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"LIE TO ME" VIDEO NOW ON ON iTUNES!

The "Lie to Me" video is now available on iTunes. Stop by and check it out!

Download an MP3 of the new 12 Stones song "It Was You" for FREE at WalMart.com! This offer ends Monday August 27th so get yours now. And if you still haven't purchased Anthem for the Underdog, you can buy the entire album at WalMart.com and receive an exclusive acoustic version of "It Was You"!

CANADIAN 12 STONES FANS!
To all you Canadian fans out there! Visit this website and ask the Oracle a question. You could win a trip to Fresno, California to see 12 Stones play live!

12 STONES PSP CONTEST
The new 12 Stones album, Anthem for the Underdog, is selling out in some stores, but you can enter to win a copy now plus a t shirt AND a Sony PSP! No purchase necessary. Just click here to enter!

NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE TODAY!
The new 12 Stones album, Anthem for the Underdog, is available everywhere today! Listen to it in its entirety for a limited time on AOL Music! Order your copy now at FYE.com and get a signed album sleeve while supplies last!

Also available at iTunes with an exclusive bonus track, "Once In A Lifetime," and a digital booklet, and on WalMart.com with the bonus track "It Was You (Acoustic)."

LISTEN TO ALL OF ANTHEM FOR THE UNDERDOG ON AOL!
12 Stones new album, Anthem for the Underdog, is featured now on AOL Music. You can listen to the entire album from start to finish here!

GET A SIGNED COPY OF THE NEW 12 STONES ALBUM
Pre-order your copy of 12 Stones new album Anthem for the Underdog at FYE.com and get a signed album sleeve! There are a limited number of signed copies so hurry and get yours today. Don't forget Anthem for the Underdog comes out in a week, August 14th!

12 STONES "LIE TO ME" RINGTONE
Check out 12 Stones Lie to Me ringtone exclusives featured as the main music lead-in on Cell Souths Back-To-School promotion. Cell South is a regional carrier serving Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama. If you don't have Cell South don't worry, you can still get the "Lie to Me" ringtone on Verizon Wireless phones!

DOWNLOAD LIE TO ME NOW
Cant wait for the release of Anthem for the Underdog, available August 14? You can download 12 Stones brand new single Lie to Me right now. Click here to get it on
iTunes,
Sony Connect, and
WalMart.com


12 STONES FEATURED ARTIST ON NEW!
12 Stones is a featured artist on Clear Channel's on demand music site NEW! Click here to check it out!


12 STONES MUSIC VIDEOS AVAILABLE!
12 Stones music videos are now available for purchase on iTunes! Also, you can check out their music videos and subscribe to their YouTube Channel here.

LEAVE A PHONE MESSAGE FOR 12 STONES
Have you ever wanted to leave a voice message on 12 Stones answering machine? Well, now is your chance! Just go to 12 Stones MySpace page scroll down to the "About 12 Stones" section and click on the SnapVine record by phone button grab your phone and leave your message! While your there, check out what other 12 Stones fans had to say to the band.


THE BACKSTORY - After selling 500,000 copies of their first two albums (their self-titled debut and Potters Field) and touring relentlessly, 12 Stones decided it was time for a break from the road. The band packed up their gear and headed back to Mississippi and Louisiana. And what did these guys do on their time off? Well, as singer Paul McCoy put it, they grew up a lot.

All of the guys are now fathers, and they spent a good deal of their time away from music with their families. However after a few years away from touring, McCoy says, I really just couldnt wait to get back to making music.

THE INSPIRATION - 12 Stones has always thought of themselves as the underdog in the music business. Sure, they have hundreds of thousands of fans but they fought for each and every one of them. The band has yet to have a big, break-out radio hit at pop, but active rock has embraced their sound since the release of the debut. Their fans have stuck by their side and continue to reach out to on a daily basis through their website and MySpace.com page. This support is evidence that hard work truly pays off, and even after a long absence from the scene the faithful are still by their side.

McCoy says the resolution to make the best of what youve got was only intensified during the 2005 hurricane season. All natives of the Gulf region, each member of the band felt the hardships of that fall. Whether it was seeing family and friends pack up and move away from their hometowns or witnessing the regions morale drop in an instant, the band felt the effects Hurricane Katrina. We know what its like to be on the losing end but be making the best of the situation at the same time, McCoy says.

THE SONGS - 12 Stones did not set out to write an album for those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Still, the loss felt in their local neighborhoods had its obvious effects on the band members, and they were compelled to write about the recovery taking place around them. Anthem for the Underdog spells out 12 Stones philosophy for those working hard to get back on top. McCoy sings, We're here now feeling the beat of a thousand hearts coming back to life again, we can make it. The lyrics are a testament to the spirit of those affected by this tragedy.

On the other hand, the weather is not the only thing that is uncontrollable. People prove to be just as unreliable in songs such as Lie To Me, World So Cold and Arms of a Stranger. McCoy sings about betrayal and loss in Lie To Me, as he passionately offers, All the times I shared with you, were you even there at all? Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, you're scared of the truth; Im tired of the lies. Yet, through all of the loss and pain in these songs, there is still an underlying feeling of triumph in the end.

There is a real sense of urgency to get back on top throughout the album, McCoy explains. We know what its like to be the underdog but that doesnt mean we always will be. Its important to show our fans that things can change, life does get better.

THE RECORDING PROCESS - McCoy, guitar player and co-founding member Eric Weaver and drummer Aaron Gainer spent months meeting with big time writers and producers only to be let down over and over. McCoy says, The big name producers made us feel like the underdogs once again, like we were lucky they agreed to meet with us. All of that changed however when the band traveled to Memphis, TN for a meeting with Justin Rimer (former guitar player for Breaking Point) and Skidd Mills (who has worked with Skillet, Saliva, and Sister Hazel). There was an instant chemistry between 12 Stones, Rimer and Mills, and the band spent the following eight months in Memphis recording Anthem For The Underdog.

Rimer has anxiously waited to team up with 12 Stones for years. They both share the same manager, so they have kept up with each others work from the beginning. Rimer says, The first song we did was It Was You, and as soon as we played it for everybody it just clicked. I got the offer to work on the entire album right after that. I didnt want to take them too far from where they had been as a band in the past, but this is a diverse album for them. Paul definitely wanted to kill me by the end because I had him singing in higher ranges than he had ever sung before.

When the album was complete, the guys were not ready to say good-bye to Rimer, and invited him to join the band on the road. We had never been so open to criticism or trying new things in the studio as we were when working with Justin. It was great to have someone working with us who really knows their way around a studio, McCoy says of their new guitar player.

Weaver also appreciated Rimers contribution as the second guitarist. He says, Justin comes from more of a metal background than I do, so it is nice to mix the different flavors of music. He is a great addition to the showmanship of the band. Rimer calls playing with 12 Stones like home. I was in Breaking Point for years, but I am just as comfortable playing with this band.

THE FUTURE - 12 Stones has been through a great deal in the past few years, but somehow the band has made the best of what theyve got and come out the better for it. They continue to strive for the top, and McCoy says they are ready to step up and take the lead. This album is the best attempt weve got to grab new fans, and were ready.

We are really proud of this collection of songs, and think the fans are going to love it, McCoy continues. Weve been gone for a while but cant wait to get back out there weve never been in a better place.
Underdog? Not for long

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