NASHVILLE |DT: MAY 24, 2010
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/NOËL KISWINEY—MSO
818-380-0400 x224, LCoffey@msopr.com
DANKO JONES
RELEASE VIDEO FOR SINGLE “FULL OF REGRET”
FEATURING GUEST APPEARANCES BY LEMMY KILMISTER, MIKE WATT, ELIJAH WOOD AND SELMA BLAIR
CLIP ADDED TO ROTATION ON MTVu BEGINNING THIS WEEK
FEATURED AS FUSE TV’S “VIDEO OF THE DAY”
NEW ALBUM ‘BELOW THE BELT’ AVAILABLE JUNE 8
ON BAD TASTE RECORDS
“Expect nothing resembling subtlety on this Toronto trio's latest batch of retribution anthems–all brutal punch-pop riffing, rumble-gut bass, and accusatory posturing. But despite his exaggerated bluster, their namesake singer-guitarist revels in the genre's inherent humor, adding high harmonies on the otherwise furious ‘I Wanna Break Up With You,’ even throwing away a Kiss in-joke. The sex metaphors don't get more creative than active volcanoes, dynamite, and magic snakes, but when the cowbell's getting this kind of workout, who has any right to complain?”
–Doug Brod, SPIN, June 2010
Canadian rockers DANKO JONES–who just wrapped a full-length U.S. tour with Clutch–have finally unleashed the video for their current single “Full of Regret.” The film-like video is "one-part 'Sabotage,' one-part Guy Ritchie, one-part Quentin Tarantino–and it's pretty much a blast from start to finish," according to MTV’s Buzzworthy (5/18). The video features guest appearances by Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Mike Watt of Minutemen, fIREHOSE and the Stooges as well as actors Elijah Wood and Selma Blair.
The shot-in-Los Angeles video begins with narration from acclaimed bassist Mike Watt. As the action-packed story unfolds, Lemmy is portrayed as an irritated mob boss who hires Selma Blair and Elijah Wood to take out DANKO JONES. The clip–for which the band tapped Josh and Jason Diamond to direct and Joe DeVito at Capital V (Jackass, Viva La Bam) to produce–is now added to rotation at MTVu and was featured on Fuse TV featured as the “Video Of The Day”: http://fuseblog.typepad.com/fuseblog/2010/05/video-of-the-day-danko-jones-full-of-regret.html . Watch the full video for “Full of Regret” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN82gSo85O4
"Full of Regret" is the first single from the upcoming DANKO JONES album, BELOW THE BELT–out in the U.S. June 8 via indie Bad Taste Records (distributed by Caroline)–and has been garnering serious attention at radio across Europe and Canada since its debut. It currently resides at number five in the College Radio charts in Germany and number #7 on the Active Rock charts in Canada. “Full of Regret” will be serviced to U. S. radio shortly.
For the new album, the trio worked with Matt Dematteo to produce, resulting in 11 furious rock songs that highlight the band’s electrifying mix of hard rock and punk with a classic metal twist. All photos and artwork for BELOW THE BELT are by esteemed photographer Dean Karr (Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Marilyn Manson).
BELOW THE BELT follows the group’s 2008 release, Never Too Loud. Since then, the band has shared the stage with Motörhead, opened for Guns N' Roses' Canadian tour early this year and completed a successful run at SXSW.
DANKO JONES is confirmed to open up for Ozzy Osbourne and Korn in Paris on September 20th. Shows that have been announced so far can be found here: http://www.dankojones.com/tour/
Photo credit: Dean Karr
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MTV BUZZWORTHY:
http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/05/12/video-premiere-danko-jones-full-of-regret-with-elijah-wood-selma-blair-and-lemmy-from-motorhead/
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For DANKO JONES publicity, contact MSO:
Libby Coffey 818-380-0400 x224 LCoffey@msopr.com
Noël Kiswiney 818-380-0400 x227 Noelk@msopr.com
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