Out Of The Vaults, New Hard Rock Sensation YOUNGBLOOD Is Unearthed By Eonian Records

Indianapolis, Indiana, September 10, 2012 - Indianapolis natives YOUNGBLOOD finally release their amazing debut album this October, through Eönian Records.  Featuring guitarist and producer Jeff Diehl, who has worked with such legends and luminaries as Gene Simmons, Sweet FA, Ma Kelly, Night Ranger, Kramus, Eddie Kramer and many more.  YOUNGBLOOD also toured extensively as Epic Records recording artist Henry Lee Summers’ backing band.

With industry and media stalwarts likening YOUNGBLOOD’s sound to that of Slaughter, Steelheart, Firehouse, Skid Row, Motley Crue, Extreme and even Bon Jovi, this album is sure to light up the airwaves and be recognized as a bonafide modern classic of Sunset Strip influenced heavy rock.

Featuring mind-blowing musicianship, and a completely re-mixed and re-mastering, these tracks - originally recorded for Sony/Epic Records in 1989 - storm out of the speakers like velvet thunder, and with the global resurgence of hard rock and hair metal sound as contemporary as anything recorded today.

Hard Rock archaeologists Eönian Records have partnered with YOUNGBLOOD to deliver what may be THE hair metal release of 2012 – and with ample material still in the vault, you can expect to hear more from this band very soon.

Eönian Records recently began a distribution deal with the premiere and award-winning Independent Distribution Company Sony RED throughout the US and Nightmare Records Worldwide.

YOUNGBLOOD “No Retreat” will be available world-wide on October 9, 2012 through CD and Digital Stores, as well as through www.EonianRecords.com.

YOUNGBLOOD is Bobby Sisk on Lead Vocals, Jeff Diehl on Guitars & Vocals, Eric Saylors on Guitars & Vocals, Danny William on Keyboards & Vocals, Kyle Koker on Bass & Vocals, and Kevin Kale on Drums.

What the world’s media are saying about YOUNGBLOOD “No Retreat”:

“Their attitude and their music have 'star-power' written all over it!” - Andrew J. McNeice - MelodicRock.com

“A sexy blend of Steelheart, Warrant and Slaughter with six guns loaded!” - Thomas Kernbichler - DarkScene.at

“Just one word for No Retreat ...BRILLIANT!” - Steven Reid - Fireworks Magazine

“Top fueled, pure adrenaline charged romp …this is '80s Hair Metal on steroids!” - John Kindred - Hardrock Haven

“A sparkling Hard Rock gem!” - Andrea Punzo - HardSounds.it

“A hot, fiery fist of Rock n’ Roll!” - Michel Serry - Music in Belgium

“Insanely awesome …this music is f**king orgasmic!” - Lucas H. Gordon - Senda Producciones

It's been a long time comin’ - Eönian Records to release bay area rockers Murder Bay & Rattleshake

They say that if you can remember the ‘80’s, you probably weren’t there, and that adage certainly applies to the excessive nature of the hair-metal era.  Hailing from San Francisco, Murder Bay and Rattleshake were two one of the top unsigned rock bands of the late 80’s and early 90’s, packing grooves, killer hooks, ass-kicking vocals and screaming guitar work culminating into a high-energy live show, both bands wasted no time in developing a large fan base.

In 1990, Murder Bay took that live energy into the studio with a young Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Good Charlotte, Third Eye Blind, All-American Rejects, Slash, and more) to lay down tracks for six songs.  The results came in as expected; big songs, big sound, and big sales.  The press took notice.  Along with, a now rabid fan base, Murder Bay received numerous accolades such as BAM Magazine’s #1 rock band of 1990, Metal Edge’s “Band on the Rise”, and Music Connection's “Top 100 Unsigned Acts”.

The Murder Bay release will feature each of the original six songs from the Valentine sessions, digitally re-mastered and sounding better than ever, as well as seven unreleased, later tracks recorded by Rob Beaton (Guns n’ Roses, The Sea Hags, Sammy Hagar, Santana, and more).

The nucleus of the Rattleshake formed in the late ‘80’s when bassist Bryan Lujan and guitarists Ralph Longo and Mark Freseman played together in a popular San Francisco Bay Area band called Mad Anthony.  Rattleshake unleashed their inaugural display of hard rock fury on February 3, 1990 at the Niles Station in Fremont, California.  Proof of the band’s prowess was provided by the packed house which resulted in the arrival of the Fire Marshall who threatened to shut the place down.  The max-capacity crowd created an electric atmosphere custom-made for tearing it up and that’s exactly what Rattleshake did.  The visceral thrill the band experienced every time they played in front of a mob of metal-heads was a crack-like addiction and soon they had blazed through every club in the Bay Area playing alongside major-leaguers such as Winger, Tesla, Cry Wolf, Babylon A.D., and Warrant.

Rattleshake likewise recorded with Rob Beaton (Guns n' Roses, The Sea Hags, Sammy Hagar, Santana, and more).

Like many of the great unsigned bands of that time, Murder Bay and Rattleshake were not able to be enjoyed by the masses.  That is, until now! 

Both titles will be available at only the very best retailers worldwide Tuesday, April 10th, 2012.

It's been a long time comin’!

TNA’s “Eddie” Matlock Passes Away

M.E. “Eddie” Matlock, Jr., 47, of Millington, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011. Eddie was TNA’s longtime drummer.  You will be missed by your friends, family and fans.  RIP. 

TNA "Self-Titled"

TNA— we all know what the acronym stands for.  Southern sleaze-metal mavericks from Memphis, Tennessee, started out as a cover band, but soon turned their collective attention to writing originals, influenced by everyone from Kiss and Aerosmith to Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.  TNA focused on delivering heavy hitting riffs that got straight to the point like a sniper’s bullet.  No time for bullshit, no time for fluff.  TNA wanted to rock, they wanted to groove; they wanted to prove they weren’t posers, so they tore into every dirty dive and club throughout the continental United States with relentless energy, fine-tuning their chops until they were, in the colorful words of bassist Michael Gumm, “so tight you couldn’t drive a toothpick up our ass with a twenty pound sledgehammer.”  TNA features Guitarist Wayne Swinny for major label act SALIVA and was recorded, mixed, and produced at the legendary Ardent Studios which has recorded the likes of Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, George Thorogood, The Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, among many others.

Visit TNA's page and give a listen to their album in the Rockshop.

SANDRA DEE "Visions of Pain"

The saying goes, what’s in a name?  Well, when that name is Sandra Dee, what’s in it is some cranking hard rock and street-mean metal that will slam your ears, kick your ass, and leave you begging for more.  Chicago’s Sandra Dee, forced to make a split second decision on a band name, randomly plucked a snippet from Motley Crue's “Come on and Dance” and said, “What the hell, that’s our name!”  As far as these rockers were concerned, what mattered most was the music.  They cohesively subscribed to the philosophy that it’s better to be a great band with an average name than an average band with a great name.  The band hails the “Pain Sessions” as their favorite studio recordings, which feature enormous, thick, dark, and heavy guitars, with massive melodic hooks.

Read more about Sandra Dee and check-out Visions of Pain in the Rockshop.