After a successful run with their debut E.P. Versus, Prosevere (pronounced pro-suh-veer) released Burn the City on March 1st, 2011. The band has spent the past 8 months in support of the record, touring with the likes of Godsmack, Papa Roach, Sevendust, Nonpoint, Adelita’s Way, Zach Myers of Shinedown, and many others, hitting markets from New Orleans all the way to New York City.
The process of recording Burn the City began in October of 2009 when engineer/producer J Hall (Saving Abel, 12 Stones, Taddy Porter) saw the band perform a show in Nashville. From there, pre-production started on about 30 songs the band had written since the release of the first EP. The 30 were whittled down to 5 songs, and the recording began. As the band grew, the music matured, and the biggest obstacle was finding a way to make the music commercial, while still remaining credible and not over-produced. “The thing we love most about playing music is that edge” says vocalist Gary Segars. “We want to keep things as raw as possible. We pride ourselves on our live show and we wanted to bring that feel into the studio.” Burn the City is just a glimpse of the energy the band brings to their live performance.
Prosevere has been together since late 2006, and has grown from just another metal group to a sonically diverse rock band. Not afraid to tackle all avenues of rock ‘n roll, songs like New Number 2 and Not Worth Saving keep the band cemented as an energetic, heavy band, while they explore new realms with the pop/rock track Bottoms Up and the ballad Can’t Let Go. The title track, Burn the City, is an upbeat juggernaut that combines everything from the record into one smashing assault. With thousands of records sold, hundreds of shows in over 20 markets with the likes of 311, Hinder, Saving Abel, Egypt Central, the Veer Union, and countless others, showcases in New York and Nashville, and an ever growing fanbase, this new record has and will continue to take the group to new heights.
THREE
acoustic EP released Nov 23, 2011
1. The Question 2. All We've Been Through 3. Shots 4. 1000 lbs 5. The Kind of Guy 6. Bottoms Up
BURN THE CITY
EP released March 1, 2011
1. Not Worth Saving 2. New Number 2 3. Can't Let Go 4. Bottoms Up 5. Burn the City
VERSUS
LP released July 29, 2008
1. Shots 2. Feelin' This 3. The Question 4. Sleepless 5. Believing 6. Versus 7. Harder than Before 8. Ransom
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We promote each and every show we book to our fullest extent. Below are ways that we help advertise every show that we are scheduled to play. If you have other ideas to help us get the word out and make shows in your area more successful, please e-mail us at gsegars(at)gmail(dot)com.
We design our own flyers with all the show information.
Depending on the guarantee, we purchase facebook ads.
We mail posters & hand flyers to the venues.
We converse on social media networks with people from the city the show is booked in.
We attempt to get together street teams in each city.
We contact local radio stations for airplay, interviews, and/or mentions.
We contact local media (newspapers, blogs, etc) for mentions, previews, reviews, interviews, features, etc.
We create facebook events and webpages to help sell tickets and spread the word virally.