I still feel like the same kid, says musician and actor Thomas Nicholas. In his new song, he reflects on the last 30 years from baseball-playing suburban kid to punk musician to American Pie actor.

The new song will be released on December 1st on all digital platforms.

Thomas Nicholas Band is currently writing original songs for their 7th studio album being produced by Taylor Carroll (LIT, Kemikalfire) in collaboration with artists such as, Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup), Ace Enders (the Early November), Tom Higgenson (Plain White T’s) Matthew Kennedy (The Dangerous Summer) Adrian Estrella (Zebrahead), Ajay Popoff (LIT), Andrew Goldstien and more

About “Same Kids”
“The cover art is just about showing the stretch of my career and even though 30 years have passed, I still feel like the same kid. Which I think is true for us all.

The person that pops in my head is my friend from Kindergarten, who recently passed away. We would see each other every 5 years or so, and each time it was like no time had passed. It honestly still feels like he isn’t gone. 
 
The song was a concept that Taylor Carroll had an idea for. Just about writing a song that talked about how we all still feel the same since we were kids. The chord progression and tempo gave me instant nostalgia vibes, so I just started writing lyrics about things I remember from growing up. Mixed tapes, CDs, etc
 
We actually wrote this song a day before Blink182 dropped their title track for their new album. I remember thinking how weird is it that I haven’t written a slower ballad type song in forever and the day I do, Blink182 is too. It was very symbiotic. The main difference is that Blink’s song is about them and “Same Kids” is meant for everyone to get nostalgic about thieir own life and memories of growing up.”

About Thomas Nicholas Band
 Over the last 15 years TNB has played over 1000 concerts in 12 countries from huge festivals to solo acoustic shows in intimate clubs and private charity fundraisers. 

Front man, Thomas Nicholas is a hybrid of Dave Grohl meets Bruce Springsteen and his live performance is so much fun to watch that people always come back to see another concert.

Nicholas is still acting and producing full time, his recent TV series UNDERDEVELOPED premiered Sept 8, 2023 and can be seen on Tubi, Amazon Freevee and Amazon Prime with Tom Arnold. His latest feature film entitled, ADVERSE, was released to theaters in 2021 by Lionsgate, where he plays opposite Mickey Rourke, Lou Diamond Phillips, Penelope Ann Miller and Sean Astin. Both the TV series and film have received high praise from critics and audiences. 

MY GENERATION was included on the American Reunion soundtrack album, has received global radio play and been included on countless playlists. Last year, TNB recorded 1999 a parody of Bowling For Soup’s 1985.

Italian singer/songwriter Gab De La Vega has recorded a new full-band album. “The Italian Frank Turner” ends a year full of live shows with the first single “Off My Chest” on December 1st.

Gab De La Vega unveils his latest single and music video, “Off My Chest,” taken from the upcoming fourth studio album, “Life Burns,” set for release on March 1, 2024. This marks his collaboration with SBÄM Records, overseeing the worldwide release of “Life Burns,” in partnership with labels like Sell The Heart Records (United States), Epidemic Records, Motorcity Produzioni, and Overdrive (all in Italy).

“Off My Chest” introduces listeners to a more powerful full-band sound, pushing boundaries with dynamic drum beats and fierce guitar riffs, influenced by Gab De La Vega’s hardcore and punk roots. This transformation is further enhanced by his studio collaboration with long-time friend and bandmate Simone Piccinelli from The Open Cages. De La Vega’s resonant voice skillfully conveys the song’s emotive lyrics, showcasing his signature expressiveness.

Gab De La Vega comments:
 “Off  My Chest” is the first single off my upcoming fourth album “Life Burns”, which is coming out March 1st 2024. This album is dense in meaning and this song makes no exception. It is actually one of the most meaningful of the whole album. It is a very personal song but I think it can resonate with the listeners, I’m sure some people out there would easily relate if they had similar experiences growing up. 
 The way interactions shape the way we are, especially in the formative years, is often under-looked. It took me a while to understand that some features of my personality exist and to face them openly, to be outspoken and verbal about them felt immediately redemptive and even liberating during the writing of the lyrics.
 It’s easier to hide our head in the sand in front of the negatives, especially when they are part of our human experience, but to work on them, face them and process them is the only way to accept everything and move on and possibly grow up.
 Musically, it’s gives a glimpse of what the new album is going to be like. I think that you can feel the rage and at the same time the desire for something positive as a response to it in the music. This album sees a lot of this honest approach in the feelings that each song can evoke. I can’t really wait to play this song and this album live!”

The song comes with a music video directed by Ronnie Amighetti. Gab De La Vega adds:
 “We shot the video in a live production warehouse, we wanted it to have the look and the feel of the energy the full band show of mine with The Open Cages has. We wanted it to look organic, simple, authentic (for how authentic a music video can be) and have the image match the energy of the music. It’s us, practicing our song, ready to leave on tour and set the stages on fire!”

 As a seasoned performer, Gab De La Vega’s journey has spanned across Europe, including the UK, the US East Coast, Canada, and South America, sharing stages with prominent artists such as Frank Turner, Against Me!, Laura Jane Grace, PUP, Chuck Ragan, Joey Cape and more. In 2022 he appeared with his band at Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings Festival in Berlin, at the British singer-songwriter’s invitation and he recently embarked on the “Road to the Next Chapter Tour” in 2023, bridging the gap between his third record, “Beyond Space And Time,” and the upcoming album.

CRYPTIC PROCESS is a French Brutal Death Metal duo composed of Dam (vocals) and Ugo (guitars + Prog). After playing together in previous bands – Heresy and Goryptic – both of them ventured into the Grindcore scene for a few years (Ugo with Trepan’Dead and Dam with Unsu). 

Despite the interruption in their collaboration, the desire to create Brutal Death music still  lingered with the two friends. 

In 2020, they reunited to play together, and CRYPTIC PROCESS was born. 

They worked in silence on their debut album to create intense, technical, and vibrant  music, influenced by bands such as Goratory, Necrophagist, Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, and 

Infant Annihilator. 

In late June 2023, they released their first promotional track, “Awakening Before This,”  to give a glimpse of the upcoming album. 

The recording of their debut album, “Human Snack” took place during August 2023. 

Shortly after the release of the promo track, interested labels offered their partnerships for the album’s release: Drowning in Chaos Records and Crypt of Dr. Gore. 

LINE-UP : 

-Dam : vocals 

-Ugo : guitars & programmation 

Links :  

https://www.facebook.com/p/Drowning-In-Chaos-Records-100086950703128/ 

https://drowninginchaosrecords.bandcamp.com/ 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxKNwZYC5HXR-QLIKQIQNwQ 

https://www.helloasso.com/associations/drowning-in-chaos-records/boutiques/label-et-distribution-drowning-in-chaos-records