New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Razor & Tie) Sons of Texas debut studio album, Baptized in The Rio Grande (Razor & Tie), has landed at #5 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and #143 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart with 2273 units sold in its first week at retail. The new album also debuts on a series of other Billboard charts including #10 on Hard Rock and #36 on Rock. The band's debut single, "Baptized in the Rio Grande," is currently #32 and climbing at rock radio.
Baptized In The Rio Grande was produced by Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, All That Remains, Gojira). The band will be hitting the road playing a few major festivals such as Welcome to Rockville, Rocklahoma and Carolina Rebellion with more tour dates to be announced soon (tour dates below).
"Drawing liberally from the power-metal grooves dug by fellow Texans Pantera - and making absolutely no apologies for it - the upcoming album of the same name is muscular in just about every aspect, from Mike Morales' vocals to Jes de Hoyos' guitar work and the fraternal rhythm section of Mike and Nick Villarreal." - Houston Press
- "You won't regret the heavy lusciousness. " - Top40-Charts.com
- "Sons of Texas set power-riff metal on fire." - Crave Online
- "Sons Of Texas combine filthy southern metal grooves with a modern rock flair that is dangerously infectious." - Pure Grain Audio
Sons Of Texas was spawned in McAllen, Texas, a valley town without the music legacy of Austin or Arlington. The scene vibes "music for music's sake" with metalcore bands, blues-rock bands, and straight up rock n' roll bands swapping members and sharing bills. Sons Of Texas solidified in 2013 around a lineup of local all-stars. The young quintet's debut, Baptized In The Rio Grande is a Texas-sized portion of power metal grooves, dazzling guitar solos, strip joint/tailgate sing-along choruses, and soulfully charred vocal melodies. The group is Mark Morales, vocals, Mike Villarreal, drums, Nick Villarreal, bass, Jon Olivarez, rhythm guitar, and Jes De Hoyos, lead guitar.
Sons of Texas new album is the latest success for Razor & Tie, which finished 2014 as the #2 overall label at Rock Radio and the #1 indie label.
Sons of Texas Tour Dates
April 22 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
April 25 - Jacksonville, FL - Rockville Festival
May 2 - Concord, NC - Carolina Rebellion
May 23 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma
May 31 - Dallas, TX - KEGL Festival
