Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys

 

 

About: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys

There are few things as inspiring as pure, unfettered talent in a hard-working, humble artist. Lucy Kruger is one of the few artists on the SA music scene that possesses all of these attributes and it shows in her work.

Originally from Grahamstown, Lucy (now 23) recently arrived in Cape Town after completing her undergraduate degree in Music and her Honours in Drama at Rhodes University, and is set to take the notoriously hardnosed Mother City music scene by storm with her fresh take on indie/alternative rock. Her singular sound is reminiscent of the fearless, female vocals of powerful acts like Sinéad O’Connor and Dolores O’Riordan from The Cranberries fame and also draws influence from the work of Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos – culminating in a rich tapestry of skilful, versatile vocals bolstered by soulful melodies.

Lucy has been writing and performing her own material for six plus years and has in the past had the pleasure to open for international act Linton Kwezi Johnson (LKJ), as well as respected local acts such as Josie Field, Wendy Oldfield, Cutting Jade and Shawn Phillips. Since arriving in Cape Town Lucy has treated audiences to foot-tapping performances at the likes of Daddy Longlegs, Alma Café, the Jolly Roger Pastis, Mojos, &Union, Obviouzly Armchair, Cape Quarter Market, Hout Bay Harbour Market, 5 Reyneveld, Aan De Braak and the Barleycorn.

Her debut album ‘Cut those Strings’(produced by Schalk Joubert and engineered by Dave Langemann) , features a host of innovative artists including Inge Beckmann, Schalk Joubert, Kevin Gibson, Melissa Van Der Spuy and Albert Frost, yet remains true to the folk sound her growing fan-base has come to know and love.

Says Lucy of how she came to make music: “I started playing guitar because I wanted to write music. One of the first songs I learnt on the guitar was Joni Mitchell’s ‘A Case of You’. After hearing that song and feeling what it was to play it, I was completely hooked. After setting my heart on music I was constantly reminded (and still am) about how difficult the music industry is. Difficult perhaps, but hopefully not impossible. I want and love it enough to give it (and myself) a fighting chance. I am slowly starting to discover the rules of an industry that ‘has no rules’. It is certainly keeping me on my toes and that is an exciting place to be.”

It is this strong work ethic and drive to succeed that underscores all of Lucy’s endeavours and it set to launch her inimitable sound on the SA music scene.

CONTACT: lucykruger@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys – Official Website

http://www.lucykruger.com/

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys - Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/LucyKrugerOfficial

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys - Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/lucykruger

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys – Last FM

http://www.last.fm/music/Lucy+Kruger

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys - Reverbnation

http://www.reverbnation.com/lucykruger

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys - Twitter

https://twitter.com/lucy_kruger

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Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/user/LucyKrugerOther

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Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys - Bandcamp

http://lucykruger.bandcamp.com/

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys - iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/cut-those-strings/id595632790

 

 

 

Kungens Man

About: Kungens Man

Translated, Kungens Man means “King’s Man”.

Kungens Man are a Progressive, Psychedelic, Trans-rock band from Stockholm Sweden. The number of members vary, but the core of the band is four men in their forties who already paid their debts to society.

Kungens Män is a cosmic music organism transmitting from Stockholm, Tellus.
Wooden soundscapes found in comet dust. Warped human brain waves due to heavy use of electricity. Always battling for peace, deconstruction and paradox.

The current form first appeared on Earth in 2012.

Kungens Män creates psychedelic improvisation within the elements of progressive rock / shoegaze, and free jazz. Some of their inspiration comes from tradition Swedish improv rock such as Träd, Gräs och Stenar, International Harvester, Pärson Sound etc.

Kungens Män is a vehicle for transportation. It is the elevator, the wave, the train of association. The hang out in the pool of noise.

It is the expression of un-responsibility. Kungens Män will always do the wrong thing, play the wrong note, wrong the wrong, wrong. Have no fear, Kungens Man is here!

CONTACT: Kungens Män

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Soundcloud

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Aviators

About: Aviators

Who am I?

Well, I’m an independent electronic musician. I pretty much make everything from dubstep to alternative, metal to orchestral. I specialize in vocal songs, which usually take elements from alternative rock and modern electronica. I prefer to cover and combine a wide range of genres instead of fitting into just one. Why settle for one when you can have them all?

I began my musical journey at the age of 4, when I began playing the violin. I played it for 8 years before quitting and moving on to other things. I figured that playing the violin would never get me anywhere in life, but I now realize that it had grown my skills in music theory, as well as teaching me to read music.

I picked up the guitar shortly after quitting violin, and instead of taking lessons I taught myself. Instead of going the typical route of learning chords and such, I just played around with solos and learned to play songs by ear.

In early 2011, I took my first step in music production; I began using a DAW. Garageband was my first one, and it taught me all the basics. I played around with everything I could and pumped out a couple absolutely horrible songs. After months of fiddling with Garageband, I chose to move to a more pro-level DAW. Fruity Loops was my first choice, and I quickly learned that I wasn’t ready for such a big switch. Having no idea what I was doing was a good thing, though… It allowed me to learn quickly by trial and error. I played around with it for a couple months, and I ended up working on what became my debut album, Reflections of a Dream.

And then… Ponies.

If you’ve never heard of bronies, let me explain them to you. They’re teenage/adult men and women who watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Simple as that. It may sound odd, but the fantastic production and clever writing of the show caught my eye from the start. In October of 2011, I became a brony. I was a bit ashamed of it at first, but I quickly grew out of that.

Right before the release of Reflections of a Dream in December, I asked The Living Tombstone if he would remix one of the tracks. To my surprise, he agreed. I had been listening to his music since I became a brony, so it was an honor for me to have him remix one of my tracks. After he finished the remix, it began a flood of his fans to my YouTube channel. This was the beginning of my “fan base”, and the fact that it was 99% bronies encouraged me to start making brony music myself.

And I did.

I made brony song after brony song. To this date I make several brony songs a month, along with an occasional non-pony song. I continue to work towards a professional career as a musician, with the hopes of one day being able to make a living making music like I do now.

I’m currently working on my third full-length album titled “From All Sides”, and later plan to continue making brony-themed works under the name “The Sharded”, a duo project with fellow brony artist Bronyfied.

Contact: http://soundoftheaviators.com/contact-me/

 

Aviators – Official Website

http://soundoftheaviators.com/
Aviators - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#aviatorscompositions
Aviators - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aviators/347989058548383
Aviators - Tumblr
http://aviatorsmusic.tumblr.com/
Aviators - Twitter
https://twitter.com/Aviators84
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Aviators - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/SoundOfTheAviators
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Aviators – Bandcamp (Official Store)
http://music.soundoftheaviators.com/
Aviators - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/aviators/id303326512

 

 

Scarlet Hollow

 

 

 

About: Scarlet Hollow

 

The Scarlet Hollow Sound is...

Powerful, light, dark, ethereal, heavy, melodic music with an emphasis on the rock in
progressive rock. They perform and produce high quality music with thought provoking lyrics and sonic sophistication. Scarlet Hollows music is made with a high level of musicianship, yet nothing seems sterile and polished so much that all the raw energy and emotion is squeezed out of it. They blend diverse influences to make music that is not geared towards pop music trends and fashion statements. Scarlet Hollow's music combines hauntingly beautiful and textural sections of music, with very heavy, dark, and powerful sections, often shifting undetectably between odd time signatures yet never losing site of the songs intent and message.

Traveling effortlessly between progressive rock and metal, Scarlet Hollow will take you on an emotional ride with dark heavy guitar riffs, soaring leads, beautiful atmospheres, adventurous arrangements, haunting vocal melodies, and a powerhouse rhythm section.

Band Members
Allison Vonbuelow: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, synths.
Gregg Olson: Electric Guitars.
Jeff Mack: Bass Guitars.
Diego Grom Meraviglia: Drums and Percussion

CONTACT: http://scarlethollow.net/contact/

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Scarlet Hollow – Official Website

http://scarlethollow.net/

Scarlet Hollow - Reverbnation

http://www.reverbnation.com/scarlethollow

Scarlet Hollow - MySpace

http://www.myspace.com/scarlethollow

Scarlet Hollow - Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/scarlethollow

Scarlet Hollow – Last FM

http://www.last.fm/music/Scarlet+Hollow

Scarlet Hollow – Power of Prog

http://powerofprog.com/profile/ScarletHollow

Scarlet Hollow - Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/ScarletHollowMusic

Scarlet Hollow - Twitter

https://twitter.com/scarlethollow

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Scarlet Hollow - Bandcamp

http://scarlethollow.bandcamp.com/

Scarlet Hollow - iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/scarlet-hollow/id325312509

Scarlet Hollow – CD Baby

http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ScarletHollow

Scarlet Hollow - Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B002J4FA3W?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Scarlet%20Hollow&index=digital-music&search-type=ss

 

 

  

Dream Aria



About: Dream Aria

 

DREAM ARIA is in a class all its own with fresh, fiery and haunting music. Elements include Rock, Techno, Progressive, Classical, New Age, Goth, and World music. Powerful raw vocals and guitar, lush keyboards, driving rhythms and inspired lyrics are abundant! There’s something for every music lover in DREAM ARIA…

Dream Aria’s mission will continue to be to create music without rules or boundaries that takes you on a far away journey…

 

Band Members:

 

Ann Burstyn - Vocals

Don Stagg - Keys

Garry Flint - Drums/Engineer

Jon Casselman - Bass

Mark Crossley - Guest Guitar

Kurt Schefter - Guest Guitar

Tim Welch - Guest Guitar

 

PRESS:

 

“Transcend” is an album that leaves an indelible mark on its listener. There is so much in the album that makes it feel like the soundtrack to your life, whether the songs are somehow able to describe the turning points in your life or connect with emotions that you have experienced, the songs offer encouragement to keep a positive outlook about the future. It is an album that takes many artists a life-time to make, but it is really nice that Dream Aria can make this kind of album now. ~ Susan Frances – Absolute Punk (08/15/08)

 

“Dream Aria are amongst a rare bred of bands (like Britain's Magenta) producing quality female fronted progressive rock music. Bravo!” ~ Musical Discoveries

Contact: http://www.dreamaria.com/contact.html
 

 

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Dream Aria – Official Website

http://dreamaria.com/

Dream Aria - MySpace

http://www.myspace.com/dreamariacanada

Dream Aria - Reverbnation

http://www.reverbnation.com/dreamaria

Dream Aria - Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/Anndreamaria

Dream Aria - Twitter

https://twitter.com/dreamariacanada

Dream Aria – World United Music

http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.ca/2012/08/dream-aria.html

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Dream Aria - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/user/DreamAria1

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Dream Aria – iTunes

http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/dream-aria/id169038425

Dream Aria – Indie Pool

http://www.indie-pool.com/estorelayout1.asp?n=31391

Dream Aria – Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B000QKEPPK?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Dream%20Aria&index=digital-music&search-type=ss

Dream Aria – eMusic

http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/artist/dream-aria/11620215/:

Dream Aria – Rhapsody

http://www.rhapsody.com/#artist/dream-aria?&_suid=135931401346006987151392521345

Dream Aria – Last FM

http://www.last.fm/music/Dream+Aria

 

Rumour Den

 

About: Rumour Den

Ok, do you want the truth…or just the rumours?

Rumour has it this band began in 2000 as a vehicle for the songs written by long-term friends/bandmates Gilmore & Simms. They recorded these songs and released a self-financed single ‘Under A Cloud’ in April 2001 to critical acclaim and creditable sales given its self-financed status. This prompted the decision to keep recording and by the end of 2001 an album was completed – ‘Melancholics Anonymous’

If the band’s name (taken from the Doors’ song ‘Crawling King Snake’) conjures up images of a secret place where dark tales are told in furtive whispers, the album did nothing to dispel this image. Indeed, the album title, ‘Melancholics Anonymous’ makes us think of a place where the lonely and alienated gather to give their testimony and the 10 songs feel more like 10 confessionals. Gilmore’s unashamedly dark lyrics mix fact with fiction, the real with the imagined. The listener is never quite sure where the truth ends and the rumour begins, but this is reality not fantasy, and every song touches a nerve and makes us think of our own dark times. It is clearly personal and yet every tale has an everyman quality.

Dark times? Yep, they came and put a stop to proceedings in early 2002, just as RD were about to start promoting ‘Melancholics..’. Both Simms and Gilmore had spanners put in their works and though the break was meant to be temporary, it is only now, 10 years later, that both are able to pick up where they left off. They are not going to dwell on the past, but want to make up for lost time and right a few wrongs. They have put together a new band of experienced musicians in Boyd, Causby & Lisk. They’re all fans of the album but rather than pretend they can just pick up where they left off, the band is going to create their own persona that may be slightly different to that of 2001. The songs from ‘Melancholics Anonymous’ will be the start but not the be all and end all.

The band rehearsed through the Summer culminating with their debut performance at AiirFest in late July. Since then the band have embarked on a series of gigs to raise their profile. Already though it is clear the band is creating its own identity musically with 3 new songs already making their live set.

It is very much a case of the old Rumour Den is dead, long live Rumour Den.

Of course…it could be just a rumour 8-)

Contact: blinkmusicmanagement@gmail.com

Rumour Den - Reverbnation

http://www.reverbnation.com/rumourden
Rumour Den - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rumour-Den/113747538716386
Rumour Den - Twitter
https://twitter.com/Rumourden
Rumour Den – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rumour-den.html
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Rumour Den - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfFPU3luBEuhZ_77YSPBLdw
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Rumour Den - Bandcamp
http://rumourden.bandcamp.com/

 

Dark Beauty

About: Dark Beauty

In a music scene where cookie cutter performers claim to be unique, Dark Beauty combines elements of dance, rock, opera, theater and world music into a true one-of-a-kind experience. The band’s classically influenced gothic alternative progressive rock gives fans a way to stretch their ears and experience styles and mixtures of music that they’ve never heard before.

Lead Vocalist and Songwriter Liz Tapia began this journey back in 2009 when she wrote and recorded the first song from the project “Save Yourself.” The song mixed a Middle Eastern beat with Santana-esque guitars, gothic lyrics and a soaring melody, beseeching a lover to turn away before it was too late. The song became instantly popular with fans of many musical styles, leading her to pursue the project and its main character on a grander scale.

Dark Beauty has since become a concept album depicting the tragic tale of the Dark Angel, and her tragic tale fall from grace. Banished from heaven she is pulled down from grace above, falling deep into the woods of the dark primeval forest. With a broken wing she now rules an old abandoned castle, containing secret passages, hidden staircases, and ruined sections.

Liz is a lyric coloratura soprano, whose smooth, warm, versatile voice adds infinite textures to the epic music she writes and performs. Her background in acting, film and musical theater all affect the musical scope and cinematic feel of her work. As complex as the music is, Liz knew the band would require the highest level of musicians possible to fulfill the full potential of her project!

Bryan Zeigler was the first member to join the Dark Beauty team as lead guitarist and co-writer. His years of experience with a multitude of progressive rock bands, as well as knowledge of the music business and arrangement skills were a perfect match. Soon after came the musical talents and versatility of master Drummer/Percussionist Dan Granda, who added a perfect combination of strength and finesse needed to stylize the epic story.

Gary Perkinson joined on bass, lending his classical skills, super easy going personality and wonderful musicianship, to anchor the band with Dan.

Dark Beauty is currently getting airplay by several stations hitting high marks on all charts and growing rapidly. The album is being engineered and produced by Artie Rodriguez, and the first album is scheduled to be released by Spring of 2013.

Contact: LizTapiaMusic@gmail.com

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Dark Beauty – Official Website

http://www.darkbeautymusic.com/
Dark Beauty - Reverbnation
http://www.reverbnation.com/DarkBeauty
Dark Beauty - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/darkbeautymusic
Dark Beauty - Faceboook
http://www.facebook.com/DarkBeautyMusic
Dark Beauty - Twitter
https://twitter.com/DarkBeautyMusic
Dark Beauty – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.ca/2012/05/dark-beauty.html
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Dark Beauty - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/MusicByDarkBeauty
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Dark Beauty - iTunes
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-beauty-single/id514491469
Dark Beauty – CD Baby
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/liztapia
Dark Beauty - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Beauty-Liz-Tapia/dp/B0032IYC2O
Dark Beauty - eMusic
http://www.emusic.com/album/dark-beauty/wrong-side-of-heaven/13549263/
Dark Beauty - Soundcloud
http://www.darkbeautymusic.com/

 

Nordagust

About: Nordagust

The name "NORDAGUST" comes from a myth, and according to the myth "NORDAGUST" was the spirit of the north wind. The spirit was said to be extremely wise, and was supposed to have insight in all things. The spirit was also called "the grieving souls spirit”.

The idea of "NORDAGUST" was basically to use the wistful, bewitching and recklessness of Norwegian folk music and to integrate this with a form of heavy rock music. With this as a starting point, we have made music from our own impressions and experience. This has of course been done before, but we try hard to find our own expression, with weight on a soulful atmosphere and organic dynamics, above precision and virtuosity.

The soul of the soil

Some things in life may come a little closer when you take a walk in our woods. You will hopefully find energy and inspiration.

Our music is colored by the spirit of the past, when our forefathers lived in and of nature. They believed everything in nature had a soul, and the better you knew the rituals to reach them - the wiser you were.

Our forefathers are all dead and gone, but their homes have been transformed into the forest again. Their struggle for survival through thousand of years has turned into:

"The soul of the soil"

 The woods are ours-though we don't own them...

Nordagust are:

Daniel "Solur" Solheim - Vocal, Guitar, Keyboard, Samples, Kantele, Dulcimer, Mandolin, Sallowflute, Mouthharp, Conch, Axe and Hammer

Ketil Armand "Bergur" Berg - Drums, Percussion, Kantele, Saw, Accordion, Hammer, Bells, Voices, Grindstone, Kettles and Barrels

Knud Jarle "Strandur" Strand  - Bass and business

Jostein Aksel Skjønberg - Keyboard, Voice, Flute

Guro Elvik Strand - Guitar, keyboards

CONTACT:  knud-j@online.no

Nordagust – Official Website

http://www.nordagust.com/
Nordagust - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/nordagust
Nordagust – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Nordagust
Nordagust - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nordagust/152203358171757
Nordagust – Karisma Records
http://www.karismarecords.no/nordagust.html
VIDEO
Nordagust - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/NORDAGUST
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Nordagust - Bandcamp
https://nordagust.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-mist-of-morning

Nordagust - iTunes
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/in-the-mist-of-morning/id394888280
Nordagust – CDON – (Norway)
http://cdon.no/musikk/nordagust/
Nordagust - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Nordagust&rh=n%3A5174%2Ck%3ANordagust&page=1
Nordagust - eMusic
http://www.emusic.com/artist/-/12903384/?cs=1

Vadim Kiselev

About: Vadim Kiselev

Vadim Kiselev is an independent Musician who composes various Styles such as Orchestral Gothic / Classical / Solo instrumental / and New Age music.

CONTACT: Vadim Kiselev

Vadim Kiselev Music Playlist

The Autumn Falls September

Les danses de la lumiere (Guitar Version)

Vadim Kiselev LINKS: 
Official Website

Soundcloud
Last FM
Facebook
YouTube

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Black Angel Down

About: Black Angel Down

Nokio the N-TITY is a producer, songwriter, singer, and rapper. Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Nokio is best known as one of the influential members of the multi-platinum R&B group Dru Hill where he served as in-house producer and songwriter for the quartet. Bringing a dark side to the amazing harmony and vocal styles of Dru Hill and mixing the Baltimore underground Alternative Rock Scene, Nokio emerges as a unstoppable force, to front the heavy groove rock sound of ..Black Angel Down... Brought up from a life of clubs, arenas and down and out rock and roll style, The band consists of members from some of Baltimore’s most established bands that have defined the cites underground rock sound for decades; ..The Mayan Factor.., ..Live Alien Broadcast, Imbue and Rosabella.

Nokio brings fellow Dru Hill vocalist Tao into the mix to lay a multi-layered harmony and singing style brilliantly over the dark churning guitar attack and groove rhythm of the Black Angel Down band. Frank "The Punisher" Marchand, recorded and produced the first, self titled Black Angel Down album due out on Kedar Entertainment - Fontana/Universal, this Summer.

Members:

Nokio - Vocals

Tao - Vocals
Kevin - Bass
Dan - Drums
Rod - Guitar
Ralph – Lead Guitar

 

Sounds Like: Alice in Chains, Guns and Roses, Lenny Kravitz, Fishbone, Avenged Sevenfold

Contact: http://blackangeldown.com/contact/

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Black Angel Down – Official Website

http://blackangeldown.com/
Black Angel Down - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/blackangeldown
Black Angel Down – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Angel+Down
Black Angel Down - Reverbnation
http://www.reverbnation.com/blackangeldown1
Black Angel Down - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#black-angel-down
Black Angel Down - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/blackangeldown1
Black Angel Down - Twitter
https://twitter.com/BlackAngelDown
Black Angel Down – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.com/2011/11/black-angel-down.html
Videos!
Black Angel Down - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/BLACKANGELDOWN
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Black Angel Down – Official Store
http://blackangeldown.com/merch/
Black Angel Down - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/black-angel-down/id448486920
Black Angel Down – Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Angel-Down-Explicit/dp/B007OBURJM
Black Angel Down – CD Baby
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BlackAngelDown1