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AWAKE AT LAST Taps Spencer Charnas for "The Change"

Dover, DE based Dark Pop / Hard Rock Band AWAKE AT LAST has released a vivid visualizer for their single, “The Change (Feat. Spencer Charnas).”

“‘The Change’ is anthemic and bold. It’s a call to arms to our listeners to not only make a change in themselves to pursue more fulfilling lives, but also to lead by example and BE the change in the world that show’s others they don’t have to be afraid to make the transformation themselves.””I can’t wait to finally release the title track of this amazing record we’ve worked so hard on.” – AWAKE AT LAST

Click HERE to Pre-Order The Change Online!

Catch AWAKE AT LAST Live with Famous Last Words, Dayshell & At My Mercy and Eyes Set To Kill & Rivals on 2019 Tour Dates

AWAKE AT LAST with Famous Last Words, Dayshell, and At My Mercy: 05/10 @ Legends Bar and Venue – Convington, KY 05/11 @ The Champ – Harrisburg, PA 05/12 @ Alchemy – Providence, RI 05/13 @ Revolution Music Hall – Amityville, NY 05/14 @ Kingsland – Brooklyn, NY 05/15 @ Championship – Trenton, NJ 05/16 @ Canal Club – Richmond, VA 05/17 @ Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC 05/19 @ Soundbar – Orlando, FL 05/21 @ Crowbar – Tampa, FL 05/22 @ Connect Live – Acworth, GA 05/24 @ House Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX 05/25 @ Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX 05/26 @ Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX 05/27 @ 89th St Collective – Oklahoma City 05/28 @ Fubar – St Louis, MO 05/29 @ Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA 05/30 @ Amsterdam Bar and Grill – St Paul, MN 05/31 @ Annex – Madison, WI 06/01 @ Citadel – Indianapolis, IN

AWAKE AT LAST with Eyes Set To Kill and Rivals: 06/28 @ Let There Be Rock School – Frederick, MD 07/01 @ Bungalow – Manchester, NH 07/02 @ Alchemy – Providence, RI 07/03 @ The Cave – West Haven, CT 07/05 @ Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY 07/06 @ Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI 07/07 @ Rockpile – Toronto, Ontario 07/08 @ Rockpile – Ottawa, Ontario 07/09 @ Salle Multi – Quebec City, Quebec 07/10 @ Piranha Bar – Montreal, Quebec 07/11 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY 07/12 @ INKCarceration Fest – Mansfield, OH

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Both as a band and as individuals, Awake At Last continue to stand for positivity, spirituality, self-help and making an impact every single day. Returning with their debut full-length release, The Change, they have never sounded more confident, more energized, or been more determined to reach out to those who might be struggling in the world. The Change releases June 21st via Outerloop Records. “We pushed ourselves to our limits as songwriters,” states guitarist Imran Xhelili. “There is more variety on this record and there are songs that lean in a heavier rock/metal direction with other songs being a lot lighter and more dynamic. All of the choruses on this album have huge hooks, and there are more sections that are less guitar heavy and carried by different elements, like pianos and orchestral instruments.

The lyrics are also more direct in how they carry across the messages we have always had at the forefront of our music.” While making waves with their previous output, this combination is the sound of a band who have truly come into their own. From front to back, every song carries a message of hope. Having commenced writing for it even before the release of their Life/Death/Rebirth EP in 2016, the finished result is not something that came easily. “We all had demons we had to battle mentally and physically,” explains vocalist Vincent Torres. “You wouldn’t believe the pressure that comes down on you when you begin the process for a full length record. After we pushed through the turmoil and embraced the wonderful things that came as a reward it became pretty clear that what we had made should be called The Change. I think this is a perfect name, because it represents the spiritual evolution that we all went through.”

Having achieved a lot in 2018, including a stint on the final run of the Warped Tour – commencing the day after they finished tracking The Change – appearing on the iMatter Festival alongside Underoath and August Burns Red and opening for Asking Alexandria in Louisville, Kentucky, the band are striding into the fifth year of their existence on a high. The first taste of the record is single “Dead Generation”, which stands as a wake-up call, urging everyone who hears it to stand up and speak with their own voice, rather than becoming part of said dead generation. This perfectly represents both the band – rounded out by guitarist Eric Blackway, bassist/vocalist Tyler Greene and drummer Jon Finney – and their core message, continuing to place their fans first, and wanting to do all that they can to help improve their quality of life. “I want people to understand the symbiotic relationship between a band and its fanbase and I want them to feel like they’re along for the ride with us,” Torres states. “We are a band that is built on the foundation of endurance and perseverance, and nothing we’ve accomplished has been easily accessed. I want our fans to know that the reason we are able to live this dream is because they continue to support us and allow us to do so, but most of all I want them to understand that whatever it is that nurtures their soul can also be obtainable if they strive for it and believe in themselves.” Xhelili expounds on this, noting “As individuals, it can feel hard at times to find our own identity and our individual greater purpose. It all may feel rather heavy and bog us down constantly. However, we are here to take a stand and try to rise above all of that and be a respite for all of the darkness around us, as a shining light.” The casual listener also might be unaware of the interconnectedness of Awake At Last’s releases, with Torres explaining that there’s a deep-rooted storyline following a character on their journey through multiple lives.The Change in fact serves as a direct sequel to Life/Death/Rebirth. “The being who experienced the afterlife in Life/Death/Rebirth is reborn into a new vessel in The Change, but in order to interrupt the endless cycle of life and death they’ve been going through they attempt to imbue their new vessel with all of their cellular knowledge. They believed that by doing this the vessel in The Change could bring about a great revolution in the world and finally end the process so the soul may finally rest. What happens next is yet to be determined.”

The album was produced by Kile Odell of Failure Anthem and Josh Landry in Greensboro, NC, the energy and the dynamic of the team essential to shaping the record into its finished product. With Xhelili admitting the pressure of making a full-length was nerve-wracking, he also claims that this nervous energy helped them nail it down. “We all were striving and yearning for this to be the biggest and best album it could be and we all walked away very proud and satisfied with the end result.” For Torres, the process was not an easy one, the sessions taking a toll on him, having his lyrics chopped and changed by the production team after extensive demoing not something that immediately sat well with him. “It was hard fought but after all was said and done I’d learned so much about taking many words and turning them into poetry, and I believe the sessions made me a much better musician and songwriter. After some push and pull I think the compromises made created the perfect record and I think you can feel some of that struggle in the music, but also feel how to get through it.”The Change also marks the band’s transition from a fully independent band to one partnered up with Outerloop Records, which is a landmark event in their story. This partnership has allowed the band to make the album they want, and having the backing of a label will allow them to spread their music far further than they could with previous releases. “They believed in the vision we were striving for and we signed with them for this record to see the vision come to life,” explains Torres. “It is a bit of an adaptation process when you go from being completely DIY and independent to having a team behind you, but overall it’s really cool to be able to bounce ideas off of multiple sources and work with some amazing people who want the same thing that we do.”

As they continue to build momentum, the quintet’s ambitions remain true to their original aspirations: wanting to establish an even stronger connection to their fanbase. “I want to create a movement where individuals from all walks of life can come together and support one another as we continue to evolve and make changes in order to pursue fulfilling lives,” states Torres. Given the demons that had to be battled and overcome to reach this point it’s unsurprising how eager they are for people to hear what they have achieved. “This is the moment we’ve spent years working towards and these are by far the strongest Awake At Last songs we have written,” says Xhelili. “I feel proud of every single song that made the record and there is no filler. This is an album the fans can listen front to back and be immersed in the underlying concept and themes that tie it all together.”

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AWAKE AT LAST Taps Spencer Charnas for “The Change” was originally published on RockRevolt Mag

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songs  to  write  my  muse  !!

whether   it   be   melodies   that   give   you   inspiration   for   your   muse   or   songs   that   get   you   into   the   writing   mood   —   pick   10   songs   you   find   to   give   you   the   urge,   the   drive,   or   the   creativity   to   write   for   your   muse   !

THIS CORTICAL SUBSTANCE - SARAH SCHACHNER

no lyrics ; instrumental

5th lab vibes 

SPRINGSTEEN - ERIC CHURCH

“ I was singin' to you, you were singin' to me I was so alive, never been more free Fired up my daddy's lighter and we sang, oh

Stayed there 'til they forced us out And took the long way to your house I can still hear the sound of you sayin' don't go

When I think about you, I think about seventeen I think about my old jeep I think about the stars in the sky Funny how a melody sounds like a memory Like the soundtrack to a July Saturday night, Springsteen ”

NOW - NIMA FAKHRARA

no lyrics ; instrumental

parkour & free-running with nest-mates ; chase vibes

ECHO - DIMA LANCASTER

“ I'm gonna burn my house down Into an ugly black I'm gonna run away now And never look back 

What the hell's going on? Can someone tell me please?  Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV  I'm black, then I'm white No! Something isn't right! My enemy's invisible I don't know how to fight ”

SINNERS - LAUREN AQUILINA

“ Our lives are stories, waiting to be told In search of silver linings, we discovered gold And judgment taught us that our hearts were wrong But they're the ones that we'll look down upon

The rules say our emotions don't comply But we'll defy the rules until we die

So let's be sinners to be saints And let's be winners by mistake The world may disapprove But my world is only you And if we're sinners then it feels like heaven to me ”

SAFEROOM - MIWAKO CHINONE

no lyrics ; instrumental

downtime in the devil’s nest ; pockets of peace

HALO - STARSET

“ When you're backed against the wall I could be the one who's always there to break your fall You are not alone You're the sun, you're the day The light that guides me through Never run, run away I will save you

Send out the signal and I'll fly low If it means the death of me, I won't let go And if I'm lost in the worlds shadows I'll use the light that comes to me From your halo ”

WHAT’S UP, DANGER? - BLACKWAY FT. BLACK CAVIAR

“ I like it when trouble brews, I won't dare change I like it when there's turbulence on my airplanes I like it when I sense things I can't see yet Swimmin' with sharks when they ain't feed yet

'Cause I like high chances that I might lose I like it all on the edge just like you, ayy I like tall buildings so I can leap off of 'em I go hard wit' it no matter how dark it is ”

DIE FOR YOU - STARSET

“ I know your eyes I know inside The walls you hide behind And I saw the truth inside the real you Because I know you're lost when you run away Into the same black holes and black mistakes Taking all my will just to run alone When are you coming home?

Even if the sky does fall Even if they take it all There's no pain that I won't go through Even if I have to die for you ”

THE ARCHER - TAYLOR SWIFT

“ 'Cause they see right through me They see right through me They see right through Can you see right through me? They see right through They see right through me I see right through me I see right through me

All the king's horses, all the king's men Couldn't put me together again 'Cause all of my enemies started out friends Help me hold onto you ”

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[astridxhofferson]

 ❝ Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness.  I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me  ❞

𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟⧸𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒 : astrid hofferson  ▸  viking ( haddock tribe )  ▸  lili reinhart    .

❛❛   aesthetic .  ❜❜   ―   ◜   ❏  . ―  dragons , scars , forests , wildfires , thunder && lightning , oceans , dragonflies , axes , knives , shields , swords , freckles , braids, campfires , hooded fur ,  bruised && bloody knuckles , campfires , ashes , leather , cuts , bruises . ― ✎ penned by gigi , 23 , est , she/her .

▐  ᴀᴛ ᴀ ɢʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ▸

[ NAME ] astrid hofferson . [ GENDER & PRONOUNS ] female ( ♀ ) she/her . [ SPECIES ] human ( hofferson bloodline ) . [ BIRTHDAY & AGE ] sept. 7th , AGE 21 ( twenty-one ) . [ VIKING TRIBE ] haddocks . [ KINGDOM ] dunbroch . [ FACECLAIM ] lili reinhart ( ♆ ) .

▐  ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ▸

courageous /  competitive /  loyal /  spirited 

input description

short-tempered /  emotionally driven /  stubborn /  perfectionist

▐  sᴛᴀᴛs ▸

       DRAGONS TOOK EVERYTHING YOU HAD

⚡ — THE TRAGEDY IS WRITTEN IN THE SCARS of the fallen born in an age of FIRE && s w o r d .  murderous beasts .  with their slaughterous talons && their razor-sharp fangs .  generations have been spent drenched in blood && bathed in flames .  with the snapping && cracking of bones still echoing in their nightmares as they watched comrades fall , sometimes helplessly ,  && other times despite every ounce of their heart-clenching effort .  

       a trespass terror in the kingdom of dumbroch’s sky that loomed in every shadow despite the blazes that never failed to lick their way through the wood && foundations that had only just begun to smell familiar to them .  the first thing they took was their childhood , but this is the worst thing , because they didn’t even know it .  they were so young when they were taught that valour && glory is shaped with a battle-cry, a shield && axe .  

       ❝  when you carry this axe ,  you carry all of us with you  ❞

       your legacy ,  your family’s legacy ,  all rests on their shoulders .  they're going to slay a dragon ,  the enemy of dunbroch’s kingdom ,  && take their place among the ranks of their viking warriors .  carrying the name of the once fearless finn who froze at the sight of a DRAGON , bringing the hofferson name down in his shame  -----  there was NOTHING more important than learning how to fight a dragon .  but now , the enchanted world is in ruins .  stuck in a war within a war BE FEARLESS , ASTRID ,           you’re a hofferson .                       YOU’RE A VIKING .

 [  an unwritten tale of princess fishbone becoming a hero/villain the hard/easy way  ]

       DRAGONS GAVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU HAVE

▐  ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ ▸

[ MONTH / DAY ] accepted into talehqs .

▐  ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ▸

[ BUILT ] athletic slender , lean && strong ,  fair-skinned ,   freckled ( beauty marks ) ,  a kaleidoscope of scars along her forearms && legs ,  calloused hands . [ DISTINGUISHED FEATURE(S) ] heart-shaped face ,  sharp jawline ,  high cheekbones ,  nordic nose , weathered ,  light freckles dusting across her nose && cheekbones ( more visible in the summer months ) . [ SCAR(S) ] small scrapes && burns littered across her body , numbing tissue , rough calloused hands , arrow gouge just above her right knee ,  tween sharkworm dragon bite imprint on the back of her left shoulder blade . [ HEIGHT ] 5′6 . [ HAIR COLOR ] weathered blond ( styled in a lengthy side-braid draped over her left shoulder ) . [ EYE ] really big , round , stormy bluish-green aquamarine eyes . [ VOICE ] rough ,   jagged  && stormy .  loud-spoken . [ SCENT ] campfire smoke ,  salty tides ,  a touch of eucalyptus-honey,  fresh pine && wild bog myrtle . [ CLOTHING ]  red chest binding ,  dark leather skirt ,  leg bindings , arm-wraps ,  yak fur boots && hood cloaked over her back && shoulders  ( worn in the colder months ) ,  kransen .

▐  ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ▸

[ ZODIAC ] virgo ( ♍ ) ,  RULED BY mercury && AFFILIATED WITH earth [ MOON SIGN ] ## . [ SEXUALITY ] bisexual . [ MARITAL STATUS ] single, clueless, and not ready to mingle. [ ABILITY(S)/SKILL(S) ] athletic prowess ,  melee fighting ,  combat ,  sailing ,  dragon tracker ,  the use of axes ,  shields ,  knives ,  swords && improvised weapons . [ THEME SONG(S) ] whats up danger - blackway & black caviar | born for this - the score | 1 800 273 8255 - logic 

&&.   /   THE HOUSE OF HOFFERSON :  astrid was born into the house of hofferson of the haddock tribe in the kingdom of dunbroch.  &&.   /   DREAM :  astrid dreams of creating a name for herself as a warrior .  when she was younger ,   she dreamed of fighting dragons in the mists of the shores of dunbroch .  she dreamed of valour && glory .  dreamed of becoming renowned for her combative prowess && strategic mind ,  in honour of the family who had perished around her so quickly .  but her dream has no future .  she’ll die on the battlefield ,  which is the most honourable way to go for a viking warrior . &&.   /   INPUT :  coming soon &&.   /   CURRENTLY :  ( cause I couldn’t find a good angle this was the best I got )  with the whisper of war the chief stoick the vast && gobber the belch sent the haddock dragon trainees to collect intel && put their extreme survival skills to the test for the next couple of months in teams of two as they go about travelling from one kingdom to the next .   &&.   /   SNOGGLETOG :  when hiccup was 16 winters he gave astrid a knife ( that she still has to this day ) he forged himself && oddly after that every snoggletog they’d exchange gifts && sorta --- kinda -- talk  &&.   /   WEAPON TESTER :  hiccup lures astrid with his strange weapons as she honestly enjoys testing them out .  her favourite invention thus far is his megapult ( ♆ ) . &&.   /   CHOICE :  ( unaffiliated ) a model shieldmaiden && dragon trainee who sticks along with the viking status quo .  she executes others plans && ideas .  LATER; hiccup is the one who frequently comes along with the revolutionary ideas && out-of-the-box thinking .  whenever he does so ,  astrid trusts his judgement && executes his plans && supports the plan that hiccup contrives .  && like a general she chooses his choice of action rather heroic or villainous .  for now ,  astrid is unaffiliated until hiccup decides what side of the war he’s really on .

▐  ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ▸

x. HICCUP HORRENDOUS HADDOCK THE THIRD ( chasin’ all the wrong things most of my life been every kinda lost that you can’t find but I got one thing right, you ) the fishbone of a boy who cried dragon .

x. PRINCE ERIC ANDERSON ( lyric ) input .

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A PLAYLIST COURTESY OF THE HELL PIT THAT IS THE D’ANGELO MANOR.

What’s up Danger - Blackway, Black Caviar. 

“Can't stop me now I said, "I got you now" I'm right here at your door I won't leave, I want more What's up, danger?”

I think Gabe both relates and likes the song. Whenever he’s not at school or soccer practice, he is getting in trouble somewhere in the main city. Fetching drug dealers, spying on people or taking on individual tasks, Gabriel is an adrenaline junkie that is always looking for the next thrill and the more dangerous, the better.

Victorious - Panic! At The Disco

“My touch is black and poisonous And nothing like my punch drunk kiss I know you need it Do you feel it Drink the water Drink the wine

I'm like a scarf trick It's all up the sleeve I taste like magic Waves that swallow quick and deep Throw the bait Catch the shark Bleed the water red Fifty words for murder And I'm every one of them”

There are exclusively two scenarios in which this song would play: a wild party full of vices and nonsense as everybody there celebrates something different AND Gabriel with full negative development and a baseball bat, smashing lockers and windows and heads alike as he makes it out of school, deciding for his chaotic nature and embracing it more than ever.

Meant to Be Yours - Ryan McCartan (Heathers)

“You left me and I fell apart, I punched the wall and cried— Bam! Bam! Bam! Then I found you changed my heart and set loose all that turmoil shit inside! And so I built a bomb Tonight our school is Vietnam! Let’s guarantee they never see their senior prom!

I was meant to be yours! We were meant to be one! I can’t take it alone! Finish what we’ve begun! You were meant to be mine! I am all that you need! You carved open my heart! Can’t just leave me to bleed!”

I’m just gonna say that IF GABRIEL D’ANGELO FALLS IN LOVE ( OBSESSES ) WITH YOU, YOU ARE FUCKING DOOMED. Honestly he is plainly bad and toxic, nothing good will ever come from him.

Be More Chill Part 1 - Will Connolly, Eric William Morris (Be More Chill)

“Take your hands out of your pockets Arch your back, puff out your chest Add some swagger to your gait or You'll look like a mas-tur-ba-tor Fix your posture, then the rest“

Asdfkghjkl this song appeared on the list when I was guessing how August and Gabe would get along and it’d be pretty much this in which Gabe tries to coach him to be cooler and smooth and August is just A HANDFUL but eventually agrees.

[lesterplatt]

Dj Battle "That Fast" Feat. Gucci Mane & Blackway (Official Music Video) from TACT on Vimeo.

See the full project at: tact.es/work/that-fast/

Video Credits :

Production : Frederic "Dj Battle" Marionnaud for Help Is Comin Directed by Tact in association with Omar&Gary Edited by Tact Visual Effects :Tact Color Grading : Tact Special Effects supervisors : Thomas Touron & Alvaro Del Coso for Tact Shot by : Omar Piechurski & Gary Song for Pictogram Studio

Main Technical Supplier : Pictogram Studio Additional Technical Supply : Miscendo Studio Production Assistant : Jessy Merlini Casting by : Neverly Paris Models : Lisa Amel & Mystic Missy Make-up Artist : Gloria for @MaMaquilleusePro Video Studio : RR Studio

Audio Credits :

Produced by : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud Composed by : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud, X-Plosive & Abaz Creative Direction : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud Written by : Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis & Yaw "Blackway" Sintim-Misa A&R : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud Additionnal Effects : FB Cool Mixed By Nico Staf @ Miscendo Studios Paris Mastered by Eric Chevet @ Masterdisk Europe Studios Paris (C) 2017 Help Is Comin

[eduardomarin90]

Dj Battle "That Fast" Feat. Gucci Mane & Blackway (Official Music Video) from TACT on Vimeo.

See the full project at: tact.es/work/that-fast/

Video Credits :

Production : Frederic "Dj Battle" Marionnaud for Help Is Comin Directed by Tact in association with Omar&Gary Edited by Tact Visual Effects :Tact Color Grading : Tact Special Effects supervisors : Thomas Touron & Alvaro Del Coso for Tact Shot by : Omar Piechurski & Gary Song for Pictogram Studio

Main Technical Supplier : Pictogram Studio Additional Technical Supply : Miscendo Studio Production Assistant : Jessy Merlini Casting by : Neverly Paris Models : Lisa Amel & Mystic Missy Make-up Artist : Gloria for @MaMaquilleusePro Video Studio : RR Studio

Audio Credits :

Produced by : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud Composed by : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud, X-Plosive & Abaz Creative Direction : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud Written by : Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis & Yaw "Blackway" Sintim-Misa A&R : Frédéric "Dj Battle" Marionnaud Additionnal Effects : FB Cool Mixed By Nico Staf @ Miscendo Studios Paris Mastered by Eric Chevet @ Masterdisk Europe Studios Paris (C) 2017 Help Is Comin

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AWAKE AT LAST Taps Spencer Charnas for "The Change"

AWAKE AT LAST Taps Spencer Charnas for “The Change”

Dover, DE based Dark Pop / Hard Rock Band AWAKE AT LAST has released a vivid visualizer for their single, “The Change (Feat. Spencer Charnas).”

“‘The Change’ is anthemic and bold. It’s a call to arms to our listeners to not only make a change in themselves to pursue more fulfilling lives, but also to lead by example and…