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Expression of one’s raw and primal self should not be an empty pursuit, but rather be one filled with unbridled passion. Introspection sometimes takes place in the parts of oneself that are kept private and quiet, shadowed by social conditioning that offers the deceiving sense of safety and sanity.

The voice of Empty Trail is loud, bellowing deep within the soul of the three-piece Hard Rock band that calls Austin, Texas its home. And Empty Trail wants its voice heard.

Singer/guitarist Rick Lambert originally began the concept of the band as a personal project during his stint in Los Angeles. After recording his first EP, entitled Obscured, while roaming the City of Angels, He decided to relocate to Austin after recruiting drummer Rom Gov and bassist Shane Wallin in the fall of 2016.

“I wanted something that sounded grungey but with a modern sonic appeal,” explains Lambert. “Bands like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains with an added twist definitely came to mind.”

Empty Trail received an overwhelmingly positive response after taking their act on the road, especially in their home state of Texas. High demand for more music prompted the group to enlist Kfir Gov to produce a brand new single, “My World,” which exemplifies the full embodiment of what Empty Trail is meant to be. Recorded at Evil Snail Studios in 2017, “My World” would prove to be a massive turning point. “It was essentially the sum of all the best parts of the band condensed in the greatest way possible,” says Lambert.

The success of their new single caught the attention of music industry aficionados Cristian Machado (Ill Nino), Johnny Z of Megaforce Records, and Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio, and with good reason. “My World” has more than 900,000 streams on Spotify alone, as well as continuous airplay on Rock stations across the United States.

Golden Robot Records also noticed the band’s meteoric rise, and quickly signed Empty Trail to produce a follow-up EP entitled Lost, featuring “My World” as a bonus track. The EP has been streamed over 1,350,000 times with the video for the title track surpassing 200,000 YouTube views.

Empty Trail takes pride on building a network of fans that they consider family. The band spends much of its time engaging with followers through Instagram and Facebook, while fans from all over the world have shown their appreciation by creating international online fan pages, hand- made artwork, and even covers of their music.

Empty Trail’s past release “I Don’t Want the Truth” has amassed more than 100,000 total Views/Streams since Oct 21st, 2022 everywhere it is available digitally.  They will release their current newest single “In My Mind” set for December 30th.

 
 

STATISTICS

Spotify:

  • more than 2,000,000 total streams

  • Single “Somewhere” added to Official Editorial HARD ROCK

YouTube:

  • more than 10 million views

Instagram: 17k followers / 15 Country specific fan operated pages

  • 4 million views on Instagram

  • 20 million people reached

Endorsements:

  • Ernie Ball / 2022

Michael Rapino (LiveNation) Approved

Johnny Zazula RIP (Metallica - Megaforce) Approved

Press:

  • Guitar World

  • Modern Drummer

  • Ultimate-guitar.com

previously Signed to Golden Robot Records with EP “Lost”

Charted #27 BDS Rock Radio Indicator with single “My World”

  • played on Lou Brutus’s Harddrive XL syndicated show

Shared the stage with

  • Drowning Pool, Cold, Adelitas Way, Smile Empty Soul, The Veer Union, 96 Bitter Beings (CKY)

UPCOMING SHOWS / TOUR