Rock Army Records will have a strong presence this year for SXSW 2010 with Texas Rockfest and Red Gorilla Music Showcases. Artists include, Paul Renna, RAZR 13, Ionia, Broken Teeth, Forever Falls, and Powderburn. Please check the events page for all festival performances. Thank you for supporting live music!

Happy New Year fellow members of rock! 2010 promises to bring new music for everyone's listening pleasure.  Several Rock Army artists plan to release new material this year.  We can't wait to hear the new tunes and share them with you!

The long awaited RAZR13 CD, Reflections, featuring dUg Pinnick of KINGS X is now available in digital and physical form.  Click HERE to go directly to the RA store to get your copy now!  While you're there, be sure to pick up your copy of Powderburn's latest CD, One Fix, as well the Inside The Details DVD from Forever Falls, or just download a few songs from any of the artists that make up our Rock Army family. 

Thank you for your support and we look forward to great new year!

FOREVER FALLS “INSIDE THE DETAILS” DVD

An inside look at the creation of the band’s third studio album “The Devil In The Details”
as well as live performances, studio footage, and never before seen footage from backstage!
 
FOREVER FALLS - Beaumont based regional band has proven to be one of the most promising bands in the south east region.  In 2008 the band partnered with the Howard Rosen agency and launched a successful college radio campaign followed by a Top 40 radio campaign in January of 2009. The single “situations” reached the top 200 media base radio charts and topped out at position 171. In March of 2009, Forever Falls joined the ranks of the Austin based ROCK ARMY RECORDS. With new material ready to go, Forever Falls hit the studio in early April to bring their third studio effort, “The Devil In The Details” to life. Armed with a newly expanded live show featuring projectors, intelligent lighting, and backdrops, Forever Falls is ready to bring their brand of high octane rock to the masses and filmed every moment! For the first time Forever Falls is releasing a DVD entitled “INSIDE THE DETAILS” which will give fans an inside look at the creation of their newest album, live performances, and never before seen footage. “INSIDE THE DETAILS” is sure to entertain any music lover as well as offer some laughs along the way. The band will have two official DVD release parties (December 18th 2009 @ Garys Spot – Tomball Tx, and December 19th @ Cash’s – Port Arthur Tx), the DVD will also be available for purchase online @ www.rockarmyrecords.com/foreverfalls.

Rock Army Records Presents," One Night Only" Friday, November 20th @ Dirty Dog Austin, Tx. with performances by Podunk, Razr13 featuring vocalist Dug Pinnick of King's X, Paul Renna, and Forever Falls. This will mark the highly anticipated album release by Razr 13 produced by Paul Soroski. 

Soroski Entertainment / Rock Army Records

Rock Army Records proudly presents the newest addition to the family, The Dallahachie Boys! Be sure to check out their profile page along with the new single, "To Hell and Back" produced by Dave Self and mixed by Paul Soroski.

If you haven't done so yet, be sure to check out the latest on RAZR13 in dUg's latest blog over at his official MySpace page here: www.myspace.com/dugpinnickpoundhound

Keep checking back for more news at Rock Army Records!

Rock Army Records is gearing up to release the debut album from RAZR13 - featuring dUg Pinnick (King's X), Big Bald Mike, Ryan 13, and JRAB - soon... keep checking back often.

Meanwhile, the buzz is starting to bubble up in the hard rock world. Check it out:

http://www.bravewords.com/news/117184

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/metal-news-2/508716-razr13-featuring-kings-xs-doug-pinnick-two-songs-posted-online.html

http://revolverblips.dailyradar.com/punk/the_members/

http://www.heavyhardes.de/news-3619.html (one of my favorites... it is in German!)

http://www.metalrage.com/news/50723/razr13_featuring_king_s_x_s_doug_pinnick_two_songs_posted_online.html

http://www.vs-webzine.com/new-ind.php?page=&id_news=&droite=&dat=&pagh=

Check out the songs posted ('Reflections' and '4th Of July') and let us know what you think in the Forum....

UK-based music and culture magazine Mass Movement—show them some love in return at www.massmovement.co.uk and tell ‘em Rock Army Records sent you—reviewed a few of our bands in their 10th Anniversary Issue (#23), released in early 2009. Check ‘em out!

Beaux Loy – Lights Parallel CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

‘Lights Parallel’ may seem a bit left-field for MM, but we didn’t start this zine to be sheep, did we? Those in the mood for an infectious amalgam of slicked-up power-pop and new-wave-influenced rock need look no further, as Beaux Loy has delivered 10 tracks of sonic joy with this, his debut album. The stand-out track for me is ‘Famous,’ a delirious, keyboard-driven body-mover with the catchiest chorus I’ve heard since Michael Jackson ruled the charts 25 years ago. This record will fit nicely into collections already containing bands like The Killers, Electric Six, and New Order, and wouldn’t be a bad thing to have on hand for punk rockers looking for something to get the girls dancing at their next house party—and believe me, it’ll get ‘em dancing; I’ve seen Beaux play to packed crowds in his hometown of Austin, Texas, and the ratio of hot girls dancing to dudes like me standing there playing air-drums is a glorious site indeed. The Impaler

Carbide – Blood Branches CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

Pantera has always been a straight-up metal band. What if they went all progressive on our asses, taking influences from bands like Meshuggah or Textures? Carbide share the Texas soil with Pantera and do know how to write weird and exciting riffs for their debut album. These guys could very well be the missing link between true American metal of the 90s and that almost jazzy music from Europe. Added to the mix are almost Hatebreed-like hardcore bits, giving it a certain body and lethality. Overall, this band does need just a bit more structure, as I am easily lost among all details. Knowing this is the first serious release by the Austin fellows, and this type of music is not the easiest to write and play, I’m giving them some fingers—thumbs (up), that is, not the ones in the middle. Martijn Welzen

Carbide – Blood Branches CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

There’s one name though running my head. I can’t help it, and I don’t know why, but as it’s practically galloping, I’m going to have to share: Hatebreed. For some reason, these dudes remind me of Hatebreed—which isn’t a bad thing if it’s done well. And these guys, they do it very well; plenty of mosh metal mayhem that’s heavy on the beat-downs and light on pleasantries. In other words, Carbide are everything that you need for an afternoon of perfect musical madness, and it’s thanks to these buggers that I’ve fucked my knee up. That’s the last time I try to bring the mosh into my kitchen…. Tim Mass Movement

Paul Renna – Freedom CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

‘Freedom’ arrives out of left field with a sound that is distinctly modern, but brimming with the comfortable feel of a treasured mixtape. Renna’s powerful voice commands attention throughout, with a unique style that can be reminiscent of Paul Rodgers when he wails and Stevie Wonder when he gets lost in a groove, while maintaining its own identity. Passion—for life, for love, for the music itself—dominates every facet of the album. The lyrics provide a sense of hope even as they’re causing hearts to break, and the music—clean, Jeff Beck-inspired guitar leads and often funky rhythms accentuated by female backing vocals and colourful bursts of keyboards and horns—creates inspiration in its own fashion. ‘Freedom’ is not typical MM fare in terms of style, but it exceeds all expectations of this ‘zine in terms of substance. The Impaler

Reckless Sons – Don’t You Dare CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

Reckless Sons are, quite simply, the truest and best American rock ‘n’ roll band on the face of the earth. ‘Don’t You Dare’ rocks like the bastard spawn of The Replacements and the New York Dolls, minus the unfocused tendencies of the former and the glam campiness of the latter. In fact, Reckless Sons frontman/songwriter Matt Butler seems to have inherited Paul Westerberg’s once-unique ability to craft a song that is equal parts bluster and bullshit yet completely honest at the same time. Musically, the band throws a few knowing winks at the young Rolling Stones—and they’re all the better for it. Much like the pre-corporate Stones and the pre-Westerberg-solo-project Replacements, Reckless Sons revel in their own honesty, flirting with danger to such a degree that it seems the whole damn thing could explode in their faces at any moment. I challenge anyone, anywhere to find a straight-up rock ‘n’ roll band that can attack a song as viciously and deliver a happy ending as satisfyingly as this band of New York City vagabonds. The future of rock ‘n’ roll has arrived. The Impaler

RAZR13 featuring dUg Pinnick (King's X), Big Bald Mike, Ryan 13, and JRAB, gets a little love from www.blabbermouth.net here:

  http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123104.

Check it out!

'Reflections,' the debut album from RAZR13, was produced by Paul Soroski (Podunk) and mastered by Jim Wilson (Airshow Mastering). It will be released this summer on Rock Army Records.

Get your Free RAZR13 Download by going to the RAZR13 Store and clicking download. Have a safe and happy 4th of July!!!

Keith Slack has been announced as the new vocalist for the Taz Taylor Band, replacing former Rainbow/Alcatrazz vocalist Graham Bonnett. More information about the project has been posted in a new blog on Keith Slack's artist profile page here at Rock Army Records: http://rockarmyrecords.com/Keith_Slack/blog.php