As previously announced, DARK NEW DAY--Clint Lowery
(guitarist from Sevendust), Will Hunt (drummer from Evanescence), Troy
McLawhorn (guitarist from Evanescence), Brett Hestla (lead singer/guitarist
from Virgos Merlot) and Corey Lowery (bassist from Stereomud and Eye
Empire)—will release their highly anticipated sophomore album, NEW
TRADITION, February 28 on Goomba Music (distributed by eOne Music).
To make the release extra special, the band is offering a
bonus track to fans who buy the full album and send in a photo of themselves
holding the CD or a digital photo of their purchase online. A MP3 of
“Rising Sun” will be available for a limited time only (February 28 through
March 6). Photos can be e-mailed to DND@goombamusic.com or mailed to
Goomba Music, 6348 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 301, Chicago, IL 60646 (must be
postmarked by March 6). Goomba Music will then e-mail the song to the
fans directly.
“’Rising Sun’ is a cool tune in the history of DND,”
explains drummer Will Hunt. “We actually said before writing it, in not
so many words, let's write as basic a rock song as we can for the sake of doing
it because we can. It’s kinda getting back to our formidable ‘roots.’
It's really just about getting in your car, crankin' up some jams, and
headin' out to get rowdy with your friends. Very different for us
lyrically and stylistically.”
NEW TRADITION is the follow-up to 2005’s debut
album, TWELVE YEAR SILENCE, which was released on Warner Bros.
Records. In 2006, the band released THE BLACK PORCH ACOUSTIC
SESSIONS EP after being on tour for over a year with Chevelle,
Seether, Crossfade, and many others. After the EP’s release, they got to
work on what would eventually be their second album, known at the time as HAIL
MARY. Going through many employee and management changes, Warner
Bros. decided to release the band from their contract, leaving the HAIL
MARY album to be unreleased. It was at this point that DARK
NEW DAY went on a hiatus, with the members either returning to their previous bands
or venturing out into new projects.
The fire for new DARK NEW DAY material continued
to burn in both the band members and the diehard fan base alike. The
band came together in 2011 to compile tracks from HAIL MARY,
along with newly written and recorded songs, for a special album which
will be released as a "Thank You" to all the loyal
fans that have continued to follow the band and request more material from
the group.
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