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SLOW MOTION REIGN DEBUTS ON CMJ’S “RADIO 200 ADDS” AT #14; ALBUM, PRODUCED BY SERJICAL STRIKE RECORDS PREZ AND SYSTEM OF A DOWN SINGER SERJ TANKIAN, RACKS UP RAVE REVIEWS; BAND
SET TO APPEAR ON G4TV’S “ATTACK OF THE SHOW!” FANS
CAN VOTE FOR BAND TO BE NEXT FEATURED August 14, 2006 -- The self-titled debut album by Slow Motion Reign (out now on Serj Tankian’s Serjical Strike Records) has debuted on #14 on CMJ‘s “Radio 200 Adds” chart with 31 official adds including core stations WMPG (Portland, ME), WWVU (Morgantown, WV), WONC (Naperville, IL), WRUW (Cleveland, OH), WVUD (Newark, DE), KHSU (Arcata, CA). While a full-scale tour is still in the works, the band--Narek Pogosyan (lead vocals, bass), Erwin Khachikian (keyboards), Rafik Oganyan (guitars), Vigen Sayadian (drums)—will be performing in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, September 15 at the Knitting Factory with VAST. On Thursday, September 14, Slow Motion Reign will make their television debut on G4tv’s “Attack of the Show!” program, where they’ll perform the album’s compelling first single, “Isn’t It Time.” The show airs at 4pm PT/7pm ET. The mesmerizing video for “Isn’t It Time” is currently being serviced to TV outlets nationwide, but is available to view on the band’s website, www.slowmotionreign.com, and Myspace page, www.myspace.com/slowmotionreign. Further in the online world, MP3.com and Download.com are currently hosting listening parties of the entire album (produced by label head and System of a Down singer Serj Tankian), and fans can check out “Isn’t It Time” on AOL Radio’s “New Rock First” channel. Rave reviews are also popping up on various websites including RockNWorld, Melodic.net, MusicTap, RockNRoll Universe, High Bias and many others. And starting Monday, August 14 at 4pm Pacific Time on Yahoo! Music, fans will get the chance to vote between four new artists, including Slow Motion Reign, to become the featured “Who's Next?” artist and go on to fame, glory, and major Yahoo! Music feature placement. The program features an array of developing rock talent, featuring everything from AAA troubadours to U.K. darlings…from straight up rock to hard edged metal…from commercial alt-rock to really cool indie-rock. “Who's Next?” allows the Yahoo! Music audience the opportunity to pick who they feel has the greatest chance for future success. The official voting site is http://launch.yahoo.com/promotions/whosnext/. Voting concludes four weeks after the start date. Here’s a sample of the critical praise that’s been pouring in: “What they developed over the past couple of years is a sound that counterbalances aggressive, churning guitars against melody-rich piano lines.” --Kevin Bronson,
Los Angeles Times,
--Chuck Campbell,
Knoxville News Sentinel, “SMR goes from whisper to scream with relative ease, their songs beginning with ephemeral and gorgeous melodies that evolve quickly into a crashing guitar din and occasional harmonic dissonance…Slow Motion Reign likes to combine disparate sonic textures to create a fascinating, engaging tension and a dark drama.” --Brian Baker,
Cincinnati CityBeat,
--Indienewslive.com, July 24, 2006
--Kaj Roth, Melodic.net, www.slowmotionreign.com ###
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