Pop Evil will enter Studio Litho and London Bridge Studios
with veteran producer Adam Kasper to begin work an all new LP due out this
summer. Kasper, who has produced mega-hit records for bands like Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, and Foo Fighters, it was an easy choice for the band to make. “It
was very important to us to choose a producer who has the credentials,” says
frontman Leigh Kakaty. “We also had a distinct vision on where the band would
move forward and take our sound into the future. With the success of our last
record we wanted to challenge ourselves and explore new and creative ways of
musical expression.”
“Individually these guys are all great players and writers,”
says Kasper. “Collectively they are a force to be reckoned with. Musically this
record is intricate, heavy and melodic. With their charismatic lead singer and
a drummer that sounds like John Bohnam and Dave Grohl’s love child, I’m more
than excited about this one.”
The yet to be titled effort will be the highly anticipated
follow up to the bands previous LP, ONYX
(#39 on the Billboard Top 200 and #9 on the Independent) that was released in
2013 and recently reached 115,000 copies sold domestically – a feat not easily
accomplished in the current state of rock. ONYX
also produced four Top 10 singles on the Active Rock Chart with three of
them reaching number one with its tracks: “Trenches,” “Deal With The Devil,”
and “Torn To Pieces.”
The band has been doing regular updates from the studio via
their Facebook page. They also have plans to release a handful of behind the
scenes studio videos exclusively through revolver magazine (www.revolvermag.com) in the coming weeks.
Since ONYX was
released the band have played over 250 shows in support. Rockstar Energy
Drink Uproar Festival alongside
Godsmack, supporting Stone Sour in the U.S. and Five Finger Death Punch in
Europe were just some of the highlights from last year. The band also made
headlines with their memorable Rock On The Range festival performance on
Columbus, OH. Not only did they perform “Trenches” with Rock And Roll Hall Of
Fame member Daryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, but
the band bought 13 Marines on stage showcasing the Lima Company Eyes of Freedom
Memorial to stand behind them during the performance.
By the time 2014 came to a close, the band found their songs
atop the year end charts at Billboard Magazine. “Torn To Pieces” landed at #7
on the “Top Mainstream Rock Songs” while Pop Evil themselves came in at #4 on
“The Mainstream Rock Artists” chart.
Pop Evil Is:
Leigh Kakaty – Lead Vocals
Nick Fuelling – Lead Guitar
Dave Grahs – Rhythm Guitar
Matt DiRito – Bass
Chachi Riot – Drums
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