Nickelback gets protest in "Edge of a Revolution"

It's been three years since their last album, "Here and Now," the Canadian rock band Nickelback are back in action, and just unveiled a protest-heavy new music video to their latest politically-themed single, "Edge of a Revolution," the lead single from their upcoming eighth studio album, "No Fixed Address," due out on November 4th under Nickelback's new label, Republic Records.
The rising rock radio track was described as a departure from Nickelback's original sound and it's more like a song with a political protest message that's not been part of their hit catalog to date. Nickelback have found their "anti-system" calling just like Green Day found theirs years ago in the “American Idiot” era. In the interview, the frontman Chad Kroeger stated the song touches upon "fat cats on Wall Street" and was inspired by current events such as the war in Ukraine and how the government has been treating their citizens.
Directed by ace song video director Wayne Isham - who has directed song videos for artistes like Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, KISS, Roxette and Britney Spears - the "Edge of a Revolution” visual stays true to the song lyrics and features footage from cultural and political protests like Egypt's Arab Spring and the Occupy movement, along with Kroeger and the rest of band members performing and chanting rebellious before a dark and crowd classroom full of young kids at a school class where they'll teach them to doubt the current system and fight for their own beliefs and not what society tells them to do that they ultimately decide to reject in favor of much-needed change as they pushing over classroom furniture and scattering papers in the air chanting "we want change!" As the rock band preach their speech to the sat-down younglings, footage of wars, arresting scenes of soldiers, riot police, demonstrations, and repression acts will be displayed on the wall behind them.

The Pretty Reckless dropped "Messed Up World"

Neither settling down nor bright tie-dye beachwear are things we would normally associate with The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen, but after telling The Metro she wants a husband, the actress turned rock star has picked a perfect day at the beach and dropped a raunchy new video for the band's track "Messed Up World (F'd Up World)," the third single taken from the female-fronted act's latest sophomore album, "Going To Hell," which rages with the upbeat, beat-wise humor that hard rock has suppressed ever since grunge.
"One day, I'd love to have children and get married," the 20-year-old singer is speaking out about her hopes to settle down sometime in the future. "It would have to be the perfect person. I don't know who that will be. At the moment I'm married to my guitar and my notebook." Written by Momsen with Ben Phillips, "Messed Up World," was originally called "F'd Up World," shows off a grittier side of Momsen's voice. We find the former Gossip Girl star alternating between singing with her The Pretty Reckless band, and playing on the beach with a few of her girlfriends friends. Just in time for summer!
Directed by Momsen herself with Jon J, the provocative clip features a tie-dye clad Momsen rocking out with the New York band while hanging out and relaxing with a few female friends at a beach party. As Momsen sings the lyrics, her friends holding cue cards with the lyrics written out in magic marker, and changing them as the words are sung, but that's tame compared to the rest of the music video.
Making a statement, the video also features a pair of raunchy girl on girl action on the beach at night, courtesy of "retired adult film star" Jenna Haze and Momsen's personal assistant Alie Jo Kvitek, in body paint grinding upon each other along with a few near make out sessions. But ever the provocateurs, The Pretty Reckless put a spin on what is going on onscreen as the female pairing eventually turns the tables on the viewers by holding up a sign that reads, "Is This What You Want to See?"

George Michael is back with "Let Her Down Easy"

After his brush with death from acute pneumonia, George Michael's and finally back with a gorgeous circus-themed music video for his new piano-driven "Let Her Down Easy," the lead single from English singer-songwriter's newest sixth studio album "Symphonica," the first album of new material since 2004, out today! Having often made the news for all the wrong reasons, Michael was hoping to put the focus back on his music. Despite fears that one of the best voices of his generation might never perform again, Michael made a slow recovery and eventually resumed his tour.
Michael's in-concert album "Symphonica," was recorded after his recovered from pneumonia, reiterates his resilience as a consummate live entertainer. Produced by Michael and Phil Ramone, the legendary American producer who passed away last year at 79, "Symphonica" is a far cry from the kind of fare served up in the '80s by the singer and his former Wham! buddy Andrew Ridgeley. As befits a man of 50, this record is more refined. With elegant strings and horns adding color without being intrusive, it places the onus firmly on a smooth, expressive voice that is still in magnificent fettle.
The most interesting covers are the less obvious ones. Michael excels on Terence Trent D'Arby's touching 1993 classic "Let Her Down Easy," a poignant, subdued song written by a concerned father about his teenage daughter's coming of age. But, despite the bumpy ride behind "Symphonica," this polished return is an overdue reminder of a great British voice that might even be getting better with age. He says the orchestral accompaniment on "Symphonica" gave him the opportunity to showcase his famously mellifluous vocal skills.
The cautionary tale told in the Vaughn Arnell-directed black and white circus-themed clip follows the love story of two circus performers - a handsome, love-experienced ringmaster and a virginal young acrobat - who have a romantic interlude. It's already a given that the young man is going to have his way with the girl who retires to her home where she strips naked and is greeted by her co-star. But, as the title suggests, the song's lyrics implore the guy to not lead the girl on and just deflate her hopes for a future relationship as gently as possible. It's very sexual and very emotional. Watch the heartbreaking tale play out below.

The Pretty Reckless go to hell in "Heaven Knows"

The Pretty Reckless have been climbing the charts with their single "Heaven Knows" and there's now a corresponding and very attention-grabbing "dark" visual for the song, which is the second single featured on alternative metal/hard rock band's imminent sophomore album "Going to Hell," due in stores on March 18. Considering the titles of the songs on the album, the journey to hell appears to be something The Pretty Reckless are spent a lot of time pondering. And hey, it might be kinda fun to go along for the ride.
The first single and title track from "Going to Hell" was hardcore rock music, and for the follow-up, frontwoman Taylor Momsen and The Pretty Reckless slow it down a bit and add a little soul, continues where the first hardcore rock "Going To Hell" left off. Shocking, lurid antics are sort of the point of the "Heaven Knows," so we're not being entirely gutter-brained. The song rocks a powerful rhythmic guitar with a striking refrain that Momsen delivers dead-on: "Oh no, heaven knows, we belong way down below." Once again considering spiritual matters of sin, redemption, the afterlife, and all of the attendant rock-and-roll tropes that come with the territory.
Shot on location in Miami, the Jon J and Momsen-co-directed striking clip, sees 20-year-old Momsen as a rock n' roll savior strutting down the halls of a school in a black robe until entering one of the smoke-filled darkened classrooms where a group of innocent children are being fed subliminal messages on multiple television screens, and some not-so-innocent-looking adults to illustrate drug use and eternal damnation and play out the concept of how a culture becomes brainwashed by sex and violence. But what will have viewers buzzing is later Momsen pulls back her robes to reveal she is wearing nothing but the band's customized Gothic black cross logo on her body.
Momsen says of the video and track's inspiration, "How do you sum up a song that is metaphorically speaking about everyone's life from any general perspective on video? You understate it. We decided to film variations of all of the issues we as a people are facing, whether personal, political or social. We took a lot of shots, each representing some social constant or emotional struggle. Some overt, some subtle, but it's all in there. Everything is thrown at you from the day you're born, you're only chance is to think for yourself... which is not as simple as it sounds." Simple, no, but Momsen does seem to have focused on doing exactly that.

The Pretty Reckless unveiled dark 'Going to Hell'

The Pretty Reckless is back after an extended leave of absence with a typically dark, gloomy and slightly demonic music video for "Going to Hell," the lead single and title track from the band's upcoming sophomore studio album, to be released in early 2014. As frontwoman of the hard-rocking outfit, Taylor Momsen has been making a name for herself outside her acting career. With the band's latest video, "Going to Hell," it's safe to say that she is firmly entrenched in the world of rock music.
"Rock & roll needs to make a resurgence," insists Momsen, speaking to her belief that the genre has slipped from the mainstream. "It needs to come back in a big way and take over again." The 20-year-old singer, whose band The Pretty Reckless broke out in 2010 with their alt-rock debut "Light Me Up," says she's fully prepared to hold up her end of the bargain. "We're really trying to come to something unique and different," she tells Rolling Stone of "Going to Hell," which references the devastation in a hard-charging, riff-heavy blitzkrieg. Momsen wrote it during the band's downtime as they struggled to regain their footing.
On the sinister inspiration behind the song, the metal band's frontwoman said, "I've done all these things, I've toured the world, I've seen all these sins and horrible things going around. And I have to tell you about it." So, naturally, the "Going to Hell" video is based on the seven deadly sins. "I worked closely with our director, Tim Mattia. It's based around the seven deadly sins and these kind of crazy vignettes and exaggerated versions of these sins, done artistically. Whether they'll look like sins to you or not, who knows, but there's definitely some interesting footage that I would check out," Momsen added.
The Tim Mattia-directed clip truly matches the intensity of the song. It opens with Momsen whispering in a preacher's ear, "Don't bless me father for I have sinned," setting the stage for a clip filled with Momsen's dance with the dark side. The song itself rocks with a hard-driving and infectious beat and Momsen's powerful vocal. Meanwhile the scantily clad frontwoman delivers the track while looking flawless in a black latex catsuit, corrupting a priest, having a feast with her slaves, and something that looks like an orgy in a cinema room, and posing with a snake, laying amongst a hedonistic pit of bodies and holding the forbidden apple, driving home the point of the song.

Sick Puppies unveils "There’s No Going Back"

Australian hard-rock trio Sick Puppies have released the music video for "There's No Going Back" the lead single from the threesome's latest bona fide fourth studio album, "Connect," in stores now on Capitol Records, and it debuted at No.17 on the Billboard Album Chart upon its release last month – much to the delight of singer-guitarist Shim Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin after 16 years of toiling in the music industry trenches.
Four albums into their career, it is time for Sick Puppies to buckle down and grow up. Sick Puppies thrives on tight-roping between two genres: hard-rock and radio-friendly rock n' roll. Usually, the stabs at lyrical profundity come up a bit short, but Sick Puppies' maturation from neo-grunge to neo-post-grunge means that "Connect" offers a richer musical experience than the group's previous records. They're still hampered a bit by their desperate desire to be taken seriously. "Connect" begins with some wick guitar melodies, before lead single "There's No Going Back" shows the softer side, with acoustic guitars and a softer approach, yet still retaining that rock touch, typical of Sick Puppies.
"There's No Going Back," was co-authored by legendary songwriter Desmond Child, who crafted career-defining tunes for Bon Jovi, KISS and Aerosmith. "He made us step up our game," Moore said. "He was the enemy of 'good.' Everything we came up with had to be 'great,' not 'good.'" The song is about past mistakes and regret, putting those things behind you and moving forward, making the most out of what your life is now. "There's No Going Back" is a tepid affair that screams "please play me on the radio," complete with an inoffensive and boring lead guitar riff and the same "whoa oh oh" backing vocals that plague every other mainstream rock release.
In the clip, the trio find themselves in the desert, when all of a sudden they start seeing ghosts of their own selves. So, their ghostly selves are letting them know that no matter's what's happened in the past, it remains in the past and it's time to move forward. While the trio stranded in a seemingly desert setting beginning to figure out there's something different about their surroundings, they begins to poke at the ground with their umbrellas and soon take the plunge by diving into the sand-covered oasis. In the end, the three Sick Puppies members escape their stagnant stage to rock out and take their next steps toward the future.

Bon Jovi encourage us in "Because We Can"

Legendary rock band Bon Jovi have recently unveiled a new music video for their latest single "Because We Can," the optimistic, engaging lead single off of Bon Jovi's upcoming twelfth studio album, "What About Now," to be released on March 26. Bon Jovi will debut a new music video for each song every week on the album until "What About Now" is released. Bon Jovi's nearly three-decade-long success is built on big hooks, driving guitars and anthemic, populist themes.
Written by Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora from the veteran rock band with veteran Nashville musician Billy Falcon, the song, nonetheless, serves as the perfect rallying cry for the recovering area. The story told with each verse is more creative and relatable. Sure, this idea of two lovers working through troubles to find pleasure in life's simple moments isn't exactly new. Discarding any hard edges, the song goes more for a sing-along, feel good middle road. Bon Jovi's uncanny swagger has a way of carving a unique diamond out of familiar stone, and sounds a little more nasal than usual in a way that sounds a little affected here, but that's something that most casual fans won't even notice.
The upbeat tone also provides the title for Bon Jovi's upcoming fifteenth concert 2013 world tour, which begun in Quebec on February 13. Three paragraphs of critic-speak may fully illustrate the problems "Because We Can" never overcomes, but a summary would be more efficient: it's just too cheery. Idioms like “moving mountains” turn the song into every high school graduation speech you look forward to ending. One waits for the frontman to encourage us to "Fly like an eagle" because after all and never forget, "You can do anything you set your mind to."
Directed by actor and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Fisher Stevens, the "Because We Can" video shows Jon and Co. performing the uplifting song in a boxing ring and a burlesque strip bar, before the characters in both settings merge. The bound-to-lose competitor gets the encourage and strength he needs to win when he spots his lady watching him fight in the audience. The video matches the lyrics and sentiment of the song. Bon Jovi is not a band that throws curveballs at its audience. Fans of the long-running Jersey pop-rock group have come to expect big canvases painted in primary colors, self-affirmation anthems, summertime singalongs.

Flyleaf Reflect on Past in "New Horizons"

Flyleaf are back after taking a well-deserved break, and they've returned with their emotionally charged clip for "New Horizons," the first single and title track from the rockers' upcoming third full-length disc. The Texas-based alternative metal band are gearing up to release, and decided to name their next album after their new track, while it speaks about enjoying the moment and thinking about the future, actually takes on more reflective feel within the new music video.
The lead singer Lacey Sturm' voice takes center stage, with a big assist from the twin guitar assault of Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann. She sings to the camera, "There is no such thing as time inside this moment no surprise, wait until I fly," while she and her bandmates look through photos and gifts collected through the years. Bassist Pat Seals describes the tune: "'New Horizons' expresses a feeling of looking toward the unknown future with hope. Definitely one of our best and most joyful songs - I am excited to see how our fans will receive it."
This catchy new single features a slightly more mellow Sturm over a melodic beat, but the song works simply because it manages to catch your ear right out of the gate and leaves you wanting more by the time it is over. Sturm has an uncanny ability to encode uplifting messages within sublime hard rock, and the track continues that tradition. Simultaneously, the group continues to challenge itself and evolve, and that's the most wonderful and refreshing aspect of the latest from Flyleaf.
"New Horizons" is all about letting go of the past and looking hopefully towards the future, and its video does just that. It's everything you've come to expect from rock quintet Flyleaf: loud, anthemic, and inspiring. In the clip, while looking back and reflecting, Seals takes viewers on a tour alternates between shots of the band playing in a backlit, hazy living room and photographs of the group in various stages of their career. At the end, Sturm opens up a photo album and then joins her husband and son on a picnic blanket, and you've got one of Flyleaf's most emotional videos to date.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals perform "Stars"

After going all "Where The Wild Things Are" for their dark fairy-tale like video for "Never Go Back," Grace Potter & The Nocturnals take a much more low-key approach for their new starkly stunning video on VH1 Storytellers for a deeply personal tune, "Stars," the new single from the Vermont quintet's fourth studio album, "The Lion The Beast The Beat," which promises to be their most eclectic project yet, drawing on influences that range from 60's R&B to 70's rock to contemporary country.
The lead vocalist Grace Potter's signature wail left the crowd breathless as she roared through a set of soul-filled rock-n-roll while performing before an intimate crowd at NYC's legendary Metropolis Studios. She has one of the strongest female voices in rock music, and Potter is also quickly becoming a favorite in country circles. Along with her band, the Nocturnals, they're winning over fans with their high-energy set and infectious tunes.
On her motivation for writing "Stars," Potter recalled it as being about a recently passed childhood idol, who was "really wild and really wonderful," but who "always did take it a little bit too far. It's kind of like when you are a kid and you have a balloon that just sort of slips off your wrist," she said, choked up and with tears in her eyes. "And I wrote this song, because I don't like looking up when I think about this person. I don't like anywhere that I used to know her, used to see her."
In Philip Andelman-directed performance clip, though, Potter does look up. Wearing a sequined evening gown, she plays with her Nocturnals under a dark, starry sky, and surrounded by thousands of stars, her eyes fixed on Heaven's Boulevard above as she sings about how she cannot even stand to look up in the sky since her love left her. It's a contemplative affair, all black-and-white and quiet, Potter at once large against the stars and small underneath the sky. "It's a form of grieving, really, writing songs like this," Potter says.

Aerosmith Birth A "Legendary Child" On Wheels

Aerosmith haven't put out a music video in eight years, and now the Bad Boys from Boston are back with a Wild, Wild West-inspired video for "Legendary Child," a story of struggle, a story of triumph, and, according to the booming voice over the gritty words that crackle across the screen, four decades of battling bad sushi, shark attacks, shady managers, and "everything in between." The freakishly-fun video delivers so many cracked-out, rockin' roller derby delights.
"Legendary Child" was originally written and recorded in 1991 during the initial sessions for the "Get a Grip" album, but was never released. The song has been re-worked and is now slated for inclusion as the lead single on rock icons' upcoming fifteenth studio album, "Music from Another Dimension!," that hits stores in November. The slap-your-thighs-raw track finds Aerosmith leaning more on their hard rock roots than the poppier side of their sound, is a brilliant single that could only be bettered if the frontman Steven Tyler's trademark falsetto was put to greater use.
"This is the story of America's greatest rock band," goes the narration that opens the Casey Patrick Tebo-directed new video. The narrator goes on to detail the band's exploits - good, bad, hilarious and some totally fictional - and promises the clip will tell the story of the group as played "by girls on roller skates." Indeed it does just that, though, in a Fincher-esque move, it looks like you're gonna have to stay tuned for the next chapter to see what's in the box.
Mixed with footage from the upcoming film, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the clip begins with an announcer detailing the four decades of the band's accomplishments, setbacks, and everything else they've dealt with during their career. From there, Aerosmith does it old school. They're pretending to jam in a warehouse while the beautiful young heroine (played by "Spy Kids" actress Alexa Vega) goes up on roller skates battles against the men in black, the men who represent the bad sushi, the shark attacks and the shady managers. The video closes with "to be continued," implying that much more is to come from the legendary group.

Valora Unveiled Their Debut "I Waited For You"

The hard rock band Valora have released the official music video for their first and title song from band's Hollywood Records debut album, "I Waited For You," will be released to digital retailers on October 24th. Musically, Valora could be considered fans of hard rock bands such as Muse and Foo Fighters, but within the band's style flows an expanse of rock influences.
Valora is a six piece hard rock band from Whittier, California. featuring electrifying frontwoman Syd Duran, who sings with fearsome conviction, summoning all the just powers of rock into her three-octave range, her powerful vocals and stage presence have catapulted the band from obscurity to national attention. But Duran is about more than technique or stage presence. She has stories to tell: stories about isolation and betrayal, of misbegotten love and life out of whack. As the album shows, her rock vocal chops would mean nothing if she didn't sing from the heart. "I didn't want to write a feel-good record," she says. "You don't always feel good. For the most part, in life you're getting over something."
Valora will be issuing their debut album, "I Waited for You," in the coming months. The album opens with this savagely indignant "I Waited For You," a song Duran co-wrote a few years ago, and which drew early attention to the band. "I'm really proud of it," she says. "I wrote it right out of high school." "I Waited for You" was produced by Grammy-nominated Johnny K and mixed by Neil Avron. It's simple and raw – no horns, no synths, no auto-tuned perfection. "The main thing Johnny had to understand about Valora was the feeling I want people to get when they hear my voice," Duran says. "I needed to find a producer that valued vocals as much as I do."
For a paltry $500, an early incarnation of Valora snuck into local Whittier High school after hours and shot their own DIY video for "I Waited For You," which intrigued Hollywood Records execs. Duran explained: "We decided that 'I Waited for You' was probably the catchiest thing we did and it had potential to be a hit. So we found a film student that made the video for us for a budget of like $500. We broke into my local high school [Whittier High] and shot it there. Then we threw it up on the Internet and this was right when YouTube starting blowing up."

Avenged Sevenfold Pay Tribute In "So Far Away"

The American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released the video for "So Far Away," the third single for their fifth studio album, "Nightmare," released last year, and has been certified gold for sales of more than half a million copies. The California metallers use the video as a chance to pay tribute to their late bandmate, and their new clip is described as a "raw and emotional," and the track itself, is said in a press statement to be a "very personal goodbye" to Sullivan.
Metal act quartet Avenged Sevenfold are usually known for their loud, aggressive style and their music videos tend to be a mix of creepy and crazy, but in the band's latest clip for ballad "So Far Away," the band slows it down to honor an old friend. "So Far Away," written by lead guitarist Synyster Gates, is a simple, touching tribute to late drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died in December 2009 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs at the age of 28.
It's an appropriately moving video, foregoing any histrionics to detail an ostensibly autobiographical account of the group's formation. Losing a band member is obviously devastating in any circumstance, but it's especially difficult for a group like reigning rock hit-makers Avenged Sevenfold given their childhood history. All of this makes sense, considering the song was written with The Rev in mind. The heartfelt quality of the video is in keeping with the emotional resonance of the song, a very personal goodbye to Sullivan that appears on the band's album "Nightmare."
The "So Far Away" video was directed by Wayne Isham, and it features the four remaining members of the band playing in a studio and also driving through a neighborhood. As they make their way, flashbacks of the four begin to play. They are shown as kids playing in a basement, then teens playing, hanging out, and stealing alcohol from a store. During the bridge, a collection of photos and videos of the Rev play. It ends with a clip of the band members hugging, the same scene depicted inside the case of the "Nightmare" CD case. The whole package is quite moving, especially if you're a fan who remembers how much fun these guys were obviously having together on stage.

30 Seconds to Mars address peace in 'This Is War'

30 Seconds to Mars have finally released their long delayed video on Wednesday for "This is War," a clip that tries to encourage peace by depicting some of the horrors of war. 30 Seconds To Mars sing about survival on "This Is War," which is an anthemic-rock song and the titular second single off the band's third album, written by frontman Jared Leto wants to go epic, he doesn't go halfway. The new video is Leto's look at war and peace, which is not surprising with the title of the music video.
Edouard Salier-directed video opening with a quote from H.G. Wells, "If we don't end war, war will end us," and concluding with the tanks, jets and all manner of implements of destruction or more specifically, their assemblage into something more, which may or may not be the group's Triad symbol "War" is actually all about peace, a concept that doesn't seem to gibe with the fact that the band members dressed up as US soldiers patrolling the desert in an armored Humvee while showing scenes of war and leaders fighting in Afghanistan. The mere fact that this effects-heavy video exists is something of a triumph.
As Leto told MTV News last year, the clip and the song are about "the inevitability of conflict, the blessing of conflict and what we can all learn from it. A lot of people are going to interpret this piece in a lot of different ways. And hopefully it will start some debates and some conversations." It seems that, no matter how inhumane the outcome, humankind is practically predestined for war — a fact that roughly 2,000 years of our existence has sadly proven time and time again. When it comes to the music videos by 30 Seconds To Mars, Leto does leave a lot open to interpretation by the viewer.
30 Seconds To Mars try their very best to explore the various facets of the concept. When the pile of tanks and battleships at clip's end transforms into a massive pyramid, the meaning isn't readily apparent: There seems to be some sort of extraterrestrial force at play here, or perhaps it's just the overwhelming good nature of humankind willing the event to happen. The image is clearly meant to provoke, but does it also provoke thought? Ultimately, that's up to you. Though, it bears mention that much like conflict itself, thought is a decidedly human condition. And it's also more powerful than any bomb could ever be. "This is War" is quietly sitting while fans wait for what the band does next.

Thirty Seconds To Mars Unveil Epic "Hurricane"

After two weeks of wrangling, protesting and explaining, 30 Seconds to Mars finally unveiled the "full-length explicit director's cut" (as frontman Jared Leto put it) of their epic "Hurricane" video, which, oddly enough, ended up being two seconds shorter than the version that premiered on MTV a month ago. The original uncensored video was banned by MTV and several other TV channels, due to heavy censorship. The new, 13-minute clip for "Hurricane" aims to be more like a blockbuster movie than a music video, an arty, provocative sci-fi epic, with cinematic-style titles, subtitles, and chapters, and the Los Angeles based rock band's one-note, anthemic rock acting as its score.
"Hurricane" is one of tracks from 30 Seconds to Mars's newest third studio album "This Is War." Leto wrote this piano driven ballad in Berlin in the winter in 2007. He said. "It was winter, it was getting dark at like 3:30 in the afternoon, and it could go either way. It could be incredibly comforting or incredibly depressing. Thankfully, it was a little bit of both. It was inspiring nonetheless." Lead guitarist Tomo commented on this song: "It's dark and there's not much guitar on it, other than some acoustic in the beginning and a little bit in the chorus. Other than that, it's all keyboards. But that's cool. We're not some egotistical rock band that has to dazzle everybody with our shred skills. We just want to do what's right for the song."
The Leto-directed video was shot in New York. Leto described its concept to MTV News: "It's a surrealistic nightmare dream-fantasy through the desolate empty streets of New York City at night," he said. "There's no people, there's no cars and you see the band as we encounter some fears and some fetishes, a series of challenges. It's a really ambitious, really cinematic short film." Leto never goes halfway. That's why the epic video sometimes feels like a summer blockbuster squished down into a 13-minute box. Part "Eyes Wide Shut" fetish flick, part action movie and all a bit confusing, the video that director Leto himself has been promising will be "very sexual," violent and a "surrealistic nightmare dream-fantasy" is all those things and more. Plus a lot of things we can't even really get into here.
Over 13 minutes, the censored version of mini-movie is broken into three chapters: Birth, Life, and Death, It follows the three members of 30 Seconds to Mars through a dark and twisted thriller set in a nearly empty New York City. Full of haunting, surreal images of men in masks and woman in bondage gear, the video was dark enough to warrant a warning during the intro that some of the scenes may be offensive to some viewers. All disturbing psychoanalysis aside, 'Hurricane' is one of the most impressive videos in years.

Stone Sour Embrace the Slow Burn In "Hesitate"

American rock band Stone Sour has now officially unveiled their video for its current track "Hesitate" just before the Christmas holiday through AOL Music, following several months of post-production work. The the heart-wrenching opus that's sure to garner repeated plays. "Hesitate" is the latest single from Stone Sour's third studio effort, "Audio Secrecy." The album has been landing in top 10 lists far and wide, and in taking note, Amazon is offering digital copies for only $5 for this month.
For as much as Stone Sour hit the volume button and let loose with feelings of anger, the three time Grammy Award-nominated band, from Des Moines, Iowa since 2006, also goes for the heart strings at times. "Hesitate" is one such song that's both melodic and melancholic with orchestral strings and a soaring chorus. Frontman Corey Taylor called it "one of the hardest to put together." From an ember of hope to the growing fire that ends a relationship, this stop-motion video captured the struggling tale of "Hesitate."
For such a deeply personal, touching song, the band shot the clip back on September 20 in Los Angeles with director Paul Brown. With stunning special effects and the expert direction of Brown, the video sees the despairing demise of a relationship, and a window into Taylor's life. Taylor told us this one was just as challenging: "It's a very visual video -- a lot of CG, a lot of post work, and it's just been a long haul. There's been a lot of work that we've had to do on it, but it is so...to me it's up there with 'Through Glass.' Like, it's really, it's really good."
Stone Sour is giving members of its fan club, the Dead Generation, an exclusive glimpse into the evolution of "Audio Secrecy." In a video interview detailing each track on "Audio Secrecy," Taylor explained the work that went into recording the track. "I wrote that song about two years ago and it's a different kind of vibe for what people would normally know from me, but at the same time it's a fantastic tune." He also said that "Hesitate" is one of the standout tracks on "Audio Secrecy," for him. "It's a bittersweet song," he said. "It's about letting go of something that you want with all your heart that you know is just gonna do nothing but damage to you. And it takes a special kind of heart and a special kind of courage to do that. And not a lot of people have that kind of courage. They would rather sit in a relationship for years and wallow in it because they're afraid of being alone. And this is about having the courage to say, 'You know what, I'm getting away. I'm gonna be on my own, and I'm gonna be OK.' And those first few steps are the worst, but once you get each foot in front of the other, it's a lot easier."

Kid Rock Goes Majestic In "Born Free" Video

"Born Free" is the lead single and title track from American Southern rock/hip hop artist Kid Rock's eighth album, his first album since 2007's Rock N Roll Jesus, hits stores November 16, promises to be the Detroit rocker's final departure from the rap-rock hybrid that he used to establish himself at the turn of the millennium. “Born Free” is in many ways a transformational album for Rock and fans can expect a collection of traditional rock tunes full of country flourishes since it featuring several high profile artist from rock, country and rap. Rock described it as "very organic blues based rock and roll." The record was produced by Rick Rubin whom MTV called, "the most important producer of the last 20 years."
Rock described this song as being about, "how lucky each and every one of us are, no matter where you're from, to be born in a country that's free." He told MTV News that while this is a patriotic song, he didn't write it solely for an American audience. Rather, he hopes its message will be heard by people the world over. "I think that song already has kinda gotten a little bit construed that it's just this big, patriotic American song, which it is in its own right, but it first came to mind to write something like this when I was on one of my trips to Afghanistan, Iraq, playing for our soldiers," he said. "I started to just think about no matter where somebody was born in this world, how lucky you are just by the grace of God to be born free."
While Rock's got major Motor City pride, "Born Free" is an open letter to the world, and it's a love letter to America. Rock's more than a Michigander. He's a born patriot. "Born Free" is his "God Bless the USA." And it's a patriotic powerhouse, and the accompanying video is all sweeping shots of aerial America. Raging rapids, craggy cliffs, open roads, green farm lands, picturesque peninsulas, blustery beaches and solo scenes. Directed by Marc Klasfeld, the video is everything there is to love about non-urban America, and everything there is to love about Rock's love of America, from the signature hat and fringed jacket to the vintage cars and motorcycles.
The just-premiered video is in total keeping with that transition. The clip features Rock in nature on the beach, driving through the forest, standing in a wide, green field while singing about the glory of freedom. With a guitar in hand, Rock poses on a majestic cliff, on a peaceful beachfront and in the middle of a wooded area to reflect the song's grandeur. And, because he wouldn't be a Motor City artist without a few nods to the auto industry, Rock also is seen riding a motorcycle and cruising in a tricked-out vintage car. "Born Free" has been a Detroit success story and Rock is finally "Born Free!"

Bo Bice Premiered "You Take Yourself With You"

You can take the boy out of the small town, but you can't take the small town out of the boy! That's the message in the poignant new video for "You Take Yourself With You," the new single from country-rocker Bo Bice, who tries to always keep his own small town values in check. The country-gospel closer song is off his upcoming third album "3," and the new video, directed by Marcel Chagnon, was filmed in a rural area of Nashville, captures poignant imagery of a younger Bice with his family.
The mid-tempo ballad "Take Yourself with You" is a song Bice holds close to his heart, as it reminds the singer of his teenage years when he first left home. "The chorus of the song is loosely based around something my Dad told me," Bice said. "I hate this town," a son tells his parents, and he can't wait to hit the dusty road and head out. His father just shakes his head, hoping it's actually the town he wants to leave and not himself. "Son," he says, "you take yourself with you wherever you go." The son takes a while to fully understand what his dad's telling him, as sons often do, but eventually he comes around. "My Dad would say, 'Bo, in life, always treat people like you want to be treated, but don't ever expect it back. Work hard every day and know that you have got to look yourself in the mirror. It doesn't matter how far you go or how high you fly, you take yourself with you every day, and you've got to live with yourself.'"
Husky-voiced Bice was raised in the south by his song-singing, instrument-playing, music-worshiping parents, so he has music in his blood. The 34-year-old musician who was the runner-up to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol. Bice's now coming back and takes one last look around an old broken-down house as he prepares to leave for good, with full of past memories. It brings the whole song alive.
Bice's American Idol journey is already five years in the past, but Bice himself is only looking forward and thinking in threes. He and his wife just had their third boy. He is also releasing his third album "3," a record filled with soulful, gospel-tinged country rock that represents the maturation of a songwriter and performer. "I feel like '3' is my strongest record to date," Bice said recently. "It's a plethora of sounds that show who I really am. There's something for everyone; country, soul, rock'n' roll...it's like your favorite pair of jeans, it just feels right."

Halestorm Debuted "Familiar Taste of Poison"

Halestorm, American hard rock band from Pennsylvania has just debuted the new video on Noisecreep for group's latest moody "Familiar Taste of Poison," off group's self-titled debut album, which Halestorm unleashes a turbulent torrent of infectious hard rock with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson. The band churn out uncompromising rock n' roll anthems, and has been consistently active, writing and performing original music since 1998 and becoming increasingly successful.
"The track is an amazing journey for me," the frontlady Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Hale explained whole story about the track and it's video: "Hi guys, it's Lzzy. Im here to tell you a little bit about our new video for 'Familiar Taste of Poison.' First and foremost, this was the most intense, and enjoyable video Ive ever made! Directed by Mr. Jeremy Alter (director of music videos and films including 'The Perfect Sleep') and written by Anton Pardoe, this video is moving and full of depth, one that you'll watch over and over, just to relive all of the details. Jeremy and his team worked tirelessly on every inch of this video to make sure everything was right."
"A little about the video: This is a movie, set in 1940's Hollywood, shot in film noir style and grace. Myself, a young starlet, the center of a murder mystery. Joe cast as 'Hard boiled Joe,' the head detective in the case. Josh cast as 'Playboy Dr Smith' the suspiciously smarmy boyfriend, and Arejay as, 'the coroner, owner of 'Arejays Cadaver Palace,' and head of forensics, who is helping Joe with the case. This is a 'who done it and how.' You will see Halestorm as you've never seen us before. This is a film full of surprises ( and a special guest appearance if you can guess). Hope you enjoy!!"
"What FTOP means to me: This song to me has always been a realistic way of looking at love. The fantasies and happy endings are just that, fantasies. 'the roses were only to drain my inspiration, the promises were spoiled before they left your lips' There are no rules to live by or follow. Love is torture, a creeping, and slow takeover. Attacking your senses, and awareness. To love someone and take someone in for all they are, and equally (more importantly) for all they are Not, is the most beautiful and poisonous thing. You continue on, with only your flighty mind and slowed heart beat to follow. Battling the opinions of others, questioning yourself and all society says that you're 'supposed to do.' Nothing worth fighting for is ever easy. At this point of no return, you decide that this familiar taste of poison is the only thing that will guide you, the only thing that is in fact real. 'I could fight this til the end, but maybe I don't want to win'. I know that 'the sweet escape is always laced with a familiar taste of poison'. Love, Lzzy"

Fireflight Offering Hope "For Those Who Wait"

American Christian rock band Fireflight have streamed the new video for their latest single "For Those Who Wait," the title track from band's third full-length album "For Those Who Wait," the highly-anticipated follow-up to Fireflight's breakout sophomore album, "Unbreakable."
Formed in 1999, they were the best kept secret of a part of central Florida that's not exactly known for its music scene, and they spent years playing shows and building a following for their female-fronted positive rock. All the hard work paid off when the Flicker Records debut "The Healing of Harms" introduced them to the world in 2006, and 2008's breakout hit "Unbreakable" captured the attention of Christian rock fans even more. Now over a decade since their career began, Fireflight is ready to unleash their third album "For Those Who Wait."
The title track "For Those Who Wait," produced by Rob Hawkins, once again delivers lead singer Dawn Michele's soaring vocals and the band's signature melodic Rock. it jumpstarts the album with a slightly new twist for them. Symphonic string flourishes are all the hard rock rage lately, and Fireflight uses them to powerful effect here. An orchestral intro clears the way for Dawn's first battle cry: "This is for those who wait!" and melts into a wall of thundering rock similar to Red or Skillet. The music ebbs and flows between softer verses and pounding choruses, as Dawn's voice alternates between the triumphant screams of the chorus and the fragile whispers of the quiet acoustic bridge. It's a powerful opener all around that recalls "Unbreakable" without being a clone, taking a slower, more methodical approach than its predecessor without sacrificing the epic feeling.
Great mix of symphonic and rock all in one song, "For Those Who Wait" introduces new musical elements coupled with vulnerable lyrics, offering hope and recovery to recharge listeners. A dynamic progression with songs, Fireflight encourages fans to reach out to a world eager to find healing and strength in the waiting, stating "the hard lessons make the difference, and the difference makes it all worth it." As the lead single, it definitely will be a single that "The pressure makes us stronger, the struggle makes us hunger, the hard lessons make the difference and the difference makes it worth it." Another one of those powerful messages that the band usually gives.
Premiere rock band Fireflight continues to gain national exposure and acclaim, nominated for Artist of the Year at the 40th Annual Dove Awards. For more than ten years, Fireflight has remained tireless road warriors on the concert circuit, playing more than 100 shows a year. "For Those Who Wait" is sure to please Christian rock fans as another entry in Fireflight's great career.

Adelitas Way Premiered "Last Stand" On Yahoo!

With an intro that would lead you to believe that you are listening to 3 Doors Down, The Las Vegas-based five piece hard rock group, Adelitas Way have released their brand new music video for the bands second single, "Last Stand," off of their self-titled eponymous debut album on Yahoo! Music. The song follows up the power-rock anthem "Invincible," which has been tagged as the theme song for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Superstars and has been showcased in the new WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010 Video Game.
Riding the wave of success since their debut release last year, Las Vegas rockers have been going from strength to strength and looking to increase their name throughout the US. The new single "Last Stand," hits rock radio on February 2, is a heartfelt, radio-ready and rock ballad that allows fans to see the Las Vegas rockers in a different light. The video for "Last Stand" was directed by Paul Boyd, and was filmed at the end of January in LA and features a storyline focusing mainly on founder and lead singer Rick Dejesus.
Sin City rockers's polished, chrome-laden modern rock draws its water from the same angsty, aggro-well as bands like Hinder, Godsmack, Burn Halo, Avenged Sevenfold, and Three Days Grace. The band continue to carve out their own unique path in music after the success of their self titled debut album, which has propelled Adelitas Way into the limelight of the WWE and now Adelitas Way's focus is clearly on the commercial side of success, not the artistic, resulting in what feels more like a calling card than a lightning strike. They are even giving fans the chance to download their brand new single, "Last Stand," for free! Just click here to enter your information and download now! The band is currently on tour with Halestorm and will join Three Days Grace and Chevelle in late March.