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Outlast Records is on a mission to give artists a real shot at success

Outlast Records is forging a distinct sound. Founder Daniel McCartney breaks down his roles as a boss, mentor and sounding board for his young roster.

Poppy’s new single “Her" comes with a dystopian stop-motion video

Poppy is continuing her content-heavy summer with a brand-new single, “Her,” produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (M83, St. Vincent).  Accompanying the song’s release is a dystopian stop-motion music video by animator/director Chris Ullens, whose iconic style has been featured in videos for Rex Orange County and Lee Ann Womack.  Read more: Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ opens with […]

Poppy surprised everyone with the new 'EAT (NXT Soundtrack)' EP–Listen

Multi-genre renaissance artist Poppy has partnered with WWE and Sumerian Records to release the new surprise five-song EP, EAT (NXT Soundtrack). Like professional wrestling, the new EP is loud, chaotic and all-around one hell of a good time. Poppy has continually reinvented her sound since she first came onto the scene, and EAT is the […]

'Paradise City' just revealed when season 1 is finally premiering

The countdown for season 1 of Paradise City has officially begun. On Friday, the American Satan spin-off finally confirmed when the new series is premiering on Amazon Prime Video. Read more: Live Nation CEO says large-scale US concerts could return by summer The first season of Paradise City has truly been years in the making. […]

We finally know where and when we can watch ‘Paradise City’ season 1

As promised, the official trailer for Paradise City season 1 is finally here. Along with discovering what’s in store for Andy Biersack‘s Johnny Faust and the Relentless, the trailer confirms where and when we can finally watch the American Satan spin-off. Read more: This ‘Jackass’ reunion is exactly what we needed in 2020 The Paradise […]

It looks like the wait for the official 'Paradise City' trailer is almost over

It’s been exactly seven months since we got our first glimpse of the American Satan spinoff Paradise City with its first teaser. Now, it looks like the wait for the series’ official trailer is almost over. Read more: Dance Gavin Dance are shutting down traffic for their next performance Back in 2018, fans heard the news that […]

13 things we can’t wait to see in ‘American Satan’ spinoff ‘Paradise City’

Three years after the release of American Satan, the movie that brought rock and the devil together featuring Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack and Ben Bruce of Asking Alexandria, its spinoff television series Paradise City is almost ready to hit our TV screens. Continuing the dramatic tales of the fictional band the Relentless who get […]

There’s another big twist for Andy Biersack’s character in ‘Paradise City’

It seems that every American Satan, Black Veil Brides and Asking Alexandria fan is eagerly anticipating the soon-to-be-announced release date of the film’s spinoff series, Paradise City. After American Satan made its silver screen debut in 2017, Sumerian Records and Films CEO Ash Avildsen quickly began working on the follow-up to the film. Following the […]

Black Veil Brides reveal the big changes on 'Re-Stitch These Wounds'

It was a what-if moment that became an epiphany. During Black Veil Brides’ 2013 tour in support of Wretched And Divine, frontman Andy Biersack and guitarist Jake Pitts had an idea. With all the gains they had made as musicians and songwriters, wouldn’t it be cool if they could revisit their 2010 debut, We Stitch […]

‘Paradise City’ gives a new look at Randy Blythe’s band in the series

We’re beyond stoked to see the upcoming American Satan followup series Paradise City and now Sumerian Records is revealing the band name and members involved with Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe‘s band in the show. According to an Instagram post from the record label, Blythe’s band is called Over It All featuring members of Animals As Leaders and Sworn Enemy plus, they’re going to be releasing […]

The 'Paradise City' crew didn’t know Andy Black and Ben Bruce are musicians

Man, have we got an exclusive episode of AP Phoner for you. Last week, the trailer for the rock ’n’ roll drama series Paradise City was released. The spin-off television series taken from the movie American Satan will soon be announcing its premiere date and network. Content Director Paige Owens spoke with two of the […]

‘Paradise City’ was almost named after a different classic rock song

Last week, American Satan fans got their first taste of the film’s series spinoff with a brand new trailer. Since being released on May 1, the Paradise City teaser has earned over 4 million views. Due to the trailer’s success, the show’s creator is sharing some behind-the-scenes secrets about Paradise City. Ash Avildsen, Sumerian Records […]

'Paradise City’ details one of Cameron Boyce’s final roles with set photo

More and more details continue to be released about the American Satan spinoff television show, Paradise City. We’ve now learned that the late Cameron Boyce‘s character is Simon Ostergaard. Ostergaard is the frontman of the band The Flux. We received our first new look at Paradise City last week. It is set to hit television in 2020. Read More: ‘Star […]

‘Paradise City’ gives new look at the Relentless in series update

It’s been a year-and-a-half since American Satan announced its TV series spinoff. Now, we finally have some good news. The cast and crew took to Instagram today to announce that Paradise City is hitting television in 2020. We even get a fresh look at the Relentless. They also shared that the first season is eight […]