May First Five

Episode 5.0 (The Unsigned Countdown)

Written by: Jason Roeseke

We're back! I know I know. How lost you must have felt for the last week. I hope that our bonus episode at least maintained you. Believe me I felt just as lost as you, but before depression sets in. Before those thoughts of rage that have building up inside of you explode like a madness in to every vein within you. We are back. We bring to you another great list of Unsigned and Independent R.A.M.P artists, musicians, and bands. These soldiers stand here on the front line. No spotlight, No screaming wet panty wearing fans. No none of that. These brave and worthy warriors are here for glory. These bands are her for honor. Yes these Soldiers are here for us.

Leading the charge is no easy task, and kicking off a month like May, kicking off The Unsigned Countdowns first ever Halfway point, and kick starting your ass is what we asked of our first band. @AngelFlayer Joined Our ranks by simply submitting their track Crown of Thorns to our The Unsigned Countdown Submission Portal. Just like so many others have. With a driving beat, slicing guitars, and a voice that sounds like pure gravel this band bleeds your earballs dry. Fantastic song writing is abundant in this group of Metal gods, and once you get hit by this sound, you will have no choice but to join their growing group of fans. Then before you can pick your chin up off of your floor the second wave of Sound smashes into you. @Jeff-Fiorentino comes at us with guitar strings blazing and helps convert some masses with his track Fake Jane Levys. . This one will send you scrambling for your old Van Halen records for sure. While it might only be an instrumental. It's obvious that there is some massive talent coming right at us. @Soundblade brings us back to the days of metal with their thrashing masterpiece Wingless flight, and @Mamacecile cracks the code next, leaving us all shivering like cold wet babies with their track Tell Me Your Fears. While it's been said that this band gives birth to many mischievous creatures, there will be no escaping this one. Let this track wrap it's way around your soul, and bury it's way deep into your brain. Finally just before you pass out from blood loss @Bazooka-Zoo wraps you tightly in it's warm blanket of sound. Wicked ways will put your mind at ease, and the relief should be immediate. Soothing soulful tones will dance around in mid air for you, and you will not be the same once they are done toying with your imagination.

Thank you for listening to The Unsigned Countdown. Please support these Unsigned and Independent artists, musicians, and bands because thats what this project is all about. We have always got something in the works and you can find out more about this podcast by liking our Facebook page. If you actually read this do me a favor and tweet us @Jarcodes #sawtheblog. Follow us there on Twitter for some great retweets, mentions, and updates. For every other great link to every other Jarcodes and The Unsigned Countdown hotspot. Visit Jarcodes.com.

Dedicated to the late Jeff Hanneman

Fog Hole

Episode 4.75 ( Underground Recap Session )

Written by: Jason Roeseke

The conversation concerning our Unsigned artists begins this week with an Freshman English lesson. Who or what is an Epoch? Thank you Wikipedia for explaining that,

In the fields of chronology and periodization an epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular era. The "epoch" then serves as a reference point from which time is measured. Time measurement units are counted from the epoch so that the date and time of events can be specified unambiguously. With that being said. thanks as well to Hot Fog not only for the great track, but for forcing us all to learn something new. At last we can fully appreciate your song Epoch of the Tyrant. Afterwards the guys talk about the voting snafu that caused Soundrise to be knock from their rightful place a top our Countdown. The song Western Tourture was a perfectly presented masterpiece, and the band should be proud. A special mention for "The Kids of Widney High" before the reviews move forward to Warmachine and their cover, not a cover, maybe a cover. Betrayed. Their ripping vocals, great production, and heavy sound had two judges drooling, but the many borrowed riffs left us all wanting more originality. Then finally we arrive at our Top Two Independents of the month. Chant brought it with a brand new anthem. An electronica assault named Revolt that was wrapped up in the perfect package. Not to be undone. Mutiny Within came with their multi layered track Become. While the judges had their pick, voting was again left to the fans. Thank you to the fans that voted on our Facebook poll question. A winner was chosen and announced in this very episode.

As always please support these bands. They are the reason for this project. Also Help us by going to Jarcodes. Thank you for your time. Please come back next month to hear a brand new list of submissions. Jarcodes productions has been supporting the Independent musician for over a year, and with your help will continue to deliver the best original Metal, Rock, Alternative, and Punk sounds. Your feedback as always is crucial to our success and since we are a submission based podcast, We ask of every band and fan out there to help us in the search for new and raw Unsigned talent. Thank you

Earballs

Episode 4.50 ( The Unsigned Countdown )

Written by: Jason Roeseke

In the battle for our earballs there are many brave, and worthy adversaries. When it comes to the Top Five of The Unsigned Countdown however there can be only one. In the end. When the smoke rises, and the flames have all turned to blackened embers. One independent will have proved themselves invincible. Leaving four in their wake. Will it be @Hot-Fog with the classic Hard rocking Epoch the Tyrant. Good production and a voice that can shred both denim and leather is an asset on this battleground. Maybe @Soundrise-rock will reign supreme, and probably would have had a chance if one judge hadn't made a crucial ranking mistake. The originality, musical prowess, and political lyrics packed into their track Western Torture had at least two other countdown critics screaming number one. Well suited @Warmachine was in the thick of the action and bloodied some earballs for sure with their riff ridden and wickedly produced tune Betrayer. @chantprojections shouted the theme of our cause, and did it to perfection with the industrial anthem Revolt. And it was our first ever countdown two timer, @Mutiny-Within, breaking the barrier prepared and seasoned for carnage as they took no prisoners with the multi layered and awe inspiring song Become.

Once you have finished absorbing all your mind can handle we will then ask you to join us at Facebook to cast your vote, and help one of our top two independents to achieve their goal of becoming our #1 band in the month of April. You can also express your voting rights on the episode 4.50 timeline at Soundcloud.

As always please support these bands. They are the reason for this project. Also Help us by going to Jarcodes. Thank you for your time. Please come back next week to listen to The Underground Recap Session. Tony, Derek, and Jason will discuss how they feel about our unsigned heros. Jarcodes productions has been supporting the Independent musician for over a year, and with your help will continue to deliver the best original Metal, Rock, Alternative, and Punk sounds. Your feedback as always is crucial to our success and since we are a submission based podcast, We ask of every band and fan out there to help us in the search for new and raw Unsigned talent. Thank you

I told my Grampa I was gonna fly

Episode 4.25 ( Underground Recap Session )

Written by: Jason Roeseke

The Guys are back to talk independent unsigned metal rock alternative and punk tunes. "I think we're really starting to feel our groove as hosts" says producer Jason about the conversation between himself Tony Leonardi, and Sir Derek Cornett. "If a band wants honest feedback, This podcast is where they're going to find it". The Unsigned Countdown is a project started in January, is constantly evolving, and was created as a free promotional tool for any metal rock alternative or punk musician that wants to grow as a artist. The judges that discuss the submitted tracks bring a wide Musical background to the table, and use that to help describe from a neutral standpoint what is great about a track or what in their opinion needs work.

In this episode we talk about the April First Five, and we start off with some big names in @Maegi. A group of seasoned and well known musicians that bring a classic metal sound to the show with their memorable track "Skies Fall". @Misanthrope-Count-Mercyful is up next with "Death as a reward". another Heavy hitter from Russia. @Absinthium kickes our unsigned asses with "Skull". @Blindfold-3 teaches us that Greece can contribute to the cause in a major way with their song "God of Pain", and @Writing-off-Tomorrow splits the judges in two with the vocal weaponry, raw talent, and lyrical prowess that the band has managed to pack into their tune "All the Blood I Need"

Jarcodes Productions invite you to take a listen to the opinions of the Judges, and offer up your own at https://www.facebook.com/jarcodes. Join and like us there to stay up to date on everything we do. Support every featured band because thats really what this project is all about, and consider adding some independent music into your catalog. If you haven't already check out our website at http://www.jarcodes.com. We have a great and easy to use mobile site, stipple band pics, and links to every corner of our social stratosphere. Thank you for the support. To find out how to be included in an upcoming episode of "The Unsigned Countdown" podcast. Check out the "About" section on our Facebook page, or follow us at https://soundcloud.com/jarcodes.

Episode 4.0 (The Unsigned Countdown)

written by: Jason Roeseke

Did you feel it? Just before the end there is a Bone rattling quake. Something so intense in it's nature that you have no choice but to acknowledge it. You will know of it's existence when you see the terror in the eyes of those running away from it. You will realize it's size when you see the dust and rubble of it's aftermath. You however will not run. This moment. This cloud of chaos was born for you. It was created for all of us wishing for change. Did you hear it? It sounds of revolution. Can you hear that? It's The Unsigned Countdown. It's the First Five. It is the resounding collapse of Commercializm

In this our opening episode we travel the globe to bring your earballs the satisfaction they have for so long deserved. Kicking of the month right was easy with the Turkish super group that is @Maegi and their killer tune Skies Fall. Then almost to quickly, but not soon enough we move you to Russia and a live unyielding track called Death as a Reward from @Misanthrope-Count-Mercyful. No one can blow your earballs much better then @Absinthium and their epic ode to Heavy metal Skull. After that track we leave you very little time to recuperate before we nail you with God of Pain from the Greek killers @Blindfold-3. Ending the show with an American band that You won't soon forget. @Writing-Off-Tomorrow. A breath of bloody fresh air that contains some of the best vocals, hard pounding drums, and dueling guitarists that we've ever heard in our Countdown before

As always please support these bands. They are the reason for this project. Also Help us by going to http://www.jarcodes.com. Thank you for your time. Please come back next week to listen to The Underground Recap Session. Tony, Derek, and Jason will go hard on these submitters, and the people that produced for them.

Here in no special order are the bands, songs, and links

All the Blood I need

By: Writing Off Tomorrow

http://www.reverbnation.com/writingofftomorrow

God of Pain

By: Blindfold

https://soundcloud.com/blindfold-3/blindfold-god-of-pain

Skulls

By: Apsinthium

http://youtu.be/RzM_84o8MtY

Skies Fall

By: Maegi

ttp://maegi.bandcamp.com/album/skies-fall

Death as a Reward

By: Misanthrope Count Mercyful

http://mcmband.bandcamp.com/track/death-as-a-reward

I'll make you smell my finger

written by: Jason Roeseke

Welcome to our final March installment. If "to be or not to be" was Shakespeare's most famous quote. Then "Did you say meat boning products" might just be ours. Sit back and relax while Derek, Tony, and Jason discuss the Top Five. From @SaludaSTL and the bar fight that was their track shine. @Parkingponies with the guitar driven tune I once knew a hippopotamus, And of course @casualcrewband with one of my personal favorites Breathable underwear.

Hardly enough for our Countdown crusade. We talk Top Two. A battle of epic proportions was waged at https://www.facebook.com/jarcodes. It was @Pivot and their killer track IV Rebirther going head to head and vote for vote against @Streetsleeper and their unstoppable song Killing Time. It took a poll question. Almost 4000 views. 170 votes, and some kick ass fans to reach a final decision. In the end it was those fans and not our elder judges that picked our The Unsigned Countdown March winner. The winner was. ha ha The winner was announced in this very episode.

Thank you to every fan and band for your participation. Continue supporting these bands as well as every musician, band, and artist featured by this podcast. Support, feedback, and promotion of the quality Independents is what this project is all about. Also please if you don't mind please throw some support our way as well. Follow us at http://soundcloud.com/jarcodes. Tweet us at http://twitter.com/jarcodes. And of course enjoy everything that is The Unsigned Countdown at http://www.jarcodes.com

This Episode is dedicated to the late Jason Mihalik

The March march

Written by: Jason Roeseke

The final March installment of our Countdown is upon us with even more earball busting bands, and another chance for you to cast your vote and help decide which of these monsters of the Independent realm will become victorious meeting us once again in a November finale that is quickly stacking up to an epic battle for your approval, votes and support. When you completed your Unsigned transfusion Take a minute and visit us at Https://www.Facebook.com/Jarcodes and vote on the poll question pinned at the top of our page. Like us as well to keep up to date on everything The Unsigned Countdown.

So Which to bands made into our Top Two? Was it @SaludaSTL and their punch to the throat Shine? Was it a contender from the Punk side of the gene pool like @CasualCrewband and the earball crushing submission Breathable Underwear? Or @ParkingPonies with the well named and well played track I once knew a Hippopotamus? @Streetsleeper brought it with Killing time taking no prisoners @Pivot threw down without second thought and bleed our earballs with Rebirther. The only way to find out is to listen.

Please support these artists and bands. Thats what this is all about. Help us prove that Commercialism Hasn't rotted our brains completely. The Unsigned Countdown could also use the support. You can do that easily Wherever it is that you call your internet comfort zone. Find all of our links, blogs, shows, and more at http://www.jarcodes.com. Thank you for listening. Please go vote and return next Monday to hear the guys discuss the Countdown in our Underground Recap Sessions

Special thanks go out to Derek Cornett Tony Leonardi Catherine Fitzgibbon, and Adam Gonzales

Breathable Underwear

By: Casual Crew

Https://soundcloud.com/casualcrewband/breathable

Killing time Demo

By: Streetsleeper

Https://soundcloud.com/streetsleeper/killing-time-demo

Shine

By: SaludaSTL

https://soundcloud.com/saludastl/shine

IV. The Rebirthers

By: Pivot

http://soundcloud.com/pivotband/iv-the-rebirthers

I once knew a hippopotamus

By: Parkingponies

Https://soundcloud.com/parkingponies/i-once-knew-a-hippopotamus

Happy Saint Patricks Day We miss you Mary Lu

Happy Saint Patricks Day We miss you Mary Lu

How gel is formed

Written by Jason Roeseke

Welcome fans, bands, skeptics, supporters,saints, and sinners to The Unsigned Countdown Underground Recap Session. Listen now as Jason Roeseke, Tony Leonardi, and new Judge Derek Cornett Discuss the March First five. A set of Independent tracks guaranteed to rip the bones from your flesh, and the commercialism from your earballs. We began this monster month by spreading our horizons. We captured moments in time from Party Rock & Roll and @Haubits " Just enough to break my heart", Haunting ballads with @PsychoSide "Tears", to Classic Metal and maybe my favorite band of the Countdown @Unchained-Beast and their unrelenting "Gates of Dumbr". From Groovy bar bands like Irelands very own @Crafty-Fuzz and their song "Struggle Struggle", to Arena filling progressive gods like @Shoot-the-Breeze with "Bad Blood and Beef.

Now in this episode we discuss those tracks. Explain why we ranked them the way we did, and maybe even go off subject once or twice. With Tony anchoring the show, Jason's amazing production wizardry, and Derek's brilliant incite this one is a must listen. The guys are finally starting to gel, and it's a blast to here. Who loves waffles? Which judge didn't find the classic hits from Damn Yankees so damn wonderful? And which newby looses track of his wandering microphone? All of this and more is revealed in this installment of The Unsigned Countdown Underground Recap Session.

As always Thank you to the bands. Please support every one of them. All it takes is a like, Follow, or Tweet to show them some love. So please do it. You can support the podcast simply by joining us at http://www.facebook.com/jarcodes where you can share your opinions about our opinions, https://soundcloud.com/jarcodes a great place to find Countdown extras like "Backstage", submission group links, and show bundles, Now you can check out our new home http://www.jarcodes.com. Every show. Every band link, and the brand new features to tweet us using our Twitter button, or shout out to us directly in Facebook by using our comment section.

Thank you for the support, feedback, and bone splitting submissions

Remember this my honorable conquerors. My demon knights, and evil Queens. Listen here! Every soldier on the front line of the revolution. Music not only holds with in it every answer, but offers the ability to ask every question.

In this battle against the commercialism of our air waves. In the bloody war for our very earballs. It will take all for armies. Each possess the riffs and axes needed to claim victory over the mediocrity, and it will be the strongest Metal, Punk, Rock, and Alternative survivors that, when its all said and done, when the last overproduced, lip synching, generic, performer is laid into obscurity, Will they only then get to tip their chalice toward their brothers. Thank you to @Haubits, @Psychoside @Unchained-Beast @Crafty-Fuzz @Shoot-the-Breeze

But until that moment in time arrives. We fight.

Here in no specific order are our April honor guard. Please take the time to support these bands. As it it they that fight this month to save your bloody fucking withering and unsatisfied earballs.

Gates of Dunbr

By:Unchained Beast

https://soundcloud.com/unchained-beast/gates-of-dumbr-demo

Just enough to break my heart

By: haubits

Https://soundcloud.com/haubits/just-enough-to-break-my-heart

Tears

By: psychoside

Https://soundcloud.com/psychoside/tears

BAD BLOOD & BEEF

By: Shoot the Breeze

Https://soundcloud.com/shoot-the-breeze/bad-blood-beef

Struggle Struggle

By: Crafty Fuzz

https://soundcloud.com/crafty-fuzz/struggle-struggle

Also joining the fight is Sir Derek Cornett.An independant composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist (primarily guitar) living in So. California. Unencumbered with the limitations of a professional career (haha... laugh now) Derek is able to explore and create his own musical universe using Soundcloud as a "virtual music/idea distribution center for anyone who is willing to listen. Past professional highlights include two works for solo classical guitar published by Mel Bay and an Electric Blues Guitar play-along method book published by Hal Leonard and available in boot-leg form in Japan.... Visit him on Soundcloud @https://soundcloud.com/derek-cornett

Our continued thanks to Sir Derek for his wisdom and presence. We at The Unsigned Countdown are proud to include him as cohost, Friend, and musical judge.

Wow! What a month this has been. Listen while Tony and Jason discuss the Top Five bands, And announce the February winner. It was a hard fought battle between our Top bands. With over a thousand views, and a hundred votes, we not only had our first ever fan vote, but our first judge vote upset as well. Thank you to every band that submitted and to every fan that participated. The Countdown will be back next month bigger and badder then ever. Derek Cornett will join us as a guest judge. We will have ten new songs to rank and discuss, and who knows. Maybe judge Adam will actually grace us with his presence. Thank you to Tony and Jason for making the time to offer these great independent musicians some input, praise, and feedback. If you think you have what it takes to be a judge with us on The Unsigned Countdown. Contact Jarcodes Productions at [email protected].

When you're done listening to the Recap. Check out our latest off shoot. The Unsigned Countdown Backstage:

http://youtu.be/jiC5sBGndqI