The Dazu Rock Carvings are a series of Chinese religious sculptures and carvings and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Dazu District, Chongqing, China. The carvings date back as far as the 7th century AD, depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs. Some are in rock-cut cave shrines, in the usual Chinese Buddhist style, but many others are rock reliefs carved into the open rock faces. Listed as a World Heritage Site in 1999, the Dazu Rock Carvings are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50,000 statues, with over 100,000 Chinese characters forming inscriptions and epigraphs. The sites are located in Chongqing Municipality within the steep hillsides throughout Dazu District, located about 165 kilometers west of the urban area of Chongqing. The highlights of the rock grotto are found on Mount Baoding and Mount Beishan.
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quartet. The group met in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 while attending Western Kentucky University. They are best known for their hit singles "Po' Folks", "Awnaw", "Roun' The Globe" and "Good Day". They were the best selling hip hop group of 2002. The group consists of Milledgeville, Georgia native Fish Scales and Kentucky natives Skinny DeVille, B. Stille and Ron Clutch.
Tantric is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. The group was founded in 1998 by former Days of the New members Todd Whitener, Jesse Vest and Matt Taul, who added frontman, Hugo Ferreira, the following year. Ferreira is the only remaining member of the band from the original lineup.
"The Chain" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on their 1977 album Rumours. It is the only song from the album with writing credits from all five members.
Tantric is the debut album of American rock band of the same name. It was released February 13, 2001, and debuted at No. 193 on the Billboard 200. The album would eventually peak at No. 71 and was certified gold by the RIAA on November 30, 2001. The album released "Breakdown" as the lead single, and the follow-up singles "Astounded" and "Mourning".
After We Go is the second studio album by American rock band Tantric. Released on February 24, 2004, it debuted at number 56 on the Billboard Album Charts but quickly lost momentum due to the lack of a strong single. Despite the lack of radio play, the album was considered a commercial success by singer Hugo Ferreira because it fared extremely well through downloaded sales. After We Go would be Tantric's final album for Maverick.
Bruce LaFrance is an American bassist.
"Breakdown" is the debut single by American post-grunge band Tantric and the lead single from their self-titled debut album. It is the band's most successful song, having reached number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and helped the album achieve gold status in 2001.
The End Begins is the third studio album by American rock band Tantric. It is the first one recorded without the band's original members Todd Whitener, Matt Taul, and Jesse Vest. Vocalist Hugo Ferreira, the only remaining original member, was forced to scrap the original line-up's complete third album in favor of The End Begins, an effort established by new members of the band in addition to Ferreira. This is the only studio album to feature former Fuel drummer Kevin Miller.
Hugo Ferreira is an Angolan-born Portuguese-American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American rock band Tantric.
Mind Control is the fourth album by American rock band Tantric, released on August 4, 2009. It is the band's second album under Silent Majority Group and was produced by Brett Hestla, marking Tantric's departure from mainstay producer Toby Wright. Mind Control retains the band's 2008 lineup with the exception of drummer Kevin Miller who was replaced by Richie Monica.
Blue Room Archives is the sixth studio album released from the American rock band Tantric. The album was released on September 30, 2014, via Pavement Entertainment.
"Astounded" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Tantric. It was released on July 17, 2001, as the second single from their debut album, Tantric, and the successor to their chart-topping debut single "Breakdown".
Mourning is a song written and recorded by American rock band Tantric. It was released as the third single from their platinum selling debut album titled Tantric in the Fall of 2001. Mourning is the band's second highest charting single to date behind "Breakdown ".
After We Go is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Tantric. The song was released as the third and final single from the band's 2004 second album of the same name. Though the song was released as a single no cover artwork is known to exist, the song peaked six spots higher than their previously released single "The Chain" peaking at number 30 on the Billboard US Mainstream Rock charts.
"Down and Out" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Tantric, the song was released in the first quarter of 2008 as the lead single from their third studio album titled The End Begins. This song made the first single the band released with their new label Silent Majority Group.
Fall Down is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Tantric. The song was originally recorded for the shelved "Tantric III" album, but due to leaving Maverick Records in 2006 the band released the song on their official Myspace page in May 2007 featuring a guest verse by the American country-rap group Nappy Roots, due to the band leaving their label and the original lineup collapsing the song remained unreleased. In November 2008 due to demanding popularity by fans the band re-recorded the song for a deluxe version of their album The End Begins but without the verse from Nappy Roots. The song was officially released as the third and final single from The End Begins on November 8, 2008.
Austin John Winkler is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known for being the former lead singer of the American rock band Hinder. Since his departure from Hinder, Winkler has continued his career, but as a solo artist, under the name Austin John. Austin's first release as a solo artist, a six-song EP titled Love Sick Radio was released on April 22, 2016.
Mercury Retrograde is the seventh studio album by American rock band Tantric, released on October 5, 2018. The lead single, "Letting Go", was released on July 26, 2018.
The Sum Of All Things is the eighth full-length studio album released by the American rock band Tantric. The album was released on July 23, 2021 via Cleopatra Records.
