Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Folk singer and songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov moved to the US with his family when he was seven years old. Initially based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Isakov began playing in bands by the time he was 16. He then moved to Boulder, Colorado to attend Naropa University, where he began performing the occasional solo gig while attending school and working as a gardener. Gradually, his attention to studying horticulture gave way [...]

Heavy Metal began as a subgenre of Rock ‘n Roll in the late 1960s. Blending Psychedelic, Acid, and Blues Rock and turning the volume up several notches, the music was louder and more powerful than anything that had come before. Initially, many artists from the late 1960s and early 1970s who are considered pioneers of Heavy Metal merely played Hard Rock and the style we think of today as Metal came towards the end of [...]

Formed in 2014 in Los Angeles, California, Teenage Wrist is an alternative rock band founded by Marshall Gallagher (vocals / guitar), Anthony Salazar (drums), and Kamtin Mohager (vocals / bass). Influenced by shoegaze, grunge, and other forms of ‘90s alternative rock, the group’s members focused on writing their own material and released their debut EP, DAZED, in 2015. The band’s popularity began to grow, and they began to attract attention from various label. After the [...]

AMPED™ Welcomes New Label Compound Interest to the family!Compound Interest was founded by Brian Shafton in 2021. During his decade long tenure as VP of Sales, Shafton cut his teeth during the golden era of hip hop at Priority Records (NWA, Ice Cube, Master P, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Friday soundtrack, etc...). Shafton leveraged that success as he formed his own company, RBC Records in 2002. RBC Records had two divisions to it. The first segment [...]

Singer, songwriter, and musician Miya Folick was born and raised in Santa Ana, California. After graduating from high school in 2007, she studied acting at New York University for two years before heading back to the West Coast and graduating from the University of California in 2011. Initially interested in theater, she refocused her attention on music and released her first EP, STRANGE DARLING, in 2015. Her following began to grow with the release of [...]

Over the years, the Heavy Metal genre has added many sub-genres to its universe. From Doom Metal to Thrash Metal, from Death Metal to Black Metal, and from Speed Metal to Power Metal, there’s a genre of Metal to satisfy any mood. Sludge Metal – which has also been called Sludge Doom – is a unique blending of Hardcore Punk and Doom Metal, yet it is performed at a slower tempo, which enables distorted, down-tuned [...]

As a solo artist, Michael Bolton has sold more than 75 million records. Eight of his albums have entered the Top 10 and he’s had two #1 singles as well. He’s won two Grammy Awards and numerous other awards including six American Music Awards. To say that he’s reached superstar status might actually be an understatement. However, like most successful artists, the pretentious rock critic elite did not appreciate his approach to Pop / Soul [...]

Formed in Bollnas, Sweden, Bloodbound is a Power Metal band founded in 2004 by keyboardist Fredrik Bergh and guitarist Tomas Olsson. While the original line-up included vocalist Urban Breed and drummer Oskar Belin, there have been several line-up changes over the years. Their current line-up has been in place since 2017 and includes Bergh and Olsson joined by vocalist Patrik Selleby (since 2011), guitarist Henrik Olsson (since 2007), bassist Anders Broman (since 2012), and drummer [...]

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, singer and songwriter Neko Case is known for her critically acclaimed series of solo albums as well as her work with Indie Rock collective The New Pornographers. She is also a perfect musical collaborator, and she can be heard on many albums that have been released since she arrived on the music scene nearly three decades ago. Her musical journey began when she was in her teens. The daughter of an [...]

Formed in Denton, Texas, Creeping Death is a Death Metal / Hardcore Punk band that has already pummeled the senses of the Metal community in just a short amount of time. Founded in 2015 by vocalist Reese Alavi, guitarist Trey Pemberton, bassist Eric Mejia, and drummer Lincoln Mullins, the group has experienced line-up changes along the way and have grown to become a powerful quintet with more brutal power than most US-based Death Metal bands. [...]