick Radio'' was released on April 22, 2016. As of the first quarter of 2022, Austin has released two new singles from his upcoming solo project, using his full name "Austin John Winkler" – the tracks "SuperJaded" and "Phoneline" were released for purchase on January 21, 2022, and March 25, 2022, with official music videos being posted to YouTube. On June 24, 2022 Winkler released his latest single titled "American Dreams" via all major digital music distributors.https://www.facebook.com/AustinJohnWinkler/videos/816867749299119/ Hinder Winkler was one of the founding members of Hinder and recorded a total of one EP ('' Far Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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