NASHVILLE |DT: AUGUST 7, 2012
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/ANGELA VILLANUEVA/BARI LIEBERMAN, MSO PR
10 YEARS
‘MINUS THE MACHINE’ OUT TODAY (8/7)
DEBUT SINGLE “BACKLASH” SPINNING NATIONWIDE AT ROCK RADIO
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE HARD DRIVING TRACK
WORLD PREMIERED ON FUSE TV; OVER 25,000 VIEWS TO DATE
10 YEARS release their new album MINUS THE MACHINE today (8/7) on their own Palehorse Records in partnership with Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group (ILG). Fans can purchase the album now for $7.99 at Best Buy stores and online here: $7.99 at Best Buy. A special iTunes deluxe version of the album with three bonus tracks—“Baptized in Fire,” “Backlash” (acoustic) and “Soma” (acoustic)–is also available here:http://smarturl.it/10yearsMTM. The album’s hard driving single “Backlash” is spinning nationwide at rock radio and climbing the Active Rock chart, currently #26.
“Minus the Machine stands out as the best album from 10 Years yet and one of the year’s top rock records,” raved Rick Florino of ArtistDirect.com in a 4.5 out of 5 star review. “All boundaries are gone and 10 Years stand victorious once again. We need more bands like them…” (8/6/12)
Leading up to the release of MINUS THE MACHINE, 10 YEARS has taken over the web partnering with several high profile websites to deliver advance, exclusive content for the fans. The first single “Backlash” premiered exclusively on MonsterEnergy.com last month while Loudwire.com teamed up with the band to debut a video for another song off the album, “Knives.” The clip was a video montage of a day-in-life of the Knoxville-based quartet–with “Knives” as the sonic backdrop–and offered fans a glimpse into life on the road. Elsewhere, DrumMagazine.com shared an intimate drum lesson with drummer/guitarist BRIAN VODINH of “Backlash,” demonstrating the unique drum sequences throughout the track.
10 YEARS world premiered the official music video for “Backlash” as well as an exclusive in-studio interview July 27 on FUSE TV. The dark and compelling music video has been viewed over 25,000 times.
RevolverMag.com offered fans the first listen of “Baptized in Fire,” one of the three songs available exclusively on the iTunes deluxe album. Lead vocalist JESSE HASEK told the site, “We decided to release this song to show fans how much a song can change during the writing process. ‘Baptized in Fire’ turned into what is now known as [Minus the Machinetrack] ‘Tightrope.’” PureVolume.com recently revealed the official lyric video for “Backlash” and praised 10 YEARSnoting, “Knoxville, TN’s 10 Years expertly blend alt-rock melodies with metal instrumentals to create an eclectic sound that’s heavy without being crushing, and melodic without being soft. Take, for example, ‘Backlash’ — a tune which shows no mercy, but doesn’t allow its tearing instrumentals to overpower the message being conveyed by frontman Jesse Hasek’s monstrous vocals.”
Myspace.com and AOL Music have also joined in on the album release celebration and are currently streaming the full album via their respective homepages. AOL’s rock site Noisecreep.com went a step further and exclusively premiered an acoustic version of “Backlash,” available on the iTunes deluxe album. Additionally, 10 YEARS fans can be on the lookout for even more exclusive videos and song premieres later this week from AltPress.com, Ultimate-Guitar.com and RcrdLbl.com.
In addition to self-releasing this album, 10 YEARS—JESSE HASEK (Lead Vocals), BRIAN VODINH (Guitar/Drums),RYAN “TATER” JOHNSON (Guitar/Screams) and LEWIS COSBY (Bass)–produced MINUS THE MACHINE themselves. The result is a 12-song collection, sonically powerful, hauntingly beautiful and textured, while lyrically exposed, intimate and personal. Most importantly, MINUS THE MACHINE undoubtedly represents the soul of 10 YEARS.
“First and foremost, when it’s all said and done, we’re proud of this album in its entirety,” HASEK says. “That speaks volumes to us because we’re our own worst critics. We pick everything apart. An album is your child, it’s your baby, and you know it better than anyone. To sit back and be 100 percent proud of what we’ve accomplished is so gratifying, and we think everything else will fall into place. We hope that everyone will enjoy what we’ve tried to do.”
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For 10 YEARS publicity, contact MSO PR:
818-380-0400
Libby Coffey x 224 LCoffey@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva x232 AVillanueva@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (tour press) x222 BLieberman@msopr.com
Independent Label Group:
Jaime Rosenberg 212-707-2038 Jaime.rosenberg@wmg.com
