With infectious tunes, a jaw-dropping stage show and equal doses of hits and hugs, Sick Puppies are striking a blow against the horde of faceless modern rock bands that are virtually all the same. Citing Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, and Silverchair as influences, Sick Puppies have created their own aggressive sound composed of aching vocals, melancholy acoustics and triumphant guitar licks.

Armed with a new record, Janus brings a fresh new sound to the genre of metal. Inspired by forging their own voice and among a sea of sound-a-likes, Janus has carved ten flawlessly flowing tracks into their new album: Red Right Return. Released on September 22 2009, the new album owns a broad range of dynamics and instruments not often used in the metal genre to produce a sound of melodic, ethereal backdrops grounded in aggressive, heavy rhythms. "Red Right Return" symbolizes the process of getting back to basics and not focusing on trends or anything in the industry, but on the music itself. Lyrically the record reflects the human condition from both an inward and outward point of view leaving the listener to draw their own reflections.

"...charging the stage later in the evening are rock squires Crash Kings... with an earth-shaking assault of sound, the brothers Beliveau and Jason Morris of Crash Kings make their move on the urban indie scene, wielding keyboards, a bass, and a drum kit in battle."
--Jorge Barriere, Flavorpill LA