FROM: MAGGIE WANG/KRISTINE ASHTON/MARIE REMELIUS
SOiL
WREAK MERRY MAYHEM ON FALL TOUR WITH OZZY OSBOURNE
AND ROB ZOMBIE
"HALO" CHARTS IN TOP 20 AT ACTIVE ROCK RADIO
As SOiL impact rock radio with their single "Halo," the group have been tapped to open for Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie on this fall's "Merry Mayhem Tour." Kicking off October 31 in Tucson, AZ, SOiL will tour arenas throughout the Midwest and South before winding down with a special hometown date in Chicago on December 6. The band geared up for this trek with a series of radio and club shows, following a week's worth of dates with Motorhead.
Taken from their J Records debut SCARS, "Halo" is already a Top 20 hit at active rock radio, while the video can be seen on MTV and MTV2. "I sat down and wrote a song about trying to make a life out of what I do," says frontman RYAN McCOMBS, "and that wound up being the song that's done quite a bit for us."
Produced by Johnny K. (Disturbed, Machine Head) and mixed by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Iron Maiden), SCARS captures the ferocity of the band's live show as well as a timeless style that bassist TIM KING refers to as "heaviness with classic elements."
SOiL's sound is a mix of high-velocity riffing and subtle techno effects combined with the vivid demon-bashing lyrics and rapid-fire vocal delivery of a frontman who brings new meaning to the word "committed." Overall, the effect is unsettling--the lyrics are rife with images of personal anguish--but ultimately galvanizing in the way RYAN prevails over the forces that conspire against him. You cheer him on when, in "New Faith," he sings, "Everybody's gotta rock right out of here/See the old faith, feel the new faith."
CMJ Weekly calls the album--which debuted at #10 on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart--"untainted rock 'n' roll" (9/17/01), while Greg Sorrels of Album Network notes: "Scars is 13 tracks of in-your-face aggro riff-rock that pummels you from beginning to end. Tight, catchy tunes with tons of attitude..." (9/7/01).
For McCOMBS, KING, drummer TOM SCHOFIELD and guitarists ADAM ZADEL and SHAUN GLASS, the album's focused aggression and unflinching honesty are a natural by-product of their upbringing. "All of my lyrics come from things I've experienced," reveals McCOMBS. "And it's always been a joke that I've never written a happy song. But that's just the reality of the life I've lived. The title embodies the whole album: Each song is an individual mental or emotional scar I've endured."
Catch SOiL on tour in the following markets:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
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Merry Mayhem Tour with Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie & Mudvayne: | ||
| Wed 10/31 | Tucson, AZ | Tucson Convention Center |
| Thu 11/1 | Albuquerque, NM | Tingley Coliseum |
| Sat 11/3 | El Paso, TX | Don Haskins Event Center |
| Mon 11/5 | Memphis, TN | Pyramid |
| Wed 11/7 | New Orleans, LA. | Arena |
| Fri 11/9 | Houston, TX | Compaq Center |
| Sat 11/10 | Bossier City, LA | Century Tel Center |
| Mon 11/12 | Knoxville, TN | Thompson-Boiling Arena |
| Wed 11/14 | Nashville, TN | Gaylord Entertainment Center |
| Thu 11/15 | Cleveland, OH | Gund Arena |
| Sat 11/17 | Cincinnati, OH | Firstar Center |
| Mon 11/19 | Birmingham, AL | Civic Center |
| Wed 11/21 | Miami, FL | American Airlines Arena |
| Fri 11/23 | Greensboro, NC | Coliseum |
| Sat 11/24 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Headlining Shows: | ||
| Tue 11/27 | La Crosse, WI | 324 Live |
| Wed 11/28 | Superior, WI | Norm's |
| Merry Mayhem Tour with Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie & Mudvayne: | ||
| Thu 11/29 | Grand Forks, SD | Alerus Center |
| Sat 12/1 | Madison, WI | Alliant Energy Center |
| Sun 12/2 | Des Moines, IA | Vets Memorial |
| Tue 12/4 | Moline, IL | The Mark |
| Thu 12/6 | Chicago, IL | Allstate Arena |
| Headlining Shows: | ||
| Mon 12/10 | New York, NY | CBGBs |
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