Family-friendly metal entertainer SHRED ROGERS has released his new single “Brahms Lullaby von Shred” The song is from the upcoming album The Circle which will be released on April 5, 2024 via Heavy Armor Records.
Christopher comments:
“This is the longest song on my debut album The Circle and is in an instrumental two parts. The first part is a clean classic rock piece with light percussion and the second part being a full-on sing-a-long metal instrumental. The song is very-much inspired by Metallica’s “To Live Is To Die” in form, without ripping it off of course. Instrumental segments written by Opeth were also an inspiration.”
Listen to “Brahms Lullaby von Shred” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OreThkR2cQ
About SHRED ROGERS:
Based out of Three Rivers, MI, SHRED ROGERS emerged as an idea when Christopher began to foster and subsequently adopt his three children. Christopher has been a musician most of his life playing heavy metal of various types, with his most successful endeavor to date being co-founding A DARK HALO with Dave Lowmiller around 2004. When A DARK HALO was on hiatus from 2006 to around 2018, Christopher sought to write new heavy music. This time, creating something fun and family-friendly, but retaining the heaviness of music he loves and is inspired by. 2016 saw the release of the demo “Wheels On The Bus” under the moniker DADDY DEATH METAL and to date this demo video has racked up 56K views.
2018 brought the return of A DARK HALO and Christopher constructed his own home recording studio. Deciding to take his solo project further, it was rebranded as SHRED ROGERS with a focus on producing family-friendly metal across multi-media forms including music, video content, and comic books. Musically, SHRED ROGERS draws influence from the likes of METALLICA, DEVIN TOWNSEND, DIMMU BORGIR, and DREAM THEATER.
“To Achieve your Dreams, Wear your Heart on your Sleeve, Do your Best and Be Brave…The SHRED ROGERS Way!”
Pre-order The Circle here: https://shredrogers.bandcamp.com/album/the-circle
SHRED ROGERS is:
Christopher Matthew Jones (A DARK HALO) – Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Links:
Website/Blog: https://shredrogers.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShredRogers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shred_rogers
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShredRogersMusic/
Threadless Merch: https://shredrogers.threadless.com/
X: https://twitter.com/shred_rogers
Credits:
Composed and Produced by Christopher Matthew Jones in Three Rivers, MI
Mixed and Mastered by Tommie Bonajo at Tomster Studios
Additional Drum Arrangement by Abe Robertson on “Alive”
Additional Keyboards by Dave Lowmiller on “Baa Baa Black Sheep,” “Good Morning” and “JIB”
Additional Vocals on “I’m A Nut” by Isolated Antagonist, Kelly Sue Itzin, William Matthew Michael Itzin
Additional percussion on “Brahms Lullaby von Shred” by David Lambert and Matt Lambert, recorded at Keefer Music, Three Rivers, MI
Guest Vocalist: NASUS
Album concept designed by Christopher Matthew Jones
CD Painting by Stefan Raczkowski
Cover Art generated by Stablecog based on CD Painting by Stefan Raczkowski
Track Listing:
1. Soul
2. Good Morning
3. Alive
4. Baa Baa Black Sheep
5. Jib
6. Wheels On The Bus
7. Love
8. I’m A Nut
9. An Ode To Cats
10. Brahms Lullaby von Shred
11. Heart