Check out this in-depth interview with John about his Axe FX-II!
World Premiere of "Where I Want You" at PureGrainAudio.com
Here it is! We're excited to finally announce the World Premiere of our new single "Where I Want You" and other information about our upcoming EP entitled "Young Rust". It will be available April 29th!
Check it out here: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/mile-marker-zero-where-i-want-you-richard-mouser-mix-soundcloud-song-stream-world-premiere
Doug's Blog at ModernDrummer.com
Drummers! Check out the blog post Doug wrote for ModernDrummer.com:
Newest MMZ Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PROGRESSIVE ROCK HEAVY HITTERS MILE MARKER ZERO PREPARE TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC IN 2014
New 2014 Tour Dates Announced!
New Haven, CT – (December 13, 2013) – Since releasing their acclaimed full-length self-titled debut album back in 2009, which received much praise from industry insiders and press including a four star review from progressive rock website SeaOfTranquility.org for their “superlative musicianship, and lyrical ability,” the members of the Connecticut-based prog-rock quintet MILE MARKER ZERO have been hard at work writing and recording new music planned for release in 2014.
Led by vocalist Dave Alley, John Tuohy (guitars), Mark Focarile (keyboards), Tim Rykoski (bass) and Doug Alley (drums), MILE MARKER ZERO have shared the stage with some stalwart names such as Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob, The Winery Dogs), Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche), Porcupine Tree, Periphery, The Disco Biscuits, Spock’s Beard, and Scale the Summit to name a few.
"The past couple years have been interesting for us as a band. We have all gone through so much in our personal lives and it's present in our new material,” says vocalist Dave Alley. “It's been exciting to take a step back and look at our sound and writing from an objective point of view. I feel we are finally coming into our own as songwriters. The material we have been creating recently is something really special and something we think fans of the band/genre will appreciate. Our forthcoming material showcases the juxtaposition of our heavier instrumentation and our more classic sound in the keyboards and vocals.”
As part of a series of cover/rewrite mashups released earlier this year, MILE MARKER ZERO took to combining Justin Timberlake’s “Blue Ocean Floor” with Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”. Check out the cleverly arranged rendition here: http://youtu.be/uE0YKE1W5d0
Alley adds, “With our cover series online, we experimented mashing aggressive guitars and drums with poppy and pleasing vocal tracks. This started heavily influencing our new material and the way we look at composition. However, when it's all said and done the core of our writing has been "the song". We have always worked hard to write a great song that has individuality amongst the crowd. This time around it has only become more obvious that we are a band that take pride in writing tunes that are not only fun for us to play, but are really memorable and impactful to our audience. We are very excited for everything coming in 2014 and look forward to getting out and playing for everyone, everywhere."
The group is set to kick the new year off with a string of northeast dates beginning on January 10th at Le Grand Fromage in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1/10 – Le Grand Fromage – Atlantic City, NJ - http://on.fb.me/1kqjWn4
1/11 – The Rusty Nail – Ardmore, PA - http://www.thenail1.com/
1/28 – Tammany Hall – New York, NY - http://tammanyhallny.com/calendar/
2/22 – Legendary Dobbs – Philadelphia, PA - http://www.dobbsphilly.com/
In related news, the band will be giving a special holiday acoustic performance on December 27th, at The Outer Space located in Hamden, CT. For more info, visit: https://www.spaceballroom.com
To purchase MILE MARKER ZERO, visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mile-marker-zero/323096095
Also, whether you’re a seasoned player, intermediate or just starting out, be sure to check out Mark Focarile’s latest keyboard video blog where he presents a tutorial on how to perform the intro to "Foreplay/Long Time", off the eponymous debut album from celebrated American rockers Boston.
View the performance clip here: http://bit.ly/JeSptA
Watch and learn how to play it yourself here: http://bit.ly/1e5JEQ9
More on MILE MARKER ZERO: From the moment the band formed in 2003, the quintet have taken a slightly off-kilter, multi-tiered approach towards rock music that bordered on duality. Their songs are epic and ambitious, filled with unconventional arrangements and challenging rhythms yet they also flow with powerful melodies and memorable choruses. Vocalist Dave Alley, bassist Tim Rykoski and keyboardist Mark Focarile have honed their chops together for years before they met guitarist John Tuohy, where they were all attending Western Connecticut University school of music.
The group’s songs ''A Thousand Nights'' and ''Reaping Tide'' were both featured on the popular music video game Rockband developed by Harmonix Music Systems for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 game consoles.
To keep up to date with MILE MARKER ZERO:
https://www.facebook.com/milemarkerzero
New Shows for the Holidays
Hey everyone, Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. We're extremely thankful for all the support we get from everyone, and we're planning a very busy 2014!
For the rest of 2013, we're doing a special Christmas Acoustic show at the Outer Space on December 27th. It's a great time to hear versions of songs we rarely play, as well as a few holiday surprises in a great, an intimate setting.
In January, we'll be hitting the Mid-Atlantic for the weekend of January 10th and 11th with shows in Atlantic City and Ardmore, PA. Check out the Tour dates page for more info.
Make sure to connect with us on social media this month, and check out some new videos going up on our YouTube channel!
-Mark
Free Downloads at the new Mile Marker Zero Soundcloud!
Hey guys! You can download both of our covers of "Blue Ocean Floor / Comfortably Numb" and "Fine China / Stinkfist" on SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/milemarkerzero
Both songs are available in all download formats.
Share it with your friends, and make sure you check out the "Blue Ocean Floor" music video:
Production of the "Fine China" video will begin shortly.
See ya soon!
-Mark
MMZ opens for Scale the Summit, Reign on Kindo, and Jolly
We're excited to be sharing the stage with Scale the Summit, the Reign of Kindo, and Jolly at the Heirloom Arts Theater on November 18, 2013.
This is going to be a great show so please message us at: band@milemarkerzero.com for tickets!
More information can be found here:
First Music Video!
Our first music video is now on our YouTube channel! For the 3rd installment of our cover series, we covered Justin Timberlake's "Blue Ocean Floor", but mashed it together with Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb".
The result is one of the coolest things we've ever done! The arrangement was recorded by us, produced by John Tuohy, and the video was filmed and directed by Dave Alley. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Don't forget to share it with your friends! Thanks!
New Gig, Music Video coming soon
We've joined the bill at the Heirloom Arts Theater on August 21st opening for Ever Forthright and Aurus. Ever Forthright features Chris Baretto (ex-periphery).
It's gonna be a great night of cool, modern Progressive Music. Check out the gig page for more info.
Also, we'll be premiering a brand new Music Video for our Cover series in the coming days! Check in at https://www.youtube.com/mmzofficial where it will launch soon!
Unclaimed Bands Podcast
Go to www.unclaimedbands.com to check out an interview with Mile Marker Zero before the Zombie Crawl show at Legendary Dobbs in Philadelphia on March 31st.
Download the podcast for free on iTunes
Here's a short clip from YouTube: