NASHVILLE |DT: APRIL 22, 2009
FR: LIBBY COFFEY-HENRY/MITCH SCHNEIDER/CHELSI SCHRIVER
ALEXISONFIRE:
TO RELEASE THEIR FOURTH ALBUM
‘OLD CROWS/YOUNG CARDINALS’
JUNE 23
ON VAGRANT RECORDS
FIRST SINGLE “YOUNG CARDINALS” UP NOW ON IMEEM
SOLD-OUT HEADLINING THREE-NIGHT-STAND IN LONDON
CONFIRMED FOR JUNE 9, 10 AND 11
BAND TO PERFORM ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR 2009
ALL SUMMER LONG
Coming off their 2007 breakout album Crisis–which achieved platinum-selling status in Canada after debuting at #1 on the Top 200 Nielsen Soundscan Chart there–ALEXISONFIRE have announced they’ll release their fourth studio album OLD CROWS/YOUNG CARDINALS June 23 on Vagrant Records in the U.S.A. and on Dine Alone in the rest of the world. Fans can get an early listen of “Young Cardinals”–the first single off the new album–up now exclusively on IMEEM: http://www.imeem.com/alexisonfireband.
For the new album, the St. Catharines, Ontario-based rock group–DALLAS GREEN (vocalist/guitarist), JORDAN HASTINGS (drummer), WADE MACNEIL (guitarist/vocalist), GEORGE PETTIT (vocalist) and CHRIS STEELE (bassist)–re-teamed with Julius “Juice” Butty (Protest the Hero, City and Colour) to produce. Even more intense and focused than before, the sound here is bracingly rhythmic, shot through with a do-or-die vocal urgency and sharp harmonies.
“OLD CROWS/YOUNG CARDINALS was built on the foundation of Crisis, musically it moves at a feverish pace,” explains singer PETTIT. “The lyrics span from metaphysical rebellion, to living as a nomad. This album is the culmination of the history of our band. Personally, I feel it is our best record yet, but you get to be the judge of that.”
OLD CROWS/YOUNG CARDINALS marks ALEXISONFIRE’s fourth full-length CD and follows Crisis which was hailed by the popular U.K. rock magazine Kerrang! with a five-out-of-five rating: “…it’s a reinvention of gargantuan proportions. Huge Misfit-inspired, last-gang-in-town choruses, triple-threat vocal tag teaming and relentless, face-melting playing make this by far their most assured, accomplished, anthemic release yet and sees them stake a claim for the hearts and heads of a much deserved wider audience. …Crisis? Prepare for widespread panic.” Their previous release, 2004’s Watch Out! debuted at #6 on the Soundscan chart and was certified gold in Canada in just 12 weeks–the disc has since gone onto platinum status–and earned the group their first-ever Juno Award for “New Group of The Year.”
In early June, ALEXISONFIRE will head to Germany for the Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals. Next up, they’ll hit London for a three-night sold-out stand at Borderline. Late June, the group will perform on the entire Vans Warped Tour 2009 (June 26-August 23), joining NOFX, 3Oh!3, Bad Religion, Flogging Molly, TSOL, Underoath and many more on the annual punk rock extravaganza which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Onstage is where ALEXISONFIRE explode. As Metal Hammer noted during their Taste of Chaos performance in the U.K.: “As a band who can daily sell-out 8,000 capacity crowds in their native Canada, Brixton might not seem like a challenge, but AOF still work hard and fast to fill the space, with spellbinding results. After a set like this, and a reaction like that, 2007 could well be the year Alexis catch fire on every venue they land in.”
Catch ALEXISONFIRE on the road in the following cities:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |||||||
| German festival dates: | |||||||||
| Sat | 6/6 | Nürburgring, Germany | Rock Am Ring | ||||||
| Sun | 6/7 | Nürnberg, Germany | Rock Im Park | ||||||
| Sold-out headlining U.K. tour: | |||||||||
| Tue | 6/9 | London, U.K. | Borderline (w/Sharks) | ||||||
| Wed | 6/10 | London, U.K. | Borderline (w/Hexes) | ||||||
| Thu | 6/11 | London, U.K. | Borderline (w/Ghost of a Thousand) | ||||||
| Festival dates: | |||||||||
| Sat | 6/20 | Toronto, ONT | Downsview Park | ||||||
| Vans Warped Tour 2009 (entire summer run): | |||||||||
| Fri | 6/26 | Pomona, CA | Pomona Fairplex | ||||||
| Sat | 6/27 | San Francisco, CA | Pier 30/32 | ||||||
| Sun | 6/28 | Ventura, CA | Seaside Park | ||||||
| Tue | 6/30 | Phoenix, AZ | Cricket Pavilion | ||||||
| Wed | 7/1 | Las Cruces, NM | NMSU Practice Field | ||||||
| Thu | 7/2 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center | ||||||
| Fri | 7/3 | Houston, TX | The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park | ||||||
| Sun | 7/5 | Dallas, TX | Superpages.com Center | ||||||
| Tue | 7/7 | Indianapolis, IN | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Wed | 7/8 | Pittsburgh, PA | Post Gazette Pavilion | ||||||
| Thu | 7/9 | Cleveland, OH | Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Sat | 7/11 | Montreal, QC | Parc Jean Drapeau | ||||||
| Sun | 7/12 | Hartford, CT | New England Dodge Music Center | ||||||
| Tue | 7/14 | Washington, DC | Merriweather Post Pavilion | ||||||
| Wed | 7/15 | Scranton, PA | Toyota Pavilion | ||||||
| Thu | 7/16 | Buffalo, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | ||||||
| Fri | 7/17 | Camden, NJ | Susquehanna Bank Center | ||||||
| Sat | 7/18 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
| Sun | 7/19 | Oceanport, NJ | Monmouth Park Racetrack | ||||||
| Tue | 7/21 | Boston, MA | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | ||||||
| Wed | 7/22 | Virginia Beach, VA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Thu | 7/23 | Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Fri | 7/24 | Orlando, FL | Central Florida Fairgrounds | ||||||
| Sat | 7/25 | Miami, FL | Cruzan Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Sun | 7/26 | Tampa, FL | Vinoy Park | ||||||
| Tue | 7/28 | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Wed | 7/29 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center | ||||||
| Thu | 7/30 | Milwaukee, WI | Marcus Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Fri | 7/31 | Detroit, MI | Comerica Park | ||||||
| Sat | 8/1 | Chicago, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Sun | 8/2 | Minneapolis, MN | Canterbury Park | ||||||
| Mon | 8/3 | St. Louis, MO | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Tue | 8/4 | Kansas City, MO | Sandstone Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Fri | 8/7 | Boise, ID | Idaho Center Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Sat | 8/8 | Salt Lake City, UT | Utah State Fairgrounds | ||||||
| Sun | 8/9 | Denver, CO | Invesco Field | ||||||
| Wed | 8/12 | Calgary, AB | Race City Speedway | ||||||
| Fri | 8/14 | Vancouver, BC | Thunderbird Stadium | ||||||
| Sat | 8/15 | Seattle, WA | Gorge Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Sun | 8/16 | Portland, OR | Washington County Fairgrounds | ||||||
| Wed | 8/19 | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center | ||||||
| Thu | 8/20 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Fri | 8/21 | Sacramento, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Sat | 8/22 | San Diego, CA | Cricket Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Sun | 8/23 | Los Angeles, CA | Home Depot Center | ||||||
For ALEXISONFIRE publicity, contact MSO:
Libby Coffey-Henry
(818) 380-0400 ext. 224
Lhenry@msopr.com
Chelsi Schriver
(818) 380-0400 ext. 231
cschriver@msopr.com
ALEXISONFIRE official band site: www.theonlybandever.com
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ALEXISONFIRE: TO RELEASE THEIR FOURTH ALBUM ‘OLD CROWS/YOUNG CARDINALS’ JUNE 23 ON VAGRANT RECORDS; FIRST SINGLE “YOUNG CARDINALS” UP NOW ON IMEEM; SOLD-OUT HEADLINING THREE-NIGHT-STAND IN LONDON CONFIRMED FOR JUNE 9, 10 AND 11; BAND TO PERFORM ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR 2009 ALL SUMMER LONG
