Create A Monster invades Stubb's BBQ Austin, Tx. Wednesday, June 13th 2012. Be sure not to miss this show as the boys turn it up with songs from their upcoming debut record including, "Stronger" and "Ain't No Man". Get your tickets on sale now here. Also, tune in for an exclusive interview with CAM on 93.7 KLBJ FM Local Licks with Loris Lowe Tuesday, June 12th @ 10:30pm!

We are pleased to announce Paul Renna's newest song entitled, "Fire" produced by Paul Soroski. This rocking gem is sure to get your inner FIRE raging to eleven! Recorded at Rock Army Studios with a digital download date set for Saturday, May 19th. Feel free to stream the song here. Also, PR will be performing Saturday, May 19th @ Uncle Billy's on Lake Travis Austin, Tx. for "The Bling Johnson Show" with special guest, Lucas Cook in celebration of the songs release. Show time: 8:00pm

Please join us for a very special show featuring Create A Monster and Paul Renna (Full Band) Saturday, March 31st at Uncle Billy's on Lake Travis Austin, Tx. Doors: 7:30pm Tickets $12 adv/$15 door. This will mark the first of many shows together for these heavy hitters so be sure and get there early!

We are pleased to announce that Paul Renna and Create A Monster will be a part of this years Heart of Texas Rockfest Austin, Tx. Thursday, March 15th 2012. Paul's showcase will take place at The Tiniest Bar in Texas (Singer Songwriter Stage) 817 West 5th Street, and Create A Monster's location will be on 7th & Neches (Main Stage) Both shows are FREE to the public!

 The Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival aka Heart of Texas Rockfest features the best in unsigned talent that Austin and the surrounding southwest region have to offer, as well as some of the best indie artists from across America and beyond. Launched in March 2000, the first Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival started humbly with one venue and sixteen bands in downtown Austin. Now in its 13th year, the 2012 Fest will boast hundreds of indie acts in several nightclubs and bars and also on our enormous downtown outdoor stages. Motivated by the desire to support and promote the best yet-to-be discovered talent rising from the burgeoning Texas alternative rock scene, the event is strategically scheduled to coincide with Austin's annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Media, Film and Music Festival. Last year over 40,000 rockers came to our showcases! 

We are pleased to announce that Paul Renna and Create a Monster have been added to the Just Strings Music Festival line-up along side other great artists such as, David Grisman and Charles Neville. Just Strings Music Festival will be held August 13, 14, 2011 at “Hoffman Ranch” Picninc Grounds, in Geyserville, California. Purchase your tickets here!

Rock Army Records artist Forever Falls have been busy setting the stage for their fourth studio release, "Big Vision for a Small World”. Efforts include: sharing tour dates with Powerman 5000, Fuel, Grand Funk Railroad, Sick Puppies,  Fm 94.5 Texas Buzz promotional show on Dec 5th,  and local bands such as Cut & Shoot Revival.

The band was asked to do an encore appearance / co-host local live Houston's "Metal Zone" radio show with DJ Raven the week of 12.5.2010 to help expand even more of an audience for this release.

Forever Falls has several tour dates scheduled in Texas and Louisiana as special CD Release Parties. Keep checking their pages for shows!

12.4.10 / The Continental Club Houston,Tx / CD Release Party

12.5.10 / Scout Bar Clear Lake,Tx / CD Release Party / Fm 94.5 The Buzz Showcase

12.10.10 / Warehouse Shreveport,La / CD Release Party / Fm 99x KTUX Showcase

12.17.10 / The Hard Rack/Friday Night Live Lake Charles,La / CD Release Party

12.18.10 / Cash’s  Port Arthur,Tx / CD Release Party / The Death of Summer Luau Theme Party

Rock Army Records Presents," One Night Only" Friday, November 20th @ Dirty Dog Austin, Tx. with performances by Podunk, Razr13 featuring vocalist Dug Pinnick of King's X, Paul Renna, and Forever Falls. This will mark the highly anticipated album release by Razr 13 produced by Paul Soroski. 

Soroski Entertainment / Rock Army Records

Rock Army Records is gearing up to release the debut album from RAZR13 - featuring dUg Pinnick (King's X), Big Bald Mike, Ryan 13, and JRAB - soon... keep checking back often.

Meanwhile, the buzz is starting to bubble up in the hard rock world. Check it out:

http://www.bravewords.com/news/117184

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/metal-news-2/508716-razr13-featuring-kings-xs-doug-pinnick-two-songs-posted-online.html

http://revolverblips.dailyradar.com/punk/the_members/

http://www.heavyhardes.de/news-3619.html (one of my favorites... it is in German!)

http://www.metalrage.com/news/50723/razr13_featuring_king_s_x_s_doug_pinnick_two_songs_posted_online.html

http://www.vs-webzine.com/new-ind.php?page=&id_news=&droite=&dat=&pagh=

Check out the songs posted ('Reflections' and '4th Of July') and let us know what you think in the Forum....

UK-based music and culture magazine Mass Movement—show them some love in return at www.massmovement.co.uk and tell ‘em Rock Army Records sent you—reviewed a few of our bands in their 10th Anniversary Issue (#23), released in early 2009. Check ‘em out!

Beaux Loy – Lights Parallel CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

‘Lights Parallel’ may seem a bit left-field for MM, but we didn’t start this zine to be sheep, did we? Those in the mood for an infectious amalgam of slicked-up power-pop and new-wave-influenced rock need look no further, as Beaux Loy has delivered 10 tracks of sonic joy with this, his debut album. The stand-out track for me is ‘Famous,’ a delirious, keyboard-driven body-mover with the catchiest chorus I’ve heard since Michael Jackson ruled the charts 25 years ago. This record will fit nicely into collections already containing bands like The Killers, Electric Six, and New Order, and wouldn’t be a bad thing to have on hand for punk rockers looking for something to get the girls dancing at their next house party—and believe me, it’ll get ‘em dancing; I’ve seen Beaux play to packed crowds in his hometown of Austin, Texas, and the ratio of hot girls dancing to dudes like me standing there playing air-drums is a glorious site indeed. The Impaler

Carbide – Blood Branches CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

Pantera has always been a straight-up metal band. What if they went all progressive on our asses, taking influences from bands like Meshuggah or Textures? Carbide share the Texas soil with Pantera and do know how to write weird and exciting riffs for their debut album. These guys could very well be the missing link between true American metal of the 90s and that almost jazzy music from Europe. Added to the mix are almost Hatebreed-like hardcore bits, giving it a certain body and lethality. Overall, this band does need just a bit more structure, as I am easily lost among all details. Knowing this is the first serious release by the Austin fellows, and this type of music is not the easiest to write and play, I’m giving them some fingers—thumbs (up), that is, not the ones in the middle. Martijn Welzen

Carbide – Blood Branches CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

There’s one name though running my head. I can’t help it, and I don’t know why, but as it’s practically galloping, I’m going to have to share: Hatebreed. For some reason, these dudes remind me of Hatebreed—which isn’t a bad thing if it’s done well. And these guys, they do it very well; plenty of mosh metal mayhem that’s heavy on the beat-downs and light on pleasantries. In other words, Carbide are everything that you need for an afternoon of perfect musical madness, and it’s thanks to these buggers that I’ve fucked my knee up. That’s the last time I try to bring the mosh into my kitchen…. Tim Mass Movement

Paul Renna – Freedom CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

‘Freedom’ arrives out of left field with a sound that is distinctly modern, but brimming with the comfortable feel of a treasured mixtape. Renna’s powerful voice commands attention throughout, with a unique style that can be reminiscent of Paul Rodgers when he wails and Stevie Wonder when he gets lost in a groove, while maintaining its own identity. Passion—for life, for love, for the music itself—dominates every facet of the album. The lyrics provide a sense of hope even as they’re causing hearts to break, and the music—clean, Jeff Beck-inspired guitar leads and often funky rhythms accentuated by female backing vocals and colourful bursts of keyboards and horns—creates inspiration in its own fashion. ‘Freedom’ is not typical MM fare in terms of style, but it exceeds all expectations of this ‘zine in terms of substance. The Impaler

Reckless Sons – Don’t You Dare CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com)

Reckless Sons are, quite simply, the truest and best American rock ‘n’ roll band on the face of the earth. ‘Don’t You Dare’ rocks like the bastard spawn of The Replacements and the New York Dolls, minus the unfocused tendencies of the former and the glam campiness of the latter. In fact, Reckless Sons frontman/songwriter Matt Butler seems to have inherited Paul Westerberg’s once-unique ability to craft a song that is equal parts bluster and bullshit yet completely honest at the same time. Musically, the band throws a few knowing winks at the young Rolling Stones—and they’re all the better for it. Much like the pre-corporate Stones and the pre-Westerberg-solo-project Replacements, Reckless Sons revel in their own honesty, flirting with danger to such a degree that it seems the whole damn thing could explode in their faces at any moment. I challenge anyone, anywhere to find a straight-up rock ‘n’ roll band that can attack a song as viciously and deliver a happy ending as satisfyingly as this band of New York City vagabonds. The future of rock ‘n’ roll has arrived. The Impaler

RAZR13 featuring dUg Pinnick (King's X), Big Bald Mike, Ryan 13, and JRAB, gets a little love from www.blabbermouth.net here:

  http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123104.

Check it out!

'Reflections,' the debut album from RAZR13, was produced by Paul Soroski (Podunk) and mastered by Jim Wilson (Airshow Mastering). It will be released this summer on Rock Army Records.

Get your Free RAZR13 Download by going to the RAZR13 Store and clicking download. Have a safe and happy 4th of July!!!

Keith Slack has been announced as the new vocalist for the Taz Taylor Band, replacing former Rainbow/Alcatrazz vocalist Graham Bonnett. More information about the project has been posted in a new blog on Keith Slack's artist profile page here at Rock Army Records: http://rockarmyrecords.com/Keith_Slack/blog.php