Small Stone Records just announced: Our new album Holding On will be available on ITunes August 16 and the CD is set for a release sometime in October with a vinyl release to follow. keep up to date on CD and Vinyl releas info as well as pre-order info from the small stone records store at http://www.smallstone.com

Here is an idea of what to expect:

Written by Ian Gerber for The Soda Shop

Small Stone Records Deliver The Goods, Again.

I have to admit I have been waiting for this record since I heard the news that Virginia Beach’s Freedom Hawk had signed with Small Stone. I hadn’t heard of the band before that, but the preview trailer of their new album really caught my attention. I always welcome a band into my music collection that has killer vocals and lays down a heavy groove. Freedom Hawk fits the profile. You are going to want to hear this one.

On first listen, it is impossible to avoid connecting the golden era of Black Sabbath’s first four records to Freedom Hawk’s sound. Of course, that is how you know you are probably in for a kick ass rock record. T.R. Morton’s vocals could easily be a dead ringer for Ozzy at his peak. Can I get an “Alright now!!!” Echoes of Sabbath abound on this record, literally. The song “North Swell” kicks off with the same uptempo riff that is in “Into the Void”. Obviously, its a tribute. Not every band could get away with it, but I think it is appropriate. While not as obvious, I also hear a nod to “Embryo” from Master of Reality, in “Faded”. I also hear a lot of Thin Lizzy, T-rex, and ZZ Top in their sound, so I think it is safe to say that these four southern gents have done their homework when it comes to kick ass 70’s rock and roll. Read more of this post at the Soda Shop: http://thesodashop.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/freedom-hawks-small-stone-records-debut-holding-on-reviewed/#more-7568