Fans who pre-order of BENEATH THE SCARS from band’s official website (www.12stones.com) will have early download access to six songs starting March 6. The rest of the album will then be made available on May 22.

A lyric video for “Infected” recently premiered on Loudwire.com and can be seen here: http://bit.ly/wDzbyW. As singer Paul McCoy explains, “The song ‘Infected’ was written about the messed up state of the world. It speaks about how crazy these times are, and about being fed up with the chaos and hatred.”

Early buzz for BENEATH THE SCARS surfaced last year as the track “Bulletproof”—which was mixed by Mike Shipley (Green Day, 30 Seconds To Mars)–made its way onto Rock radio stations across the country, including SiriusXM’s “Octane,” WIIL (Chicago), WBSX (Wilkes-Barre), KDJE (Little Rock), WRXW (Jackson), KFRQ (McAllen) and KHTQ (Spokane). It reached #1 on the CMW “Rock” chart, where it lived for eight consecutive weeks.

As singer Paul McCoy explains, “The album title comes from knowing that we all eventually fall short of our expectations regardless of financial, emotional, physical well being. But in the same breath, we all strive to find a way to better ourselves. That’s human nature. There are always two sides to people. It’s all about realizing that we all bleed the same. We are ALL human. Lyrically, the songs capture the essence of life’s challenges. As an example, the song ‘I’m With You’ is about the impact a friend’s suicide had on all of us in the band. It’s a song of hope for those that are going through the trials we all face and the hardships that are a part of life.”

A new partnership with the Executive Music Group and a recording that is the realized vision of a decade of finding their voice in BENEATH THE SCARS has delivered a renewed passion for the future of 12 STONES. “Thanks to EMG,” says McCoy, “we have found a new love for this industry. I think that people forget how hard it is to succeed when you don’t have the right people in place. We think that we are finally poised to break through the mold. I have never felt stronger about what we are doing and I think that this is only the beginning for this band.” Guitarist Eric Weaver added, “EMG, and their partners in Fontana/Universal, are all supporting the vision that we have for the band. We’ve always wanted to reach out to our fans that are all over the world, and finally we’re getting to do that. Our first tour in support of BENEATH THE SCARS will be in the U.S., and the opportunity to tour globally is something we have been waiting years for.”

12 STONES’ previous albums and singles have sold over one million copies in the U.S., in addition to singer Paul McCoy winning a Grammy® Award for “Best Hard Rock Performance” for his contribution on Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life” smash hit single which went on to sell over 14 million albums worldwide. The band has also garnered multiple GMA Dove Nominations for their singles “Broken” and “Lie To Me.”

Here’s the complete track listing of BENEATH THE SCARS:

1. Infected
2. Bulletproof
3. For The Night
4. Worlds Collide
5. That Changes Everything
6. The One Thing
7. Blind
8. I’m With You
9. Bury Me
10. Psycho
11. Only Human
12. Someone Like You
13. Shine On Me
14. Pretty Poison

In the movie, opening February 24, Perry plays Wesley Deeds, a business man who lives by a rigid routine until his life is disrupted by a poor single mother (Thandie Newton) who works on the janitorial staff in his office building.

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Executive Dream will release Khleo’s mixtape single titled “Slick” on Dec, 16th followed by the full mixtape “Slick Living” on December 23rd, which will lead up to the release of his debut album in early summer. The mixtape features multiple tracks that were produced by The Monsters & The Strangers and D Flow, who have worked with a wide variety of world-renowned artists such asDiddy, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Trey Songz, T.I., and Ice Cube.

Formed in 2004 by Jacob Capricciuolo and managed in conjunction with Jimmy Swan, Executive Music Group (EMG) is an innovative music entertainment company based in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. EMG does not abide by traditional industry standards, but instead combines the strength of multiple promo teams to tailor fit artist campaigns and develop accordingly. Breaking two historic Billboard #1 records, EMG is equipped with a team strong in strategy, integrity, and reality to break the mold of yesterday, create the new foundation for tomorrow, while being relevant to the industry of today.

The Dream Big / Hustle Hard (DBHH) Firm is a full-service management company. Formed in 2007 by entertainment entrepreneur Lex Borrero. The DBHH Firm’s vision is to create a company that concentrates on the true and complete development of talent. The company’s 360-degree services provide its clients with opportunities across a multitude of media platforms. The firm represents a diverse array of writers, producers, artists and companies across all forms of media, brands and commerce.

Executive Dream will also release the video to accompany the single “Slick” on December 16th. To keep up to date with Khleo’s Music, watch his weekly UStream every Friday at 6 PM PST visit KhleoThomas.com