BLACK WATER RISING Debut Delayed

The self-titled debut from BLACK WATER RISING — the New York-based band featuring former members of STEREOMUD, BOILER ROOM and DUST TO DUST — originally due on April 7, has been pushed back to a summer '09 release. The band planned on releasing the CD independently, but is now finalizing a deal with a record label.

Commented drummer Mike Meselsohn: "We have partnered up with a record label and are in the final stages of negotiating a deal. We will now have the resources to help take the band to the next level with a worldwide release. Unfortunately, our original release date of April 7 must get pushed back to allow for a full campaign with a new release date of summer '09.

"We know that many of our fans have been anxiously awaiting the release of this album, but this is a great opportunity for us to get our music out to a much larger audience."

Nadine Swiger of Musician Photo Journal recently conducted an interview with BLACK WATER RISING. Watch the nine-minute chat below.

BLACK WATER RISING's self-titled debut album is described as a collection of soul-baring, angst-ridden, riff-heavy material that is proudly anchored in the foundations of traditional hard rock songwriting. Its giant, guitar-driven monster riffs are served up on a bed of crushing grooves with soaring melodic vocals and big hooks. Basically, no-frills riff rock! Lyrically, the message is socially and politically driven by the dark times we live in. With darkness seemingly growing by the day, BLACK WATER RISING is a name that fits this band like a glove.

After releasing two self-produced albums nationwide with a band called DUST TO DUST, singer songwriter Rob Traynor locked himself away for two years in his Brooklyn, New York recording studio, later emerging with a collection of songs that would become the seeds of BLACK WATER RISING.

Traynor is joined by former BOILER ROOM drummer Mike Meselsohn, former STEREOMUD guitarist Johnny Fattoruso and bassist Oddie McLaughlin.

"After Rob's last project, he sat down and started writing songs," says Fattoruso. "Mike was in BOILER ROOM, which had gone belly-up. Rob called him up and said, 'Hey, I've got some new stuff, let's record these songs. They needed another guitar player, and found me via MySpace. I heard two riffs and said, 'I'm in!' Oddie and I were in our first band together back in high school. I had gotten back in touch with him, he was still playing. I brought him down to the studio, introduced him to the other guys. I brought him back three times, but the other guys loved him from the start. We wanted to give him a little test, ha!"

The band worked with director Noah Shulman (SOIL, THE AUTUMN OFFERING) on an MTV-quality music video for their song "Brother Go On" which has been getting stellar reviews on YouTube, MySpace and other media sites.