NASHVILLE, TENN. – GRAMMY-nominated rock band RED‘s sixth studio album Gone is available now everywhere. True to the band’s discography, the new project continues RED’s honest exploration of darker themes and deep human struggles, with epic musical soundscapes that are raw, melodic, intense and emotional, all at the same time. The debut single off of Gone, “Still Alive,” continues to be featured on prominent playlists such as Apple Music’s A-List: Hard Rock, Filtr’s Today We Rock on Spotify, Amazon’s Fresh Rock and Google Play’s Today’s Heavy Rock as well as in the Top 40 on the Active Rock chart.

Gone’s 17 tracks (on the deluxe edition – 10 tracks on the standard), a richly textured and powerfully felt musical narrative, is the band responding to those same questions we all ask. With songs that explore Ecclesiastes-like questions such as, “What is the meaning of life?” and “What is my legacy when I’m GONE?” RED draws additional creative inspiration using “Artificial Intelligence” (A.I.) as a metaphor for the human experience, similar to the sorts of themes featured on HBO’s hit series Westworld. Having been together for more than a decade, these themes have special meaning for the band as lead singer Michael Barnes, and identical twins Anthony Armstrong and Randy Armstrong, contemplate their own careers in music and their existence as a band.

“We have had countless conversations with fans over the last 11 years touring, and people share their hearts with us,” RED‘s bass player Randy says. “They share their insecurities, their fears. Having a faith and the background we do, we carry those things with us no matter what kind of questions we ask ourselves because our music has that redemptive side. We find our way out of the darkness.”

Selling nearly 2 million albums with stream and track equivalents, and two Top 10 Active Rock singles, RED is a career rock band with a strong emotional connection with fans. RED is currently on the road with 10 Years and special guest Otherwise. See the remaining tour dates below.

GONE – Track Listing (Deluxe Edition):
1. Step Inside, the Violence
2. Still Alive
3. Losing Control
4. Gone
5. Coming Apart
6. Unstoppable
7. Fracture
8. Chasing Your Echo
9. A.I.
10. Singularity

DELUXE BONUS TRACKS (Digital Only):
11. The Mask Slips Away
12. Still Alive (Looking For A Reason)
13. Gone (JSapp Remix)
14. Unstoppable (Redux Version)
15. Step Inside, the Violence (Alex Nice Remix)
16. Coming Apart (Deconstructed)
17. Gone (.grav3s Version)

TOUR DATES:
10/28/17 Jacksonville, FL – Murray Hill Theatre
10/29/17 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
10/31/17 Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
11/2/17 Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
11/3/17 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/4/17 Sauget, IL – Pop’s Nightclub
11/5/17 Joliet, IL – The Forge – Joliet
11/7/17 Kansasville, WI – 1175
11/8/17 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/10/17 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
11/11/17 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre

ABOUT RED: RED is Michael Barnes (vocals) and twin brothers Anthony Armstrong (guitar) and Randy Armstrong (bass). The band has sold nearly 2 million albums collectively of its five previous album releases: End of Silence (2006), Innocence & Instinct (2009), Until We Have Faces (2011), Release The Panic (2013), and of Beauty and Rage (2015). The band also boasts more than 1 million Facebook fans and more than 600k monthly listeners on Spotify. RED has had an illustrious career over the last 10 years – with an RIAA Certified GOLD album (End of Silence) and RIAA Certified GOLD digital single (“Breathe Into Me”). The group has two GRAMMY award nominations and has won six Dove awards from 19 nominations. Radio success for RED includes two Top 10 Active Rock singles, three Top 10 Mainstream Rock singles and 19 consecutive No. 1 hits at Christian radio. RED has appeared on Conan and The Tonight Show, and has been featured in USA Today, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Revolver Magazine and Decibel.

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NASHVILLE – GRAMMY® nominated rock band RED (Essential Records) received an RIAA Gold Certification for its single “Breathe Into Me” from their album End of Silence (2006). This honor comes on the heels of the band’s 6th GMA Dove Award win for “Rock Album of the Year” for its recent release of Beauty and Rage (2015).

Known for an intense live show, RED concluded the month-long run of its headline branded “REDvolution” tour last week in Nashville at Rocketown with special guests Capital Kings, Tedashii and Wolves At The Gate. Also announced recently, RED will be on the 2016 spring Winter Jam tour hitting more than 45 arenas and stadiums across the country. For a complete list of the remaining 2015 RED tour dates along with upcoming Winter Jam shows, click HERE.

Over the past decade, RED has received two GRAMMY nominations, six GMA Dove Awards, two Top 10 Active Rock singles, three Top 10 Mainstream Rock singles and 19 consecutive No. 1 hits at Christian radio. The band has sold more than 1 million albums collectively with albums of Beauty and Rage (2015), Release The Panic (2013), Until We Have Faces (2011), Innocence and Instinct (2009), and End of Silence (2006). RED is Michael Barnes (vocals) and twin brothers Anthony Armstrong (guitar) and Randy Armstrong (bass). The band also boasts more than 1 million Facebook fans.

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Nashville, Tenn. — GRAMMY®-nominated rock band RED debuted this week in the Top 15 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian and Gospel Albums chart, and is No. 11 on the SoundScan Top Current Albums chart – with the Feb. 24 release of its fifth studio album of Beauty and Rage on SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT’s Essential Records. The band’s song “Darkest Part” is currently Top 5 on Christian Rock Radio and “Yours Again” has been released to Christian CHR/Hot AC. The music video for “Darkest Part” premiered on Loudwire.com on Feb. 23, and is also featured on Xbox Live consoles. of Beauty and Rage marks the fifth consecutive RED album to chart on the Billboard Top 200. RED is currently on tour with Islander and 3 Years Hollow – to see a full list of tour dates, please visit www.redmusiconline.com.

RED consists of Michael Barnes (vocals) and twin brothers Anthony Armstrong (guitar) and Randy Armstrong (bass). The popular alt rock band has garnered two GRAMMY®nominations, five GMA Dove Awards, two Top 10 Active Rock singles, three Top 10 Mainstream Rock singles, and 15 consecutive No. 1 hits at Christian radio. The band currently hosts well over a million Facebook fans.

Along with this new album release, RED has had Billboard 200 top-charting successes with its four previous releases: Release The Panic (2013), Until We Have Faces (2011), Innocence & Instinct (2009), and its stunning debut album End of Silence (2006). The band has sold more than 1 million albums and more than 2 millions single-song downloads.

Says The Prelude Press: “RED’s new album of Beauty and Rage is a theatrical masterpiece. Right off the bat, this album hosts a huge sound that many bands strive to achieve, yet miss the mark. RED, however, have created a captivating, memorable, and most of all huge release with of Beauty and Rage.”

Echoes NewReleaseTuesday.com: “Showcasing RED’s signature brutal guitar riffs, darkly shimmering string section and introspective, high-concept lyrics alongside a mastery of melody achieved more recently, of Beauty and Rage is a triumph in RED’s breathtaking discography.”

Over the last decade, RED has performed alongside such artists as Hinder, 3 Doors Down, Creed, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Godsmack, Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Flyleaf, Seether, Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Saving Abel, Stained, Third Day, Switchfoot, Skillet and others.

The 15-song track listing of the album includes:
Descent (album only)
Impostor
Shadow and Soul
Darkest Part
Fight to Forget
Of These Chains
Falling Sky
The Forest (album only)
Yours Again
What You Keep Alive
Gravity Lies
Take Me Over
The Ever
Part That’s Holding On
Ascent (album only)

Official website – http://www.redmusiconline.com/
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Nashville, Tenn—GRAMMY®nominated rock band RED releases its fifth studio album titled of Beauty and Rage, on Essential Records. Produced by Rob Graves, the new collection features the talents of Michael Barnes (vocals) and twin brothers Anthony Armstrong (guitar) and Randy Armstrong (bass). RED has had Billboard 200 top-charting successes with their four previous releases – Release The Panic (2013), Until We Have Faces (2011), Innocence & Instinct (2009), and its stunning debut album End of Silence (2006). The band also has garnered two GRAMMY®nominations, five GMA Dove Awards, two Top 10 Active Rock singles, three Top 10 Mainstream Rock singles, and 15 consecutive #1 hits at Christian radio. The band has sold more than 1 million albums to date and currently hosts well over a million Facebook fans.

In conjunction with the new release, RED partnered with Pledgemusic.com to offer fans a chance to pre-order the album and to get an exclusive, collectible, full-length graphic novel inspired by its music and videos, including the new music video for the song “Darkest Part.” With the pre-order packages, fans received instant access to special updates directly from the band via the “AccessPass,” and were first to hear song samples, view exclusive photos, and get a behind-the-scenes view of the creation of the graphic novel.

RED partnered with Pledgemusic.com to offer one-of-a-kind experiences and exclusive items for fans, including Skype guitar lessons with the band, playing golf with the band, attending an NFL game with the band, purchasing a RED customized Harley Davidson motorcycle, autographed CDs, exclusive t-shirts, handwritten lyrics, and much more.

Says Barnes of the new release, “of Beauty and Rage is about suffering and finding the beauty in that. I know no one in this world, especially in this country, likes to suffer, but we only become the strong individuals we are today from the trials and hardships we have faced in the past.”

Adds Randy Armstrong, “The album takes a look at the darkest, most inner struggles we face, whether they are self-inflicted or brought on by the outside world. RED has always tried to challenge listeners to be real with themselves and to confront their struggles head on.”

The songs on of Beauty and Rage reflect the band’s deep convictions about the human condition. Says Anthony Armstrong, “Our struggles are the catalyst for us to experience both the beauty of life and the difficult times that bring rage and confusion. One can’t exist without the other. It’s okay for us to descend into the darkest parts of our souls to recognize and learn how to draw the beauty out of difficulty and character flaws.”

The 15-song track listing of the album includes:
Descent (album only)
Impostor
Shadow and Soul
Darkest Part
Fight to Forget
Of These Chains
Falling Sky
The Forest (album only)
Yours Again
What You Keep Alive
Gravity Lies
Take Me Over
The Ever
Part That’s Holding On
Ascent (album only)

Official website – http://www.redmusiconline.com/
Twitter – http://twitter.com/redmusiconline
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/redmusiconline?ref=br_tf
Instagram – http://instagram.com/REDMUSICONLINE

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Rock band RED returns with a unique mini-album of “recalibrated” songs from their best-selling album Release The Panic. This edition, which releases Apr 29, includes six songs from Release The Panic that now have RED’s signature strings, orchestrations, and other new elements added to the original tracks PLUS one new unreleased song from the Release The Panic sessions called “Run and Escape.” This edition will provide RED’s insatiable fans a new way to experience the music, but this time even more EPIC than before. RED will support the release with a Spring /Summer 2014 tour. For more tour information, visit www.RedMusicOnline.com.

Sony has a new portable game in the works for music fans who can play a mean pinball.

Pinball Rocks HD, due later this month for iOS devices, is a free game that has a rotating soundtrack from bands such as Filter, The Sword, Chevelle, Red, All That Remains, Hatebreed, Nonpoint and guitarist Richie Kotzen.

The game, developed with Gameprom, marks Sony Music’s first attempt at a freemium game. Within the game are multiple ways players can spend a bit to upgrade their music and game experience.

If players hear a song that they like, they can seamlessly buy the music on iTunes from within the game. Also within the game are upgrades for premium pinball tables devoted to artists AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Bullet for My Valentine and Slayer ($2.99 each). Sony and Gameprom previously collaborated on the AC/DC and Slayer-themed pinball games, which have been available individually. They will remain available as standalone apps ($2.99 each) and as part of the Pinball Rocks HD compilation.

Among the power-ups available for purchase are multiball and ball saver (10 each for 99 cents) and extra ball (5 for 99 cents), with more to be added in subsequent releases.

To see the full story, CLICK HERE.

Rock band RED was featured on the front page of GRAMMY.com, the official web site of The Recording Academy, the organization that awards the prestigious Grammy Awards. You can read the article and view the interview by clicking HERE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— For the third consecutive year, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular reigns as the #1 tour in the world (first quarter). Leading Pollstar’s 2013 Worldwide First Quarter Ticket Sales Charts – Top 100 Tours, Winter Jam attendance surpassed all other tours to date this year, including outings by Pink, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber and Bon Jovi, among others.

Concluding its 18th season March 30 with a record-setting 42 sellouts since launching in January, the 44-city mega tour hit some of the country’s largest arenas. With a combined total audience of nearly 554,000 people, this year’s tour was the biggest in Winter Jam history.

Founded and hosted by GRAMMY®-nominated NewSong, the Winter Jam 2013 Tour Spectacular was headlined by GRAMMY®-winning, multi-platinum recording artist TobyMac. Presented by World Vision and promoted by Premier Productions, the tour also featured RED, Matthew West, Jamie Grace, Sidewalk Prophets and Royal Tailor, with a message from national speaker Nick Hall. Additionally, the Youth Music Vault Pre-Jam Party included performances from Jason Castro, OBB and Capital Kings.

Highlights of this year’s unprecedented tour included sellouts at such top venues as Chicago’s Sears Centre; Atlanta’s Philips Arena; The Sprint Center in Kansas City; Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena; and Cleveland’s Wolstein Center, among numerous others. Winter Jam’s capacity “hometown” stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena February 9 featured a string of special guest appearances, including Newsboys’ Michael Tait, Francesca Battistelli, Mandisa and for KING & COUNTRY. The tour concluded March 30 at San Antonio’s AT&T Center, with an opportunity for fans around the world to view the show live online.

“Without fail, God uses Winter Jam to touch lives for His Kingdom in ways that exceed our greatest expectations every year,” said NewSong’s Eddie Carswell, founder of Winter Jam. “Record sellouts have allowed more people than ever to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ during the tour, while providing opportunities to help the least of these around the world. Behind the scenes, Winter Jam is a special family. Lifelong friendships are made among the tour’s amazing artists and crew.”

Created by NewSong in 1995, Winter Jam has consistently featured the genre’s biggest names, introducing Christian music to new audiences across the country while providing a powerful platform for the Gospel message.

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Think training for a marathon is hard? Try doing it while on a nationwide tour. That’s just what rock band RED’s frontman Michael Barnes is doing.

RED is getting ready to headline its own tour. And when Barnes isn’t on stage, he’s lacing up his sneakers for a good cause. The singer is participating in the CURE Champion Program by running the Country Music Marathon in Nashville in April. The CURE program allows participants to meet personal fitness goals while raising money for surgeries for children in emerging countries.

CURE is a non-profit organization that operates hospitals and programs in 27 countries to provide medical care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Barnes, who has a degree in nursing, visited a CURE hospital in Ethopia to meet the children in need of the medical care. He offers club foot or cleft palate as examples of problems that need to be corrected.

“To see these kids’ lives change in front of your lives, it was just an amazing experience,” he says. “It’s like one guy that’s from the states and he’s sacrificing his time and his efforts. People donate money and it goes so that guy (or another doctor in one of CURE’s 13 hospitals) can do the surgery. It’s a way to really make a difference in someone’s life.”

To support Barnes – or run with him — visit http://cure.org/red.

To read The Tennessean’s article on this, CLICK HERE.

After performing for more than half a million people during the Winter Jam tour, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated rock group RED, will kick off a U.S. trek April 16 in Grand Rapids, MI with We As Human and Southbound Fearing supporting (see dates below, more coming soon). The Nashville-based group will also make two festival appearances: Sunday, April 28 at “Welcome to Rockville” in Jacksonville, FL and on Sunday, May 19 at “Rock On The Range” in Columbus, Ohio. Starting today, fans can purchase VIP upgrades for the spring trek which includes a meet & greet and acoustic performances on the band’s tour bus, as well as an exclusive signed tour poster and VIP laminate. For more information, visit: www.redmusiconline.com.

The touring news comes on the heels of the group’s fourth album RELEASE THE PANIC (Essential/Provident/Sony) which has already sold nearly 100,000 copies in just over a month and marked the group’s second Top Ten album debut on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. The hard-driving first single “Perfect Life”–which Revolver magazine declared “an anthemic heart-pounder…” (February 2013) and ArtistDirect said carries “a massive stadium-size refrain into crossover territory”–has reached #25 at Active Rock radio this week, continuing to gain in the key 18-35 year-old demographic. Watch the clip for “Perfect Life” here: http://www.vevo.com/watch/red/perfect-life/USV3M1300005

Release The Panic is gaining critical mass as RED’s best effort to date. In a four-out-of-five star CD review, Revolver magazine noted that Release the Panic should catapult RED to the high ranks of today’s top radio-rock acts, a destination they rightfully should have reached years ago” (February 2013). Rick Florino of ArtistDirect raved how “RED continue to craft heavy, hypnotic, and heartfelt heard rock on their fourth full-length album. Release the Panic expands upon their patent sound with a more immense and immersive scope. …All said and done, it’s one of the most epic, entrancing, and engaging hard rock albums of 2013 and RED’s best work yet (February 4, 2013). Elsewhere, Mind Equals Blown called out their “…excellent balladry and swift hooks. ‘Hold Me Now’ is not only one of the record’s strongest cuts, but it should stand as one of Red’s top soft songs to date.” (February 11, 2013) HM Magazine added in a four-out-of-five star review, “Heavy-hitting tracks like ‘Damage’ and the title track–which are some of the hardest songs RED has written-will please any headbanger while ‘Hold Me Now’ and ‘So Far Away’ are the melodic ballads that will move your heart. ‘Perfect Life’ and ‘Die for You’ are quality rock songs sure to garner mainstream radio play” (February 2013).

To record RELEASE THE PANIC, the group–Michael Barnes (vocals), Anthony Armstrong (guitar) Randy Armstrong (bass) and Joe Rickard (drums)–teamed with producer Howard Benson (P.O.D., My Chemical Romance, Daughtry) at his brand-new West Valley Studios in Los Angeles. RED have delivered a potent set of standout songs that were mixed by Benson and Mike Plotnikoff including “Perfect Life,” “Die For You,” “Release the Panic” and “Same Disease.”

Catch RED on their headlining U.S. spring tour in the following cities (more to be announced):
DATE CITY VENUE
Tue 4/16 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
Thu 4/18 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
Fri 4/19 – Traverse City, MI – Ground Zero
Sat 4/20 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
Mon 4/22 – Cincinnati, OH – 20th Century Theatre
Wed 4/24 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe
Thu 4/25 – Louisville, KY – Headliners
*Sun 4/28 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville
Thu 5/2 – Baton Rouge, LA – The Varsity Theatre
Fri 5/3 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Sat 5/4 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Mon 5/6 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay
Tue 5/7 – Little Rock, AR – Revolution Music Room
Wed 5/8 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
Fri 5/17 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
*Sun 5/19 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range
Mon 5/20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
Tue 5/21 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
Thu 6/27 – Richmond, VA – Kings Fest
Fri 6/28 – Kings Mills, OH – Spirit Song 2013
*denotes festival shows

About RED:
Nashville-based rock outfit RED comprises Michael Barnes (vocals), Anthony Armstrong (guitar) Randy Armstrong (bass) and Joe Rickard (drums). Together, its three prior albums– End of Silence (2006), Innocence & Instinct (2009) and Until We Have Faces (2011)–have sold more than 1 million units, garnered two GRAMMY nominations, five GMA Dove Awards, two Top 10 Active Rock singles, three Top 10 Mainstream Rock singles and 15 consecutive No. 1 hits at Christian radio. RED’s Until We Have Faces (released Feb. 1, 2011) marked the group’s highest national debut at No. 2 on the coveted Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Additionally, the project topped the following Nielsen SoundScan charts: Current Hard Music, Current Rock Music, Current Alternative, Christian Rock, Current Contemporary Christian Album and Record Label Independent charts. Also its debut week, two of the album’s songs were spotlighted on national TV, with TBS’ “Conan” featuring “Faceless” and NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” highlighting “Not Alone.” In addition, RED is known for its relentless touring, performing alongside notable rock names such as Hinder, 3 Doors Down, Creed, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Godsmack, Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Flyleaf, Seether, Saving Abel, Staind, Third Day, Switchfoot, Skillet, Papa Roach, Buckcherry and others. Rave reviews for the band’s live shows and albums have been featured in top media outlets including USA Today, Billboard, Modern Drummer, Rolling Stone and Guitar World.

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