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• AWOLNATION's "Sail" Goes Platinum + Offered as Free Download

  

  AWOLNATION's monster of a song, "Sail," has gone platinum, and the band is in full-force celeberation mode. Right now, you can download the chart-topper itself from both Red Bull Records and their Facebook... Read More »

   

• AWOLNATION Release "Not Your Fault" Video

  

  AWOLNATION have taken a serious cue from the wonders of claymation with their new video for "Not Your Fault." Watch as clay-made versions of the band tackle creatures of myth and folklore … Read More »

   

• Video: AWOLNATION Crowd Surfs at ACL 2011

  

  AWOLNATION weren't messing around when, at this year's ACL Music Festival, frontman Aaron Bruno took to the crowd with an actual surfboard... Read More »

   

• AWOLNATION Premieres "Kill Your Heroes" Live Video

  

  AWOLNATION, recorded in studio form, just sounds like an aggressive party ready to happen. That's the type of quality that makes a live performance the perfect fit for the … Read More »

   
 
 

"Not Your Fault"

"Kill Your Heroes" (Live)

Like Peter Finch's newsman Howard Beale in the movie Network, AWOL is mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore. Broke and with his world crumbling around him, he launched a NATION.

And indeed, what can a poor boy do...except make some of his toughest, hardest, most passionate music ever, slamming it with the most up-to-date hip-hop and electronic dance beats in a genre-blending mash-up that defines AWOLNATION. It's not just music, but a crusade designed to fight all that's fake, commercialized, compromised and debased in popular culture.

"I think very much like a kid in terms of fantasy and magic," says AWOL. "I get rhythms, beats, colors and patterns from the transcendence of the ocean. I'm influenced by both its beauty and its absolute terror."

Some say AWOL is the name he'd rap under while battling his friends free-style, a reference to the way he'd slip out of parties without saying goodbye ("I never liked the pressure of explaining why I'm leaving") while Oakland Raiders fans contend that NATION comes from a devotion to the era of Bo Jackson and Howie Long. No one really knows the origin, but together they form a commitment to getting rid of life's wreckage and building a trend based on honesty, commitment and, well, aggressive passion.

"It's not a political statement," insists AWOL. "My definition is to escape a situation you can't handle. A way for all of us to get our aggression out, cry a little bit, or even laugh."

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• Susan said:

  Kill your Heroes awesome song! 4 days ago

• Calm Anarchy Promotions said:

  Would you guys be interested in doing a Live Interview for Calm Anarchy Promotions Online Radio Station www.calmanarchypromotions.com/online-radio.html Apr 26

• K. \/ said:

  love the music Mar 28

• Kyle101 said:

  check out my solo project, I just released an EP Download the whole thing for free! www.purevolume.com/thisstate/albums/Beginnings Also check out www.youtube.com/thisstate for live acoustic performances! Jan 24

• Erickson said:

  your song sail gets me soo pumped! AAGHHHGGR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dec 09

• LastAutumn! said:

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• Alex Johnson said:

  Whadup listeners. PLease come and check out this band "Sherwood" via Purevolume. Aug 07

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• Becky Batman said:

  Dude, this stuff is amazing. Aug 06

• Alex Johnson said:

  Hey Listeners!!! Please go check out this awesome indie-rock band called "Sherwood" (search on Purevolume) Also, they have a sense of humor so look them up on youtube as well. Thanks a bunch :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ci2BnPUicQ (paste this) Aug 06

• Red said:

  Stupendous sound guys. Jun 29

• hyperlady55 said:

  saw you guys at the Q101 jamboree in chicago! you guys were beyond amazing! :D Jun 11

• mnm56325 said:

  Heard Sail on the radio. Got really excited because I bought it as a free mp3 :). purevolume ftw Jun 07