12 Stones - "We Are One"

[lockebox]

Lead single from the band's as of yet untitled fourth studio album.

[Ron57]

I enjoyed Adrenaline and Lie to Me. We'll see how this sounds.

[American Idiot]

I liked their last album quite a bit, so I'm interested to hear this.

[djfallingupg]

Is there someplace I can listen to this?

[metalfan87]

Monday on Noisecreep. This is gotta be the song to reach top 20

[lockebox]

Yeah, you gotta think so. "Adrenaline" & "Lie to Me" came so close.

[metalfan87]

Mar 26, 2010 20:27:05 GMT -5 lockebox said:

Yeah, you gotta think so. "Adrenaline" & "Lie to Me" came so close.

if I recall, Adrenaline was the closest

[American Idiot]

This is pretty good. Stream it at www.noisecreep.com/2010/03/29/12-stones-we-are-the-one-song-premiere/

[lockebox]

Official adds date: May 4th (fmqb)

[Shadows in the Dark]

Top 50 on Active:

69 49 12 STONES We Are One 123 48 75 0.173

[Shadows in the Dark]

Top 40 on Active:

68 39 12 STONES We Are One 176 53 123 0.229

[lockebox]

Top 30 - Active

33 30 12 STONES - We Are One 299 252 47 0.443

Their new release, "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday" will only be an EP btw >:(

[Shadows in the Dark]

I still see it reach around the Top 20.

[lockebox]

I'm not so sure that this'll reach the top 20.

The majority of their fans are royally pissed about this being an EP. Doesn't look like we'll see another full length for at least a year. It's already been three years since "Anthem of the Underdog". Looks like a lack of support over at Wind Up.

[lockebox]

So, no top 20 for this either. Funny how this slowed down when it was announced that it was an EP lead single.

[crve015]

As much as I like this song, I knew that it wasn't going to give them their first top 20. I'm actually ok with this stalling where it did. I don't want them to end up like Skillet, whose biggest hit is also their weakest.

[rockmaniac]

the theme song for WWE stable Nexus.

[lockebox]

12 Stones announced today that the band has parted ways with Wind-Up Records after 9 years. The band stated “We felt it was time for a change. We have a vision for this band that we feel is best pursued elsewhere.”

From Mandeville, LA, 12 Stones signed to Wind-Up Records in 2001 after forming 15 months earlier. In their 10 year career, 12 Stones has sold over 2 million singles and albums collectively, won a Grammy Award for Paul’s contribution to the Evanescence single “Bring Me To Life”, and have received multiple GMA Dove Nominations for their singles “Broken” and “Lie To Me”. The band’s current EP ‘The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday’ was released July 20th and debuted at #2 on the iTunes Rock Album chart and #6 overall on iTunes.

12 Stones is currently playing selective tour dates while writing and recording additional material and will begin speaking to new sources for a new home and a 2011 release.

Unsuprising. That EP release was just bewildering.

[pen]

Aug 24, 2010 18:07:05 GMT -5 lockebox said:

12 Stones announced today that the band has parted ways with Wind-Up Records after 9 years. The band stated “We felt it was time for a change. We have a vision for this band that we feel is best pursued elsewhere.”

From Mandeville, LA, 12 Stones signed to Wind-Up Records in 2001 after forming 15 months earlier. In their 10 year career, 12 Stones has sold over 2 million singles and albums collectively, won a Grammy Award for Paul’s contribution to the Evanescence single “Bring Me To Life”, and have received multiple GMA Dove Nominations for their singles “Broken” and “Lie To Me”. The band’s current EP ‘The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday’ was released July 20th and debuted at #2 on the iTunes Rock Album chart and #6 overall on iTunes.

12 Stones is currently playing selective tour dates while writing and recording additional material and will begin speaking to new sources for a new home and a 2011 release.

Unsuprising. That EP release was just bewildering.

I wouldn't call it bewildering. I've posted essays on Tunelab Music about this, but my explanation is that Wind-Up is probably in a lot of trouble right now. They have Creed, Seether, Finger Eleven, and Evanescence, but none of those bands are platinum sellers anymore and Wind-Up is more indie now than they ever have been in the past, promoting digital releases far in advance of retail releases to try to cut costs and push awareness. They probably don't have the necessary funds to really push a new album release from a band that has consistently not made them a profit in the past. Hell, they're even holding up the new Evanescence album, and that should be guaranteed money for them, but not necessarily and that's why Wind-Up is trying to play it safe. Why else would Wind-Up be signing bands like Bayside and Five For Fighting lately that have pre-installed fanbases?

As for 12 Stones, I have no doubt they'll find another label, especially if they decide to stay indie and/or play up the Christian card. Maybe then Tooth & Nail or INO can pick them up.

[lockebox]

They'll probably go cock-rock and sign with Eleven Seven.

[pen]

Aug 24, 2010 19:59:43 GMT -5 lockebox said:

They'll probably go cock-rock and sign with Eleven Seven.

Shut the fuck up. Don't even joke about that.

[lockebox]

Haha. Well, maybe they'll score a top 20 then. I wonder if Roadrunner are interested after seeing Hail the Villain's recent success.

[pen]

Aug 24, 2010 20:03:58 GMT -5 lockebox said:

Haha. Well, maybe they'll score a top 20 then. I wonder if Roadrunner are interested after seeing Hail the Villain's recent success.

Not sure what one has to do with the other. Hail The Villain doesn't sound anything like 12 Stones.

[lockebox]

Aug 24, 2010 20:05:38 GMT -5 pen said:

Aug 24, 2010 20:03:58 GMT -5 lockebox said:

Haha. Well, maybe they'll score a top 20 then. I wonder if Roadrunner are interested after seeing Hail the Villain's recent success.

Not sure what one has to do with the other. Hail The Villain doesn't sound anything like 12 Stones.

Active hard rock band? Black Stone Cherry & Collective Soul are signed to Roadrunner also... So, I wouldn't rule that one out.

[pen]

Aug 24, 2010 20:08:14 GMT -5 lockebox said:

Aug 24, 2010 20:05:38 GMT -5 pen said:

Not sure what one has to do with the other. Hail The Villain doesn't sound anything like 12 Stones.

Active hard rock band? Black Stone Cherry & Collective Soul are signed to Roadrunner also... So, I wouldn't rule that one out.

Neither are really sweeping the nation at this point.

[lockebox]

Neither are 12 Stones It'll be interesting to see who they sign with, anyway.

[pen]

So in related news, Endless Hallway just left Wind-Up too. Sounds like trouble is a brewin'.