NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – September 15, 2022
RivetSkull Dive Into The Turmoil Of Relationships With Video For âCrash and Burnâ
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L-R – Mark X. Plog (Guitar), Chad McMurray (Vocals), Mark Hopkins (Bass), Michael Robson (Drums)
Photo Credit – Niffer Calderwood
Seattle and Los Angeles-based heavy metal four-piece RivetSkullâs re-imagined full-length album was released on July 8th of this year. âTrail of Souls: Samsaraâ is a complete re-recording of the bandâs self-published 2020 album âTrail of Soulsâ. The first single released was âCrash and Burnâ, along with a psychedelic video. Of the single, RivetSkull says:
ââCrash and Burnâ is about the pitfalls of relationships. Though you can try to stay clear of danger, sometimes you canât help but fall into the same traps! The new recording and production convey the drive and momentum a song about recklessness should be swimming in. We think we got there with this song and all the others on the album.â
Oozing energy and easy-to-move-to vibes, the single brings back the classic sound of the 90s, played with precision and expert musicianship. The members of RivetSkull have been playing together previously for many years and vocalist Chad McMurray has training from Maestro David Kyle (vocal coach to Geoff Tate, Layne Staley, Ann Wilson), ensuring that the band is able to deliver a high level of production and professionalism. After self-recording and releasing their debut album during the global pandemic, theyâve revisited their songs with professional production that captures the massive sound that fans have come to expect from their live shows.
Since its release, âTrail of Souls: Samsaraâ has only been gaining momentum. Within the first month of its release, RivetSkull was fortunate enough to be featured on Band in Seattle, KISWâs Loud and Local Band of the Week, and they were interviewed for the Concerts that Made Us podcast.
Recorded at London Bridge Studio (Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Queensrÿche) and produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Deftones, Seether), âTrail of Souls: Samsaraâ promises much more than a sonic retouch of the original. The reworked collection features new cover artwork and the previously unreleased recording of a cover of Aerosmithâs âKing and Queensâ.
Recommended for fans of Dio, Black Sabbath, and Judas Priest, RivetSkull is well suited for those with a taste for classic metal.
The music video âCrash and Burnâ can be seen and heard at https://youtu.be/fXibzQQKvJM
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âTrail of Souls: Samsaraâ is available on all digital platforms at the following link – https://lnk.to/TrailOfSoulsSamsaraâ
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Track Listing:â
1. Crash and Burn (2:49)
2. Forever (5:24)
3. Mystified (3:45)
4. Another Way to Heaven (7:29)
5. Narcissus (5:01)
6. Trail of Souls (4:04)
7. Itâs Not Enough (4:02)
8. Kings and Queens (Aerosmith cover) (5:16)
Album Length: 37:54
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About:
It would be easy to call RivetSkull a traditional heavy metal band, but theyâre so much more than that. RivetSkull has taken the very roots of heavy metal and forged it into something new and fresh. Spawned from the same DNA that created the beasts that roamed the dark valleys of Birmingham, the foothills of the Cascades, and the plains of Texas, thereâs no denying RivetSkullâs heavy metal heritage. This is hard-hitting music blasted over record store chatter, the buzzing of a tattoo gun, or the revving of a motorcycle engine. But, as any metalhead will tell you, heavy metal is more than just a genre: itâs therapy, itâs community, itâs a style â and itâs a movement. And itâs always evolving.
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RivetSkull has created a modern sound thatâs as unique as each memberâs influences, from punk to country, from alternative to funk. Listening to RivetSkull, itâs easy to envision the bandâs live show: Chad McMurrayâs clean vocals soaring over a sea of bobbing bodies in black band t-shirts, Mark X. Plogâs boundary-defying guitar ascending over raised beers and outstretched metal horns, Michael Robsonâs emphatic drums and Mark Hopkinsâ booming bass rattling the bones beneath black jeans and denim vests. Like good metal â youâll feel it in your core as much as youâll hear it in your ears. All of this is brought to you by a dedicated and hard-working band of brothers. They are RivetSkull and theyâre bringing the past into the future.
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