NASHVILLE |DATE: NOVEMBER 11, 2008
FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY-COFFEY
RED
BUILDS ON SUCCESS OF GRAMMY-NOMINATED DEBUT ALBUM;
SET TO RELEASE ‘INNOCENCE & INSTINCT’ CD
FEBRUARY 10 VIA ESSENTIAL RECORDS/RED DISTRIBUTION;
FIRST SINGLE “DEATH OF ME” IMPACTS RADIO IN MID-JANUARY;
IN-PROGRESS U.S. TOUR WITH PUDDLE OF MUDD
RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 29,
WITH DECEMBER RADIO SHOWS TO FOLLOW
GRAMMY-nominated modern rock band RED is preparing to release its second CD INNOCENCE & INSTINCT February 10, 2009 via Essential Records/Red Distribution. The disc features 10 songs, including the first single “Death Of Me,” which impacts Mainstream/Active rock in mid-January. The band will simultaneously release a Deluxe Edition of INNOCENCE & INSTINCT featuring four bonus tracks, the “Death of Me” music video and a “making of” documentary and more.
The Nashville-based group is currently touring the U.S. with Puddle Of Mudd–with a November 16 show at Highline Ballroom in New York City–through November 29, and will perform at select radio shows in December. Known for relentless touring and riveting live shows, RED–JASEN RAUCH (guitars), MICHAEL BARNES (vocals), ANTHONY ARMSTRONG (guitar) and RANDY ARMSTRONG (bass)–has logged an impressive 500+ live shows since releasing its End Of Silence debut album in 2006 and are giving fans a taste of its new music while on the road in late 2008.
INNOCENCE & INSTINCT offers a primal and provocative look into the dark and sometimes seemingly hopeless “fight inside” each one of us, told through the powerful sphere of the band’s hard-hitting music. Produced by award-winning Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse (Disturbed, Depeche Mode, Sevendust), the provocative INNOCENCE & INSTINCT was forged in a perfect storm of inspiration and catastrophe. From the literary spark of Dante's Inferno to the bloody aftermath of a 75mph highway crash, RED absorbed a flood of ideas and emotions that empowered the band to create powerful and thought-provoking rock songs. Finding the sonic sweet spot where epic and primal converge, INNOCENCE & INSTINCT features dynamics that super-charge its innocence vs. instinct theme.
“INNOCENCE & INSTINCT is about the duality of man,” explains guitarist/songwriter RAUCH. “The album examines the fight between our childlike innocence and the instinctive side that makes us do things we shouldn’t. A lifetime is spent on this internal tug of war between who we really are and who we hope to be.”
A highway crash in late 2007 accelerated the band’s emotional core. As the tour van smashed into a guardrail and violently slid sideways across the highway, the band experienced new heights of horror that they channeled into INNOCENCE & INSTINCT. “It brought an intensity and depth that we couldn’t reach without going through this experience,” RAUCH reflects. “In the months after the accident, it felt like everything was in overdrive.” “In a split second, it changed our lives,” adds six-stringer ANTHONY ARMSTRONG.
The disc is highlighted by the first single, “Death of Me.” “The song is really a regretful introspective moment, where you realize that your own actions have led you down a path you never wanted to take,” says ANTHONY ARMSTRONG. “You’re the one who keeps tearing yourself down in some kind of vicious cycle that never seems to end.” Despite its angry moments, the song weeps the emotions of a soul teetering on the brink, while still packing a powerhouse chorus and gorgeous strings that float effortlessly beside the loud crunchy guitars. Vocalist BARNES sings: “You tear me down and then you pick me up” against a backdrop of deafening guitars, sweeping symphonics and nerve-rattling screams.
RED made an immediate impact with its 2006 debut, End of Silence, which sold more than a quarter-million copies and earned several awards and nominations. The GRAMMY-nominated disc–featuring the radio hits “Breathe Into Me” (Top 10, Active Rock), “Let Go” (Top 15, Active Rock) and “Already Over” (Top 15, Active Rock)–introduced the sonic layering, rich orchestration and visceral dynamics that became RED’s signature sound. The album steadily built momentum, cracking the Billboard Top 200 a year after its release. Not surprisingly, the album became a hit with other bands as well, leading to tours and shows with Papa Roach, Sevendust, Three Days Grace, Flyleaf, Buckcherry, Puddle Of Mudd, Staind and Seether, among others.
Catch RED on tour on tour in the following cities and go to www.myspace.com/dropofred for current band updates.
| Date | City | Venue | |||
| with Puddle of Mudd: | |||||
| Tue | 11/11 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel | ||
| Wed | 11/12 | Philadelphia, PA | Electric Factory | ||
| Fri | 11/14 | Sayreville, NJ | Starland Ballroom | ||
| Sat | 11/15 | Worcester, MA | The Palladium | ||
| Sun | 11/16 | New York, NY | Highline Ballroom | ||
| Tue | 11/18 | Hartford, CT | Webster Theater | ||
| Thu | 11/20 | Columbus, OH | The LC Pavilion | ||
| Fri | 11/21 | Toledo, OH | Toledo Civic Center | ||
| Sat | 11/22 | Urbana, IL | The Canopy Club | ||
| Sun | 11/23 | Green Bay, WI | Riverside Ballroom | ||
| Tue | 11/25 | Fargo, ND | The Venue at Playmakers | ||
| Wed | 11/26 | St. Paul, MN | MYTH | ||
| Fri | 11/28 | Dubuque, IA | Five Flags Center | ||
| Sat | 11/29 | Libertyville, IL | Austin’s Saloon | ||
| Radio Shows/Solo Shows: | |||||
| Mon | 12/15 | Dayton, OH | WXEG Radio Show | ||
| (Ervin J. Nutter Center) | |||||
| Tue | 12/16 | Pittsburgh, PA | Diesel | ||
| Wed | 12/17 | Allentown, PA | Crocodile Rock | ||
| Thu | 12/18 | Lancaster, PA | Chameleon | ||
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RED BUILDS ON SUCCESS OF GRAMMY-NOMINATED DEBUT ALBUM; SET TO RELEASE ‘INNOCENCE & INSTINCT’ CD FEBRUARY 10 VIA ESSENTIAL RECORDS/RED DISTRIBUTION; FIRST SINGLE “DEATH OF ME” IMPACTS RADIO IN MID-JANUARY; IN-PROGRESS U.S. TOUR WITH PUDDLE OF MUDD RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 29, WITH DECEMBER RADIO SHOWS TO FOLLOW
