{"id":3863,"date":"2011-12-14T11:04:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T00:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=3863"},"modified":"2011-12-14T11:04:53","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T00:04:53","slug":"sixxa-m-7-ep-released-exclusively-on-itunes-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2011\/12\/sixxa-m-7-ep-released-exclusively-on-itunes-today\/","title":{"rendered":"SIXX:A.M. 7 EP released exclusively on ITUNES today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SIXX:A.M. RELEASES\u00a07<\/em>\u00a0EP EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES; PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE TRACK \u201cCODEPENDENCE\u201d IS ITUNES SINGLE OF THE WEEK<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0JAMES MICHAEL TO VIDEO CHAT WITH FANS TODAY AT 6PM EST\/3PM PST –\u00a0http:\/\/on.fb.me\/vIM6XP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

(New York, NY) \u2013\u00a0Sixx:A.M.<\/strong>\u00a0have released their first-ever acoustic EP entitled\u00a07<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0today exclusively via iTunes (http:\/\/bit.ly\/rK9tMp<\/a>).\u00a0 The EP, which\u00a0premiered last week on AOL Music\/Noisecreep<\/a>,\u00a0features seven acoustic versions of songs from the band\u2019s recently released album\u00a0This Is Gonna Hurt<\/em>, and also their 2008 debut release\u00a0The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack<\/em>. Additionally, the band is giving away the track\u00a0\u201cCodependence,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>as a holiday thank you to its fans.\u00a0\u00a0The song was\u00a0<\/strong>previously only available in Japan, is currently featured as iTunes\u2019 Single of the Week (http:\/\/bit.ly\/uH8jBe<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Singer\u00a0James Michael<\/strong>\u00a0explains the motivation behind the EP, “We were inspired to create\u00a07<\/em>\u00a0after experiencing the incredible reaction people had to the messages within the songs on both\u00a0The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0This Is Gonna Hurt<\/em>. \u00a0Our goal with this EP was to take songs that our fans were already intimately familiar with and present them in a way that shifted the focus. I’ve always loved hearing a song with all of the production stripped away because it exposes the raw emotions that were present at its infancy\u20267<\/em>\u00a0will give our fans a glimpse into the heart of what drives Sixx:AM.”<\/p>\n

7\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Tracklisting is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Lies of the Beautiful People (Acoustic)<\/li>\n
  2. This is Gonna Hurt (Acoustic)<\/li>\n
  3. Life is Beautiful (Acoustic)<\/li>\n
  4. Help is on the Way (Acoustic)<\/li>\n
  5. Sure Feels Right (Acoustic)<\/li>\n
  6. Pray For Me (Acoustic)<\/li>\n
  7. Accidents Can Happen (Acoustic)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Just in time for the holidays, Sixx: A.M. have also launched their direct to consumer webstore.\u00a0 It is the only destination where fans can purchase official Sixx: A.M. merchandise, including a Sixx:A.M. t-shirt.\u00a0 Please visit the store here\u00a0http:\/\/www.myplaydirect.com\/sixx-am<\/a><\/p>\n

    This is Gonna Hurt<\/em>, which\u00a0Blabbermouth.net<\/a><\/em>\u00a0describes as \u201ca deep, dark and intoxicatingly addictive mix of sounds and passion,\u201d is the follow up to 2008\u2019s\u00a0The Heroin Diaries\u00a0<\/em>and gave the band their first Top 10 debut on The Billboard 200 chart. The 11-track CD that\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u00a0proclaims \u201credefines the meaning of beauty\u201d and\u00a0AOL<\/em>\u00a0adds is \u201cboasting 11 radio-baiting tracks\u201d is also the companion album to Nikki Sixx\u2019s New York Times bestselling book \u201cThis Is Gonna Hurt,\u201d which debuted at #4.<\/p>\n

    Sixx:A.M. is the rock band formed in 2007 by Nikki Sixx (bass), Dj Ashba (guitar) and James Michael (vocals). Their debut album,\u00a0The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack<\/em>, sold over 350,000 copies, and the single, \u201cLife Is Beautiful,\u201d became radio\u2019s most played rock song of 2008.<\/p>\n

    See the first single \u201cLies of the Beautiful People\u201d from Sixx:A.M. here:<\/p>\n\n

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