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0 GIRL ON FIRE to Head Out with BURN HALO and HELL OR HIGHWATER; FREE DOWNLOAD OF “REVENGE” AVAILABLE!

  • December 22, 2011
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Free Downloads · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music
Fresh off a string of dates with REV THEORY, GIRL ON FIRE has wasted no time getting their show back on the road.  Starting on January 12th, GIRL ON FIRE will head out with Burn Halo (featuring former members of 18 Visions) and Hell or Highwater (featuring former members of Atreyu) in support of their Hollywood Waste debut EP, Revenge.  “We can’t tell you how happy we are to get back out on the road so soon, and with two amazing bands,” says vocalist Austin Held.  “The tour will be a trip through most western states, so east coast friends hang tight because we will get out to hang with you all soon! For now, please check out the new tour dates on our Facebook page and please don’t forget to check out Burn Halo and Hell or Highwater.  We will see you very soon!”

Following these dates, the band will head back into the studio to put the finishing touches on their full-length debut which will be hitting stores in Spring of 2012.  A full list of dates can be seen below.

Tour Dates with BURN HALO and HELL OR HIGHWATER
1/12 – Tempe, AZ @ 910 Live
1/13 – Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage
1/14 – Las Vegas, NV @ Vamp’d Vegas
1/17 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
1/18 – Kearney, NE @ The Garage
1/20 – Sioux City, IA @ The Chesterfield
1/21 – Omaha, NE @ Louis Bar + Grill
1/22 – Fargo, ND @ The Nestor Tavern
1/24 – Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee
1/28 – El Pase, TX @ Tricky Falls

Get the new song “Revenge” from GIRL ON FIRE by visiting the band’s FACEBOOK page!

For more information on GIRL ON FIRE, please visit:
www.facebook.com/girlonfiremusic
www.twitter.com/girlonfiremusic
www.myspace.com/girlonfiremusic
www.hollywoodwaste.com

0 KYNG CONFIRMS TOUR DATES WITH DROWNING POOL AS FIRST SINGLE, “FALLING DOWN,” CONTINUES TO BUILD A BIG PRESENCE AT RADIO

  • August 8, 2011
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

The story is building for the Southern California trio KYNG–singer/songwriter/guitarist Eddie Veliz, bassist Tony Castaneda and drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña—whose debut album, TRAMPLED SUN, is due out September 27 on REALID Records (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group).

KYNG recruited Cam De Leon, the acclaimed artist who’s best known for his work with Tool, to create the cover and booklet artwork for TRAMPLED SUN.
The album’s first two singles, “Falling Down” and “Trails in Veins,” were mixed by Mike Watts (Adelita’s Way, Hopesfall, Quicksand, Brand New).
“Falling Down” is in heavy rotation on SiriusXM’s “Octane” channel, while “Trails In Veins” can be heard on the “Liquid Metal” channel, thanks to the support of Program Director Jose Mangin, who has championed KYNG since hearing early demos a couple of years ago, some of which were played on “Octane” before TRAMPLED SUN was even in the works.  SiriusXM was instrumental in bringing the band to what became their record label (REALID/ILG) and managers (In De Goot, who also represents Shinedown, Chevelle and others).
Fans who’d like to hear another new song before the release date should head over to Revolver magazine’s website, which premiered the album’s title track today.  It can be heard here: http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-kyng-premiere-trampled-sun.html.
KYNG’s self-proclaimed “California Heavy” sound is a unique and universally appealing combination of heavy and captivating concepts, channeling influences from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin to Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age.
Reminiscent at times of the metal and hard rock of the late 1970s in style and musical collection, with a presentation that is totally heavy, classic and modern-day all at once, they are sure to refresh the Active Rock and Metal landscapes of today and tomorrow.  As drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña puts it, “I think we’re doing stuff, or a combination of stuff, that has been done before, in a way that has never been done before.”
Before KYNG was a glimmer in the trio’s eyes, bassist Tony Castaneda and drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña were members of the Latino metal band Ankla, which toured across the U.S. with bands such as Ill Nino, Nonpoint, In This Moment, and Hatebreed.  They were also a part of Ozzfest in 2007.
Now that the band has completed dates with The Sword, Black Stone and Cherry and Pop Evil, they’ll be launching a brief jaunt with Drowning Pool before re-teaming with Pop Evil in September, with appearances at WJJO-FM’s Taste of Madison and KPNT-FM’s Pointfest in St. Louis happening along the way.  Next up:  shows with Wayne Static this Fall which are currently being confirmed.  Check out KYNG at any of the following stops:
DATE               CITY                             VENUE
 
With Drowning Pool:
Wed 8/24          Little Rock, AR              Downtown Music Hall
Thu 8/25            Oak Grove, KY              Kickers Club
Fri 8/26             Dayton, OH                   McGuffys House of Rock
Sat 8/27            Flint, MI                                    The Machine Shop
Sat 8/28            Fostoria, OH                 The Nest
Tue 8/30            Lynchburg, VA              Phase 2
Wed 8/31          Lexington, KY               Buster Billiards
Sun 9/4             Madison, WI                  Taste of Madison (JJO stage with Janus, Hurt, others)
Wed 9/7            Jacksonville, NC           Hooligans
Fri 9/9               Panama City, FL            Club La Vela / Gulfside Amphitheatre
Sat 9/10            St. Louis, MO                Verizon Wireless Amp (Pointfest w/ Chevelle, CAKE,
                                                            Bush, Middle Class Rut, Janus and others)
www.facebook.com/KyngRocks
www.twitter.com/kyngband

0 Burn Halo – Up From The Ashes (2011)

  • July 7, 2011
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · CD Reviews A-H · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

Burn Halo is back with their sophomore effort, Up From the Ashes. On Burn Halo’s debut, the band had a helping hand from Synnester Gates, Daniel Adair and more.  They helped James Hart create a cool CD with some excellent stand out tracks like “Dirty Little Girl” and “Save Me”.

The band backing up singer James Hart on Up From the Ashes is completely different from the band that recorded the debut. With that being said, Up From the Ashes is sort of a second debut for the Burn Halo.

I have liked James Hart’s voice since his days in Eighteen Visions, and his vocals are in fine form on this CD. I can hear the influence of Avenged Sevenfold on some of the songs, and I thought that was kind of cool. I kept looking for a track to stand out amongst the rest on Up From The Ashes, and that song is “Dakota”, a heavy rocker which was written by Burn Halo’s guitarist, Brandon Lynn.

“I Won’t Back Down” and “Dakota” are the heaviest tunes on the album. This is a direction I would like to see Burn Halo move towards. I say this because far too many of the song on Up From The Ashes fall in that mid tempo modern rock style that is unidentifiable.  When Burn Halo breaks out of the modern rock comfort zone, they truly shine, and in my opinion, that is what people are going remember the most.  With so many bands in the modern rock genre, bands have to start doing something to differentiate themselves from another.  Burn Halo has the talent to do that, but they don’t do it anywhere enough on Up From The Ashes. Drummer Dillon Ray has added some serious kick to Burn Halo’s music. We he cuts loose on the album, the music really takes off on its own. Joey Roxx and Brandon Lynn have plenty of cool licks on the album, but there are cases where I wish there was more.

While I don’t think Up From the Ashes quite lives up to Burn Halo’s debut, it isn’t a sophomore slump either.  The standout tracks are “Tear it Down”, “Dakota”, “I Won’t Break Down” and the rockin’ album closer “Shine”. Now that James Hart has a solid lineup in place for Burn Halo, the potential for success is extraordinary.  Up From the Ashes should be a launch pad for future successse for Burn Halo.

You can check out songs from Up From The Ashes on the Burn Halo Facebook page.  Check it out!

Rating:  Out of 10

Track Listing:
1. Tear it Down
2. Up From the Ashes
3. Stranded
4. Threw it all Away
5. Alone
6. Stuck in a Rut
7. Give Me a Sign
8. Dakota
9. Rest My Soul
10. I Won’t Back Down
11. Shine

Burn Halo is:

James Hart – vocals
Joey Roxx – guitar
Brandon Lynn – guitar
Aaron Boehler – bass
Dillon Ray – drums

0 BURN HALO’S ‘UP FROM THE ASHES’ OUT TODAY! TOUR WITH EGYPT CENTRAL KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH

  • June 28, 2011
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

The sophomore album by BURN HALO, UP FROM THE ASHES, was released today on Rawkhead Rekords (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group) and can be heard in its entirety on AOL (http://aol.it/eQCe0l) and Rockaccess.net (http://bit.ly/j4CaMd).

Produced by Colby Wedgeworth, this new collection confirms BURN HALO’s evolution from being essentially a solo project by former 18 Visions singer/songwriter James Hart to a full-blown, collaborative band.  The music has grown too, and now marries the anthemic, radio-ready hard rock of their 2009 self-titled debut to metalcore flourishes reminiscent of 18 Visions.
The band—-James Hart (vocals), Joey Roxx (guitar), Brandon Lynn (guitar), Aaron Boehler (bass), Dillon Ray (drums)—is receiving steady radio support for the first single, “Tear It Down,” from stations such as SiriusXM’s “Octane,” WIIL (Chicago), KHTQ (Spokane), WCCC (Hartford) and WJJO (Madison).  A video for the song will be hitting the TV and Internet airwaves soon, but fans can check out a behind-the-scenes teaser clip on the band’s YouTube page here:  http://bit.ly/iOriSG.
UP FROM THE ASHES has been garnering rave reviews before its official release:
“…Burn Halo have taken a giant step forward on this new release with the maturity of the music and lyrics.  The album’s lead-single “Tear It Down”…is a pure blast of energy that is missing from a lot of today’s rock radio hits.”       — Record Journal (CT)
“Epic. The term is over-used and inappropriately applied these days. It means heroic; majestic; impressively great. I think it applies to the second album from Burn Halo. UP FROM THE ASHES is their first album written as a band, and the results are impressive.  The songs are ambitious, dramatic and heavy.  They don’t sound exactly like any other band, but they feel like a cross between A7X and early G’n’R. Each song sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a Stallone, Statham, Vin Diesel or Van Damme movie…I really love this album, right from the first listen, and I am positive it will end up in my top 10 for 2011.”  –Shockwavemagazine.com
“…Burn Halo is a rock and roll band that combines the best of the rock/metal genre and throws them in a spinner.  The result is a hard hitting combination of the old and the new with a fresh spin that will appease the most seasoned rocker…a mix of great harmony, anthem style rock and roll chorus’ that could have been plucked from decades passed…Basically if you tossed, Maiden, Disturbed, Alice In Chains, and whatever else you can pick up with your own ears while listening you get a taste of what Burn Halo has to offer while still giving you something new.  A- rating.”
— Shakefire.com
“With UP FROM THE ASHES…they lay down a thick, scourging foundation of chunky guitars, bass and drums while still keeping the filthy rock sensibilities of their last effort…Fusing the muscle and dark grit of Eighteen Visions, uber-melodic elements of Avenged Sevenfold and the middle finger to the world mentality of Velvet Revolver, this release has a little something for everybody…If you’re looking for a solid rock album from top to bottom then look no further than UP FROM THE ASHES. This time around Burn Halo have streamlined their sound to create a rich, rebellious record that fails to disappoint and turns out to be one hell of a ride.”
— Thenewreview.net
“…dirty rock swing littered with a smattering of metal and even a little country…James Hart’s vocals are as bluesy/gritty as ever which only adds to the bands sound, as it should.  The band itself are tight…There’s so much talent and belief in these songs that you can’t help but to like it. It’s full of that rock and roll arrogance and pulsing thunder that there’s no reason BURN HALO shouldn’t be a rock/metal band for a very long time…James Hart delivers possibly some of his greatest and most poignant lyrics ever.  Perhaps the album, a rebirth if you will, should have been called Phoenix, but UP FROM THE ASHES delivers some damn fine Rock’n’Roll.”
— LMPmagazine.com
In touring news, the band is hitting the road next month for shows with label mates Egypt Central, as well as an appearance at the WJJO Band Camp show in Madison, WI on July 30, with more shows to be announced in the coming weeks.  Check them out at any of the following stops:
DATE               CITY                             VENUE
Fri 7/15             Joliet, IL                        Mojoe’s
Sat 7/16            Cedar Falls, IA              The Wheelhouse
Sat 7/23            Tempe, AZ                    910 Live
Sun 7/24           Las Vegas, NV              Cheyenne Saloon
Mon 7/25          Reno, NV                      Knitting Factory
Tue 7/26            Boise, ID                      Knitting Factory
Wed 7/27          Spokane, WA                Knitting Factory
Sat 7/30            Madison, WI                  WJJO Band Camp
www.myspace.com/burnhalo
www.facebook.com/burnhalo
www.twitter.com/burnhalomusic

0 Free Halestorm Show In New York City on April 26th

  • April 2, 2010
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

That’s right. Halestorm is playing a free show. You just have to show up. First come first serve until capacity, so show up early if you want to make sure you get in.

Here’s all the info:

Halestorm
Monday, April 26
The Studio at Webster Hall
Doors: 8:00pm

Bands:
Halestorm
Janus
Burn Halo
Madam Adam

Click here for more information.

3 Burn Halo – S/T (Release Year – 2009)

  • June 3, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Hard Rock Videos · Music · Video

BurnHalo Former Eighteen Visions singer James Hart is back with his brand new rock band “Burn Halo”. James Hart has collaborated with Zac Malloy (The Nixons) to write a disc full of radio ready tunes that should put Burn Halo on the rock and roll map, and in your CD player quickly.

If you aren’t completely hooked by the time you have listened to the stadium anthem, “Dirty Little Girl”, there are several more songs that will get their hooks into you.  “Dirty Little Girl” was my first introduction to Burn Halo, and immediately took a liking to this band.  Burn Halo gets a little bit of help on this song by Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synnester Gates who plays on this song (and also appears in the video below).  Gates also wrote the track Anejo on this CD.

It is a shame that Hart couldn’t keep some of the musicians that helped him create this CD.  The drums were laid down by Daniel Adair from Nickelback, Neal Tiemann (who is now with American Idol winner David Cook’s band) provided the guitars.

So what does Burn Halo sound like?  I think their sound falls somewhere between Eighteen Vision & Rev Theory.  James Hart’s voice has never sounded better.  His vocals really help push the songs on the CD over the edge.

The song writing on this CD is very good, in fact it is better than a lot of the music that the veteran acts are releasing to radio today.  This disc is filled with a bunch of catchy tunes, and there isn’t a bad song in the lot.

Some of my favorites on this CD are “Dirty Little Girl”, “Save Me”, “Back To the Start”, and “Gasoline”.

It seems like every year, a couple of really good modern hard rock albums come out.  In 2009, Burn Halo will definitely be one of the highlights! You can get your own copy of this CD, in the HRH Music store.  Check it out!

For more information on Burn Halo, check out their myspace page.

Rating: 85v Out of 10


Track Listing:
1. Dirty Little Girl
2. Save Me    burn-halo
3. Here With Me
4. Too Late To Tell You Now
5. So Addicted
6. Dead End Roads & Lost Highways
7. Saloon Song
8. Our House
9. Fallin’ Faster
10. Anejo
11. Back To The Start
12. Gasoline

Burn Halo is:

James Hart – Vocals
Joey Cunha – Guitar
Allen Wheeler – Guitar
Aaron Baylor – Bass
Timmy Russell- Drums

0 Rockline Replay With Burn Halo

  • May 20, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

BurnHalopic

If you missed Burn Halo on Rockline on Monday night, you can listen to the Rockline Replay at this link. It is a cool interview with singer James Hart, and a live concert with the band.

Check it out!!

0 New Video – Burn Halo – Dirty Little Girl

  • March 31, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Hard Rock Videos · Music · Video

burnhaloBurn Halo’s self titled debut album is available in stores today!  Check out the band’s new video, “Dirty Little Girl” which features Avenged Sevenfold’s Synnester Gates.

0 Are You Ready For the Dirty Tourney?

  • March 27, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Hard Rock Music

Just in time for bracket season, BURN HALO, FRAMING HANLEY, SALIVA & THEORY OF A DEADMAN present a provocative twist to March Madness.

People, welcome to the DIRTY TOURNEY!


WWW.DIRTYTOURNEY.COM

ATTENTION FEMALES!
ATTENTION BOYFRIENDS!

Do you or your girlfriend have what it takes to be crowned the Queen of Unclean? Want to win a trip for two to Vegas? Prove it. Enter Now!


The deadline to submit entries is April 2nd . Submit pics and your profile, tell us why you or your girlfriend is the dirtiest, craziest, sexiest girl around and the band you want to represent. If you’ve got what it takes, and you show off what ya got, you could be crowned Queen of the Dirty Tourney. To enter, go to WWW.DIRTYTOURNEY.COM

THE WINNER RECEIVES A TRIP FOR TWO TO LAS VEGAS!!

Saliva is going to “Hunt You Down” and fly you to Vegas! Winner gets a trip for two to Las Vegas, land of Burn Halo’s “Dirty Little Girls”, Theory Of A Deadman’s “Bad Girlfriends”, and Framing Hanley’s “Lollipop” lickers.

Trip includes two roundtrip flights, hotel accommodations for two, and two tickets to see Saliva & Burn Halo at the SnoCore Tour in Las Vegas on 5/3/09.

This is going to be a March Madness style bracket, with each band representing one of the four “regions”.  Girls will submit pictures to be considered for one of the 64 spots on the bracket.

Once the 64 spots are selected by the bands, fans will vote online, while listening to tracks and watching clips from all four bands.

Every few days the winners are shown, and fans continue to vote, as we go from 64 girls, to 32, to 16, to 8 to 4, to 2.  When we get to the final 2, the bands will vote to pick the winner.

1 STATIC-X & SALIVA Join Forces On SNO-CORE 2009

  • February 20, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

staticx

Burn Halo and The Flood Join In Support

CULT OF STATIC to be released March 17th on REPRISE RECORDS

Static-X and Saliva co-headline on Sno-Core, as it returns for its 13th year hitting the road April 1, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM.  The touring festival is the original winter lifestyle traveling fair featuring live music, and an integrated marketing experience.

Static-X will be hammering out their heaviest, most flammable work to date at Sno-Core 2009 in support of their new release CULT OF STATIC, on Reprise Records. The album marries the band’s aggressive driving force with disarming experimentation, a performance you do not want to miss.

Keeping the integral tones, Static-X encompasses shredding guitars with solos that have brought the band to a level of playing to be reckoned with. The cybernetic stomp of “Hypure” and “You Am I” bludgeon, bruise and break with precise grooves.  Elsewhere, the staccato riffs on “Terminal” crush through an unmistakable guitar tone. Guitarist Koichi Fukuda blazes through incendiary solos, while Tony Campos bolts down demonic bass lines and Nick Oshiro pounds out deadly rhythms. Front-man Wayne Static riffs pure violence and screams out his soul. “Over the years my voice has been destroyed from excessive touring… and I love it,” exclaims Static. “The vocals on the new record are raw and brutal.” The fiery raw quality of CULT OF STATIC is blatant as the first single “Stingwray” now on the  airwaves is climbing to the top.

TOUR DATES – Tickets ON SALE 2/21/2009:

Wed

4/1/2009

Albuquerque, NM

Sunshine

Thu

4/2/2009

El Paso, TX

Club 101

Fri

4/3/2009

Odessa, TX

Dos Amigos

Sat

4/4/2009

San Antonio, TX

Hemisfair Park

Sun

4/5/2009

Corpus Christi, TX

Concrete Street Pavilion

Tue

4/7/2009

Dallas, TX

The Palladium

Wed

4/8/2009

Houston, TX

Scout Bar

Fri

4/10/2009

*St. Petersburg, FL

XTB Rockfest @ Times Forum

Sat

4/11/2009

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Revolution

Mon

4/13/2009

Augusta, GA

Country Club

Tue

4/14/2009

Goose Creek, SC

The Dive

Wed

4/15/2009

Jacksonville, NC

Hooligan’s Music Hall

Fri

4/17/2009

Sayreville, NJ

Starland

Sat

4/18/2009

Hampton Beach, NH

Hampton Beach Casino

Sun

4/19/2009

Baltimore, MD

Ram’s Head

Tue

4/21/2009

Long Island, NY

Mulcahy’s

Wed

4/22/2009

Allentown, PA

Crocodile Rock

Thu

4/23/2009

Buffalo, NY

Town Ballroom

Fri

4/24/2009

Detroit, MI

Harpo’s

Sat

4/25/2009

*Orlando, FL

Tinker Field/WJRR Radio show

Mon

4/27/2009

Chicago, IL

House Of Blues

Tue

4/28/2009

St. Louis, MO

Pop’s

Wed

4/29/2009

Kansas City, MO

Beaumont

Thu

4/30/2009

Denver, CO

Gothic

Sat

5/2/2009

*Phoenix, AZ

The Farm/KUPD Show

Sun

5/3/2009

Las Vegas, NV

HOB

Mon

5/4/2009

Los Angeles, CA

HOB

Wed

5/6/2009

San Francisco, CA

Grand Ballroom

Thu

5/7/2009

Chico, CA

Senator

Fri

5/8/2009

Medford, OR

Medford Armory

Sat

5/9/2009

Reno, NV

The New Oasis

* Non Sno-Core Shows – Static-X radio shows

For More information go to www.myspace.com/staticx or www.static-x.com

0 Burn Halo Sets Release Date For Self-Titled Debut Album, Announces More Tour Dates

  • January 12, 2009
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · Concert Dates · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

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Burn Halo, featuring former Eighteen Visions singer/songwriter, will be releasing their self-titled debut March 10 on Rawkhead Records (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group).

The album’s first single, “Dirty Little Girl,” which features a guest appearance by Avenged Sevenfold’s Synyster Gates, is already getting spins on radio stations around the country, and is in regular rotation on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s “Octane” station. A video for the track was recently shot in at the Slide Bar in Orange County, CA with Nate Weaver (Against Me!, Taking Back Sunday) at the director’s helm, and will hit the TV and Internet airwaves within the coming weeks.

Anyone who was watching the Dallas Cowboys/Baltimore Ravens football game on the NFL Network on Saturday, December 20 might have heard another song from the album, “Our House,” during the broadcast. The track will also be heard during a recap of the college football season for “College Football Now” on the NFL Network, which will air this week and weekend, and will be streamed simultaneously on the station’s website. Fans should check local listings for details.

Never losing momentum after the break-up, Hart landed a label deal with Island/Def Jam and began working almost immediately with songwriter Zac Maloy on what would eventually become BURN HALO’s debut album. Between May and October of 2007, Hart made week-long treks to Tulsa, OK to write and demo with Maloy. “I knew that I wanted a clear-cut rock ‘n’ roll band, which is something I had not had in the past,” Hart says of the music.

“My vision and my brand of rock ‘n’ roll without having to compromise on any of the songs or any of the material. I wanted to make a very straightforward rock album, something that had commercial appeal, but also something that had a classic, vintage mid-‘80s throwback vibe to it.”

Hart recorded the album from October to November of 2007 with Maloy as producer, laying down the tracks with an army of skilled studio musicians, including Nickelback drummer Daniel Adair, former Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, guitarist Neil Tiemann (who now tours with “American Idol” winner David Cook), and Avenged Sevenfold’s Synyster Gates (who appears on the “Dirty Little Girl” and “Anejo”).

In the studio, Maloy was particularly helpful in getting the best possible vocal performance out of Hart. As he explains, “I really felt like he was able to grasp what I wanted to do and where I wanted to take this. From a producer standpoint I feel like he really knocked it out of the park. As a vocalist he was able to bring a lot out of me instead of having me go through the motions and just get the part right, emoting a little more than I have in the past. He was really able to pull a lot of character out of my voice.”

“I think this is a real statement album for me,” Hart continues. “Anyone who is familiar with me and my past is going to be able to get this record. They’re going to understand why I made this record and that this is the record I’ve been wanting to make.”

After the album was completed in early 2008, Island/Def Jam elected not to release it, leaving Hart with the tough job of finding a new home for his project. Nothing felt quite right, though, so BURN HALO’s manager Bret Bair formed his own label Rawkhead Rekords and partnered with Warner Music Group to release the record. Hart spent much of 2008 finalizing the line-up of his touring band–which he hopes will help write and record BURN HALO’s next albums–with Aaron Boheler on bass, Joey Sin on lead guitar, Allen Wheeler on rhythm guitar, and Ryan Folden on drums.

BURN HALO’s new ensemble has already been racking up tour dates with bands such as Avenged Sevenfold and their next jaunt will be with Escape The Fate and Black Tide starting February 5 in Pomona, CA. A summer tour is already in the works and should be announced in the coming weeks.

Here are the current BURN HALO tour dates with Escape The Fate and Black Tide:

Thu 2/5 Pomona, CA The Glass House
Fri 2/6 Phoenix, AZ Marquee
Sat 2/7 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
Sun 2/8 El Paso, TX Chic’s Billiards
Tue 2/10 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Wed 2/11 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
Thu 2/12 Houston, TX Meridian
Fri 2/13 Metairie, LA High Ground
Sun 2/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Mon 2/16 Orlando, FL Firestone
Tue 2/17 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Wed 2/18 Charlotte, NC Amo’s Southend
Thu 2/19 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Fri 2/20 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church

Courtesy of Blabbermouth.net

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