Coming off of the Into The Sun album from earlier this year is Candlebox’s Miss You Video. *”The song was written about Kevin Martin’s late father who was in the armed forces in WW2 and the video is about missing loved ones, especially those serving our country.”* The video is all about missing the ones you love and is also a tribute to the U.S. Armed forces and features pictures and video submitted by military families. It’s a very touching video and song.

As a military vet from 1994 to 2005 I saw a lot of people come and go on deployments. It’s never easy for anyone to deploy, knowing that there is a great chance that they might not come back. I saw a lot of people go and knew a few that didn’t make it back. Fortunately for myself and my family I never got deployed to a Iraq or Afghanistan, but so many others did. Some have been to both Iraq and Afghanistan two or three times since 2001. You don’t have to support the war, but please support our troops and their families.

* Quoted from Silent Majority Press Release

My Rock Dose Top 10 Rock Albums Of 2008 covers mainly established rock acts and not this new wave of modern rock as we know it. I’ll go through each none and tell you why I chose it. Take in to consideration that I only went through bands that I’ve heard this year and not every rock album that has come out. If you expect Nickelback or Hinder to be on this list then you came to the wrong place. So what does this list mean? Nothing really, it’s just MY favorite picks of 2008, so don’t cry if your favorite band didn’t make my cut. Instead give them a shout in the comment section.

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Seattle’s post-grunge, alt-rock band Candlebox will be performing at the November 9th Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 in Phoenix Arizona. Not only will they be performing at this semi-final Chase For The Sprint Cup race, but Kevin Martin will be singing the Star Spangled Banner prior to the race. The Nascar event will be broadcast live on ABC. Check your local listings to tune in.

Candlebox returned to the modern rock scene this summer with their release of Into The Sun, which got rave reviews.

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It’s time for a b5Media Music Channel Theme Day and here I present 5 Tracks That Rocked The Summer Of 2008. I could probably have found more than 5, but here are the 5 that I liked the best.

Candlebox came back this summer with Into The Sun, their first record in a  long time.Into The Sun is filled with some great Candlebox. The one that stands out to me and was a favorite off Into The Sun is Stand. It’s got that signature Candlebox sound and is a great track to start off their step back into the world of modern rock.

Seether’s Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces came out almost a year ago, but the song Rise Above This is still a killer rock song and reminds us all that there is always an alternative to suicide. No matter how bad things can get, there are avenues you can take to get help and that it effects the ones that love and care for you.

Shinedown returned this summer with The Sound Of Madness. If you’re a fan of Shinedown then you know that they never disappoint. With heavy rock songs also comes power ballads and Shinedown knows how to write the ballads. Call Me is one of a few ballads on The Sound Of Madness, but this one stands out the most.

Bigelf just released Cheat The Gallows recently and if you’re not familiar with Bigelf, get ready for an interesting ride. In a review of Bigelf I said that they kind of sound like a mixture of The Beatles, Pink Floyd And Black Sabbath. That might be a difficult thing to imagine but trust me, it all mixes well and makes for a good time. Gravest Show On Earth has you wondering where this ride is going to take you, but once you get into the groove you won’t want to get off.

Torche, as I mentioned before is a band that I learned about when I saw them live this past may. The opened for The Sword and caught my interest pretty quickly. Meanderthal of the the album with the same name is 4 minutes of down-tuned thunderous glory. While it’s strictly an instrumental, it’s a real cool fist pounding song. Meanderthal is also filled with other great tunes as well so check it out.

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Candlebox have landed at # 32 on the Billboard 200 charts for first week sales, selling over 14,000 copies. That is great to hear they deserve it. If you haven’t already checked out Into The Sun, the sales speak for themselves and you should give it a listen.

Check out their official webpage at http://www.candleboxrocks.com/

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Candlebox’s newest release Into The Sun has been out for almost a week now. I’ve been trying to give it a good hard listen all the way through but with work and working on three blogs to include this one, it’s been kind of difficult. I have listened to it all the way through but with great distractions. Now what I can tell you is that this is no one-off comeback for Candlebox, thrown together with dollar signs in mind. This is going to be a bare-boned, basic review so kind of bare with me…

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The new Candlebox was released this week (Into The Sun) and I have yet to do a review on it. I’m really enjoying it but I can’t yet put it to words yet. You can download the single “Bitches Brewing” by clicking on the link below where you can also subscribe to the Silent Majority Group mailing list and download other songs from bands on their label such as Tantric and Fosterchild among a few more bands.

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Candlebox are releasing their 4th studio release tomorrow with Into The Sun on Silent Majority record label. This is the first release since their Happy Pills, which came out 10 years ago to the day. So what do I think about the new album? I couldn’t tell you. I was hoping to get a review copy but never did. I’ll pick it up tomorrow and give it a listen for a couple of days and get a review up on it. In the meantime, below is a tracklist.

Stand
Bitches Brewin
Surrendering
Into The Sun
Underneath It All
Miss You
How Does It Feel
A Kiss Before The Dying
Breathe Intro
Breathe Me In
Lover Come Back To Me
Consider Us
The Answer (iTunes bonus track)

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Antimusic.com reports:

(PR) Candlebox have announced preliminary dates for a full US tour this summer; full list of confirmed shows are below with more to follow in the coming weeks. Candlebox’s new record, Into The Sun is out July 22nd on Silent Majority Group/ILG.

Here is a list of confirmed tour dates:

06/13/08 Omaha, NE Rosenblatt Stadium
06/27/08 Maplewood, MN The Rock
06/28/08 Rock Island, IL Rock Island Plaza - Daquiri Festival
06/29/08 Mt. Clemens, MI Stars and Stripes Festival
06/30/08 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest - WJJO Zippo Rock Stage
07/02/08 North Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge
07/04/08 O’Fallon, MO Ozzie Smith Sports Complex
07/05/08 Clear Lake, IA The Surf Ballroom
07/06/08 Libertyville, IL Austin’s Saloon

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“Come around town
Steal another dime
Don’t you push your drugs in my face
Yes, I’m feeling
Feeling fine
Don’t you push your drugs in my face
Or I’m gonna put you in your place
F**k you
I don’t want it no more
And it’s mine
Said this pain in my heart is all mine
Yes, it’s mine all alone”

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