ALEXISONFIRE ANNOUNCE SPECIAL PRE-ORDERS NOW VIA INTERPUNK AND NEWBURY COMICS FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINAL

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DT: JUNE 2, 2009

FR: LIBBY COFFEY/MITCH SCHNEIDER/CHELSI SCHRIVER

ALEXISONFIRE
ANNOUNCE SPECIAL PRE-ORDERS NOW
VIA INTERPUNK AND NEWBURY COMICS
FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS’ OUT JUNE 23 ON VAGRANT RECORDS

VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE
“YOUNG CARDINALS”
UP NOW

BAND SET TO DEBUT THE NEW SONG
“NO REST”
VIA MYSPACE TODAY

VANS WARPED TOUR SUMMER CONTEST UP ON WARPEDTOUR.COM

As ALEXISONFIRE prepare for the release of their new album OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS–out on June 23 on Vagrant Records (U.S.A.), and on Dine Alone and RoadRunner in the rest of the world–the group have announced special pre-order packages. Fans can pre-order OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS–their first studio album in almost three years and the follow-up to their breakthrough album Crisis–direct from Newbury Comics and Interpunk now. The Newbury Comics package offers an autographed fold-out poster that fans can order by logging onto: http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=103&deptnr=537. The Interpunk limited offer features an exclusive ALEXISONFIRE T-shirt and CD bundle for $17.25 plus shipping; to view, click: http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=168945&%20<http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=168945&>.

The St. Catharines, Ontario-based five-piece–DALLAS GREEN (vocalist/guitarist), JORDAN HASTINGS (drummer), WADE MACNEIL (guitarist/vocalist), GEORGE PETTIT (vocalist) and CHRIS STEELE (bassist)–recently shot a video for their powerful first single “Young Cardinals.” The clip, shot on location at Niagara Falls–directly in the band’s Southern Ontario stomping ground–features the band performing live onboard the famous “Maid In The Mist” tour boat. The band teamed with director Marc Ricciardelli and shot the video a close distance from the powerful Falls. Check out the video here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=57414819. In addition, look for the band to debut the new song “No Rest” today via their MySpace page: www.myspace.com/alexisonfire.

In anticipation for their performances on the Vans Warped Tour 2009 all summer long, ALEXISONFIRE has partnered with the Vans Warped Tour for a contest offering one lucky fan a pair of tickets to the Vans Warped Tour this summer in addition to the entire ALEXISONFIRE catalog including the group’s forthcoming album OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS. To enter the ALEXISONFIRE Vans Warped Tour contest, visit: http://vagrant.com/AOF/warpedcontest/.

For their new album, ALEXISONFIRE re-teamed with Julius Butty who also produced the group’s Crisis and Watch Out! discs. OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS—the group’s fourth studio album–is beginning to receive early acclaim. Check out the CD review in the upcoming June issue of Alternative Press magazine:

“Alexisonfire’s Old Crows/Young Cardinals marks a major policy shift… …Pettit has traded his trademark shrieking for a gargling-with-gravel punk attack. It sounds like all those summers hanging at the cottage with Lemmy Kilmister and Lars Frederiksen finally made him realize there’s more than one way to blow out your vocal cords. That makes Old Crows/Young Cardinals a welcome reinvention, no matter how much you loved to shred your larynx by singing along to ‘Pulmonary Archery.’ “

–Mike Usinger, ALTERNATIVE PRESS (July 2009 issue)

DATE		CITY				VENUE
German festival dates:
Sat	6-Jun	Nürburgring, Germany	Rock Am Ring
Sun	7-Jun	Nürnberg, Germany		Rock Im Park
Sold-out headlining U.K. tour:
Tue	9-Jun	London, U.K.			Borderline (w/Sharks)
Wed	10-Jun	London, U.K.			Borderline (w/Hexes)
Thu	11-Jun	London, U.K.			Borderline (w/Ghost of a Thousand)
Festival dates:
Sat	20-Jun	Toronto, ONT			Downsview Park
Vans Warped Tour 2009 (entire summer run):
Fri	26-Jun	Pomona, CA			Pomona Fairplex
Sat	27-Jun	San Francisco, CA		Pier 30/32
Sun	28-Jun	Ventura, CA			Seaside Park
Tue	30-Jun	Phoenix, AZ			Cricket Pavilion
Wed	1-Jul	Las Cruces, NM		NMSU Practice Field
Thu	2-Jul	San Antonio, TX		AT&T Center
Fri	3-Jul	Houston, TX	The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park
Sun	5-Jul	Dallas, TX			Superpages.com Center
Tue	7-Jul	Indianapolis, IN		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed	8-Jul	Pittsburgh, PA			Post Gazette Pavilion
Thu	9-Jul	Cleveland, OH			Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
Sat	11-Jul	Montreal, QC			Parc Jean Drapeau
Sun	12-Jul	Hartford, CT			New England Dodge Music Center
Tue	14-Jul	Washington, DC		Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed	15-Jul	Scranton, PA			Toyota Pavilion
Thu	16-Jul	Buffalo, NY			Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Fri	17-Jul	Camden, NJ			Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat	18-Jul	Uniondale, NY		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sun	19-Jul	Oceanport, NJ			Monmouth Park Racetrack
Tue	21-Jul	Boston, MA		Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Wed	22-Jul	Virginia Beach, VA		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Thu	23-Jul	Charlotte, NC			Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri	24-Jul	Orlando, FL			Central Florida Fairgrounds
Sat	25-Jul	Miami, FL			Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sun	26-Jul	Tampa, FL			Vinoy Park
Tue	28-Jul	Atlanta, GA			Lakewood Amphitheatre
Wed	29-Jul	Cincinnati, OH			Riverbend Music Center
Thu	30-Jul	Milwaukee, WI			Marcus Amphitheatre
Fri	31-Jul	Detroit, MI			Comerica Park
Sat	1-Aug	Chicago, IL			First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun	2-Aug	Minneapolis, MN		Canterbury Park
Mon	3-Aug	St. Louis, MO			Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue	4-Aug	Kansas City, MO		Sandstone Amphitheatre
Fri	7-Aug	Boise, ID			Idaho Center Amphitheatre
Sat	8-Aug	Salt Lake City, UT		Utah State Fairgrounds
Sun	9-Aug	Denver, CO			Invesco Field
Wed	12-Aug	Calgary, AB			Race City Speedway
Fri	14-Aug	Vancouver, BC		Thunderbird Stadium
Sat	15-Aug	Seattle, WA			Gorge Amphitheatre
Sun	16-Aug	Portland, OR			Washington County Fairgrounds
Wed	19-Aug	Fresno, CA			Save Mart Center
Thu	20-Aug	Mountain View, CA		Shoreline Amphitheatre
Fri	21-Aug	Sacramento, CA		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sat	22-Aug	San Diego, CA		Cricket Amphitheatre
Sun	23-Aug	Los Angeles, CA		Home Depot Center

For ALEXISONFIRE publicity, contact MSO:

Libby Coffey
(818) 380-0400 ext. 224
LCoffey@msopr.com

Chelsi Schriver
(818) 380-0400 ext. 231
cschriver@msopr.com

ALEXISONFIRE official band site: www.theonlybandever.com

www.vagrant.com

www.myspace.com/alexisonfire

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ALEXISONFIRE ANNOUNCE SPECIAL PRE-ORDERS NOW VIA INTERPUNK AND NEWBURY COMICS FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS’ OUT JUNE 23 ON VAGRANT RECORDS