ENTER SHIKARI: U.K. GROUP SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘COMMON DREADS’ WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 16 AND DIGITALLY IN THE UNITED STATES

Press Release Content:
DT: JUNE 8, 2009

FR: LIBBY COFFEY/BARI LIEBERMAN/JOHN OCHOA

ENTER SHIKARI:

U.K. GROUP SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
‘COMMON DREADS’
WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 16 AND
DIGITALLY IN THE UNITED STATES
VIA AMBUSH REALITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DGC/INTERSCOPE RECORDS

U.S. HEADLINING TOUR TO LAUNCH
THURSDAY, JULY 2 IN NEW YORK CITY
AT GRAMERCY THEATER

SUMMERSONIC JAPAN AND MAJOR EUROPEAN FESTIVALS
ON TAP FOR AUGUST

U.K. juggernauts ENTER SHIKARI–known for an eclectic sound that audaciously melds hardcore punk with pulse-pumping drum’n’bass and dark, gut-churning dubstep–are set to release their new album COMMON DREADS. The follow-up to the band’s gold-certified debut Take To The Skies–which took the U.K. by storm by debuting at #4 on the U.K. chart and earning the band headlining gigs and regular spots on the major worldwide festival circuit–will be released worldwide on Tuesday, June 16 and digitally in the United States via the band’s own imprint Ambush Reality in partnership with DGC/Interscope Records.

The album will be available for purchase through iTunes and Amazon as well as the band’s own store: http://gomerch.com/entershikari/preorder/; limited edition bundles with the physical CD will be available at the above link.

For the new album, the group headed to the isolated Isle Of Wight and holed-up at Arreton Manor studio for three months with veteran producer Andy Gray (U2, Tori Amos, Korn, Gary Numan). COMMON DREADS is a 15-song soundtrack for an entire generation on a mission to define the era in which it was born: one of recession, paranoia, state control and the fallout of decades of accelerated capitalism; and on the other side, an era of hope, creativity, humanity, hedonism, irreverence and fun. “Politics are unavoidable,” explains lead vocalist ROU REYNOLDS. “We just can’t write sappy music. Our first album was cryptic and metaphor-heavy, this one is more direct. Since we gained popularity, we realized, whether we like it or not, we have the ability to influence people–and with that is a responsibility to speak our minds.” COMMON DREADS is destined to unite the tribes, divide the critics and thoroughly satisfy anyone who has witnessed the mad live spectacle that is ENTER SHIKARI.

Stellar reviews for COMMON DREADS are already pouring in from the U.K.: MetroLife hailed first single “Juggernauts” as a “full throttle tune which blossoms into a fine slice of 21st century poetry” (June 1, 2009). To watch the video and hear the track, visit: www.youtube.com/AmbushReality and http://www.myspace.com/entershikari. Elsewhere, the new issue of FHM raved in a 4-out-of-5 star review: “Hailing from the wilds of St. Albans, Enter Shikari brought their electronic hardcore to the masses with their hugely successful debut, Take To The Skies, and on number two they’ve stepped up their game. The songs are more than just Foo Fighters numbers run through a Moog keyboard. They stand alone as sing-along monsters that at times are genuinely angry. Best track: ‘Zzzonked’ is like a calculator at a riot” (June 2009). Check out ENTER SHIKARI on the cover of the popular U.K. rock weekly Kerrang!:http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/05/kerrang_magazine_27052009.html.

The St. Albans, England-based quartet–ROU REYNOLDS (lead vocals/electronics), RORY CLEWLOW (guitar/backing vocals), CHRIS BATTEN (bass/vocals) and ROB ROLFE (drums)–are renowned worldwide for their intense live performances. Of the group’s SXSW 2009 gig, Kerrang! hailed,

“Delivered a punchy, dynamic set weighted in favour of new material. The band’s excellent second album, due in June, nods towards the agro-merchants Gallows, The Prodigy and The King Blues and consequently new songs like ‘Step Up’ sound more muscular and menacing…”

(Paul Brannigan, April 2009)

At the group’s Liverpool show on May 22, NME noted:

“…the show is a relentlessly fun bombardment of the senses. Frontman Rou Reynolds is a man set on destroying everything: the speakers, the monitors, the Barfly, himself, our ear-drums and, most impressively, the divide between band and fan. …You can certainly see why Enter Shikari have such a strong fan-base: it’s earned through dedication and sheer hard work, rather than merely bought through contrived marketing. The songs themselves feed off this relationship: amplified by the chaos of fans climbing pillars or jumping off amps, they feel urgent, unpredictable and exciting” Stephen Kelly (June 6, 2009).

Elsewhere, Big Cheese noted of their headlining gig of the Give It A Name Incoming Festival: “Enter Shikari didn’t disappoint, with an exhilarating set complete with impressive light show and the fans equaling the band in terms of energy.” (Ian Chaddock, June 2009)

The complete track listing for COMMON DREADS is as follows:

1) Common Dreads
2) Solidarity
3) Step Up
4) Juggernauts
5) Wall
6) Zzzonked
7) Havoc A
8) No Sleep Tonight
9) Gap In The Fence
10) Havoc B
11) Antwerpen
12) The Jester
13) Halcyon
14) Hectic
15) Fanfare For The Conscious Man
16) All Eyes On The Saint (* iTunes exclusive track)
17) Enter Shikari-Live version (*Bonus track available only via digital merch store link)

For more information on ENTER SHIKARI, visit: www.entershikari.com.

Check out the album teaser for COMMON DREADS here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPS05Fbg84c.

Catch ENTER SHIKARI on tour in the following cities:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Glastonbury Festival
Sun	6/28	Glastonbury, ENG	Glastonbury Festival
Enter Shikari headlining U.S. tour:
Thu	7/2	New York, NY	Gramercy Theater
Fri	7/3	Poughkeepsie, NY	The Loft
Sun	7/5	Providence, RI	Club Hell
Mon	7/6	Albany, NY	Valentines
Tue	7/7	S. Hackensack, NJ	School of Rock
Wed	7/8	Allentown, PA	Crocodile Rock
Enter Shikari headlining U.S. tour with August Burns Red, Bless The Fall, I Wrestled A Bear Once:
Fri	7/10	Towson, MD	Recher Theatre
Sat	7/11	Philadelphia, PA	Starlight Ballroom
Sun	7/12	Buffalo, NY	The Town Ballroom
Mon	7/13	Akron, OH	Musica
Tue	7/14	Detroit, MI	Magic Stick
Wed	7/15	Chicago, IL	House of Blues
Thu	7/16	Madison, WI	The Loft
Sat	7/18	Omaha, NE	Sokol Auditorium
Tue	7/21	San Francisco, CA	Slim’s
Wed	7/22	Los Angeles, CA	Key Club
Thu	7/23	San Diego, CA	Soma
Fri	7/24	Pomona, CA	The Glass House
Sat	7/25	Pomona, CA	The Glass House
Sun	7/26	Scottsdale, AZ	Venue of Scottsdale
Mon	7/27	Albuquerque, NM	Sunshine Theater
Wed	7/29	Dallas, TX	The Max
Summersonic Festival Japan
Fri	8/7	Osaka, JAPAN	Summersonic
Sun	8/9	Tokyo, JAPAN	Summersonic
Headlining–Mini Rock Festival
Fri	8/14	Horb Am Neckar, Germany	Mini Rock Festival
Rocko Del Schlako Festival			Rocko Del Schlako Fest
Sat	8/15	Saarland, Germany
Azfeszt Festival
Wed	8/19	Nyírbátor, Hungary	Azfeszt Festival
Frequency Festival
Thur	8/20	St. Pölten, Austria	Frequency Festival
Trutnov Festival
Fri	8/21	Trutnov, Czech Republic	Trutnov Festival
Pukkelpop
Sat	8/22	Hasselt, Belgium	Pukkelpop
Lowlands Festival
Sun	8/23	Biddinghuizen, Netherlands	Lowlands Festival
Leeds Festival
Fri	8/28	Leeds, ENGLAND	Leeds Festival
Reading Festival
Sat	8/29	Reading, ENGLAND	Reading Festival

For ENTER SHIKARI publicity contact MSO:

Libby Coffey
818-380-0400 x224
LCoffey@msopr.com

Bari Lieberman (tour press)
818-380-0400 x222
blieberman@msopr.com

www.myspace.com/entershikari

www.entershikari.com

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COMMON DREADS album teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPS05Fbg84c

ENTER SHIKARI merch page link: http://gomerch.com/entershikari/preorder/

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Mon, 2009-06-08 19:00

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ENTER SHIKARI:U.K. GROUP SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘COMMON DREADS’ WORLDWIDE ON JUNE 16 AND DIGITALLY IN THE UNITED STATES VIA AMBUSH REALITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DGC/INTERSCOPE RECORD; U.S. HEADLINING TOUR TO LAUNCH THURSDAY, JULY 2 IN NEW YORK CITY AT BLENDER THEATER @ GRAMERCY; SUMMERSONIC JAPAN AND MAJOR EUROPEAN FESTIVALS ON TAP FOR AUGUST