Paradise

Paradise Slaves craft hypnotically heavy rock anthems steeped in atmosphere and emotion. The Boston-by-way-of-Anchorage quartet cements an uncanny union between vocal powerhouse Brock Lindow (36 Crazyfists), solo artist and guitarist Tyler Stroetzel, guitarist Jon Kita (Diecast), bassist Brad Horion (Diecast), and drummer Ryan Manning (Blitzkid, Pentagram). As the story goes, Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel shot a text over to Brock mid-Pandemic.

Paradise Slaves craft hypnotically heavy rock anthems steeped in atmosphere and emotion. The Boston-by-way-of-Anchorage quartet cements an uncanny union between vocal powerhouse Brock Lindow (36 Crazyfists), solo artist and guitarist Tyler Stroetzel, guitarist Jon Kita (Diecast), bassist Brad Horion (Diecast), and drummer Ryan Manning (Blitzkid, Pentagram). As the story goes, Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel shot a text over to Brock mid-Pandemic.

It was a musical cocktail born in a marketing meeting: Two parts easy listening, one part jazz, a healthy dollop of conga drums, a sprinkling of bird calls, and a pinch of textless choir. Serve garnished with an alluring woman on the album jacket for best results. Liberty Records co-founder Si Waronker called it Exotica; the soundtrack for a mythical air conditioned Eden, packaged for mid-century, tiki torch-wielding armchair safariers. In the five years after Exotica—Martin Denny’s 1957 landmark Liberty debut—arrived, hundreds of other ethnographic forgeries washed up in record racks all over the U.S., bearing titles like Sophisticated Savage, Sacred Idol, Chant of the Jungle, Polynesian Paradise, Exotic Paradise, Taboo, Primitiva, Forbidden Island, Afrodesia, Hypnotique, Percussion Exotique, and a barrel’s worth of other portmanteaus. “All of those ica and itiva endings I came up with because I thought I was being cute,” Waronker said. “And I don’t know why, but nobody got wise.”

Monty Don travels the Islamic world and beyond, from Morocco to India and Iran, in search of paradise gardens, and uncovers the influence they have had back home.

It was a musical cocktail born in a marketing meeting: Two parts easy listening, one part jazz, a healthy dollop of conga drums, a sprinkling of bird calls, and a pinch of textless choir. Serve garnished with an alluring woman on the album jacket for best results. Liberty Records co-founder Si Waronker called it Exotica; the soundtrack for a mythical air conditioned Eden, packaged for mid-century, tiki torch-wielding armchair safariers. In the five years after Exotica—Martin Denny’s 1957 landmark Liberty debut—arrived, hundreds of other ethnographic forgeries washed up in record racks all over the U.S., bearing titles like Sophisticated Savage, Sacred Idol, Chant of the Jungle, Polynesian Paradise, Exotic Paradise, Taboo, Primitiva, Forbidden Island, Afrodesia, Hypnotique, Percussion Exotique, and a barrel’s worth of other portmanteaus. “All of those ica and itiva endings I came up with because I thought I was being cute,” Waronker said. “And I don’t know why, but nobody got wise.”

L.A. based cinematic hard rock frontrunners Edge Of Paradise are pleased to unveil their explosive sixth studio album and first with Napalm Records. The band's heaviest venture to date and first to feature 8-string guitars. "Prophecy" promises to engage fans, emboldening listeners with boisterous riffs and soaring hooks. Lyrically, enigmatic frontwoman Margarita Monet beckons listeners to embrace their humanity and remember that their 'Prophecy' is in their hands.

L.A. based cinematic hard rock frontrunners Edge Of Paradise are pleased to unveil their explosive sixth studio album and first with Napalm Records. The band's heaviest venture to date and first to feature 8-string guitars. "Prophecy" promises to engage fans, emboldening listeners with boisterous riffs and soaring hooks. Lyrically, enigmatic frontwoman Margarita Monet beckons listeners to embrace their humanity and remember that their 'Prophecy' is in their hands.