Formed late August of 2008, My Ticket Home has become a strong staple in the Columbus music scene. Their first release of “Above The Great City” in 2009 fueled their rise to being the top unsigned band in central Ohio. They caught the attention of Rise Records, and in 2010 they released their EP The Opportunity To Be with the label. They released their debut album, To Create a Cure was released in 2012.

“Most people these days are scared to truly live because of what others say, but we believe in individuality and just being yourself,” states For All I Am frontman Aria Yavarinejad. “For All I Am is about being strong, not letting others put you down for any reason, and holding onto what you believe in for yourself.”

Not wasting anytime in sharing their positive message and showing the world what they’re capable of, the freshly formed Chicago, IL based quintet has already self-released their debut EP Lone Wolf. The five-track album was released on November 1st, 2011 – the same day that the band announced their signing to Albany, NY-based indie label, Equal Vision Records.

Lone Wolf was recorded with up and coming producer Nicholas Scott at NS Studio in Muskegon, MI and highlights For All I Am’s incredible ability to flawlessly juxtapose and intertwine the dynamic, bonecrushing explosions of Yavarinejad’s screams with the haunting melodies of guitarist/clean vocalist Chase Wagster.

The EP carries listeners through a powerful, passionate journey of broken friendships, life-changing events and the loss of a loved one, and the band’s dominant stance against the injustices and apathy present in society today.

“The shaken minds of our learning experiences through our society led us to the creation of [the song] “Injustice”, Yavarinejad explains. “It became evident at a young age that the future is dissimulating; we took the time to show our perspective in relation to our experiences…it’s a calling to our generation about the new direction that we are heading.” He continues, “…our generation is in jeopardy because of peer pressure and blindness. We want to show the world that you can be yourself and accomplish anything your heart desires if you put the work into it.”

Rock n’ Roll should be larger than life. Rock stars are superheroes who take the stage propelled by a pomp and circumstance rivaling the royalty of old. They adopt fantastical personas that enrapture an audience, transporting participants away from their every day struggles and problems into a world of freedom and possibility.

Farewell, My Love has arrived carrying the torch aloft for a new generation hungry for the power, energy and magnetic combustibility inherent in the best rock. The five young men of Farewell, My Love have come together to share their individual hardships, triumphs and passions through a collective vehicle. They’ve taken the sum total of the lives they’ve lived thus far and fashioned them into a unique weapon to hand over to their audiences for the mutual uplifting of all involved.

Brand new Metal band from Queens, NY

Chomp Chomp Attack is a Post-Hardcore/Rock band from Montreal, Canada. Formed in 2010, the group has set out to spread the message of believing in yourself and in your dreams. They have made an impact to their fans ;MONSTERS, around the world with their EP “How Do You Like Me Now” released in the summer of 2012.

Kissing Candice started as a mere vision. Ex-Dr. Acula keyboardist and sample mastermind, Joey Simpson, was looking to start a project that would combine metal, hardcore, industrial and electronic music in a unique and cinematic fashion. Taking on the role of frontman, Joey hit the studio with producer Jeremy Comitas to record the debut EP, Murder. While giving listeners a taste of what to expect from the band, Joey soon realized that it was time to put together a full lineup.

After recruiting Tommy Sciro (guitar), Marco Caruso (drums) and Mike Grippo (bass),Walter Dicristina(Guitar) the band began to fine-tune their songs for live performances. Soon, this Long Island based five-piece had a sizeable buzz growing online, with followers and fans accumulating on various social networks. Quickly attracting listeners on a daily basis, Kissing Candice is already proving that their brand is being eagerly welcomed to the scene.

With the new members of the band contributing to the writing process, future material will undoubtedly be the most vicious and addicting output from the band thus far. Keep a close eye on Kissing Candice, as their blood, guts and gore-filled tunes infect the masses during the remainder of 2012 and beyond.