Shiverburn

Plenty of industry experts would be only too happy to tell the five-piece to cut their losses and quit while they're ahead. With good reason, as the music business is notorious for crushing the hopes and dreams of those that dare far more often than granting them. If success is based on tenacity as much as talent, however, Shiverburn deserve added attention from the public based on the strength of a limited release independent EP, a lengthy European tour undertaken without the benefit of record company backing or even having a full length album to promote.

Shiverburn was launched by vocalist Sanne Heuyerjans and guitarist Erwin Jongenelen in 2013, releasing their 4-song One Step Closer EP in 2014 before finalizing their current line-up. With a successful crowdfunding campaign behind them, the band is gearing up for the release of their full length debut, Road To Somewhere.

Road To Somewhere is the expected and very necessary step up from the EP. Shiverburn have maintained their mainstream sound - some people have called it pop - but have branched out from their working formula for what the band calls "a more original approaches to the music," resulting in an album best described as American rock oriented. They cite bands such as Paramore, Halestorm, 3 Doors Down and Alter Bridge as the artists that influenced Shiverburn's direction.

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