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''Like a Storm'' is a hard rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, best known for combining heavy baritone guitar riffs and hard rock songs with didgeridoo. Formed by brothers Chris, Matt & Kent Brooks, Like a Storm have shared American & European stages with Alter Bridge, Korn, Shinedown, Black Veil Brides, Creed, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Sick Puppies, and many others, as well as touring North America extensively as a headline act. Like a Storm are the highest charting New Zealand hard rock band in American radio history, and the only New Zealand band to ever break the US Active Rock Top 20 . Both of Like a Storm's two studio albums, "The End of the Beginning" and "Awaken the Fire", debuted in the Billboard 200. The first single from Like a Storm's latest album ''Awaken the Fire'', "Love the Way You Hate Me", spent 5 weeks at #1 on US satellite station Sirius XM Octane, and received significant airplay on radio stations all over the US, Europe and New Zealand. It pioneered a sound referred to as "Didgeridoo Metal", and features singer Chris Brooks playing the didgeridoo, combining the ancient instrument with progressive metal and hard rock influences. The official music video became a viral hit, with over 2 million YouTube views. ''Love the Way You Hate Me'' peaked at #21 on the U.S Mainstream Rock Chart. Like a Storm's subsequent single, "Wish You Hell", charted even higher - peaking at #17, making the band the only New Zealand artist to break the top 20 on US Mainstream Rock Radio. It combines hard rock with delta blues into a sound referred to as "Voodoo Metal", and features slide guitar, jaw harp, and mandolin alongside a heavy rock band track. The third single, "Become the Enemy", peaked at number 16 on the same chart. Like a Storm's latest album, ''Awaken the Fire'', is available worldwide , and was written, produced & recorded by the Brooks brothers. ==History== Like a Storm first began touring the US in 2009, when they were invited to join Creed on their nationwide "Full Circle" Reunion tour. The "Full Circle" tour took Like a Storm all over the country, playing arenas and amphitheaters in a wide range of American cities. Overwhelming fan response to the band's live show saw their first album, ''The End of the Beginning'', enter ''Billboards New Artist Charts at No. 61 from tour sales alone. ''The End of the Beginning'' continues to be available through iTunes. The band continued extensive American touring into 2010, in support of their first single "Chemical Infatuation" - sharing stages with artists such as Shinedown, Skillet, Puddle of Mudd and Drowning Pool, as well as playing major festivals including Rock on the Range. "Chemical Infatuation" reached No. 43 in the U.S Active Rock Top 100. 2011 saw Like a Storm complete two tours of the US with Alter Bridge. In between tours, the band entered the studio to record "Like a Storm Unplugged", an unplugged album featuring acoustic and piano driven interpretations of some of their most popular songs. ''Like a Storm Unplugged'', produced and mixed by the Brooks brothers, showcases the Brooks brothers playing a wider range of instruments - including didgeridoo, piano, church organ and djembe. In the words of singer/guitarist Matt Brooks, ''We all grew up playing any instrument we could get our hands on, and it's awesome to be able to explore these different ideas within the music of Like a Storm. We see it more as re-building the soundscape with different instruments and textures than stripping the songs down''. Also in 2011, Like a Storm played main stage slots at 3 summer festivals - Boonstock in Gibbons, Alberta, Canada; "Pain in the Grass" for KISW Seattle; and the PDX "RockFest" in Portland. In December 2011, the band was voted Tunelab's "Most Fan Friendly Band." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://tunelab.com )〕 The Brooks brothers responded by thanking their fans on social networking sites. In January 2012, Like a Storm returned to their native New Zealand for a month long holiday, and recorded the band's first unplugged DVD "Southern Skies" which was released 22 February 2012. In the movie Chris, Kent, and Matt take viewers to some landmark places and tell of stories growing up in Auckland before playing acoustic versions of fan favorites while at those sites. Southern Skies also gives you a sneak peek at two new songs off of the upcoming album as well as Matt's humorous home video documenting the little time they spent in Australia. While in their hometown, Matt and Kent went on to do an interview with New Zealand's largest rock radio station. At the time singer/guitarist/didgeridoo player Chris was ill and could not attend. A filmed version of the interview can also be found on the "Southern Skies" DVD.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://likeastorm.com )〕 In the Spring of 2012, the band went out on an acoustic tour of the United States with more than 50 shows to promote the Limited Edition Acoustic EP and their Southern Skies DVD.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://Facebook.com )〕 In these shows the band frequently covered songs from other artists as well, such as: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival and "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Like a Storm Acoustic "Simple Man" cover )〕 Shortly after their acoustic tour, the Brooks brothers went back to tour alongside Creed in May 2012 with drummer Roye Robley. Like a Storm also played several festivals in Summer 2012. Shows include: Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing, Michigan, Jinxfest and Cornfest in Illinois; among others. The day after headlining Jinxfest, Like a Storm headed off to tour with Creed for several more dates. Details can be found on the band's Facebook page or website.() October 13, 2012 marked Like a Storm's first show of their US headlining tour, titled "Unleash the Chaos" in support of their EP, "Chaos Theory, Pt. 1." The first single from the record, "Never Surrender," has a music video that came out November 21, 2012. The seven-track "Chaos Theory Part 1," followed shortly after, being released just two days later. Included in the album is a cover of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" which has received airplay on multiple stations including Sirius XM's Octane. In 2013, Like a Storm released the live double-album "Worlds Collide: Live from the Ends of the Earth". The album includes two live discs, recorded on opposite sides of the world. The first CD features Like a Storm's high energy rock show, recorded during an American arena tour - while the second disc showcases the band's unplugged side, and was recorded in their native New Zealand. The album features a range of instruments in addition to the traditional hard rock sound - including didgeridoo, djembe, piano, synthesizers, choirs and programming. It was at that time Century Media took notice, reached out and signed the group. The band immediately began recording their second full-length studio album, and first with record label support, "Awaken the Fire." Featuring updated versions of the tracks on "Chaos Theory, Pt. 1" along with 4 new tracks, the album was released on February 24, 2015. The second and third singles off the album, "Wish You Hell" and "Become the Enemy", peaked at no. 17 on the Mainstream Rock chart. 2015 will see the band tour in support of Hellyeah alongside of Devour the Day and play festivals including Rock on the Range and Rocklahoma. Like a Storm and Devour the Day will play at Bay City River Roar 2015 in MI along with Three Days Grace. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Like a Storm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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