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The project comprised of the NY based band The Infinite Staircase along with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ex-Ozzy Osbourne), Morgan Rose (Sevendust, Call Me No One), Kevin Martin (Candlebox, The Gracious Few) and John “JD” DeServio (Black Label Society, Cycle Of Pain) has completed work on the single, which is now called “The Pride.” <\/p>\n
Co-writer, singer and guitarist, Lenny Cerzosie explains the meaning of the song title and the process in which he and vocalist, Kevin Martin took to get to that conclusion. “In terms of the writing process and the meaning behind “The Pride”, which the coolest thing about it to me is that it was written by all of us, it was a group effort and where I see where it started was Kevin, being the one who technically is not necessarily from the area but has very close ties and of course it touched home to him, but he said \u201ctell me what you guys experienced, tell me what you guys saw, tell me what you guys heard, tell me what really went on, what people didn\u2019t see, what did you guys see, the home, your neighborhood. Everything that we were saying, he\u2019s just jotting down ideas\u2026we had a whole bunch of ideas. He had a couple of pages full of just ideas, whether it be the names, different things, the topics we wanted to touch; One of the main topics was about how the streets, the beach came all the way to the major boulevards. The streets and our home and our memories, those are all the main topics, the things that Kevin felt, that we all felt, those were the things to talk about. Kevin really took charge of, well let\u2019s now put these things in some kind of order. We were talking about the chorus. So we were talking about the flooded streets and what the chorus has to be, it has to be the hope part. He\u2019s like \u201cThese are our streets, this was our home\u201d And I said, you know what, that\u2019s awesome but what about \u201cThese are our streets. This IS our home.\u201d \u2018Cause even though it\u2019s washed away, it\u2019s still our home. He was like \u201cYeah, you\u2019re right! Let\u2019s do that!\u201d It kind of flowed where he said, \u201cYeah, we are the pride.\u201d And I said \u201cYeah, because New York, New Jersey, Philly, you know, we\u2019re all about the pride\u201d \u2013 he\u2019s like \u201cYeah, but I\u2019m talking about the lion\u2019s pride, like the lion\u2019s den. Forget FEMA and Red Cross and everybody else- that we take care of our own. We\u2019re here for a reason. We are the lion\u2019s den, the lion\u2019s pride, that\u2019s what it\u2019s about. It\u2019s the roar. It\u2019s the pride.\u201d I thought that was very cool. I think in the end, that\u2019s going to be what really touches everybody; that we\u2019re all in this together. This was a group effort and we\u2019re all going to take care of our own and each other and that\u2019s what the song really comes down to, it\u2019s all about the pride.”<\/p>\n
The track was recorded with Mike Ferretti at Architekt Music in Butler, NJ where Sevendust recently wrapped the recording of their new album, ‘Black Out The Sun’ and The Infinite Staircase continue to work on their new album.<\/p>\n
“The Pride,” originally set for release on January 8 is now slated for a release date of February 5 through Vanity Music Group. Jeff Cerzosie of The Infinite Staircase explains “We wanted to get this out there as quickly as possible but also didn’t want to sacrifice quality for speed. Getting everyone together on this project and bringing in the right charitable organization while trying to ensure that we deliver something worthy of those who have suffered and lost everything was something that we all felt very strongly about. After all, we’re hoping to change at least a few lives through this project and to do that, everything needed to be perfect.”<\/p>\n
It will be released as an iTunes exclusive and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Carl V.Bini Memorial Foundation for distribution to those affected by Hurricane Sandy.<\/p>\n
“Living on the Jersey shore my entire life, I was mortified at the after effects of Hurricane Sandy,” says JD DeServio.
“It was heart breaking to see all the lives that were affected throughout the tri-state area. Hopefully the song we recorded will benefit some of those unfortunate people. God bless.”<\/p>\n
Lenny Cerzosie – “Since we are talking in terms of the pride, the lion\u2019s pride, the lion\u2019s den type of mentality, it\u2019s nice to know that the Carl V. Bini Memorial Foundation is based on the idea of a hero from 9\/11. To work with a foundation like that, that\u2019s already something that of course anybody, especially a New Yorker, would be proud to be a part of, it\u2019s nice to know that we have 100% confidence that all of the money that\u2019s going to be raised is going to go directly to people who need it and it\u2019s not a corporate entity where money\u2019s going to be laundered here and there and the other way. The musicians involved did not take a penny, did not ask for a penny, did not expect a penny, some of us even took pennies out of our pockets to make this happen. It\u2019s great to work with a foundation like this. They\u2019re so excited. They\u2019re on board with us. It\u2019s great to work with guys like this who are open to the musicians that are involved. It\u2019s not corporate BS. It’s a sincere movement, a sincere group and I think in the end that’s what’s going to make this project successful; that everybody involved is 100% sincere and 100% authentic and that\u2019s what\u2019s going to make all the difference.” <\/p>\n
The Carl V. Bini Memorial Fund was founded in honor of Firefighter Carl V. Bini, a member of the FDNY tragically taken during 9\/11. The fund\u2019s mission is to memorialize the heroism of its fallen hero by providing aid to those who so desperately need it now and in the future.<\/p>\n
Source: Head First Entertainment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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