ALIEN ANT FARM TO HEADLINE 7TH ANNUAL SNOCORE ROCK TOUR FOLLOWING OVERSEAS DATES

FROM: MAGGIE WANG/KRISTINE ASHTON/MITCH SCHNEIDER

ALIEN ANT FARM
TO HEADLINE 7TH ANNUAL SNOCORE ROCK TOUR
FOLLOWING OVERSEAS DATES

BAND RECEIVE “BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE” GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR THEIR #1
SINGLE “SMOOTH CRIMINAL”

“MOVIES” ENTERS TOP 25 AT MODERN ROCK

ALIEN ANT FARM have been tapped to headline the 7th annual SnoCore Rock Tour kicking off February 15 in Providence, RI. The group will perform on a lineup that also includes FenixTX, GlassJAw and one more band to be announced. The six-week tour will hit mid-size venues across the U.S. before wrapping March 30 on the West Coast.

SnoCore will be preceded by a series of major concert events overseas. ALIEN ANT FARM will take part in Australia and New Zealand’s prestigious “Big Day Out” festival and they will also perform at MTV Europe’s annual “Winter Jam” event on February 22 in Solden, Austria. The band will then embark on their first headlining tour across Europe which will include dates in Germany, France, Italy and England.

In other news, ALIEN ANT FARM—DRYDEN MITCHELL (vocals), TERRY CORSO (guitar), TYE ZAMORA (bass) and MIKE COSGROVE (drums)–began the new year on a high note with a “Best Hard Rock Performance” Grammy nomination for their #1 modern rock hit and MTV staple “Smooth Criminal.” “We were all very surprised to hear that we were nominated,” said MITCHELL. “We’ve had a phenomenal year and this nomination alone is an honor. Even if we don’t win, we’ve already won.”

In addition to the Grammy nod, “Smooth Criminal” was recently named the #2 video on MTV’s year-end countdown, as well as the #4 song of 2001 according to Los Angeles modern rock radio station KROQ. Meanwhile, the group’s current single “Movies” just entered the Top 25 on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart at #22 this week. The band performed the song December 26 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Both songs are off the platinum ANThology (New Noize/DreamWorks), “a hybrid of angsty alt-metal and aggro melodic rock, buoyed by serrated guitars , a frenetic rhythm section, and fleshy hooks” (Beth Wawerna, SPIN, December 2001).

ALIEN ANT FARM‘s current touring itinerary is as follows. Stay tuned for confirmed Sno-Core dates or log onto www.alienantfarm.com for the latest in band updates.

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