When no roads exist to your destination, you cut a path of your own. That DIY work ethic is something Las Vegas hard alternative rockers Otherwise are quite familiar with – which is why the band, with little time to hit the studio between West-Coast tour stops, set up and rocked out in my living room one gorgeously sunny day in Oceanside, CA.
The intensely driven quintet—Adrian Patrick [vocals], Ryan Patrick [guitar/vocals], Corky Gainsford [drums/vocals], Tony Carboney [bass] and Andrew Pugh [guitar/vocals]— display a tenacity for their ongoing journey on their second full-length album, Peace At All Costs (pick it up on iTunes). It’s the follow-up to the band’s debut True Love Never Dies, driven by the success of hits “Soldiers,” “I Don’t Apologize (1000 Pictures),” and “Die For You.”
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The guys have toured alongside heavy hitters such as Stone Sour, Papa Roach and Three Days Grace, and made a notable presence at festivals including Rock On The Range, Aftershock, Rocklahoma, Carolina Rebellion, and Welcome To Rockville. However, Peace At All Costs raises the stakes across the board for the Vegas outfit, who teamed up with iconic producer David Bottrill [Tool, Muse, Staind, Stone Sour] in Vegas View Studios, to push themselves into new territory with Bottrill’s wisdom and encouragement.
“He really did contribute to the vibe of the album,” Adrian explains. “Whether it was changing the tempo from section to section or altering the key, David brought these new ideas to the fold, and you can hear them in each and every song. From top to bottom, the album has a lot of personality because of his contributions.”
Check out the first-ever Firecloud House Sessions for CraveOnline, featuring Otherwise performing “Coming For The Throne”- in my living room!
Catch the official video for “Coming For The Throne” right here.
Pick up Peace at All Costs on iTunes, Amazon and Google, and keep up with the band on Facebook and their official site.
Otherwise tour dates w/Nonpoint
May 1st – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
May 2nd – Battle Creek, MI @ The Music Factory **
May 3rd – Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall *
May 6th – Toronto, ON @ Rockpile West
May 7th – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
May 8th – Manchester, NH @ Jewel Nightclub
May 9th – Cranston, RI @ Oak Bar & Grill *
May 11th – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
May 12th – Philadelphia, PA @ Bullshooters
May 13th – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
May 14th – Morgantown, WV @ Schmitt’s Saloon *
May 15th – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino #
May 16th – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance *
May 18th – Ashwaubenon, WI @ Green Bay Distillery
May 19th – Ringle, WI @ Q and Z Expo Center
May 20th – Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli’s Grill/ The Reverb
Headlining and Festivals
May 21st – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
May 22nd – Peoria, IL @ Limelight
May 23rd – Pontiac, IL @ Freaksters Roadhouse
May 24th – Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma
May 27th – Dubuque, IA @ Eronel
May 28th – Rochester, MN @ The Wicked Moose
May 29th – Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom
May 30th – Kansas City, MO @ Rockfest
*Headlining
** w/Flaw
# w/Seether
