Whitechapel Premieres ‘Elitist Ones’ Video

Courtesy:  Metal Blade Records/Red 13 Media

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records/Red 13 Media

Whitechapel has released a new music video.

The Tennessee-based metal outfit has released the video for its latest single ‘Elitist Ones.’  The song is taken from the band’s brand new album Mark of the Blade.  That album is available now in stores and online.  The video, which was produced and directed by Jim Foster (http://red13media.com), is streaming online now via Metal Blade Records’ official YouTube channel.  It features the band performing its new song in what looks to be a warehouse setting.  Along with the footage of the band performing there is footage of a woman with some rather reptilian style skin holding a snake (likely meant to be the snake on the album’s cover) also lip synching to the band’s new song.  Foster was upbeat in discussing being tapped to helm the new video, noting his own fandom and that of his crew in working with Whitchapel on the new video.  “As fans of Whitechapel, my entire team and I were stoked when Mike Faley (Metal Blade Records) asked me to write a treatment and direct for the band, he said.  “As a director, my job is always easier when the band is rippin’…and holy s***, are these guys RIPPIN’!”   The new video is the third from the band in support of its new album.  It most recently released the lyric video for the album’s title track.  It can be viewed here.  Also streaming online is the official video for ‘The Void.’  It is also streaming online via Metal Blade Records’ YouTube channel.

Beginning today, June 24th, Whitechapel is hitting the road on the annual Vans Warped Tour in support of its new album.  The tour launches today in Dallas, Texas and currently runs through Saturday, August 13th in Portland, Oregon.  It also includes a stop-off in North Carolina’s “Queen City” on Tuesday, July 5th.  The tour’s current schedule is noted below.

 

Whitechapel Warped Tour dates
June 24 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
June 25 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
June 26 – Houston, TX – NRG Park Main Street Lot
June 27 – New Orleans, LA – Port of New Orleans (Mardi Gras World)
June 29 – Nashville, TN – The Fairgrounds Nashville
June 30 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
July 1 – St. Petersburg, FL – Vinoy Park
July 2 – Orlando, FL – Tinker Field
July 3 – West Palm Beach, FL – Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
July 5 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte
July 6 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre
July 7 – Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheater
July 8 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
July 9 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre
July 10 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
July 11 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 13 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 14 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake PAC
July 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
July 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 17 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 19 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
July 20 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
July 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 22 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 23 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 24 – Shakopee, MN – Canterbury Park
July 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheatre
July 27 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 28 – Bonners Spring, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
July 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah State Fairpark
July 31 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center Arena Lot
Aug. 1 – Albuquerque, NM – Balloon Fiesta Park
Aug. 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Salt River Fields
Aug. 5 – San Diego, CA – Qualcomm Stadium Lot
Aug. 6 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 7 – Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex
Aug. 9 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Aug. 11 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Aug. 12 – Auburn, WA – White River
Aug. 13 – Portland, OR – Portland Expo Center

 

 

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Whitechapel Reveals New LP Specs; Unveils Video For Album’s Lead Single

Courtesy:  Metal Blade Records

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records

Whitechapel has a new album on the way.

The Tennessee-based death metal band announced this week that it will release its sixth full-length studio recording this summer.  Mark of the Blade will be released in stores and online on Friday, June 24th.  The album will be released worldwide via Metal Blade Records.  In anticipation of its release, the band has unveiled the lyric video for the album’s lead single, which is also its title track.  The video is currently streaming online via the band’s page at Metal Blade Records’ website.

 

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records

 

 

Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse) manned the boards for the 11-song record.  It is not the first time that he has worked with the band.  He also helmed the band’s self-titled 2012 album and its follow-up, 2014’s This Endless War.  Guitarist Alex Wade discussed the changes that listeners can expect from the band this time out with the press, noting the dynamic contrast of the songs and the role of the band members’ personal growth in the album’s sound.  “It’s the most dynamic record we’ve done, in the sense that one song can be very aggressive while the next one will be softer and sentimental,”  he said.  “At this point in our career and as we grow older, we are taking a more open-minded approach to creating our music, allowing what we think sounds good to evolve naturally, rather than to just write what is expected of us.”   The album’s complete track list is noted below.

Mark of the Blade track-listing
1. The Void
2. Mark of the Blade
3. Elitist Ones
4. Bring Me Home
5. Tremors
6. A Killing Industry
7. Tormented
8. Brotherhood
9. Dwell in the Shadows
10. Venomous
11. Decennium

Whitechapel will hit the road this summer in support of Mark of the Blade beginning May 4th in Fayetteville, AR and currently ends on May 22nd.  Fit For A King, The Plot in You, and Enterprise Earth.  After it wraps that tour, it will take some time off before joining up on the annual Van’s Warped Tour beginning June 24th in Dallas, TX.  The band’s run on the Warped Tour goes through August 13th in Portland, Oregon.  Both tour schedules are noted below.

 

 Whitechapel tour dates
w/ Fit for a King, The Plot In You, Enterprise Earth

May 4 – Fayetteville, AR – Georfe’s Majestic Lounge
May 5 – Springfield, MO – The Outland Ballroom
May 6 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
May 7 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes Sports Cafe
May 8 – Wichita, KS – Rock Island
May 10 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music
May 11 – Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
May 12 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache
May 13 – Erie, PA – Basement Transmissions
May 14 – Reading, PA – Reverb Concerts
May 15 – Frederick, MD – Cafe 611
May 17 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
May 18 – Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
May 19 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
May 20 – Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger
May 21 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
May 22 – Wilmington, NC – Ziggy’s by the Sea

Whitechapel Warped Tour dates
June 24 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
June 25 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
June 26 – Houston, TX – NRG Park Main Street Lot
June 27 – New Orleans, LA – Port of New Orleans (Mardi Gras World)
June 29 – Nashville, TN – The Fairgrounds Nashville
June 30 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
July 1 – St. Petersburg, FL – Vinoy Park
July 2 – Orlando, FL – Tinker Field
July 3 – West Palm Beach, FL – Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
July 5 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte
July 6 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre
July 7 – Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheater
July 8 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
July 9 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre
July 10 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
July 11 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 13 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 14 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake PAC
July 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
July 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 17 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 19 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
July 20 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
July 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 22 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 23 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 24 – Shakopee, MN – Canterbury Park
July 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheatre
July 27 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 28 – Bonners Spring, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
July 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah State Fairpark
July 31 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center Arena Lot
Aug. 1 – Albuquerque, NM – Balloon Fiesta Park
Aug. 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Salt River Fields
Aug. 5 – San Diego, CA – Qualcomm Stadium Lot
Aug. 6 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 7 – Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex
Aug. 9 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Aug. 11 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Aug. 12 – Auburn, WA – White River
Aug. 13 – Portland, OR – Portland Expo Center

 

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Website: http://www.whitechapelband.com

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/whitechapelband

 

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Memphis May Fire’s Fans Will Appreciate Unconditional Deluxe Edition Unconditionally

Courtesy:  Rise Records

Courtesy: Rise Records

Early last year, Memphis May Fire released its fourth full-length album Unconditional in stores and online. The album was received to critical acclaim, debuting in the #4 slot on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart and selling more than 27,000 copies in its first week in stores. Now, a little more than a year after its release, the band has teamed with its label, Rise Records, to re-issue the album in a new Deluxe edition. Unconditional Deluxe Edition features two new songs and a pair of acoustic takes of songs included in Unconditional’s original release and its new re-issue. The acoustic renditions of ‘Beneath The Skin’ and ‘Need To Be’ close out Unconditional’s re-issue and are just two of the highlights of this record. Both renditions give the original songs from which they stemmed their own new identities yet lose none of the depth and power exhibited in the originals. ‘My Generation,’ which is one of the newly introduced songs on this record. While it may have the same name as The Who’s timeless composition, it is anything but that song. In other words it isn’t a cover. It is its own song completely separate from that work yet still boasts its own powerful musical and lyrical content. Regardless of whether fans go for the acoustic renditions of ‘Beneath The Skin’ and ‘Need To Be,’ the newly introduced anthem ‘My Generation’ or the album’s other newly introduced song ‘Stay The Course’ every one of Memphis May Fire’s fans will agree that the addition of all four songs makes Unconditional’s new re-issue one of this year’s best new re-issues.

Memphis May Fire’s newly re-issued 2014 album Unconditional is one of the best of this year’s crop of re-issues. Long-time fans of the veteran Dallas, Texas-based metalcore band will agree with this sentiment after hearing the four new additions to the album. One of those additions, an acoustic re-working of ‘Beneath The Skin,’ anchors the album’s bonus tracks. It can be argued that the song’s acoustic take gives the song a whole new identity as the heaviness of the original take is not there. That identity has been established as Kellen McGregor and Anthony Sepe have traded in the heavy, crunching sound that served as the basis in the original song for a much more emotional sound that is made even deeper and moving thanks to front man Matty Mullins’ equally toned-down vocal delivery as he sings, “She dreams of a day when she won’t have to cry herself to sleep/Staring at the scars on her wrists/She knows this is not who she wants to be/Another night all alone with her thoughts/Dwelling on the questions that race through her head/Scared to sleep/Scared to wake up and face the day/When she can’t forget the things that they said.” Whereas the heavier sound of the song’s original take gives it a feeling that exudes great tension and anger on the part of the song’s subject, this new acoustic take paints the picture of the young lady as a figure feeling so much sadness and pain. That is especially the case in the verse noted here. The gentility and fragility in Mullins’ delivery set against the equally reserved sound exhibited by his band mates makes it especially worth the listen by any young person, male or female. In being that much more worth the listen, it will hae a greater chance of relating to so many more young listeners and potentially helping make a positive in said individuals’ lives. That increased ability to reach and relate to a wider audience makes the acoustic take of ‘Beneath The Skin’ a clearly positive addition to Unconditional’s re-issue. That is not to say that the original, heavier take is any less significant in the bigger picture of the album. It just means to say that the new acoustic take presented here is just as powerful as the full-on, original take.

The newly introduced acoustic take of ‘Beneath The Skin’ is a clear example of what makes Unconditional’s new re-issue an album that every Memphis May Fire fan will appreciate. While it may be an acoustic take of a much heavier song, that does not make the song any less heavy. As a matter of fact, the emotion and depth exuded by the much softer re-working of the song makes it just as heavy and in turn impacting. It is just one of the additions made to the album’s re-issue that makes it worth the listen. The acoustic re-working of ‘Need To Be’ adds even more reason for the band’s fans to check out the album’s Deluxe Edition. Just as with the acoustic take of ‘Beneath The Skin,’ the acoustic re-working of this song gives it just as much depth. The song’s original take is by no means heavy. Obviously neither is this take. But it still offers its own depth. The difference between the tracks is that this song maintains a certain reserved nature where the original adds a certain amount of punch as it proceeds. That control exhibited throughout the song in comparison to its original take makes the song’s lyrical content much more personal as Mullins sings, “My heart is heavy and torn/Weighed down by all my mistakes and the chains I’ve worn/A constant struggle with fear/Unsure if I was enough from the day I was born/But you see the beauty in my flaws/You pick me up when I fall/Show me the way when I am lost/In the eye of the storm/You show me I’m not alone/And give me strength to carry on.” The electronics removed from the song at this moment and replaced with the gentle tones of a piano, shaker, and drum set gives it a completely different feel that is still positive in its own right. It is just one change made in this song that makes it just as deep and powerful as the song’s original take and in turn yet another reason that Memphis May Fire’s fans will appreciate the new Deluxe edition of Unconditional.

Both of the acoustic re-workings presented in Unconditional’s new Deluxe Edition show in their own way why the band’s fans will appreciate this new re-issue. Of course for all of the value that they add to the record, they are not the only reasons that the band’s fans will appreciate this record. There are also two previously unreleased tracks included as part of the Deluxe Edition’s body–‘My Generation’ and ‘Stay The Course.’ Both songs are equally hard-hitting and memorable in their own right. The prior of the pair especially stands out. That is thanks in large part to its pounding musical content, driven by Jake Garland’s solid time keeping and the dual attack of McGregor and Sepe. The infectious, fist-pumping chant of “We are the youth/We are the future” in the song’s chorus makes the song even harder-hitting. One can easily imagine the band’s fans chanting these lines defiantly and in unison at its live shows. It’s just one aspect of the song’s lyrical content that makes the song such an important addition to the album’s re-issue. Mullens and company go on to sing in the song’s chorus, “Fight, fight, fight for the ones without a voice/Fight, fight, fight until they pay attention/Fight, fight, fight for the ones without a voice/Fight, fight, fight we’re gonna make ’em listen/Fight, fight, fight, we’re gonna fight ’till they hear us.” The defiance is clear and will definitely energize the band’s fans. The addition of the heavy, pummeling guitars and drums alongside Mullens’ delivery style adds even more power to the song. Whether for its pummeling musical content or for its defiant lyrical content, it can be said that the combination of both elements together presented here makes ‘My Generation’ one of Memphis May Fire’s best songs yet and even more proof of why Unconditional’s new Deluxe Edition is a record that any of the band’s fans will appreciate. That is not to discount the also newly added song ‘Stay The Course. That song will impress the band’s fans just as much with its message of perseverance. Both songs coupled with both of the acoustic pieces added to the album here make the album in whole a welcome addition to the library of any of the band’s fans and an album that proves itself to be one of the best of this year’s crop of re-issues.

Memphis May Fire released last year what has since proven to be one of its most successful albums to date if not its single-most successful album when it released Unconditional. Now with its new Deluxe Edition re-issue, which boasts two new tracks and two acoustic re-workings of songs featured in the album’s original release, Unconditional may very well surpass the mark set by the album in its original take. That is thanks in large part to the noted new additions included here. All four songs together will impress by the band’s long-time fans just as much as those that are less familiar with the band’s body of work. Each listener will agree in hearing those new additions alongside the original album’s songs, that Unconditional is, again, a welcome addition to the library of any of the band’s fans and a work that is one of the best of this year’s crop of re-issues. It is available now in stores and online. The band is currently touring in support of Unconditional. It will be live in Auburn Hills, Michigan tonight and Chicago, Illinois tomorrow. Fans can get the band’s full list of tour dates online now along with all of the band’s latest news at:

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Set It off To Release New EP Next Month

Courtesy:  Equal Vision Records

Courtesy: Equal Vision Records

Set It Off announced this week that it has a new EP on the way.

Duality: Stories Unplugged will be released on Tuesday, June 23rd via Equal Vision Records. The six-track EP will feature fully stripped down, reworked versions of five songs from the band’s 2014 full-length release Duality. It will also feature a never-before-released acoustic piece titled ‘Wild Wild World.’ In anticipation of the EP’s release, Set It Off has premiered the video for the re-worked take on the song ‘Bleak December’ online. It can be viewed now at http://setitoff.merchnow.com/.

Front man Cody Carson discussed what led to the disc’s creation noting that it stemmed in large part from fan demand. “We are so unbelievably excited to present to you: Duality: Stories Unplugged!,” he said. “We have received requests for an acoustic EP for a long time now and we had so much fun putting this together for you.” He also discussed what sets this disc apart from so many other acoustic collections, noting that “It was a huge goal on this EP to not just deliver the songs you already know with the only difference being that it’s on acoustic guitars. We took time to re-imagine some of these tracks. We wanted to name this Stories Unplugged because that is exactly how we look at these songs. These are all tales of different avenues of life we’ve walked down, and you’re along for the ride in a range of emotion and timbre. Thank you for your patience…I’m so glad we can finally provide you with this EP that we are so very proud of.” He went into even more specific detail giving as an example how the band came to its new take on ‘Bleak December.’ In regards to its creation, he said “In our acoustic arrangement of “Bleak December”, we took a more mellow approach and a more somber tone to deliver almost a whole new meaning to the song.” The track listing for Duality: StoriesUnplugged is noted below.

TRACKLISTING:
‘DUALITY: STORIES UNPLUGGED’ EP

1. Ancient History (Acoustic)
2. Tomorrow (Acoustic)
3. Bleak December (Acoustic)
4. Why Worry (Acoustic)
5. The Haunting (Acoustic)
6. Wild Wild World (Acoustic)

Set it Off is currently touring across America in support of Duality and its upcoming EP. It is currently in the midst of the European leg of its tour alongside Decade and Brawlers. Beginning May 28th, it will make its way to Japan for a short string of dates there before returning to the United States on June 19th for the annual Vans Warped Tour. The tour includes a stop in North Carolina’s “Queen City” on Tuesday, July 7th. Fans can check out the band’s current tour schedule below.

TOUR DATES:

Set It Off w/Decade and Brawlers

May 15 Wiesbaden, DE @Schlachthof

May 16 Hamburg, DE @Rock Café

May 17 Berlin, DE @Comet

May 19 Munich, DE @Backstage Club

May 20 Eindhoven, NL @ Dynamo

May 22 Oxford, GB @ Bullingdon

May 23 Leeds, UK @ Slam Dunk

May 24 Hatfield, UK @ Slam Dunk

May 25 Wolverhampton, UK @ Slam Dunk

The AP Tour – Japan

May 28 Nagoya, JP @ Imaike 3STAR

May 29 Nishi Ward, JP @ Socore Factory

May 30 Shinjuku, JP @ MARZ

May 31 Tokyo, JP @ ERA

2015 Vans Warped Tour: Journeys Stage

Jun 19 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex

Jun 20 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

Jun 21 Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park – Ventura County Fairgrounds

Jun 23 Mesa, AZ @ Quail Run Park

Jun 24 Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater

Jun 25 Oklahoma City, OK @ Remington Park

Jun 26 Houston, TX @ NRG Park Main St Yellow Lot

Jun 27 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion

Jun 28 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

Jul 01 Nashville, TN @ Tennessee State Fairgrounds

Jul 02 Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

Jul 03 St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park

Jul 04 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

Jul 05 Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field

Jul 06 Jacksonville, FL @ Morocco Shrine Auditorium And Grounds

Jul 07 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion

Jul 08 Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live

Jul 09 Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion

Jul 10 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

Jul 11 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre

Jul 12 Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre

Jul 14 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center

Jul 15 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake PAC

Jul 16 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

Jul 17 Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

Jul 18 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

Jul 19 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center

Jul 21 Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

Jul 23 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center

Jul 24 Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills Parking Lot

Jul 25 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater

Jul 26 Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park

Jul 27 Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Jul 28 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre

Jul 29 Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center

Jul 30 Bonner Springs, KS @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

Aug 01 Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark

Aug 02 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Parking Lot

Aug 05 San Diego, CA @ Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot

Aug 07 Portland, OR @ Portland Expo Center

Aug 08 Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater

Along with all of the latest tour schedule updates and news on its upcoming EP, Set It Off’s fans can also keep up with all of the latest updates from the band online now at:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/setitoffband

Twitter: http://twitter.com/setitoff

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Glass Cloud, I The Mighty Announce Spring, Summer Tour Plans

Courtesy:  Equal Vision Records

Courtesy: Equal Vision Records

Equal Vision Records label mates Glass Cloud and I The Mighty will hit the road this Spring together.

The bands will serve as support acts for letlive. and Architects.  Glass Cloud will tour in support of its new EP, titled Perfect War Forever.  The five-song EP marks the first time ever that the band has recorded material on 9-string guitars.  The band’s label mates in I The Mighty released their full length debut album Satori  last June.  Speaking on behalf of ITM, band member Blake Dahlinger discussed the tour announcement saying, “We’re absolutely stoked for our upcoming tour with letlive., Architects, and our label mates, Glass Cloud.  letlive. has been one of our favorite contemporary bands over the past few years…it’s going to be a complete thrill for us to be out on the road with them.”

The bands’ upcoming tour kicks off Wednesday, April 23rd at The Rock in Tucson, Arizona and runs through Wednesday, May 21st.  The twenty-four date schedule includes a stop in Greensboro, North Carolina on Wednesday, May 7th at the Green Street Club.  The complete schedule for the upcoming tour is listed below.

letlive. and Architects (UK) w/Glass Cloud and I the Mighty
Apr 23 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock*
Apr 25 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Apr 26 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
Apr 27 Burnsville, MN @ The Garage
Apr 29 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Apr 30 Lansing, MI @ The Loft
May 01 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
May 02 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
May 03 Worcester, MA @ Palladium (upstairs)
May 04 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
May 05 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (Marlin Room)
May 06 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
May 07 Greensboro, NC @ Green Street Club
May 08 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell)
May 09 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
May 10 Jacksonville, FL @ Roc Bar
May 12 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live (The Studio)
May 13 Dallas, TX @ The Door
May 14 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
May 16 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
May 17 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
May 19 Portland, OR @ Branx
May 20 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
May 21 Spokane, WA @ The Hop

* letlive. w/Glass Cloud and I the Mighty only

After it finishes its Spring tour, I The Mighty is also scheduled to hit the road this Summer as part of the annual Vans Warped Tour, beginning Saturday, July 12th at the Nikon Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Long Island, New York.  The Vans Warped Tour is scheduled to make a stop in North Carolina’s “Queen City” this Summer.  So audiences in North Carolina will get to see I The Mighty live when the Vans Warped Tour comes to Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday, July 28th at the PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte.  The complete Vans Warped Tour schedule is listed below.

I the Mighty w/2014 Vans Warped Tour
Jul 12 Long Island, NY @ Nikon Jones Beach Amphitheater
Jul 13 Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theater
Jul 15 Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
Jul 16 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jul 17 Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Cleveland) @ Blossom Music Center
Jul 18 Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 19 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
Jul 20 Minneapolis, MN @ Canterbury Park
Jul 22 Columbia, MD (Washington, D.C.) @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 23 Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live
Jul 24 Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
Jul 25 St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park
Jul 26 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
Jul 27 Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
Jul 28 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte
Jul 29 Nashville, TN @ Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Jul 30 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
Jul 31 Kansas City, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheater
Aug 2 Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark
Aug 3 Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium

More information on the Vans Warped Tour is available online at http://www.facebook.com/warpedtour and http://www.vanswarpedtour.com.  Fans of I The Mighty and Glass Cloud can keep up with both bands online at http://www.facebook.com/glasscloud, http://perfectwarforever, http://www.facebook.com/ithemighty and http://www.ithemighty.com.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.