FROM:            KRISTINE ASHTON/LATHUM NELSON/MITCH SCHNEIDER

THE LIVING END’S ‘MODERN ARTillery’
CONFIRMED FOR FEBRUARY 24 RELEASE;

FIRST SINGLE “WHO’S GONNA SAVE US?” HITS RADIO JANUARY 19

“With each album, Australia’s The Living End have dropped hints that someday they’re gonna drop a rock ‘n’ roll hydrogen bomb. So here it is: The band’s trademark punk and rockabilly characteristics are all over MODERN ARTillery (see ‘Tabloid Magazine’ and ‘End Of The World,’ respectively), as are the mod/punk influences (‘Who’s Gonna Save Us?,’ ‘In The End’ and ‘Jimmy’) that first manifested on 2001’s Roll On. But the trigger here is Chris Cheney’s masterful songwriting, which has always flirted with Joe Strummer–or Elvis Costello–level quality, but only now hits the mark consistently. Consequently, MODERN ARTillery is wonderfully combustible—but don’t bother to shield your eyes when it blows up.”

Randy Harward, Alternative Press, January 2004

 “Wonderfully combustible” is how Alternative Press, in a five-star review in the January 2004 issue, describes MODERN ARTillery (Reprise Records), the new album from Australian rock trio THE LIVING END due out February 24. The bandwill amplify the pulsating disc’s release with a high-octane U.S. tour package in early Spring (TBA).

The first single from MODERN ARTillery is “Who’s Gonna Save Us?” a vigorous and impassioned rocker that taps into the uncertain times we live in.  The song will reach radio in mid-January, but is featured in the Farrelly Brothers film Stuck On You, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear, due in theaters December 12.

Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Mark Trombino (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World), MODERN ARTillery is filled with 14 volatile tracks that burn through emotions everyone shares: love, loss, regret and fear.  THE LIVING END–who’ve built a reputation for their fiery live performances–are currently in the midst of a major tour of Australia, where the album debuted at #3 on the album chart and is already certified gold.

Check out www.thelivingend.com and stay tuned for tour news soon.

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