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Like A Storm - Awaken The Fire


ARTIST........: Like A Storm
TITLE.........: Awaken The Fire
LABEL.........: Another Century
URL...........: http://www.likeastorm.com
GENRE.........: Hard Rock
QUALITY.......: 275 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo

RIP DATE......: 2015-04-01
RELEASE DATE..: 2015-02-24


Tracklist:
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01. Chaos                                                3:51
02. Love The Way You Hate Me                             4:49
03. Wish You Hell                                        3:23
04. Break Free                                           6:10
05. Never Surrender                                      3:19
06. Become The Enemy                                     3:48
07. Southern Skies                                       3:48
08. Six Feet Under                                       4:16
09. Gangster's Paradise                                  3:27
10. Ordinary                                             4:16
11. Nothing Remains (Nihil Reliquum)                     5:59

              Total 47:06



Release Notes:

Known as one of the hardest working bands out there, Like A Storm fought hard to
be heard. The New Zealand brothers came to the United States knowing no one, and
built a diehard and devoted fan-base by tirelessly touring to promote their
debut album, The End of The Beginning with top acts such as Alter Bridge,
Shinedown & Creed. In the midst of that whirlwind, the road served as the
foundation for their forthcoming sophomore set, and first album for Another
Century Records, Awaken The Fire.



While supporting Creed on a summer 2012 run, the band— Chris Brooks [lead[br]vocals, guitar, didgeridoo, keys/programming], Matt Brooks [vocals, lead guitar,[br]keys/programming], and Kent Brooks [bass, vocals, keys/programming]—would
immediately retreat to either their dressing room or hotel after each show and
begin recording new music until daybreak. This intense work ethic fostered a
fertile creative spell for the boys.

"We were growing as a band and getting inspired by life on the road," Chris
explains. "We never stopped writing as we were touring. Our fans were hungry for
new music, and we were hungry to put something out. We didn't want to sit around
and wait to see which label came knocking at our door. So, we decided to make
the album ourselves, produce it, tour it, and preserve this awesome connection
we’re lucky to have with our fans. We made a mobile studio rig and brought it
everywhere."



Cut on the road, their new hit single "Love The Way You Hate Me" began to make
waves on its own. Midwest radio station "The Banana" in Flint, MI started
spinning it, and it eventually spent four consecutive weeks at #1, owning the
station’s “cage match". Organically, other stations picked up the track, such as
KIBZ in Lincoln, adding it to regular rotation. Soon, Sirius XM’s rock station,
Octane caught wind of it as well, and it seized #1 on their nationwide Big 'Uns
countdown for five weeks. The single eventually went Top 30 on the US active
rock charts, a major achievement for a completely independent band, and making
them the first New Zealand group to ever do so.