{"id":19763,"date":"2026-05-01T12:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19763"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:56:08","slug":"exclusive-watch-listen-suck-my-ship-from-billboard-charting-rock-risers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19763","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Watch &amp; Listen: &#8220;Suck My Ship&#8221; from Billboard-charting rock risers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SUCK.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19764\" style=\"width:448px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SUCK.png 402w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SUCK-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<strong>new&nbsp;single and video&nbsp;for &#8220;Suck&nbsp;My&nbsp;Ship&#8221; from Billboard-charting rock risers ADAM Music Project.<\/strong>&nbsp;The neon-lit,&nbsp;joystick-smashing, arena-rock fever dream&nbsp;fuses crunchy, big-room guitars with flashes of retro-futurist synth, pulling&nbsp;<em><strong>Galaga<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;out of&nbsp;video game&nbsp;nostalgia and into something louder, messier, and way more fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Suck&nbsp;My&nbsp;Ship&#8221; barrels forward as&nbsp;<strong>no-brakes,&nbsp;electro-rock ripper<\/strong><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong>High-intensity vocals push into the red,&nbsp;while every lyric flips&nbsp;Galaga&#8217;s arcade&nbsp;mechanics into&nbsp;<strong>swaggering, tongue-in-cheek one-liners<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;music&nbsp;video leans all the way in: a neon-drenched CGI galaxy,&nbsp;Adam playing a futuristic&nbsp;space-pilot, and&nbsp;a&nbsp;giant unhinged lips-monster firing&nbsp;neon laser&nbsp;beams mid-performance&nbsp;that&nbsp;feels instantly iconic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.D.A.M. Music Project (AMP) is known for their\u00a0innovative\u00a0rock storytelling that packs a punch. Their collaborative engine,\u00a0the brainchild of Adam DeGraide and Dameon Aranda of rock duo\u00a0<strong>Aranda,<\/strong>\u00a0features\u00a0diverse talent from across the creative spectrum\u00a0which\u00a0keeps their sound evolving and unpredictable.\u00a0Having amassed\u00a0<strong>millions of streams and views<\/strong>, AMP cracked\u00a0<strong>Billboard\u2019s Mainstream Rock Top 40\u00a0in 2025\u00a0<\/strong>with their breakout single\u00a0<strong>\u201cPunch Out,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0also featured during the\u00a0<strong>2026 Super Bowl.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Suck My Ship - Official Music Video - Inspired by Galaga.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moLmvwf3WMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A.D.A.M.&nbsp;Music&nbsp;Project&nbsp;(AMP) is revolutionizing the&nbsp;music&nbsp;world by merging hard rock with gaming culture for an explosive and thrilling listen. The brainchild of visionary musician and producer&nbsp;Adam&nbsp;DeGraide, AMP was born from the belief that collaboration is key to creating exceptional&nbsp;music. DeGraide enlists a dynamic lineup of vocalists and instrumentalists, uniting artists from diverse backgrounds and musical styles. He describes the&nbsp;project&nbsp;as the \u201cKool &amp; The Gang of hard rock.\u201d The result is an electrifying and powerhouse sound that has landed the band millions of streams across platforms and a spot on Billboard\u2019s Top 40 Mainstream Rock Chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spark for AMP came from the long-standing friendship and creative partnership between&nbsp;Adam&nbsp;DeGraide and Dameon Aranda from the acclaimed rock duo, Aranda. Years of creative collaboration have forged an unbreakable bond between these artists, who co-write and co-produce most of the&nbsp;music. Their infectious passion for&nbsp;music&nbsp;and creative storytelling fuels the&nbsp;project\u2019s energy. Each song takes influence from the world of gaming and its culture, transforming iconic characters and compelling tales into electrifying, high-octane rock anthems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AMP features an extensive roster of talented&nbsp;musicians. The&nbsp;project&nbsp;showcases&nbsp;Adam&nbsp;DeGraide as both a key vocalist and the primary architect of the electronic elements, handling electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, and programming. Dameon Aranda leads with vocals and guitar, joined by Jay Gleason on guitar and Jeff Hall on drums. The vocal arrangements are elevated by additional performances from Lacy Saunders, Brandon Frazier, Hartleigh Buwick, and Pete Mitchell, creating a powerhouse ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2022, AMP has released six full-length albums, each&nbsp;project&nbsp;offering a cinematic and immersive journey through the emotional highs and lows of a gamer&#8217;s reality. The songs explore perspectives from both gamers and the characters they play, capturing the grind for success, the rush of competition, the weight of pressure and self-doubt, the joy of victory, and the resilience that drives them to keep going.&nbsp;Adam&nbsp;DeGraide&#8217;s personal journey as a top-ranked&nbsp;<em>Apex Legends<\/em>&nbsp;competitor inspired the band\u2019s foundational albums&nbsp;<em>Apex Rising Part 1<\/em>&nbsp;(2022),&nbsp;<em>Apex Rising Part 2&nbsp;<\/em>(2023) and&nbsp;<em>Apex Risen<\/em>&nbsp;(2023).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in 2023, the release of&nbsp;<em>Smash It Up<\/em>&nbsp;marked a new creative chapter, expanding their musical narratives to pay homage to gaming legends such as&nbsp;<em>Donkey Kong, Bowser, God of War, Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em>, with the track &#8220;Eating Ghosts&#8221; earning notable Spotify editorial recognition. 2024&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>World Takeover<\/em>&nbsp;introduced breakout singles &#8220;Thunderbolt&#8221; and &#8220;All Hail The King,&#8221; paving the way for their most ambitious&nbsp;project&nbsp;yet: the&nbsp;<em>PUNCH OUT&nbsp;<\/em>album. An epic celebration of video game heroes across multiple universes, the&nbsp;project&nbsp;features character-driven anthems like &#8220;Black Heart&#8221; (<em>Diablo<\/em>), &#8220;Two Worlds&#8221; (Sonic&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Shadow<\/em>), &#8220;Take Until They Break&#8221; (Team Rocket from&nbsp;<em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em>), &#8220;Killing Machine&#8221; (<em>Apex Legend\u2019s&nbsp;<\/em>Pathfinder), and &#8220;Killer Bee&#8221; (Cammy from&nbsp;<em>Street Fighter<\/em>). The collection&#8217;s crown jewel, &#8220;Punch Out,&#8221; became the hit single and rallying cry that catapulted the band to success. The unapologetically thrilling track was built around the 1987 classic&nbsp;<em>Mike Tyson\u2019s Punch-Out!!<\/em>. A fearless fight anthem, it\u2019s equal parts nostalgia, adrenaline, and pure fun. Featuring thrashing guitar riffs, powerhouse vocals, thunderous drums and colliding rhythms, \u201cPunch Out\u201d propelled AMP onto the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream Rock chart, quickly cementing its status as a modern rock anthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AMP\u2019s sonic expansion continued&nbsp;with their&nbsp;2025&nbsp;single \u201cThey Are Here,\u201d a thrilling, otherworldly track powered by legendary alien-themed video games like&nbsp;<em>Half Life, Halo, Mass Effect, Alien Trilogy, Doom,<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Space Invaders<\/em>. The immersive, haunting soundscape is driven by Rock \u2019N\u2019 Roll intensity, killer guitar solos, blistering screams, and ethereal synths&nbsp;while&nbsp;Lacy Saunders\u2019 jaw-dropping, soaring vocals deliver an electrifying punch.&nbsp;Fan favorite adrenaline charged single&nbsp;\u201cFame\u201d delves into the turbulent rise and fall of streamers who soar to legendary heights, only to crash and burn under the weight of&nbsp;fame.&nbsp;This year, AMP released high-energy funk rock anthem about World of Warcraft &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Leeroy&#8221; alongside No More Kings and &#8220;Right Here, Right Now,&#8221;&nbsp;an adrenaline-soaked stadium-rock anthem that masterfully fuses driving, engine-mimicking percussion with a nostalgic lyrical tribute to the high-speed evolution of racing game history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the studio, AMP&nbsp;is gearing up for a National Tour in 2026. Their unforgettable live shows aim to bridge the gap between&nbsp;music&nbsp;and gaming, with stage designs inspired by retro arcades, boss battles, and the pulse of digital worlds. AMP also leads Astonish Entertainment, an independent label that serves as a creative hub for artists, including No More Kings and Aranda. Astonish Entertainment notably helped bring No More Kings&nbsp;\u201cSweep the Leg\u201d to life &#8211; a viral hit about&nbsp;<em>The Karate Kid<\/em>&nbsp;that played a pivotal role in inspiring the acclaimed series,&nbsp;<em>Cobra Kai.<\/em>&nbsp;Continuously evolving, AMP pushes creative boundaries to craft&nbsp;music&nbsp;that celebrates the worlds we play in, the stories we live for, and the power of sound to connect them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adammusicproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/adammusicproject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INSTAGRAM<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@adammusicproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TIKTOK<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ampadammusicproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/adammusicproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YOUTUBE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Suck My Ship\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1Ta9PyTAgSV5hHcFefMhCX?si=10c43d7d94844ecc&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=04dff3a6b1494702&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the&nbsp;new&nbsp;single and video&nbsp;for &#8220;Suck&nbsp;My&nbsp;Ship&#8221; from Billboard-charting rock risers ADAM Music Project.&nbsp;The neon-lit,&nbsp;joystick-smashing, arena-rock fever dream&nbsp;fuses crunchy, big-room guitars with flashes of retro-futurist synth, pulling&nbsp;Galaga&nbsp;out of&nbsp;video game&nbsp;nostalgia and into something louder, messier, and way more fun. &#8220;Suck&nbsp;My&nbsp;Ship&#8221; barrels forward as&nbsp;no-brakes,&nbsp;electro-rock ripper.&nbsp;High-intensity vocals push into the red,&nbsp;while every lyric flips&nbsp;Galaga&#8217;s arcade&nbsp;mechanics into&nbsp;swaggering, tongue-in-cheek one-liners.&nbsp;The&nbsp;music&nbsp;video leans&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19763\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exclusive Watch &amp; Listen: &#8220;Suck My Ship&#8221; from Billboard-charting rock risers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19765,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19763\/revisions\/19765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}