Music star Aaron Lewis has been chosen as the NRA Country Artist Of The Month for November. The frontman for multi-platinum selling rock band Staind, Aaron is heading back to his country roots with the release of his first full-length solo album, The Road, on November 13, 2012. He joins some of country music’s biggest artists in teaming up with NRA Country to celebrate his support of our brave men and women in uniform, appreciation for the great outdoors, and love of family.
“I love what NRA Country stands for,” says Lewis. “I love my family. I love this country and the rights and freedoms that this great nation gives to each of us. I am Aaron Lewis and I am NRA Country.”
As part of the November promotion, fans can register to win an Aaron Lewis prize pack including: a signed copy of the new album The Road, t-shirt, camo hat and a limited edition lithographic. Fans can also check out an exclusive behind the scenes video intimate performance of “Granddaddy’s Gun”!
Visit http://nracountry.com/this-is from now through the end of November to check out the exclusive video and register to win.
Each month a new country music artist will be featured on NRACountry.com, highlighting what makes them ‘NRA Country.’ Past featured artists include: Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Montgomery Gentry, Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan, Sunny Sweeney, Rodney Atkins, Gretchen Wilson, Josh Thompson, Love and Theft, Easton Corbin, Heidi Newfield, and TV personality Storme Warren. Celebrate our country and learn more at www.NRACountry.com!
ABOUT AARON LEWIS:
Aaron Lewis, frontman for multi-platinum selling rock band Staind, is heading back to his country roots with the release of his first full-length solo album, The Road, on November 13, 2012. Echoing traditional country, The Road is full of heartwarming personal stories that are fun, powerful, pensive and unforgettable. Produced by the legendary Grammy-winning James Stroud, and all but one song written by Lewis, the Staind frontman believes the album and the songs speak for themselves, telling a very personal story that is all about his life experiences.
Lewis made his journey to the country scene in 2011 with the release of his debut EP, Town Line, and the success of the gold-selling single “Country Boy,” featuring legendary George Jones and Charlie Daniels. The seven-song EP reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top 200 upon its release. Lewis finished the year with nominations from the Academy of Country Music for “Vocal Event of the Year,” as well as two CMT nominations for “Breakthrough Video of the Year” and “Collaborative Video of the Year,” proving him to be a real “Country Boy.” For more information, please visit www.aaronlewismusic.com
ABOUT NRA COUNTRY:
NRA Country is a celebration of American values. Respect. Honor. Freedom. It’s a lifestyle and a bond between the country music community and hard-working Americans everywhere. It’s powered by pride, freedom, love of country, respect for the military, and the responsibilities of protecting the great American life. We celebrate these values with concerts and other events that benefit gun safety programs for kids, youth hunting and education programs, efforts to support our armed services, and other worthy causes. NRA Country will be involved in causes that defend our values and it will empower our artist friends who promote these values to encourage our next generation of leaders. For more information and latest events, visit www.nracountry.com and follow NRA Country on twitter @nracountry.