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December 22, 2009 - Tuesday

TENSION HEAD Girls & Mens Tee's back in Stock!
Category: Music

You can order TENSION HEAD Tee's from the front of our Profile, any questions, just ask! *NEW* Low Price as well, all Tee's (Girls S, M, L and Mens S, M, L, XL, XXL) are Now only $10 plus $5 shipping/handling! $15, WOW, now that's a fuckin deal! Oh Yeah!!!

-Girls/Women, if you buy a T.H. Tee, take a pic of yourself wearin it and we'll add you to our T.H. Girls Album! Click the pic below to see some of the other Loyal T.H. Girls!

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December 22, 2009 - Tuesday

*New* Interview w/ TENSION HEAD Chuck!
Category: Music

Just Click the Link below and Check out the New Interview done by DJ Tanis and DJ Elannasees of Treble Radio! Also, if ya get a chance, Check out the Interview they did with our Friends KITTIE just a week before us! Oh Yeah!!!

http:../../..www...trebleradiorock..s...com/..podcasts.htm

Please add both DJ's:
http:../../..www...myspace...com/djtanis
http:../../..www...myspace...com/elannasees

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December 8, 2009 - Tuesday

Radio Edit for "THE BEAR" has just been Officially Released!
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optimistic
Category: Music

"Your Feedback Will Be Very Much Appreciated! Oh Yeah!!!

T.H.

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November 19, 2009 - Thursday

WE MADE RADIO CHARTS!!! (weeks 2 - 4 of 8)
Current mood:

accomplished
Category: Music

TENSION HEAD is Now on the National Radio Charts!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (week 2)
Ranked #48 on FM College Radio Charts
Ranked #65 on FM Commercial Radio Charts
(30 Spins!)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (week 3)
Ranked #45 on FM College Radio Charts
Ranked #60 on FM Commercial Radio Charts
(33 Spins!)

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 (week 4)
Ranked #43 on FM College Radio Charts
Ranked #65 on FM Commercial Radio Charts
(30 Spins!)

-Not bad for a Metal Band out of Saginaw, MI.

"Please Keep Calling! Oh Yeah!!!"

Atlanta
WCHZ-Augusta              --      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WJRR-Orlando                --     -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WOBX-Nags Head           A      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WPUP-Athens                --
WTPT-Greenvalle            --      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WXQR-New Bern            --      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WXTB-Tampa                 --
WYBB-Charlston             A      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WKNC-Raleigh                --      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WKPX-Sunrise                A      ON      1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WRAS-Atlanta                --      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
WREK-Atlanta                 --
Baltimore..DC
WFWM-Frostburg            A      ON     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WVUD-Newark               A      ON    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WWVU-Morgantown         A
WXJM-Harrisonburg         -
Boston
WGIR-Manchester           --
WHEB-Port Smith             A      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
WHJY-Providence           A      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
WLFE-Burlington             A      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WBIM-Bridgwater            --
WKKL-W Barnstable         --
WMHB-Waterville             A
WMPG-Portland               --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WMWM-Salem                --
WRBC-Lewiston              A      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
WTCC-Springfield            --
WUMD-Dartmouth            --
WUML-Lowell                 A      ON   1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WXIN-Providence             --      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
Chicago
KFMW-Waterloo              A      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
KNDS-Fargo                  A      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
KSHE-St Louis                --
WBYR-Ft Wayne             --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WJJO-Madison               --
WKTA-Chicago               A      L     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WXRX-Rockford              --      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
WZOR-Appleton              --      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
KFAI-Minneapolis             A      ON 1 SPIN THIS WEEK
KIWR-Council Bluff           A      ON   1 SPIN THIS WEEK
KWLC-Decorah               --
WMXM-Lake Forest          --
WORT-Madison               A      L 1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WRST-Oshkosh              --
WSUM-Madison               -
WSUP-Plattville                A      L    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WWSP-Stevens Point        A      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
Cleveland
WXEG-Dayton                --      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WBGU-Bolling Green         A      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WBWC-Berea                 A
WCSB-Cleveland             --      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
WJCU-Univ Hights            A      ON 1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WRUW-Cleveland            A      ON   1 SPIN THIS WEEK
Dallas
DMX-Austin                   --      -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
HARD-Dallas                  --      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
KEYJ-Abilene                 --
KROX-Austin                 A      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
KNON-Dallas                  A      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
KPFT-Houston                A      L    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
KSYM-San Antonio          --      ON   1 SPIN THIS WEEK
Denver
KBPI-Denver                  --      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
KHTB-Salt Lake               --
KUPD-Tempe                  --
KCSU-Ft Collins               A      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
KMSA-Grand Junctio        --      ON   1 SPIN THIS WEEK
KWCR-Ogden                 --
Detroit
WKQZ-Saganaw             A      L     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WRIF-Detroit                  A      L      1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WDBM-East Lansing         --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WHFR-Dearborn              A      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WMHW-Mt Pleasant          A
WXUT-Toledo                 A      ON    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
Kansas City
KKFI-Kansas City            A      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
KMKF-Manhattan             A      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
KZCD-Loton                   A      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
KJHK-Lawrence              --      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
KTRM-Kirksville               --
KURE-Ames                   -
Los Angeles
FMJ-Los Angeles            A      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
KCAL-Redlands              --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
KOMP-Las Vegas            --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
KTUH-Honolulu                A      ON    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
Nashville
KFTE-Lafayette               --
KNWD-Natchitoches         --
KSCL-Shreveport            --
WRVU-Nashville              --      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WTTU-Cookville               --
WVUA-Tuscaloosa          A      ON    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
New York
ExtremeRadio NY/UK        A      L      2 SPINS THIS WEEK
Music Choice-NY             --
Q-104-New York             ..       ..     NOT FOR US
Sirius/XM-New York         --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WAQX-Syracuse            A      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
WDHA-Ceader Knolls        A      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WEDG-Buffalo                --
WKGB-Binghamton          --
WKLL-Utica                   A      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WVBR-Ithaca                 A
WZMR-Latham                --      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
WCDB-Albany                --
WEOS-Geneva               --      --       NOT ON THIS WEEK
WHPC-Garden City           A      ON     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WITR-Rochester              --      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WNYO-Oswego              --             NOT ON THIS WEEK
WNYU-New York            --      --
WRHU-Hempstead           --
WSOU-So Orange            A      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
WVKR-Poughkeepiese      --
WXCI-Danbury                A      L     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
Philadelphia
WQXA-Elizabethtown       --      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WARC-Meadville              --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WCAL-California              --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WCLH-Wilkes Barre          A      ON    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WGLS-Glassboro            --      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WIXQ-Millersville              --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
WKPS-University PK         --      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WLFR-Pomona                A      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
WLVR-Bethlehem            A      ON     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WMUH-Allentown            A      ON     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WNTE-Mansfield              --
WPTC-Williamsport           A      ON     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WRKC-Wilkes Barre          A      ON     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
WTSR-Trenton                --      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK
San Francisco
KRRX-Redding                A
KXFX-Santa Rosa            --
KDVS-Davis                   A      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
KGAR-Lemoore               --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
KSJS-San Jose               A      L     1 SPIN THIS WEEK
KUSF-San Francisco        A
Seattle
KFLY-Eugene                 A      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
KISW-Seattle                  --      --   NOT ON THIS WEEK
KRPM-Billings                 --      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
KZZE-Medford                A      --    NOT ON THIS WEEK
KEOL-La Grande             A      On    1 SPIN THIS WEEK
KGLT-Boseman               --      --     NOT ON THIS WEEK
KUPS-Tacoma                --
KWCW-Walla Walla          --
KWVA-Eugene               --      --      NOT ON THIS WEEK

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November 11, 2009 - Wednesday

Radio Stats (week 1 of 8)

The Radio Stats are in and we beat AC/DC!!!

Their New CD came in at #7 for Adds on National FM Radio this week, our Newest CD "DO OR DIE" came in at #6! Let me break this info down for ya'll, the Cities with a Blank spot next to it just haven't turned in their info for the week yet or are just to lazy to, call them anyway! The Cities that say "NOT ON THIS WEEK" are the ones we need the most help on, call these guys, bug the shit out of them, and request that they put TENSION HEAD in Rotation (the CD may fall on deaf ears in these cities if we don't act NOW), the Cities that say "ADD THIS WEEK" you can call anytime and Request TENSION HEAD, they have already put us in their Rotation for their Metal Shows at the very least! So, as of right now, we know that TENSION HEAD has been added to at least 31 FM Stations and at least 50 College FM Stations totaling at least 81 FM Radio Stations that have put the "DO OR DIE" CD in their Rotation! Keep up the Kickass SUPPORT, YOU know we DO appreciate it very much, Thank YOU all! I will do my best to keep you all informed as this 8 week Marketing Campaign continues...Oh Yeah!!!

Chuck
T.H.

"The Request Line Numbers are on the Front of our Profile!"

-..-..-.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Atlanta
* WCHZ-Augusta
* WJRR-Orlando -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* WOBX-Nags Head A ADD THIS WEEK
* WPUP-Athens
* WTPT-..Greenvalle -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* WXQR-New Bern
* WXTB-Tampa -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* WYBB-Charlston A ADD THIS WEEK
WKNC-Raleigh -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WKPX-Sunrise A ADD THIS WEEK
WRAS-Atlanta -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WREK-Atlanta -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
Baltimore..DC
WFWM-Frostburg A ADD THIS WEEK
WVUD-Newark A ADD THIS WEEK
WWVU-..Morgantown A ADD THIS WEEK
WXJM-..Harrisonburg -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
Boston
* WGIR-Manchester
* WHEB-Port Smith A ADD THIS WEEK
* WHJY-..Providence A ADD THIS WEEK
* WLFE-..Burlington A ADD THIS WEEK
WBIM-..Bridgwater -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WKKL-W Barnstable
WMHB-..Waterville A ADD THIS WEEK
WMPG-Portland -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WMWM-Salem -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WRBC-Lewiston A ADD THIS WEEK
WTCC-..Springfield
WUMD-Dartmouth
WUML-Lowell A ADD THIS WEEK
WXIN-..Providence -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
Chicago
* KFMW-Waterloo A ADD THIS WEEK
* KNDS-Fargo A ADD THIS WEEK
* KSHE-St Louis
* WBYR-Ft Wayne -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* WJJO-Madison
* WKTA-Chicago A ADD THIS WEEK
* WXRX-Rockford -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* WZOR-Appleton -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
KFAI-..Minneapolis A ADD THIS WEEK
KIWR-Council Bluff A ADD THIS WEEK
KWLC-Decorah
WMXM-Lake Forest
WORT-Madison A ADD THIS WEEK
WRST-Oshkosh
WSUM-Madison
WSUP-..Plattville A ADD THIS WEEK
WWSP-Stevens Point A ADD THIS WEEK
Cleveland
* WXEG-Dayton
WBGU-Bolling Green A ADD THIS WEEK
WBWC-Berea A ADD THIS WEEK
WCSB-Cleveland -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WJCU-Univ Hights A ADD THIS WEEK
WRUW-Cleveland A ADD THIS WEEK
Dallas
* DMX-Austin -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* HARD-Dallas -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* KEYJ-Abilene
* KROX-Austin A ADD THIS WEEK
KNON-Dallas A ADD THIS WEEK
KPFT-Houston A ADD THIS WEEK
KSYM-San Antonio
Denver
* KBPI-Denver
* KHTB-Salt Lake
* KUPD-Tempe -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
KCSU-Ft Collins A NOT ON THIS WEEK
KMSA-Grand Junctio
KWCR-Ogden
Detroit
* WKQZ-Saganaw A ADD THIS WEEK
* WRIF-Detroit A ADD THIS WEEK
WDBM-East Lansing -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WHFR-Dearborn A ADD THIS WEEK
WMHW-Mt Pleasant A ADD THIS WEEK
WXUT-Toledo A ADD THIS WEEK
Kansas City
* KKFI-Kansas City A ADD THIS WEEK
* KMKF-Manhattan A ADD THIS WEEK
* KZCD-Loton A ADD THIS WEEK
KJHK-Lawrence
KTRM-Kirksville
KURE-Ames
Los Angeles
* FMJ-Los Angeles A ADD THIS WEEK
* KCAL-Redlands -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* KOMP-Las Vegas -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
KTUH-Honolulu A ADD THIS WEEK
Nashville
* KFTE-Lafayette -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
KNWD-..Natchitoches
KSCL-Shreveport
WRVU-Nashville -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WTTU-Cookville
WVUA-..Tuscaloosa A ADD THIS WEEK
New York
* ExtremeRadio NY/UK A ADD THIS WEEK
* Music Choice-NY -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* Q-104-New York .. NOT FOR US
* Sirius/XM-New York -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* WAQX-Syracuse A ADD THIS WEEK
* WDHA-Ceader Knolls A ADD THIS WEEK
* WEDG-Buffalo
* WKGB-Binghamton
* WKLL-Utica A NOT ON THIS WEEK
* WVBR-Ithaca A ADD THIS WEEK
* WZMR-Latham
WCDB-Albany -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WEOS-Geneva -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WHPC-Garden City A ADD THIS WEEK
WITR-Rochester
WNYO-Oswego
WNYU-New York -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WRHU-Hempstead
WSOU-So Orange A ADD THIS WEEK
WVKR-..Poughkeepiese
WXCI-Danbury A ADD THIS WEEK
Philadelphia
* WQXA-..Elizabethtown -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WARC-Meadville -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WCAL-California
WCLH-Wilkes Barre A ADD THIS WEEK
WGLS-Glassboro -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WIXQ-..Millersville -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
WKPS-..University PK
WLFR-Pomona A ADD THIS WEEK
WLVR-Bethlehem A ADD THIS WEEK
WMUH-Allentown A ADD THIS WEEK
WNTE-Mansfield
WPTC-..Williamsport A ADD THIS WEEK
WRKC-Wilkes Barre A ADD THIS WEEK
WTSR-Trenton -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
San Francisco
* KRRX-Redding A ADD THIS WEEK
* KXFX-Santa Rosa -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
KDVS-Davis A ADD THIS WEEK
KGAR-Lemoore
KSJS-San Jose A ADD THIS WEEK
KUSF-San Francisco A ADD THIS WEEK
Seattle
* KFLY-Eugene A ADD THIS WEEK
* KISW-Seattle -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* KRPM-Billings -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
* KZZE-Medford A ADD THIS WEEK
KEOL-La Grande A ADD THIS WEEK
KGLT-Boseman -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
KUPS-Tacoma -- NOT ON THIS WEEK
KWCW-Walla Walla
KWVA-Eugene -- NOT ON THIS WEEK

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October 27, 2009 - Tuesday

T.H. on FM ROCK RADIO!!!
Category: Music

Alright you TENSION HEAD Freaks, the time is NOW! Our latest Release "Do or Die" will be in the hands of over 200 FM Rock Radio Stations across the USA...what does this mean? It means if you call your local FM Rock Radio Station (from the list below) and request to hear some TENSION HEAD, then it will more than likely happen! Wait a minute, let's back up for a second, TENSION HEAD on the Radio??? you heard right, and all ya gotta do is call the Request Line from The "LIST" below!

This very large list that has the name of each FM Rock Radio Station, their location as in City/State, and their Request Line Phone Number! This List will be put up on the Right side of our Profile! Thank YOU to our National Radio Promotion Marketing Team, that's right, we are being represented, and most of all, THANK YOU to all of our Friends and Fans! Oh FUCK Yeah!!!

Chuck
T.H.

"of course, I won't be able to say Fuck on the radio, but you'll be able to fill in the blanks, lol"

Only 5 of the 10 songs on the "Do or Die" CD needed to be Edited for the Radio, so when it's time, you may request any damn T.H. Song that you wish! Oh Yeah!!!

CALL AWAY!!!!

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January 7, 2009 - Wednesday

Press
Category: Music

Live show review from the "Do or Die Tour" @ The Local, Marietta, GA. 07.05.09
http://thesilvertongueonline.com/?p=7327

It's time to hit the road
Thursday, May 21, 2009
SUE WHITE
THE SAGINAW NEWS
What if ...
That's the question, says Chuck Rossio, that he and bandmates JoJo Jimenez, Sean Griffin and Anthony Garcia didn't want to ask themselves years from now.
So, stepping out on faith, the hard-rocking Tension Head hits the road in mid-June for a two-month national tour, promoting its new CD, ''Do or Die.'' It opens with a CD release party at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Machine Shop in Flint, and closes Saturday, Aug. 15, at the
band's home-away-from-home, Hamilton Street Pub in Old Town Saginaw.
''We started thinking hard about this more than a year ago,'' said Rossio, the band's frontman. Soon after, the pieces started coming together.
Sponsors came forward, from St. Mary's of Michigan hospital and Michigan CardioVascular Institute to Weyand Bros. landscaping, Audio Central Alarm and Drunken Monkey and Old Town tattoo parlors, with funds that will cover the cost of gas and make the tour bus street-legal.
''In today's economy, getting that sort of support is almost unheard of, especially when you're talking about a hard-rock band. But these are people who work with us and know we'll do it right.''
And while admiring the former motorhome's custom paint job, complete with logos from the Saginaw supporters' businesses, Jimenez' phone rang with even more good news.
Tension Head is now an official Jager band -- the nod from the liquor brand Jagermeister gives the band more credibility, and bars they play a few perks.
''After Flint, we're heading down the East Coast to Florida and then across the south to Texas and back up through New Mexico and Colorado into South Dakota and finally home,'' said Garcia, who plays bass.
Employers also have encouraged band members in pursuing their dream.
Rossio took a leave of absence from Sahasa Realty -- ''My boss gave me two and a half months off,'' he said of Dr. Samuel J. Shaheen -- and Garcia works for Guitar Center, which has a company policy allowing for tours.
''We have a lot of musicians working there, and the company knows how important something like this is to us,'' Garcia said.
Jimenez, the band's drummer, took a buy-out from Delphi -- ''The timing was right,'' he said. And along with Griffin, who plays
guitar, they're all leaving family behind.
''When you're married to a musician, you know this can happen,'' Griffin said, agreeing that it's still hard when you have kids.
If the tour's successful, well, ''success means we'll do a lot more of this,'' Rossio said. ''We're not going into California, so that would be the next move.''
This isn't the first time Tension Head gained national attention. In 2007, the band won a nationwide competition to open for HellYeah at The Fillmore, formerly the State Theatre, in Detroit. It also ranked 58th on MySpace's list of Top Metal 100 Unsigned Artists.
A year later, Metal Edge magazine put a Tension Head song on its summer compilation disc, sent out with its two-month edition. And the time seemed right, Garcia said, to build on the audience they've developed through live shows and the Internet.
''When we play with national acts, we always get a great response,'' Rossio said. ''Fans usually are loyal to their favorite groups, but we get them going. And we usually end up selling about twice as much merchandise at the shows.
''This is the time to hit the road and get the word out.''
For more information on Tension Head, go to the Web site www
.myspace.com/tensionhead. Look for the Revolution Music Records' release of the new album, ''Do or Die,'' in early June on most Internet music brokers.

Filthy stoner metal from the US, Tension Head do it sleazy and do it loud. "Fire In The Hole" reeks of a muddy attitude mixed with a no nonsense approach to writing and performing music. With a clarity that alot of metal acts just can't achieve and a raw gravelly feel that others only wish they could emmulate, Tension Head battle onwards pummeling all in their path with their aggressive style and uncouth behaviour! With a really groovy sound throughout this album, "Fire In The Hole" will make you either get up and rumble or sit back and nod along to the melodies! -DDDD/Deathdoom Productions

Let me tell you about a band from SAGINAW, Michigan!!!! Tension Head is by far one of the most raw talented bands I have heard in quite some time. They bring so much to the so called scene today. This four piece band will draw you in with their style of in your face metal. With their new song Never Enough and other songs like Deep Sleep and All You, you find yourself wanting more. I have yet to see this band live, but I will. If you have never heard of this kick ass band you really need to check them out. I give them 5 out of 5 stars. -Bruce/RazorWire Promotions

From Oh Yeah to Hellyeah local boys Tension Head rocked the Fillmore in Detroit. As an opener for metal supergroup Hellyeah, Tension Head did their job in warming up the crowd and creating tons of new fans along the way. Singer C.P. Rossio kept the chatter to a minimum and just rocked the joint. Tension Head was the first of many local acts around the country to score an opening slot on the Balls, Volume and Steel tour featuring Bloodsimple, Otep and Hellyeah. The tour opened in Detroit giving the Tension Head guys a leg up on the competition. Being the band that sets the standard for openers they did what was asked of them, they rocked the crowd. As they moved through their set the closing song Never Enough moved fans closer and closer to the stage, as the Fillmore wondered who this musical force was. There wasn't a person in sight who wasn't bobbing their head or getting into the grove the guys laid down. The combination was just right. Take one part stoner rock, one part straight up metal, one mad poetic female and 5 metal giants, Shake and pour and you have the perfect tour. Every band on the bill went all out. For being the first date of a brand new tour the sound was great, the show was great and as always the fans were great. The best part of all was the hometown boys in Tension Head. They fulfilled the dreams of many bands in the area. They came, saw and conquered Detroit Rock City. -Jaime Griffin/Review Magazine.

Its been quite some time since Ive actually done a Spotlight, hell I almost forgot how to do them! But the other day I was sitting here online and seen a bullitin from everyones favorite Megamom, Traci about this band Tension Head. Who the hell is Tension Head I thought to myself so investigated a little further. You know that feeling you get when youve just stumbled upon something special? You start to think to yourself that you just need to keep it to yourself and not let anyone else in on it right? Well upon hearing the opening licks of the song Never Enough I knew I had shine some light on these guys and get to know what makes them tick, hence the return of the Spotlight. One word describes Tension Head to me. GROOVE! I will always favor a Metal band that actually knows how to throw a heavy ass, nasty groove into a song. Its a talent that only few bands have mastered. TH isnt afraid to let the bass guitar do its thing and be heard. But it isnt just the bass tossing in the groove, TH has melded all 4 of its parts into a top notch "kick your face in" groove Metal monster! Guitars, rythem, drums, and vocals are firing on all cylinders for this Michigan band. Its been a long time since Ive been this excited about a band. Why these guys are not signed to a fat contract is beyond me but hopefully with a little more exposure the days of dreaming of the big time are about over. -Bill/100 PROOF METAL

"This is Rock at it's finest. Heavy Hard Hitting Metal Guitars on every track and the vocalist is showcasing ability rarely found within it's genre. With songs "Never Enough", "Deep Sleep", and "All You", these guys are out for blood. Each song though unique in its own is captivating, hard hitting, and yet tasteful. Unlike some of the "Cookie Monster" Rock associated with the heavier genre's, Tension Head mix a great blend of rough vocals heavy guitars, and hook after hook mashed into a blend of pure talent. Definitely worth checking out no matter what your preference may be." -Steve/CD REVIEW

"Reunited ANTHRAX still gets the floor shaking. Detroit's all-girl rockers Broadzilla opened with a Lita Ford-meets-Joan Jett sound, but not before Saginaw rockers TENSION HEAD could steal the show!"
-Nikki Poisson/The Flint Journal

"This month I had the pleasure of finding what I consider to be one of the best unsigned metal bands around and they call themselves Tension Head. Led by the powerful vocals of C.P. Rossio, Anthony Garcia on bass, Sean Griffin on guitar, and JoJo Jimenez on drums this band based out of Saginaw, Michigan is a force of hard adrenaline. As a musician I appreciate the raw talent of both the rhythm section of this band as well as the fierce biting lead guitars. Topped with the throaty vocals this band creates a response that will jack you up. For this article I listened to a number of TH songs but my favorite has to be "All You", an older song in their catalog which begins with a solid bass line by Anthony Garcia and explodes into a violent array of hard riffs packed with vocal tension that will spike your tension level indeed. I would not recommend this tune while driving however due to its tendency to increase the pressure of your foot on the accelerator." -Moe/Twisted Hillbilly Magazine

"Garnering enthusiasm and support for their intense and full-throttled approach to music, the sound of TENSION HEAD is incisive, all-consuming, and impossible to ignore. Be prepared for the trip of your life." -Robert E. Martin/Review Magazine

On August 23 (as this is dated) we shall be speaking about the band TENSION HEAD.
The genre is listed as Rock/Hardcore/Metal. First song that came up for me is Deep Sleep. Comes at you hard and fast (now now everyone...LOL). I mean this song, immediately hits you with vocals that are simply (at the 1:30 something mark) different as I heard him go up in pitch so quickly and then back down I could not catch the mark at all for that. It was like this nifty little range/pitch up with a squeak in there. Caught me off guard and gives you that uniqueness right off the bat. The drums are nice and the hook for me on this, well again, vocals. Pretty nicely done man. 1:50 length of song.
Clean Break - 2:02 mark - basically the outro of the mark 3:32. I mean this song really got me as the guitar held me as soon as we got into it, but the drums led me there. The bass line however, nice work. Vocals caught me off as that higher pitched once more, caught me off guard, but again, was pretty cool. Least played.
All You - See, hitting that 1:32 mark, I can really get into that bass line. 1:49 - 1:53 the vocals sound way out of the range I have heard before, I truly have to say that this vocalist, has one of the trippiest ranges of notes that I have heard from a hardcore band. I mean this in a good way, completely!!!! So different.
PPO - This is most played. I am very impressed with the beginning of this song. 1:22 mark, the lyrics "you're my obsession'.......that goes into the chorus.......I am sooo loving that. guys, this is by far the superior tune up here and I can see why it is most played and also that there is so much tightness with you guys here and it is shown. This song is something that I would pretty much play to death. 3:40 length.
Summary - I do enjoy the music for uniqueness and for the fact that the guitar work is nicely done. The last song I listened to....now that song is just a classic in the making. Music is just plain interesting -Stacy Perry/AngelDust Public Relations (ADPR)

"TRAPT stormed through their set of alt-rock-pop-metal to a capacity crowd that seemed to revel in every minute of it. Saginaw hardasses TENSION HEAD, who, led by leather-lunged frontman Chuck Rossio, unleashed a furious set of their "John Deere Tractor Metal" on the unsuspecting throng. It is good to see and hear this great Saginaw outfit soldiering on and creating some of their best material to date."
-Randy Chandler/Review Magazine

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January 6, 2009 - Tuesday

Tour Date Archives

2003
06.13.03 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
06.14.03 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
06.28.03 Altered Skin Revolution, Saginaw, MI
07.19.03 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
07.30.03 The Big House, Bay City, MI
08.08.03 Wiseguys, Saginaw, MI
08.09.03 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
09.19.03 Captain's Cove, Saginaw, MI
10.02.03 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
10.30.03 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
10.31.03 Captain's Cove, Saginaw, MI
11.01.03 VFW, Bay City, MI
11.13.03 I-Rock, Detroit, MI
11.21.03 Wiseguys, Saginaw, MI
11.26.03 Captain's Cove, Saginaw, MI
12.05.03 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI

2004
03.05.04 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
04.30.04 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Battery)
05.01.04 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
05.16.04 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
05.21.04 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
05.28.04 Old James Town Hall, Saginaw, MI
06.02.04 The Wayside, Mt. Pleasant, MI
06.04.04 The Wayside, Mt. Pleasant, MI (Sponge)
06.17.04 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
06.18.04 Corunna Rd. Bar, Flint, MI
06.19.04 The Red Shed, Caro, MI
06.26.04 Altered Skin Revolution, Saginaw, MI
07.09.04 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
07.10.04 Proctor's Party, Kingston, MI
07.14.04 Cinema Hollywood, Birch Run, MI
07.15.04 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
07.17.04 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Earshot)
07.23.04 The Big House, Bay City, MI (Dirty Americans)
07.25.04 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Damageplan)
07.28.04 Cinema Hollywood, Birch Run, MI
08.27.04 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
09.04.04 The Red Shed, Caro, MI
09.24.04 The Big House, Bay City, MI
10.08.04 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
11.13.04 Captain's Cove, Saginaw, MI
12.11.04 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Monster Magnet, Blackberry Smoke)

2005
01.29.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
02.18.05 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
03.04.05 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
03.11.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
03.18.05 Rubbles, Mt. Pleasant, MI
03.26.05 Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, MI
04.26.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Corrosion of Conformity)
05.20.05 The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
06.02.05 US-12, Wayne, MI
06.03.05 Rubbles, Mt. Pleasant, MI
06.10.05 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
06.11.05 Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, MI
06.17.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
06.23.05 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
07.22.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Grinder)
08.05.05 Rubbles, Mt. Pleasant, MI
08.19.05 The Old Miami, Detroit, MI
08.26.05 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
08.27.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Hillbilly Orchestra)
09.02.05 Shooters, Saginaw, MI
09.17.05 Mac's Bar, Lansing, MI
09.21.05 Rubbles, Mt. Pleasant, MI
09.28.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
10.07.05 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
10.16.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Anthrax)
10.28.05 Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI
10.29.05 Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, MI
11.04.05 Rubbles, Mt. Pleasant, MI
11.12.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
12.11.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Drowning Pool)
12.15.05 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Crud)

2006
01.06.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
01.28.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
02.04.06 The Blue Note, Muskegon, MI
02.10.06 The Machine Shop, Flint,MI
02.14.06 Shooters, Saginaw, MI (Trapt, Thousand Foot Krutch)
02.18.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
07.15.06 Altered Skin Revolution, Saginaw, MI
07.20.06 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Bobaflex)
07.29.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
08.04.06 I-Rock, Detroit, MI
08.05.06 TNT's, Clinton Twp, MI
08.11.06 The Rocker, Grand Rapids, MI
08.12.06 White's Bar, Saginaw, MI
08.13.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
08.25.06 Rubbles, Mt. Pleasant, MI
08.26.06 Private Party, Swartz Creek, MI
08.27.06 The Temple Club, Lansing, MI
09.03.06 DM3 Fest, Kimball, MI
09.08.06 Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, MI
09.15.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
09.16.06 Ground Sphere, Allegan, MI (Early Show)
09.16.06 Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI (Late Show)
09.23.06 The Rocker, Grand Rapids, MI
09.29.06 The Schuch Hotel, Saginaw, MI
09.30.06 I-Rock, Detroit, MI
10.06.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
10.07.06 Strikers, Bay City, MI
10.13.06 I-Rock, Detroit, MI (Spyder Baby)
10.20.06 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Fireball Ministry, Artimus Pyledriver, Vains of Jenna)
10.21.06 Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI
10.27.06 The Labyrinth, Detroit, MI
10.28.06 Halloween Party, Bay City, MI
11.09.06 The Ritz, Warren, MI
11.22.06 White's Bar, Saginaw, MI
11.24.06 Mac's Bar, Lansing, MI
11.25.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
12.01.06 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Taproot)
12.03.06 Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI (Mower)
12.09.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
12.22.06 Hayloft Liquor Stand, Mt. Clemens, MI
12.23.06 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Nonpoint)
12.31.06 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI

2007
01.05.07 TNT's, Clinton Twp, MI (Dirty Americans)
01.06.07 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
01.12.07 The Ritz, Warren, MI (Level-C)
01.19.07 Animal's Junkyard Bar, Marrero, LA
01.20.07 Extreme Daiquiris, Gonzales, LA
01.27.07 Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI
02.02.07 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Drowning Pool)
02.03.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
02.09.07 The Arlington, Bay City, MI
03.03.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
03.09.07 The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
03.30.07 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
03.31.07 The Arlington, Bay City, MI
04.07.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
04.14.07 Club Car Lounge, Durand, MI
04.20.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI (Deadstar Assembly)
04.28.07 Rog's Bar, Saginaw, MI
05.05.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
05.07.07 Sullivan's Black Forest, Frankenmuth, MI (Review Music Awards)
05.25.07 White's Bar, Saginaw, MI
06.02.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
06.08.07 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
06.22.07 Planet Rock, Battle Creek, MI
06.30.07 Carnival of Chaos, Stanton, MI
07.14.07 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Silent Civilian, Antagonist)
07.16.07 The Arlington, Bay City, MI (Psychostick)
07.20.07 Club Rox, Alma, MI
07.21.07 Altered Skin Revolution, Saginaw, MI (Puddle of Mudd, Kittie)
08.03.07 The Dawghouse, Clinton Twp, MI
08.04.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
08.11.07 Flint Fest, Flint, MI
08.18.07 Rubbles, Mt. Pleasant, MI
09.14.07 Cleme's Pour House, Warren, MI
09.28.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
10.13.07 Mo Doggie's, Fenton, MI
10.20.07 The Modern Exchange, Southgate, MI
10.27.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
10.30.07 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI (Hellyeah, Otep, Bloodsimple)
11.03.07 Glory Days Party, Indianapolis, IN
11.10.07 Planet Rock, Battle Creek, MI
11.24.07 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Dope, Bobaflex)
12.14.07 Planet Rock, Battle Creek, MI
12.21.07 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Bobaflex)
12.29.07 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI

2008
01.11.08 The Blue Note, Muskegon, MI
01.12.08 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
01.19.08 Papa Pete's, Kalamazoo, MI
01.26.08 The Empire Club, Bay City, MI
02.02.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
02.08.08 Berlin Music Pub, Ft. Wayne, IN
02.09.08 Zanies Too, Indianapolis, IN
02.15.08 Galaxy Entertainment Center, Coleman, MI
03.01.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
03.08.08 The Empire Club, Bay City, MI
03.09.08 The Ritz, Warren, MI (M.O.D.)
03.14.08 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
03.15.08 Tops & Tails, Creve Coeur, IL
03.20.08 Piere's, Ft. Wayne, IN
03.21.08 Zanies Too, Indianapolis, IN
03.22.08 Miss Q's, Ft. Wayne, IN
04.04.08 The Dawghouse, Clinton Twp., MI
04.05.08 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI
04.12.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
04.25.08 The Blue Note, Muskegon, MI
04.26.08 Harpo's, Detroit, MI
05.10.08 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
05.16.08 Legends Sports Bar, Ft. Wayne, IN
05.17.08 Northern Lights Lounge, Detroit, MI
05.23.08 Mo' Doggies, Fenton, MI
05.24.08 Zanies Too, Indianapolis, IN
05.31.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
06.09.08 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Green Jelly/Jello)
06.13.08 Northern Lites, Traverse City, MI
06.14.08 TNT's, Clinton Twp., MI (Primer 55)
06.20.08 The Token Lounge, Westland, MI
06.27.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
06.28.08 Freedom Fest, VanKal Manor, Kalamazoo, MI
07.12.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
08.01.08 River City Bar & Grill, Ft. Wayne, IN
08.02.08 The Ugly Monkey, Indianapolis, IN
08.08.08 The Northern, Sanford, MI (Dirty Americans)
08.09.08 Flint Rock Fest, Kearsley Park, Flint, MI
08.15.08 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI
08.16.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI (Egypt Central, Fixer)
08.22.08 TNT's, Clinton Twp., MI
08.23.08 Zanies Too, Indianapolis, IN
08.27.08 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Sevendust, Nonpoint)
08.29.08 2nd Generation Ballroom, Flint, MI
09.06.08 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
09.12.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
09.13.08 Blondies, Detroit, MI
09.27.08 Blondies, Detroit, MI
10.03.08 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
10.04.08 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI
10.09.08 Motorheads, Michigan Center, MI (In This Moment, Bury Your Dead, Another Black Day)

2009
02.06.09 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Taproot)
04.04.09 Small Planet, East Lansing, MI
04.09.09 US-12, Wayne, MI
04.10.09 The Hayloft, Mt. Clemens, MI
04.18.09 Club Rox, Alma, MI

04.25.09 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI

05.02.09 Oade's Hidden Camel, Lansing, MI
05.08.09 Motorheads, Michigan Center, MI
05.16.09 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI
05.23.09 The Blue Note, Muskegon, MI
05.30.09 White's Bar, Saginaw, MI
06.13.09 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
06.15.09 Berlin Music Pub, Ft. Wayne, IN
06.17.09 Blue Rock Tavern, Cincinnati, OH
06.18.09 Tequila Rocks, Huntington, WV
06.19.09 Zakk's Coffeehouse, Murfreesboro, NC
06.20.09 KC's Music Alley, Fredericksburg, VA (Brew Ha Ha Fest w/ Diecast)
06.23.09 Element Lounge, Richmond, VA
06.24.09 Live Wire Music Hall, Savannah, GA
06.26.09 The Pit, Jacksonville, FL
06.27.09 Sky City, Augusta, GA
07.01.09 Club Catalyst, Knoxville, TN
07.04.09 Ziggy's Hideaway, Chattanooga, TN
07.05.09 The Local, Marietta, GA
07.09.09 Headliners, Columbia, SC
07.10.09 The Dive, Goose Creek, SC
07.11.09 Reggie's 42nd St. Tavern, Wilmington, NC
07.12.09 The Half Shell, Virginia Beach, VA
08.01.09 Altered Skin Revolution, Saginaw, MI (Cold, Taproot, Kittie)
08.07.09 Simon's Bar & Grill, Allen Park, MI
08.08.09 Blondies, Detroit, MI (Seduce)
08.14.09 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI
08.15.09 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
08.21.09 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI
08.22.09 Trash Bash, McArthur, OH
09.02.09 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI (Lillian Axe)
09.04.09 The Blue Note, Muskegon, MI
09.05.09 TNT's, Clinton Twp., MI
09.11.09 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
09.25.09 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI
09.27.09 The Hayloft, Mt. Clemens, MI
10.02.09 The Dawghouse, Clinton Twp., MI
10.03.09 The Loading Dock, Traverse City, MI
10.09.09 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI (Future Leaders Of The World, Allyria)
10.16.09 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (Future Leaders Of The World, Allyria)
10.17.09 The Blue Note, Muskegon, MI
10.30.09 Uncle Scooter's Chop Shop, Fenton, MI
10.31.09 Bernie's, Columbus, OH
11.13.09 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
11.14.09 Blondies, Detroit, MI
11.21.09 TNT's, Clinton Twp., MI
11.27.09 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI (All That Remains)
11.28.09 White's Bar, Saginaw, MI
12.10.09 Emerald Theater, Mt. Clemens, MI
12.11.09 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI
12.12.09 Indian Barry's, Bay City, MI

Live show review from the "Do or Die Tour" @ The Local, Marietta, GA. 07.05.09http://thesilvertongueonline.com/?p=7327It's time to hit the roadThursday, May 21, 2009SUE WHITE

Live show review from the "Do or Die Tour" @ The Local, Marietta, GA. 07.05.09
http://thesilvertongueonline.com/?p=7327

It's time to hit the road
Thursday, May 21, 2009
SUE WHITE