NASHVILLE |FIREBALL MINISTRY
SET FOR A FALL TOUR WITH OPETH
IN OCTOBER AND
CKY TREK IN NOVEMBER;
BAND TO PERFORM WITH JUDAS PRIEST SEPTEMBER 23
IN MOUNT PLEASANT, MI;
NEW ALBUM ‘THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK,’
OUT OCTOBER 18 ON LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC
Having just wrapped a successful five-week nationwide trek alongside CKY, the Los Angeles-based hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY are now set for a month-long tour with Opeth, Pelican and Nevermore beginning October 9 in Phoenix. In November, the band–whose new offering THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK (Liquor and Poker Music) is due out October 18–will rejoin CKY for the second leg of the “Rock Adio” tour sponsored by Adio footwear. In addition, FIREBALL MINISTRY will open for the legendary Judas Priest on Friday, September 23 in Mount Pleasant, MI.
For THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK–the follow-up to FIREBALL MINISTRY’s critically acclaimed The Second Great Awakening (2003)–the band reteamed with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver). Recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606 West and the late Elliott Smith’s New Monkey Studios, THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK showcases the definitive FIREBALL MINISTRY sound which LA Weekly described as “timeless hard rock excellence…magnificently heavy.” Album highlights include the rhythmically menacing opener “It Flies Again,” and other hypnotic tracks like “In The End” and “The Broken.”
FIREBALL MINISTRY–JAMES A. ROTA II (vocalist/guitarist), EMILY J. BURTON (guitarist), JOHN ORESHNICK (drums) and new bassist JOHNY CHOW (ex-Systematic)–recently shot a video for their first single “Sundown,” a thunderous rocker currently buzzing at radio. Directed by Brandon Trost (Josh Todd, Old 97’s) and described by frontman ROTA as “being in the true vein of a classic rock video and not to be taken ironically,” the video will premiere on both MTV2 and Fuse in October.
Listen to FIREBALL MINISTRY’s “Sundown” by clicking on the following link: http://www.liquorandpokermusic.com/mp3/fireball_sundown.mp3. Log onto: www.fireballministry.com and www.liquorandpokermusic.com for more information.
Check some early critical soundbites for THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK:
“Like Motorhead high-fiving Black Sabbath at a biker orgy.”
-Sam Barclay, FHM (October 2005)
“The climate is right for the intense Fireball Ministry. Visceral guitar-driven rock is in vogue, and so the time might be right for Fireball Ministry to cash in on its memorable power chords and hook-laden songs.”
-Ed Condran, ASBURY PARK PRESS (September 14, 2005)
“[On Their Rock Is Not Out Rock] Fireball Ministry offer another helping of part stoner, part biker metal… In this day and age, any group that sticks to their guns and doesn’t give in to the mainstream should be commended, and Fireball Ministry refuse to buckle. The group made a conscious ‘epic’ effort in the songwriting department, as several tracks stretch past five minutes in length—case in point, one of the album’s strongest tracks, the moody ‘Hellspeak.’”
-Greg Prato, ALL MUSIC GUIDE (September 13, 2005)
Catch FIREBALL MINISTRY on tour in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
With Judas Priest
Fri 9/23 Mt. Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino
With Opeth and Pelican
Sun 10/9 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
Mon 10/10 Hollywood, CA House of Blues
Tue 10/11 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
Wed 10/12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Fri 10/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore
Sat 10/15 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Mon 10/17 Salt Lake City, UT Lo-Fi Café
Tue 10/18 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Thu 10/20 Dallas, TX Trees
Fri 10/21 Houston, TX Meridian
Sat 10/22 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
With Opeth and Nevermore
Mon 10/24 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
Tue 10/25 Sauget, IL Pop’s
Wed 10/26 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Thu 10/27 Detroit, MI Harpos
Fri 10/28 Toronto, ON Opera House
Sat 10/29 Montreal, QC Medley
Sun 10/30 Worcester, MA Palladium
With CKY
Mon 10/31 Philadelphia, PA TBA
Tue 11/1 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
Wed 11/2 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Fri 11/4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sat 11/5 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
Sun 11/6 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Mon 11/7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Wed 11/9 Tallahassee, FL Beta Bar
Thu 11/10 Little Rock, AR Juanita’s
Sat 11/12 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
Tue 11/15 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
Wed 11/16 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
MSO Contacts:
Libby Henry lhenry@msopr.com 818.380.0400 x224
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson kashton@msopr.com 818.380.0400 x233
Shazila Mohammed shazila@msopr.com 818.380.0400 x241
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