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<p>Can an edgy hard-rock band resolve the paradox of its decidedly aggressive presentation and its message of balance, spiritual healing and unity?&nbsp;&nbsp; You bet!&mdash;presenting Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based rockers <strong>My Amends</strong>.&nbsp; This dynamic, high-energy group is made up of five very creative, distinctive and talented individuals that form a solid seamless whole in their own original fashion.&nbsp; Pushing the boundaries of Post-Punk-Grunge-Hardcore, My Amends is undeniable and unforgettable both live and on disc and this becomes immediately and abundantly clear when listening to their Ingenious Records full-length debut CD release, <strong><em>Acceptions</em></strong>. &nbsp;Selected as an iTunes &ldquo;New &amp; Noteworthy Rock Album of the Week,&rdquo; included on AOL&rsquo;s &ldquo;Listening Party,&rdquo; chosen as Melodic.net&rsquo;s &ldquo;Artist of the Week,&rdquo; and having &ldquo;Slaves&rdquo; (a single from the CD) selected as one of five featured tracks on the UK&rsquo;s Zippo Encore site, <em>Acceptions</em> is already proving to be an extremely successful debut.</p><p><em>&ldquo;My Amends makes no amends for their hard-driving, intensely-emotional sound and brutally honest lyrics.&rdquo;</em>&mdash;Beth Feinstein-Bartl, <em>South Florida Sun-Sentinel</em></p><p>Formed in 2008 after working together individually in several different bands during the previous several years, My Amends has been performing nation-wide for, and appreciated world-wide by, enthusiastic audiences that can&rsquo;t seem to get enough of these gutsy rockers.&nbsp; Their music has also been featured on ESPN and WWE Action Figures Web campaigns.&nbsp; Performing with other notable bands such as Every Time I Die, The Sleeping, Poison the Well, Vanna, and Strait Line Stitch, among others, they&rsquo;ve been building a solid, exuberant fan base everywhere they appear as they continue to hone their already well developed sound.&nbsp; This is definitely a group for the here and now <em>and</em> one to watch for in the future.</p><p><em>&ldquo;My Amends are primed to make an immediate impact on the scene with their intense and gritty debut, Acceptions.&rdquo;&mdash;GetExposedMusic.com</em></p><p>Rather than an introspective approach, My Amends use their music as a cathartic creative outlet and take their inner emotions and project them outward in a relentless assertiveness.&nbsp; Coming primarily from working/middle-class backgrounds, they sometimes use their music to exorcise their own demons while alternately celebrating the simple freedoms of unabashed self-expression.&nbsp; As primary songwriter and lead vocalist Justin Dailey has suggested, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s about looking inside for strength, doing what you love and staying true to yourself, no matter what the odds.&rdquo;&nbsp; This is true not only of Dailey&rsquo;s bold vocals and lyrics, but of the sizzling and original guitars of Matt Ruffini and Devin Estep (also on background vocals), the driving locked-in bass of Danny Wyler, and the explosive yet fluid drums of Joey Calero.&nbsp; Not for the feint-of-heart, this is a band that makes powerful, compelling, emotional musical declarations with little regret and their own unique sense of style.</p><p>&ldquo;<em>My Amends came out of nowhere and knocked me off my feet . . .</em>&rdquo;&mdash;Alisha Kirby, <em>likeZEBRA.com</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Acceptions </em>is a formidable musical statement that at times expresses the band&rsquo;s collective angst while at the same time implicitly reflects their desire to keep up the continuing fight for non-conformity.&nbsp; Their CD is intense to say the least&mdash;their live show is a revelation.</p><p><strong>Contact:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Janet Castiel, Redwood Entertainment, Inc., (212) 543-9998</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="mailto:info@RedwoodEntertainment.com">info@RedwoodEntertainment.com</a>, <a href="http://www.redwoodentertainment.com">www.redwoodentertainment.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>