Few bands have capitalized on social networking as diligently as Nashville's American Bang. From their "Get us to 2000 followers" Twitter campaign to contests and fan participation promotions on Facebook, vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Jaren Johnston, lead guitarist Ben Brown, bassist Kelby Ray, and drummer Neil Mason have worked tirelessly to promote the band and generate interest.
American Bang has the ability to cross genres of music with their melodic songwriting, vocal-driven aesthetic, and raunchy blues guitar keep the band's foot firmly planted in both the rock genre and the pop genre. The band is not a one hit wonder, so learn to love their name. You will be hearing it for the next few months if not years.
American Bang is a band you must know. Hell yeah, the name is catchy fused to red, white and blue pride, bleeding through their lyrics, with stars on the side. Lead single, Wild and Young, is picking up radio play throughout the country, and their self-titled debut album hits stores today. It’s loud. It’s sexy. It’s soulful. It bangs.
Watch your backs, Kings of Leon, American Bang is about to break on the scene and take it by storm with their self-titled debut album.
From the opening notes of the first track, “Whiskey Talk,” to the final chorus of album-ender “Roll On,” one thing is made abundantly clear: this is real rock’n’roll.
American Bang’s self-titled, loud, sexy, and soulful major-label debut album is a memorable and melodic introduction to the Nashville-based rock group. The album successfully captures all the amazing grace and guts of their deep musical roots and Southern accent. From the pounding and gritty opening of “Whiskey Walk,” to the instantly anthemic “Wild & Young,” to the messy, Stonesy romance of “Hurts Like Hell,” it’s clear that American Bang shoots straight at the heart of great American rock ‘n roll.
With Producer BOB ROCK, the man behind Metallica's "Black Album" along with countless classics of the past thirty years, at the boards - the band has crafted an 11-song masterpiece that is everything a rock album should be. Devoid of the cliches that often plague the genre, AMERICAN BANG's music is thoughtful, well-written, and above all - rocks hard.
Kik Axe Entertainment has teamed up with AMERICAN BANG to give one lucky Kik Axe Music reader a Prize Pack in celebration of the band's self-titled Reprise Records debut - out next Tuesday. The prize pack contains a copy of the album, a CD/DVD with music and videos, and an AMERICAN BANG T-Shirt!
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