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Sully Erna & Friends: Live From The Living Room Marathon Fundraiser to Benefit The Scars Foundation

Johnnie Crow — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:03:22 +0000

SULLY & FRIENDS: LIVE FROM THE LIVING ROOM

MARATHON FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT THE SCARS FOUNDATION

AUGUST 6TH AT 8PM EST

STREAMING ON:

YOUTUBE.COM/SULLYERNA

FACEBOOK.COM/THESCARSFOUNDATION

PERFORMANCES BY:

GODSMACK | AARON LEWIS | BRENT & ZACH OF SHINEDOWN PAPA ROACH | MIKE & ADAM OF SAINT ASONIA | NUNO BETTENCOURT OF EXTREME | CLINT LOWERY OF SEVENDUST

WITH VERY SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY SULLY ERNA,

CHRIS LESTER & MÁIRÉAD NESBITT

MAKE A DONATION TO THE SCARS FOUNDATION

ALL DONATIONS MADE THROUGH SCARS FOUNDATION EFFORTS WILL GO TO BENEFIT THOSE PROGRAMS WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF EFFECTIVENESS IN ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

DONATE NOW

GUITAR & DRUM KIT AUCTION

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE SCARS FOUNDATION

PLACE BID ON GODSMACK GUITARS & DRUM KIT

AUCTION WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A CYBER MEET & GREET WITH SULLY ERNA

More Info On The Scars Foundation

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Saint Asonia Start Virtual Social Distance Tour

Johnnie Crow — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 02:39:30 +0000

SAINT ASONIA EMBARK ON VIRTUAL TOUR

BAND SHARES LYRIC VIDEO FOR “BLIND” — WATCH + LISTEN

#SAINTASONIAHAPPYHOUR HAPPENS EVERY FRIDAY

As a way to continue to perform live for their fans during the current quarantine conditions, Saint Asonia have announced a “virtual tour” where the band will perform on the the different social media platforms of rock radio stations around the country. The band will add a local flavor to each performance.

Saint Asonia just dropped their new single “Blind.”

Listen to the song and watch the lyric video:

“It’s been really important to myself and the band to do everything we can to try and stay connected with fans, and with the people who play our music,” says singer Adam Gontier. “We wouldn’t be where we are without the amazing love and support rock radio has shown us over the years. We ended up having this really unique opportunity to play live acoustic shows for a number of stations throughout the month of May, and we’re really excited to do it. During this strange and somewhat disappointing period in time, it’s the least we can do. We’re stoked to do a virtual tour, and play some shows for all of the people who support us.”

He continues, “It also gives us a chance to introduce our new single ‘Blind’ to people. It’s a song about pushing through to the end, no matter how tough it gets. It’s a strong sentiment, considering what the world is going through.”

Saint Asonia continue to hold #SaintAsoniaHappyHour sessions every Friday night, which are all about the talk, the tunes, and the connection with fans.

Saint Asonia, featuring former Three Days Grace frontman Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok, released their sophomore effort Flawed Design in fall 2019 via Spinefarm Records. The single “The Hunted,” featuring Godsmack’s Sully Erna, was a Top 10 radio smash.

SAINT ASONIA ONLINE:

SPINEFARM RECORDS ONLINE:

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Insert Yourself Into The New Saint Asonia Video “The Hunted”

Johnnie Crow — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 02:36:56 +0000

GET A SNEAK PEEK OF THE FORTHCOMING VIDEO FOR

SAINT ASONIA’S “THE HUNTED” — STARRING YOU!

Rock band Saint Asonia are previewing their music video for their hit single “The Hunted” through a new Snapchat Lens that puts the viewer right into the video’s key scene.

In the :30 second excerpt of their forthcoming full length video for “The Hunted,” viewers can actually insert themselves into a clip from the upcoming video through a specially-designed Lens, and can then share their cameo role with their friends on Snapchat.

While the band unveiled the new Lens via their social media accounts, the Lens will also be featured in Lens Explorer, Snapchat’s hub to discover Lenses made by the community. To open Lens Explorer, just tap the smiley icon that appears when the Lens Carousel is active.

The Lens was made through Lens Studio, Snap’s free desktop app that makes it possible for anyone to create their own Lenses for Snapchat. Lens Studio just unveiled six new templates, including a Face In Video template, which places the viewer’s face into a video. Saint Asonia is the very first band to utilize this exciting new feature.

The Lens was designed by Blnk Digital and the video clip is an excerpt from the forthcoming full-length video directed by P.R. Brown.

Become “The Hunted” by clicking HERE.

Since being released two weeks ago, “The Hunted,” which features a guest vocal from Godsmack’s Sully Erna, has quickly gained radio support across the rock format. The song is the first single from Saint Asonia’s forthcoming album, “Flawed Design,” due out this fall on Spinefarm Records.

ABOUT SAINT ASONIA:

Saint Asonia – named Loudwire’s Best New Artist of 2015 –sparked into life four years ago when former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok decided to turn their joint ambition to make music that is “raw, real, and straight from our hearts” into a new band and a fully-fledged studio outing.

The result was their acclaimed self-titled debut, released in 2015, which charted Top 10 in Canada and entered the Billboard U.S. Rock Albums chart at #2. The album was driven by the Top 10 radio tracks “Better Place” and “Let Me Live My Life,” as well as the high-concept video to the featured track “Fairy Tale.”

Collectively responsible for 28 Top 10 U.S. Rock Radio hits, including 17 #1’s — the demand was immediately there for Saint Asonia to take to the road. Following an inaugural main stage appearance at Rock on the Range in 2015, the band set off on U.S. amphitheater tours with Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed and will follow the release of “Flawed Design” with an extensive tour schedule which will be announced shortly.

SAINT ASONIA ONLINE:

https://www.facebook.com/saintasonia

https://twitter.com/saintasonia

https://saintasonia.com/

https://www.instagram.com/SaintAsonia/

Spinefarm Records:

https://www.facebook.com/spinefarm

https://twitter.com/Spinefarm

http://www.spinefarmrecords.com/usa/

https://instagram.com/spinefarmrecords/

https://www.youtube.com/user/SpinefarmRec

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Sully Erna of Godsmack Joins Saint Asonia on New Single

Johnnie Crow — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 03:44:01 +0000

SAINT ASONIA RELEASE BRAND NEW SONG “THE HUNTED” FEATURING GODSMACK’S SULLY ERNA — LISTEN!

U.S./CANADIAN OUTFIT FOUNDED BY CURRENT + FORMER MEMBERS OF STAIND + THREE DAYS GRACE

SECOND STUDIO ALBUM + SPINEFARM DEBUT “FLAWED DESIGN” DUE OUT THIS FALL

SAINT ASONIA — featuring vocalist Adam Gontier, guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Cale Gontier, and drummer Sal Giancarelli — have just dropped “The Hunted,” the first single from their forthcoming second album and Spinefarm Records debut “Flawed Design,” due out this fall.

Listen to “The Hunted,” featuring Godsmack’s Sully Erna HERE and HERE.

“‘The Hunted’ is a song about struggling to find your place in life,” Gontier said. “It’s a solid representation of the direction Saint Asonia is headed. I’m excited to share this with the world. And it’s an awesome bonus having Sully from Godsmack guesting on it.”

Mushok concurs, “I’m very excited for everyone to get a taste of what the new Saint Asonia album is going to sound like and I think that having ‘The Hunted’ as our first single is a great representation of where the band is going. It’s also a huge honor to have a longtime friend — Sully Erna, whose musicianship I’ve admired for years — be a guest on this song.”

Right from the start, Saint Asonia – named Loudwire’s Best New Artist of 2015 – have been fueled by a single vision: to put music and emotion first and to deliver recordings that aren’t overly produced or messed around with. It’s a vision that’s reflected in the very name of the band, which is derived, with a grin, from the desire to block out distraction and focus on the purely creative. “Asonia” is the term for “tone deafness” and it’s a vision that very much underpins the latest studio recordings.

Saint Asonia sparked into life four years ago when former Three Days Grace frontman Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok (also an important part of the Newsted setup in 2013) decided to turn their joint ambition to make music that is “raw, real, and straight from our hearts” into a new band and a fully-fledged studio outing.

Given the pedigree and profile of the musicians involved —they are collectively responsible for 28 Top 10 U.S. Rock Radio hits, including 17 #1s — the demand was immediately there for Saint Asonia to take to the road. Following an inaugural main stage appearance at Rock on the Range in 2015, the band set off on U.S. amphitheater tours with Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed.

In Europe, they guested on an arena run with Mötley Crüe, visiting the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, and Finland, as well as playing several dates in Russia and Eastern Europe. As a consequence, Gontier has been back to the region for extensive solo acoustic shows.

With Adam’s cousin Cale Gontier of Canadian band Art of Dying on bass and Staind’s Sal Giancarelli on drums, the latest Saint Asonia lineup is now primed for a comprehensive live campaign in support of the forthcoming sophomore release; this will include key festivals and headline shows, both at home and abroad. With a new deal in place and a new chapter primed to unfold, the four musicians are keen to place as much emphasis on the international arena as continuing to build their success story at home.

“This new album is a giant step forward for us in many ways,” says the frontman. “Of course, there’s those elements that have always been present in the music, like the heavy riffs and the vulnerability within the lyrics. But there’s also a completely new element that takes things to a different level. Our goal is to raise the bar on every record, so we’re incorporating a lot of different sounds and instruments on this one. For me, this is the best stuff I’ve written since 2005. I guess you’ll have to hear it to judge for yourself!”