Press release –
North Bay, Ontario country rocker CORY MARKS (@corymarksmusic) is releasing his fourth album, SORRY FOR NOTHING VOLUME 2, October 3 via Better Noise Music. We’re excited to share it with you here for feature and album review consideration, and please links to all the assets below. As noted below, MARKS heads out on tour with Sevendust this fall starting November 14 in Columbia, MO.
CORY MARKS is continuing to forge his own lane with a sound that fearlessly fuses country grit with a hard rock edge. Growing up on legends like Merle Haggard and Ozzy Osbourne, it shows in his raw, high-energy style.
SORRY FOR NOTHING VOLUME 2 is led by the dark, stomping first single, “Hangman,” which was released August 8. The song—highlighted by CORY’s defiant lyrics and potent vocals—is available as an instant download with pre-orders of the album HERE, and the video can be seen HERE (which has over 154k views!).
“’Hangman’ is a gritty, hard-hitting rock anthem about defiance in the face of judgment,” says CORY MARKS. “Doing it your way knowing you’ll have the ‘gate keepers’ turning their heads, because it isn’t their seed planted or their own plan. With roaring guitars and thunderous drums, it tells the story of a condemned man walking his final mile thinking back to those western days; however, it’s more through the eyes of an artist (me) today—instead of begging for mercy, and following ‘flavor of the week’ or what’s expected to work and be commercialized he dares the hangman to meet him eye to eye and knows that if the right crowd of people gets to hear him. It’s the change and sound the people want. It’s about rebellion, justice, and going down on your own terms or…believing it will work and he will rise!”
Produced once again by Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Shania Twain), Kile Odell (Nothing More, Nita Strauss) and Andrew Baylis (Jelly Roll, Brantley Gilbert), MARKS’ SORRY FOR NOTHING / SORRY FOR NOTHING VOLUME 2 era bridges honky-tonk heart and rock arena power.
With over 373 million global streams to date, CORY has been captivating fans across the country and rock spectrum. Unafraid to stand out and stay true to himself, his third album SORRY FOR NOTHING is an unapologetic double-barreled blast of 13 songs produced by longtime collaborator Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch, Shania Twain, Papa Roach), plus Kile Odell (Nita Strauss, David Draiman), and Andrew Baylis (Jelly Roll, Brantley Gilbert). The album comes as a follow-up to CORY’s successful debut, WHO I AM, which included the hit single “Outlaws & Outsiders.” The song made history as the first-ever Top 10 rock radio-charting single from a Canadian country act and over 207 million global streams to date. The single received Platinum certification in Canada and Gold in the U.S.
In touring news, MARKS will head out with Sevendust this fall on their “Southside Double-Wide Tour” that kicks off November 14 in Columbia, MO. Earlier this year, MARKS made his own headlining jaunt throughout Canada, and he ventured overseas for his debut Europe and U.K. tour. He also toured the U.S. in support of Dorothy as part of their “REDEMPTION” tour, following performances with Toby Keith, Travis Tritt, and Theory Of A Deadman. In recent years, MARKS has shared stages with a blend of artists including Five Finger Death Punch, ZZ Top, and Brantley Gilbert, while also having joined Nickelback on the main stage at the annual Boots and Hearts festival in Toronto in 2023.
Besides his love of music, CORY MARKS has a private pilot’s license with nearly 300 flying hours under his belt and has written songs about flying and his experiences with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. From earning his pilot’s permit at 18 to flying iconic planes like the Piper Cherokee 140 and the Russian Yak-52 military trainer, his journey in the cockpit mirrors his relentless drive on stage. His aviation milestones include flying with Royal Canadian Air Force’s 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds, in 2017, logging an hour in the CT-114 Tutor Jet—a rare feat for civilian pilots. This also inspired his 2023 single “Snowbirds” and its music video includes footage from CORY’s flight along with close-ups and rarely seen angles from recent Snowbirds demonstrations. He sold his first-ever owned aircraft, a PA-22-150 Tri Pacer, to fund his 2022 arena tour supporting rock legends Five Finger Death Punch. He is currently renting a Cessna 152 while he works on getting his night and float plane ratings and afterwards will begin aerobatic and advanced flight training.
