Desolate "New Truth (Treachery)" - Exclusive Song Premiere

When Jose Rivera (singer/cowbell master) and Jeffrey Martinez (guitarist) first met, they immediately felt a magnetic musical force between them. After a few jam sessions, they felt the necessity of starting a fresh sounding Heavy Music band. Combining elements of Thrash Metal, Hardcore and even Latino music, Desolate possess a unique sound that has helped them survive the decline of the music industry in the last 10 years. We are proud to announce that they will performing at Jo Schüftan's Metallic birthday on Thursday, October 13 at The Trash Bar in Brooklyn!

- Vital Statistics:

\m/ LINEUP:

- Abe Rivera: Vocals & cowbell
- Jeff Martinez: Lead Guitars & Backing Vocals
- Jessica Pimentel: Bass Guitar
- Chris Palko, Nick Serr: Guitars *
- Roach Mc Poach, Bryan Dundon, Angel Cotte, John Tyler: Drums *

* Special Guests

\m/ YEAR OF FORMATION: 2001

\m/ ORIGIN: Washington Heights, New York City

\m/ MISSION: More cowbell!

\m/ BIOGRAPHY:

An amalgam of all things New York, Desolate is a Metal crossover outfit on a mission to spread their brand. With their debut full length album entitled "Fortitude", Desolate is known to engage in a rigid live performance schedule. The band now looks to show the world its unyielding thirst to deliver. Desolate is a five piece band from Washington Heights, New York City. Formed in 2001 by founding members Jose Rivera and Jeff Martinez.

Desolate has created a brutal collection of songs over the years and is unleashing them through their current lineup that includes Abe River, Jeff Martinez, Jessica Pimentel and a spew of special guests (see lineup above). Desolate has since gone on to refine their musical styling while maintaining their original identity.

Today, we present to you a brand new song titled "New Truth (Treachery)", out of there upcoming EP entitled "Stillhere". Crank it up and come see them live on Thursday, October 13 at The Trash Bar!



Photo credit: Rene Encarnacion

Related links:
Official Site of Desolate
Desolate on Reverbnation
Desolate on MySpace

No Mercy Helloween in Images

On Halloween weekend 2010, a vast amount of freaks took over Crash Mansion in New York City for the fourth episode of the "No Mercy Metal Showcase". In case you been living under a rock, the New York City Metal scene has been getting stronger and better. This time around, all the bands involved brought a different flavor of Metal, which made it the perfect soundtrack for Halloween. It also made it quiet an eye catching experience, here are some images captured by Evil Steve!




















































































Pictures courtesy of: Evil Steve

Related links:
No Mercy Metal Showcase
OFNR Radio

IMPRINTED by Jo Schüftan (Founder of Horns Up Rocks)

Alekhine's Gun = No Mercy Metal

On Halloween weekend 2010, a vast amount of freaks took over Crash Mansion in New York City for the fourth episode of the "No Mercy Metal Showcase". In case you been living under a rock, the New York City Metal scene has been getting stronger and better. This is one of the top reasons why we started Horns Up Rocks.

This time around, all the bands involved brought a different flavor of Metal, which made it the perfect soundtrack for Halloween. From all the bands that performed at the "No Mercy Metal Showcase", there is one in particular that caught our attention from the get go. They call themselves Alekhine's Gun, after chess legend Alexander Alekhine. Alekhine invented a chess play, which consisted of him beating his opponents with three chess pieces shaped like a gun. The name could not be a better fit for Brooklyn's latest addition to the ever growing New York Heavy Metal scene.

In just a few months Alekhine's Gun have left many ears ringing here in New York City. We predict a very bright future for this band, simply because they have the right attitude and mindset. Oh, we forgot to mention that they have a female screamer known in the scene as Jessica "The Crusher". You may think that she is another Maria Brink, or Angela Gossow. But what sets "The Crusher" apart is her blend of styles, which truly represents the New York City Heavy Metal scene. We can't forget that the roots of Punk Rock and Hardcore music, have influenced many bands in Heavy Metal (Pantera, Lamb Of God, Goatwhore). We had the chance to chat with "The Crusher" about her new band, her musical background, and the mission of Alekhine's Gun. So buckle up, raise the horns, and listen up! \m/





Related links:
No Mercy Metal Showcase
Alekhine's Gun

IMPRINTED by Jo Schüftan (Founder of Horns Up Rocks)

HORNS UP ROCKS FAN OF THE DAY!

Starting on April 20, 2010, we are going to randomly pick a "Horns Up Rocks fan of the day", this person will get a customized BRAND NEW HORNS UP ROCKS t shirt!

Today's winner:

Javier Samaniego! Born in Chile, Javier represents what a true Metalero Latino is all about: raging, body slamming and not caring much about what others think. Watch out for Javier in the pit and buy him a beer or 10! Horns UP to Javier.

IN HIS OWN WORDS:
"Lets go to Duff's and get wasted!" -Javier Samaniego-