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Stone Sour has officially entered the studio to ‘construct’ their latest album.  The band has previously disclosed that their latest effort will be a two-disc concept album, which is leaving fans both excitedly intrigued and apprehensive.  Vocalist Corey Taylor unabashedly stated.  “It’s gonna be a motherfucking MONSTER.” 

Having written a review on THE VEER UNIONS latest album, “Divide the Blackened Sky” (which can be seen here), I was given the opportunity to interview guitarist/song writer Eric Schraeder. 

Tri-staterock: Hey this is Yon from Tri-state rock. How’s it going man!

We live in tough times. Now, you can deny this and listen to the suits on T.V. spew their poison propaganda on how our economy is “healing”. You can sit and job search with your degrees on your wall or years of experience aching in your bones while you listen to your favorite politician preach on about how the unemployment rate is dropping. Or, take a chance. Open your eyes and take a good hard look around.

We, as hard working middle class Americans are a dying breed. Work, sleep, work, sleep, and repeat seem to be a trend that we are stuck in.  “Thinking that your life at the time is defined by a hammer and a nail, and you just gotta like it!” MIDDLE CLASS RUT’s Zack (guitar, vox) half yells, half sings in the song, “Lifelong Dayshift”.  As a matter of fact, Zack and Sean (percussion, vox, guitar) have their eyes open, and they won’t be denied their chance to shed light on truth. 

Last night, hard rock-powerhouse Godsmack's vocalist, Sully Erna, made the first stop on his abbreviated spring solo trek at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. While Godsmack is typically known for their majestic stage-show and bone-crushing distorted tones, fans got the opportunity to get up close and personal with Erna during the intimate and laid back acoustic show.