Hard rock about the characters
we grew up losing to.
A rotating collective of singers and players led by Adam DeGraide and Dameon Aranda. Sixty-plus songs, one for every hero, villain and boss worth writing about — played dead seriously, even when the subject is a plumber's nemesis.
Out now
Get knocked down.
Get back up.
The explosive new album from Billboard‑charting AMP. High‑octane hard rock wired to retro gaming — scorching guitars, massive hooks, and anthems built out of the games that raised us. The title track is a Pitfall!‑fuelled banger about getting up again, and “Suck My Ship” is a full‑throttle tribute to a 1981 arcade cabinet. Serious playing, unserious subjects.
Billboard Mainstream Rock
33Peak position
Mainstream Rock · 2025
“Punch Out” featuring Aranda
charted on Billboard
The title track of the 2025 album climbed to No. 33 on the Mainstream Rock chart, carried by adds at more than thirty US rock stations. It has passed 756,000 plays on Spotify alone — the record that put a video-game rock band on the same chart as the bands they grew up on.
What AMP actually is
A collective, not a lineup
A.D.A.M. stands for Artists Developing Astonishing Music, and the name is the thesis: founded on the principle that collaboration breeds innovation, AMP casts a different voice for every character — because Bowser and Princess Peach should not sound like the same person. Adam DeGraide calls it “the ultimate fan art project”.
The character picks the singer
Nine lead vocalists and five lead guitarists rotate through the catalog. Each song is cast, not assigned — which is why a Revenant track screams and a Wattson track doesn't.
The music is played straight
Serious songs about unserious subjects, and serious songs about serious ones. Real melodies, real performances, no novelty-song wink. Knocked Down is about resilience; it just happens to be set in a jungle full of crocodiles.
Built at a steady pace
A new song roughly every five weeks, across retro rock, modern rock, metal, punk and the occasional ballad — whatever the character calls for.
The rule
If the character is fun, the song is fun. If the character is grim, so are we.
Adam DeGraide plays three to five hours a day. That's the research. Everything after it — the writing, the casting, the production with Dameon Aranda — is treated like any other rock record that has to stand on its own with the console switched off.
Most played
Where everyone starts
The five most-streamed AMP songs on Spotify right now.
How to listen to AMP
Pick your platform
Spotify
It is time to rock the gaming world. Let’s go!
Listen on Spotify →
Apple Music
Now available on Apple Music. It’s go time!
Listen on Apple Music →
Amazon Music
The full catalog, album by album.
Listen on Amazon Music →
YouTube Music
Every release, plus the videos on the main channel.
Listen on YouTube Music →
The write-ups
What the press says
“There is something undeniably compelling about the band, who constantly thrills us with their unique brand of video game proficiency meets unbridled rock n' roll fury.”EARMILK
“The Billboard-charting rock group uses the outlandish settings, characters, and aesthetics of iconic video games to add dimension to their music.”Melodic Magazine
“If you love video gaming and heavy music, The A.D.A.M. Music Project might become your new favorite band.”New Noise Magazine
“A sonic juggernaut that tears through the ordinary… it doesn't just nod to the legendary MegaMan franchise; it reinvents its spirited legacy.”Blazing Minds
On stage
Loud in a room
beats loud in a headset
AMP has run the Midwest and East Coast alongside Aranda and The Founder, and closed a three‑city run at Beer City Music Hall in Oklahoma City. Booking is handled in‑house — you talk to the people who make the record.
The mailing list
A new song
every five weeks
That’s the pace, and it isn’t slowing down. Leave an email and the next one lands in your inbox the day it drops — along with first shot at tickets and vinyl before they go public.
Merch
Vinyl, CDs, shirts, stickers
Signed Knocked Down vinyl and CD bundles, the FAME line, Punch Out posters and the trucker cap.