RED FANG: Pitchfork Streams New Album ‘Whales And Leeches;’ Due Out Oct. 15 On Relapse

DT: OCTOBER 8 2013
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/MSO PR
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RED FANG
PITCHFORK STREAMS THIRD ALBUM FROM PORTLAND ROCK GROUP TITLED
‘WHALES AND LEECHES’
DUE OUT OCTOBER 15 VIA RELAPSE RECORDS

NEW NOISE MAGAZINE OCTOBER COVER STORY
“RED FANG STRAIGHT OUTTA PORTLAND”
OUT NOW

L-R: David Sullivan, Bryan Giles, John Sherman and Aaron Beam
Photo, credit Tim Tronkoe: http://msopr.com/files/tim_tronckoe.JPG.

“a gruff, flesh-hungry challenge to Queens of the Stone Age‘s throne.”
SPIN (8/27/13)

Tune in today (10/8) to Pitchfork to hear WHALES AND LEECHES, the new album from the Portland, OR-based rock group RED FANG. Listen here: http://pitchfork.com/advance/250-whales-and-leeches/. RED FANG will kick off their U.S. tour this Wednesday, October 9 in Sacramento, see all confirmed dates below.

WHALES AND LEECHES–due out October 15 on Relapse Records–is gaining momentum as Revolver magazine hailed, “Queens of the Stone Age-meets Mastodon. …The new Red Fang album is a violent one, from its burly riffage to its apocalyptic lyrics.” Stereogum added: “Whales And Leeches; the thing just stomps from the first drum hit, but when it shifts into the brain-frying bridge two-thirds of the way through, it takes flight and soars” (8/27/13). Meanwhile Alternative Press said, “Whales And Leeches is…bigger, bolder, heavier catchier and even more savagely fun. ‘Crows in Swine’ turns fluid, Mastodon-like metal into a venom-fanged hook-fest, and ‘This Animal’ uses grungy licks to dirty up its classic-rock songcraft. But the centerpiece is ‘Blood Like Cream.’ As brutally bacchanalian as a Viking on shore leave, it’s an infectious reminder of what Queens of the Stone Age once sounded like-and how powerfully Whales And Leeches makes the case for Red Fang’s sludgy godhood” (October 2013).

To read more about the New Noise magazine October cover story on RED FANG, click here: www.newnoisemagazine.com/?p=66869.

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Masters of the hard rock hook, RED FANG—BRYAN GILES (Guitar/Vocals), AARON BEAM (Bass/Vocals), DAVID SULLIVAN (Guitar) and JOHN SHERMAN (Drums)–worked with producer Chris Funk (Decemberists) and mixer Vance Powell (White Stripes, Raconteurs, Kings of Leon). This same team worked on the group’s last album Murder the Mountains (April 2011), which sold over 50,000 albums under the radar and allowed the band to tour with sold-out shows and attract rabid fans for over two years. With the help of guests Mike Scheidt (Yob) and Pall Jenkins (The Black Heart Procession), WHALES AND LEECHES propels RED FANG into the upper stratosphere of hard rock and metal elite.

In tech news, the band has launched a new video game–a virtual beer shot-gunning challenge for fans–and if enough users share the game, they’ll be able to unlock the new RED FANG track “Behind the Light.” Play and share here: http://beer.redfang.net.

Catch RED FANG on tour in the following cities:

Link for Whales And Leeches cover artwork by Orion Landau:
http://msopr.com/files/whales_and_leeches_cover_art_by_orion_landau.jpg

RED FANG photo, credit James Rexroad: http://msopr.com/files/james_rexroad.jpg

For more RED FANG information:

http://www.redfang.net
https://www.facebook.com/redfangband
https://twitter.com/redfang
http://instagram.com/redfangband#
https://soundcloud.com/relapserecords/sets/red-fang

MSO Press Releases and Bio here:
http://www.msopr.com/n/client-roster/red-fang

To pre-order WHALES AND LEECHES, visit: Relapse: http://bit.ly/RedFangWhales and iTunes: http://georiot.co/4Bof.

WHALES AND LEECHES album trailer featuring “Blood Like Cream”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfmGAfYW1Yg&list=PLE0EC2BC470AE2F97

For a free download of “Blood Like Cream” via the Relapse sampler, visit: www.relapsesampler.bandcamp.com

About RED FANG:
Formed in 2005, RED FANG—Bryan Giles (Guitar/Vocals), Aaron Beam (Bass/Vocals), David Sullivan (Guitar), John Sherman (Drums)–has two albums under their belt: their 2009 self-titled debut on Sargent House and 2011’s Murder the Mountains on Relapse Records. Listen to both of the above albums streaming on www.redfang.bandcamp.com. RED FANG quickly became known for their series of hilarious videos directed by Whitey McConnaughy (Band Of Horses, Flogging Molly, Turbonegro). Each clip was picked up by Reddit and went viral, garnering over 1 million+ views. Watch “Wires”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQPfQvLIseA and “Hank Is Dead”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgV7hnjoyt0. The band spent the past few years touring the world and wining over audiences at clubs and festivals like All Tomorrow’s Parties, Rock on the Range, Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and Metallica’s Orion Music & More Fest. After more high-profile tours with Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Helmet, Saint Vitus and more, the band expanded their global footprint with a European trek and festival appearances across the continent. 2013 promises to be the biggest year for RED FANG yet, with their intense live performances, unique brand of humor, catchy songwriting and independent attitude—they show no signs of slowing down.

To hear WHALES AND LEECHES, the new album from RED FANG, arrange and interview and/or album review contact:

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

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