DT:      MAY 10, 2004

FM:     KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY/ ALEXANDRA  
            GREENBERG/MITCH SCHNEIDER/SHAZILA MOHAMMED

 

 SKINNY PUPPY
RETURN WITH ‘THE GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT’
MAY 25 ON SPV RECORDS

            2004 marks the return of seminal industrial artists SKINNY PUPPY with their 13th and first full-length album in eight years--THE GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT--out May 25 on SPV Records. The underground will awaken for the band’s notorious theatrical performances when SKINNY PUPPY launch their headlining U.S. tour June 11 in Portland, OR.

For THE GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT, SKINNY PUPPY, NIVEK OGRE (vocals) and cEVIN KEY (electronics, percussion) teamed with Ken Marshall (Tool) to produce. The result is an album that lacks any manner of forced anachronism or nostalgic flair.   They’ve forged an album that impresses first and foremost with its energy, vigor and stringency.  Although all the traditional elements of the Skinny Puppy history have been integrated into the ten new tracks, their complexity and divergence develop little by little, in typical Skinny Puppy fashion.

With support from a new generation of likeminded musicians--including Tool’s Danny Carey who provided the acoustic drum on “Use Less” and Wayne Static of Static-X who added his vocals to the song--the album, with all its dark brilliance, builds impressively on the band’s history. 

            With OGRE’s defiant political and societal observations fused with his trademark striking lyricism, SKINNY PUPPY has never been more vital than now. Check out “dOwnsizer” (“The panic of in a moments time bomb the artful dodge, to fabricate, a polarizing opposite political intention/to keep it poor, without a choice, so full of fear, a peoples voice”), “Use Less” (“Were we forewarned, force it to break/labor of hate who are we fooling, what are we doing/Pin it on time, proof in the meat/time to consume does it concern me, under a flag free?”) and “Pro-test” (“Be a politician eroding all your freedoms/down the rabbit hole cracks money markets fall through a looking glass/time becomes too fast all to benefit the rich”). 

            The complete track listing for THE GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT is as follows:

1) I’mmortal
2) Pro-test
3) EmpTe
4) Neuwerld
5) Ghostman
6) dOwnsizer
7) Past Present
8) Use Less
9) Goneja
10) DaddyuWarbash
 

Catch SKINNY PUPPY on the road in the following cities:

Date:                           City                                          Venue

Fri        6/11                 Portland, OR                          Roseland Theater

Sat       6/12                 Seattle, WA                            The Showbox

Tue      6/15                 Chicago, IL                             Vic Theatre

Wed    6/16                 Chicago, IL                             Vic Theatre

Thu      6/17                 Detroit, MI                                 TBA

Sat       6/19                 Boston, MA                             Avalon

Sun      6/20                 New York City, NY               Irving Plaza

Mon     6/21                 New York City, NY               Irving Plaza

Tue      6/22                 Washington, DC                    Nightclub 9:30

Wed    6/23                 Philadelphia, PA                      The Electric Factory

Fri        6/25                 Atlanta, GA                               The Masquerade

Sat       6/26                 New Orleans, LA                 House of Blues

Sun      6/27                 Houston, TX                            Club V

Tue      6/29                 Denver, CO                            Ogden Theater

Thu      7/1                   San Francisco, CA             The Grand Ballroom

Fri        7/2                   Los Angeles, CA                Henry Fonda Theater

Sat       7/3                   Los Angeles, CA                Henry Fonda Theater

Sun      7/4                   Anaheim, CA                          The Grove of Anaheim
European Tour:

Sun      7/11                 Paris, France                         La Locomotive

Tue      7/13                 Amsterdam, Denmark                     Paradiso

Thu      7/15                 Arvika, Sweden                       Arvika Festival

Sat       7/17                 Loreley, Germany                   Zillo Festival

Sun      7/18                 Dour, Belgium                                   Dour Festival

Mon     7/19                 London, England                     The Forum

 Please let us know if you’d like to interview the band, review the CD, need cover art or further information. Log onto www.skinnypuppy.com and www.spvusa.com for more information.

MSO Contacts:

Kristine Ashton-Magnuson                   Kashton@msopr.com             818.380.0400 x233

Libby Henry                                         Lhenry@msopr.com             818.380.0400 x224

Alexandra Greenberg                               Agreenberg@msopr.com     818-380-0400 x223

Shazila Mohammed (tour press)            Shazila@msopr.com              818-380-0400 x231

Mitch Schneider                                Mschneider@msopr.com     818-380-0400 x 235

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