Randy “The Arsonist” Cooper is back. The former founding member of Texas Hippie Coalition returns to red dirt metal with a southern hybrid mix of Motley Crue meets Pantera. Victory Season’s bone-breaking father/son, bass & drums section are a force to be reckoned with, lighting the way for our warriors to be victorious. Ash’s melodic and demonic vocals are often said to mimic some of the greatest vocalists in music.
D.Conn, invited Gary Jefferies to RefraZe Studios to check out what we had going on. That’s when the magic happened. After we wrapped up, we took this picture. From left to right, Randy Cooper, Ron Pease, Ash Starr D. Conn, Tim Root, T. Conn, and Gary Jefferies.
Victory Season is:
Randy Cooper – Guitars
Aaron “ASH” Starr – Vocals
Duane Connaughton – Bass
& Tor Connaughton – Drums
LINKS:
https://www.reverbnation.com/victoryseason
https://www.facebook.com/VictorySeasonBand
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Michael Rhodes – Feel It (Live At St Lukes Church, Kentish Town)
Born in Nigeria but now based in London, Michael Rhodes is a singer who channels the gospel and soul sounds of the 1960s, bringing joy and vibrancy to his songs, as well as imbuing them with his winning personality. Feel It is a self-composed track which sees Michael in full effect, with his soaring counter-tenor voice and upbeat tempo being hard to resist.
Written by Michael three years ago, Feel It is based on unrequited love which, rather than defeating Michael, sparked something of an awakening and led to him looking for happiness in everyday life wherever he could find it – something he hopes will inspire others to do the same. Though Feel It is rooted in a soul and gospel singing style, the inclusion of electronic horns adds a contemporary feel, without it sounding quite like anything else out there.
To support the track’s release, Michael performed a live showcase at St. Luke’s Church, Kentish Town, London, video footage of which demonstrates Michael’s ease with an audience and ability to express himself through his music. With further tracks ready for release and looking to play live across the UK, Michael Rhodes is a singer with real potential and whose passion and sincerity set him apart from the crowd.
LINKS:
https://soundcloud.com/michael-rhodes-8/feel-it
https://open.spotify.com/album/11qKBGrRcenKGOQc9OWzam
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4_NvS2aaXrRllOwCmPovQ
https://www.facebook.com/iamMichaelRhodes
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Flip Winfield – Dance (ft. Fernando Richardson & Jonathan Boddie)
Flip is timeless with his R&B, Funk and Pop beats, his throwback to better times with lyrics move listeners forward. Keeping it real, Flip Winfield’s style is inspired beats that makes his music stand out from everything else out there.
“What inspired me to write the song was one day at soundcheck before the show I was messing around on the drums jamming to the beat that you hear on Dance and start singing the hook to the song goofing around during soundcheck as I always do before every show having fun you know.I noticed that beat had people that worked in the venue dancing and that took off into a 20min jam session just singing the hook, then it sparked me to write the song when I got home. I heard a couple of band members say man I can’t get that hook out of my head and I knew it had potential. So I wrote the song called band members into the studio the following week and we laid it down. I’ve always been the type of person that loves high-energy music that sends electricity through your body that makes you feel good to be alive, so my goal is to send a message about jamming to your favorite song no matter what it is.”
Flips first single, “Dance” is now out with his EP (with the same title) will be dropping in early 2021. This highly energized recording artist will be bringing the party to all stages with their super-charged performances in the new year.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/flipwinfield
https://instagram.com/winfieldflip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu4YTo0bhRQ
https://twitter.com/flipwinfield
https://open.spotify.com/album/2FfTDAnwgrnz8QPt2yqh38?si=7IvI_y5xTVyTCl268hntbA -
Marc Durkee – A Way to Escape
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia’s solo atmospheric prog artist Marc Durkee is a big fan of Swedish metal hitmakers GHOST. Covering their songs over the years, he’s has posted his latest acoustic rendition of ‘He Is’, which can be viewed on his youtube channel where other past covers from personal favorites can be watched.
“I really enjoyed Ghost’s “Prequelle” album they released this year. I’d already done a few acoustic covers of songs from it, which were well received, so I decided to throw it back to one of my favorites from their previous album.”
Inspired by Katatonia, Tesseract, Anathema, Devin Townsend, Coheed & Cambria, Marc Durkee’s music can be described as “a blend of progressive, metal/rock, doom metal, post-hardcore, and post-rock.”
Durkee’s new album ‘Remain In Stasis’ will be out on out January 18th, 2019 and is loaded with deep meaning to this courageous and talented solo artist, as he explains.
“The first meaning of this release is personal. I’ve been stuck in a state of depersonalization for almost five years now. For me, it’s been a chronic symptom of dealing with years of depression and stress, and it’s unrelenting. When it’s at its worst, it removes mostly all motivation and enjoyment from my life. While that is unfortunate, it does serve as a major source of inspiration for song-writing…The second meaning is more political and universal. I feel that humanity is at a unique point in our history, with technology and social media allowing us to communicate and express ourselves in ways that were previously unimaginable. And yet, nobody really DOES communicate. It seems as though it’s mostly used as a platform to bicker over political ideals and agendas and create discourse, or for anyone to use as their own personal performance venue. Everyone wants to be seen and heard, even those who really don’t deserve to be.”
Marc Durkee is one artist who really does deserve to be heard, and when ‘Remain In Stasis’ is released, all the world will hear him.
LINKS:
https://durk.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/marcdurkeeofficial
https://www.instagram.com/darcmurkee