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LOS ANGELES, CA - Pop/southern blues-rock artist Tarra Layne has been awarded the most coveted 2014 Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Female Vocal. The Hollywood Music in Media Award is one of the biggest events in Hollywood when it comes to music in all forms of visual media, recognizing the music of talented artists from around the globe. The awards ceremony was held on November 4, 2014 at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood.

The artist known as Sonus Mortis has released his debut LP album, “Propaganda Dream Sequence.” The record includes 11 original songs and two bonus tracks for an approximate total listening time of one hour and 10 minutes. It has been proudly published as an independent release entirely without support from the corporate music industry. Soaring, chilling, and titanic in the enormity of its sound, “Propaganda Dream Sequence” by Sonus Mortis is an arresting reminder of how gorgeously violent metal music can be.

The official Web page for Sonus Mortis describes his sound as “symphonic, dark, death metal from Ireland.” He cites as main artistic influences such staples of the scene as Anathema, Septic Flesh, Fear Factory, and Katatonia (et al.). Additionally, his anthemic compositions, darkly lush orchestration, and wall-of-sound studio production recall legends of experimental metal such as Neurosis, Cult of Luna, and Rosetta.

Roaring waves of guitars are layered in “Propaganda Dream Sequence” like many strata of earth. These are mixed with phantasmic elements of electronica which are interwoven in such a way as to make picking them out as individual components unlikely. Vocals are cavernous and threatening. All in all, Sonus Mortis' debut record is gigantic in every imaginable way. It even concludes with a dark-metal homage to Toto's epic theme for David Lynch's “Dune.”

For fans of lyrical ingenuity, too, Sonus Mortis' “Propaganda Dream Sequence” has more than enough to sink one's teeth into.

Speaking of the themes of his debut record, Sonus Mortis writes, “The album 'Propaganda Dream Sequence' is a concept album. The album explores a futuristic dystopia where government controls every aspect of peoples lives. Apathy is strife; there is no enjoyment/emotion in the process of life anymore. Governments have installed machines where they inject propaganda into peoples dreams. The narrator from the start of the album realizes this, struggling with coming to terms with it all but starts to recode the machines to bring other people to this realization. Topics like religion, apathy, privacy, government control, censorship, and death are all linked into this story.”

Sonus Mortis is the professional name of Kevin Byrne, previously of Valediction (2007-2011). He has supported bands such as Amon Amarth, Firewind, Blaze Bayley and Diamond Head. He formed Sonus Mortis in 2013.

“Propaganda Dream Sequence” by Sonus Mortis is available online worldwide. Metal fans should definitely get in early.

-S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.MondoTunes.com

“Propaganda Dream Sequence” by Sonus Mortis –

http://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Dream-Sequence-Sonus-Mortis/dp/B00OW8KKGU

Website -

www.sonusmortis.com

LOS ANGELES - Fast-rising female electro/pop duo STASH(www.danceSTASH.com) picked up their first Hollywood Music In MediaAward (HMMA) in the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) category for their lady-empowering anthem "Strip Me Bare."

Garage rock duo Electrostatic Rhythm Pigs aim to revive their beloved genre with the release of their single, “Countdown,” which was featured on WiFi PR Group’s compilation, Indie Anthems Vol. 7.

In coordination with cassette tape collective Illuminated Paths, electronic producer Saint Pepsi dropped his exclusive single, “TONIGHT” on WiFi PR’s Indie Anthems Vol. 9 at CMJ Music Marathon, which he headlined as well.

With global real world experiences and a colorful music history, Tigger Clarkson of Tigger Clarkson Band creates fresh rock material, and his track “Can’t Have You (Radio Edit)” was featured on WiFi PR Group’s Indie Anthems Vol. 8.

Dave Mann’s indie solo project, (the) transbender, has sparked the interest of industry tastemakers and music lovers with his track “Tiny Spark,” featured on WiFi PR Group’s digital mixtape, Indie Anthems Vol. 7.

The rapper, songwriter and producer of hip hop known as Ivan Pratt has released his latest single, “Tomahawk,” featuring GrizzlyHawk. The track has been proudly released on the Hands on Ent. independent record label entirely without support from the corporate music industry. Suave, classy and founded on solid, bass-driven back beats, “Tomahawk” by Ivan Pratt and featuring GrizzlyHawk is one of the most intriguing hip-hop tracks to appear in recent months.

The Slovenian rock band known as the Lift have released their latest LP record, “Lucidum Intervallum.” The record comprises seven original tracks for an approximate total listening time of one full hour, making for a roundly comprehensive introduction to this remarkable band from southern Central Europe. It has been released on the Quatro Amigos Rec. label. Psychedelic, melodic, and crammed with imagination and groove, “Lucidum Intervallum” by the Lift is easily the most spectacularly colorful rock experience of late 2014.

The pianist and composer known as Talfi has released his latest EP record, “Premier Concert.” The EP is composed of five original tracks for an approximate total listening time of half an hour, making for a roundly comprehensive treatment of the artist's material. It has been proudly published without financial or managerial support from the corporate music industry. Tastefully rendered, masterfully executed and wildly creative, “Premier Concert” is jazz piano for music fans who appreciate playing guided by explosively colorful imagination.

The Welsh band known as Amser have released their definitive LP record, “Amserau.” The record is composed of 10 original tracks for an approximate total listening time of 45 minutes. It has been released on the Bricsan independent record label. An album bespeaking the spirit of Wales, herself while also giving nods to such genres as folk, jazz, classical, contemporary adult and even rock music, “Amserau” by Amser is top-shelf instrumental guitar music for fans of any of the above, and much more.

The guitarist and songwriter known as Kelley Bern has released her latest LP record, “Jams.” The album is composed of 10 original, instrumental tracks from the artist for an approximate total listening time of half an hour. It has been proudly published as an independent release without financial backing from the corporate music industry. A grooving, rocking, remarkably performed collection of guitar-driven trio and quartet sessions, “Jams” by Kelley Bern is far, far more than its modest title proclaims it to be.

The singer and songwriter known as Krism has released his newest single, “Gone.” The track is the second single to be showcased from his much-awaited, upcoming EP due out 2 December 2014. “Gone” has been published independently of financial and managerial support of the corporate music infrastructure. A highly melodic cavalcade of modern electronica that brims with passion and groove, “Gone” by Krism is a digital dance track with pop elements which virtually anyone can get behind.

Three-day workshop kicks off December 5; enroll today!

ORLANDO, FL - Eyal Levi, critically acclaimed guitarist, composer, producer and engineer, has announced an additional December second stop on his "Unstoppable Recording Machine" audio boot camp tour, set to take place at Portland, Ore.'s Falcon Studios on December 5-7. Special guests will include guitarist/songwriter/producer Keith Morrow and drummer Anup Sastry (Jeff Loomis, Intervals). Registration is on a first come, first served basis, and space is limited. For more information, and to sign up for the Portland workshop, head over to: http://www.unstoppablerecordingmachine.com/.

The adventurous life and creative process of Renaissance man of rock Nick Cave are revealed in the exhilarating 20,000 Days on Earth. The award-winning film, which has received a remarkable, near-perfect rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, comes to Blu-ray and DVD on November 18, 2014, from Drafthouse Films, in conjunction with Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM). Both the Blu-ray and the DVD are loaded with extra features and have SRPs, respectively, of $29.23 and $24.99. The film will also be available on VOD & Digital Download day and date.

“When you put together former members of The Mars Volta and At The Drive In with Flea, you know you're in for a good ride"

- Zane Lowe, Radio 1

SINGER/SONGWRITER ROLAN BOLAN EMBARKS ON A MULTI-CITY TOUR IN THE U.K., WHERE HIS FATHER, LEGENDARY T-REX FRONTMAN MARC BOLAN,
WAS BORN AND LIVED

New anniversary album "What Was Done, Vol. 1: A Decade Revisited" out now on BC Music

(Roxbury, NJ)- The electronicore band Nevada Rose has announced the "Down With The Sound" tour with Vanity Strikes and Curses. The 15 date east coast tour starts on 12/5 in Middleton, NY and wraps up in Elizabethton, TN.