Andrea Faulk, Author at SRO PR

October 31, 2019

HEART’S ANN And NANCY WILSON Talk About This Year’s “Love Alive” Tour

DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2019

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK

SRO PR

HEART’S

ANN AND NANCY WILSON TALK ABOUT THEIR

MASSIVE AND ACCLAIMED

“LOVE ALIVE” SUMMER AND FALL TOUR

“Together, Nancy and I slipped into a new groove that worked!”

–ANN WILSON

“Coming back together this time felt not only sweet but more relevant than the past few tours.”

—NANCY WILSON

HEART—ANN and NANCY WILSON–triumphantly returned to the road this year for their first tour in more than three years and the trendsetting, multiple-platinum Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends talk about it in a new Q&A (below, along with tour photos).

The “LOVE ALIVE” tour featured a stellar all-female line-up with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts joining the majority of shows. The tour line-up varied from date to date, with Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile as special guests and support from Elle King and Lucie Silvas.

The tour launched July 9 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO. While it was initially set for 40 dates, the tour was extended to include 52 performances that went through October 13 including a sold-out September 9 show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and a stop at the iHeart Radio festival in Las Vegas on September 20. Along the way, the tour attracted packed audiences and earned wide critical acclaim.Armed with a musically diverse set list, ANN and NANCY were backed by Craig Bartock (guitar), Dan Walker (keyboards), Denny Fongheiser (drums and percussion), Andy Stoller (bass) and Ryan Waters (guitar).

In addition, HEART partnered with REVERB for the shows, to reduce the environmental footprint of the events while also engaging fans in local and national causes each night in the concourse. For more information, visit www.REVERB.org.

ANN AND NANCY WILSON

Q&A

(October 2019)

Q: Congrats on the massive “Love Alive” tour. HEART performed hits, deep album cuts and covers of songs that shaped HEART. Can you tell us how important the set list was for this tour?

ANN: “It was important that we played to our early stuff just as much as our radio hits. Songs like ‘Rockin Heaven Down,’ ‘Mistral Wind,’ ‘Love Alive,’ ‘Little Queen’ and ‘Dog and Butterfly’ were in balance with the radio hits like ‘Magic Man,’ ‘Crazy On You,’ ‘Barracuda,’ ‘These Dreams’ and ‘Alone.’ We did only a very few covers that spiced up the set and honored our solo sides: ‘Your Move’ by Yes, ‘The Boxer’ by Simon and Garfunkel and ‘Stairway to Heaven’ by Led Zeppelin. This mix was very important to show what this band can do now. I feel this was the best all the Heart songs have been played ever. They took on power, weight and meaning in 2019.”

NANCY: “The set list for this tour was the key to the tour. Fan favorites and new versions of the classics kept it fresh and surprising.”

Q: While you both have toured over the last few years on your own, what was it like coming back together for the HEART tour?

ANN: “For me it was a thrill to put my voice and soul to the Heart songs. The two years of solo work taught me things about life and singing I never knew before. I felt like I was coming at this tour very strong and fresh. Together, Nancy and I slipped into a new groove that worked!”

NANCY: “Coming back together this time felt not only sweet but more relevant than the past few tours. We had renewed inspiration to play together after the long absence and we both brought along some new inspirations from our solo ventures.”

Q: HEART notably took out all-female artists on the tour. What was the dynamic of a bunch of women out on the road…onstage + backstage?

ANN: “The dynamic of the ‘Love Alive’ tour both onstage and backstage was friendly, warm and fresh. All the artists liked each other and each other’s music and were grateful to be a part of it. It was an honor to work with Brandi Carlile, Elle King, Sheryl Crow, Joan Jett and Lucie Silvas, as well as the other openers that joined over the months. All involved were very happy to be there! There were parties, dinners and hang times. All the musicians mixed and mingled. It was an authentically inspirational cross pollination of ideas and personalities.”

NANCY: “Working with other great female artists was something we’d avoided in the past, so as to not appear too gender specific. But the timing for it couldn’t have been better and the energy was wonderful.”

Q: If you overheard one fan talking to another after leaving a HEART show from this tour, what would you like to hear them say about the gig?

ANN: “I’d like to hear them say they caught the magic.”

NANCY: “I really love how fans love the songs. It’s great to think that what the fans take away is to relive all their favorite moments and feel inspired.”

Q: Can you talk about what’s next for HEART?

ANN: “It’s too early to say for sure, but new music is rolling around inside my head…”

NANCY: “Because the tour was so fulfilling, as well as quite successful, it’s fun to start imagining what the next step could be. A new song or two would be a beautiful thing!”

Here are some media highlights about the tour:

“…The rock ‘n’ roll of Heart is still beating…performed with renewed vigor…the women sounded exceptionally great throughout.”

–Kevin C. Johnson, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH,

(Maryland Heights, MO), 7/10/19

“‘Ooh. Barra-cooo-da,’ wailed Ann Wilson, an upward inflection on that razor sharp ‘cooo‘ sticking like a switchblade on a sticky bar top. Meanwhile, her sister Nancy Wilson hammered that unmistakable galloping riff, with two other ace guitarists chugging along in unison like three well-oiled pistons powering Heart’s motoring classic, ‘Barracuda.’ As if closing this two-hour joy ride through the Northwest rock greats’ 40-plus-year career–with many scenic detours–with anything else were a serious option. The on-their-feet Tacoma Dome crowd erupted in appreciation after the final downhill churn…Ann Wilson’s voice is still in stunning form, her no-bull melisma and zero-to-60 highs impeccably sharp, but carrying an underlying resonance like a less shrill Robert Plant. As ’70s-esque red-and-blue lasers danced on the ceiling, the powerhouse vocalist hit another level during a chilling ‘Mistral Wind’–her unshakable belting filling every cranny of the arena, from the peak of the dome to the farthest bathroom stall…Heart’s decades-spanning career has sustained greater peaks and valleys than Ann Wilson’s darting vocal phrasing, making them one of rock’s great enduring acts. With the Wilson sisters back together again, that legacy remains intact.”

–Michael Rietmulder, SEATTLE TIMES,

(Tacoma, WA), 9/5/19

“…Power-ballad ‘Alone’ and the crowd-rousing ‘Barracuda’ capped off the night, confirmed what was already plainly obvious: any way you cut it, Heart still rocks. Hard.”

–T’Cha Dunlevy, MONTREAL GAZETTE (Montreal, Quebec), 7/17/19

“Ann still sounds amazing and Nancy still plays and sings as well as ever, and yes, it is still magic when these two side by side on stage. The band is already tight and the sisters seemed to pick up right where they left off. As this tour gains momentum, I’m confident it will only get better…This tour delivered on every level–production, sound, quality performance, it was all in place. I did not see or hear one single disappointed concertgoer on this night. The bottom line is that Heart still delivers an amazing rock-and-roll show well worth your time and I highly recommend seeing these two icons if you have the chance.”

–Keith Brake, THE TELEGRAPH (Maryland Heights, MO), 7/11/19

“…Ann remains a powerhouse vocalist live–one of rock’s all time great singers…”

–Jim Ryan, Forbes,

(Milwaukee, WI), 10/14/19

“A revitalized Heart wasted no time dropping fan favorites ‘Rockin’ Heaven Down’ and ‘Magic Man,’ the latter of which highlighted Nancy Wilson‘s sultry syncopated strums. Soon, “Straight On” represented the first ‘Dog & Butterfly‘ song of the night–the album’s title track and ‘Mistral Wind’ also made welcome appearances during the performance–providing each Wilson sister with a platform to showcase their distinct styles and the many ways they effortlessly bob and weave together. Nancy’s flower child energy, shrouded in a mysterious aura, juxtaposed Ann’s unflinching command of center stage, a sly smile fixed on her face each time she stepped towards the microphone.”

–Laurie Fanelli, EPONYMOUS REVIEW (Tinley Park, IL), 7/12/19

Photo credit: Kimberly Adamis

Photo credit: Kimberly Adamis

Photo credit: Kimberly Adamis

Photo credit: Kimberly Adamis

Photo credit: Kimberly Adamis

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About HEART:

When Ann and Nancy Wilson formed HEART, the idea of two women leading a rock band was still groundbreaking. From the moment 1976‘s Dreamboat Annie was released, they became stars. With hits like “Magic Man,” “Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” and “These Dreams,” the band became one of the biggest hit-makers in the seventies and eighties selling more than 35 million records. In 2012, their memoir Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll became a New York Times bestseller, and in 2013 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

http://www.heart-music.com/

https://www.facebook.com/heart

https://twitter.com/officialheart

https://www.instagram.com/heartofficial/

For HEART and tour inquiries contact SRO PR (formerly MSO):

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October 31, 2019

Acoustic Guitarist IAN GOTHE Shares Doors Cover of “Spanish Caravan,” Debut Album ‘Memento’ Due In 2020 Via Blackbird Record Label

DT: OCTOBER 31, 2019

FR: MITCH SCHNEIDER/KELLY WALSH

IAN GOTHE

RELEASES SINGLE AND VIDEO OF HIS INTERPRETATION

OF THE DOORS CLASSIC, “SPANISH CARAVAN”

THE SONG IS THE FIRST OFFERING FROM ‘MEMENTO,’

HIS UPCOMING DEBUT ALBUM,

DUE OUT FEBRUARY 2020 VIA THE BLACKBIRD RECORD LABEL

“…a beautiful, deeply personal cover.”

—Guitar Player, on Ian Gothe‘s single, “Spanish Caravan,”10/30/19

Los Angeles-based acoustic guitarist, singer, and songwriter IAN GOTHE has shared the first offering from his debut album MEMENTO via his interpretation of the Doors classic “Spanish Caravan.” The video was premiered yesterday (October 30) via Guitar Player magazine in advance of the single’s November 1 release. Look for the album, co-produced by IAN with Grammy-winning producer and engineer Jim Scott (Wilco, Tom Petty), to be available February 7, 2020 via the California-based Blackbird Record Label.

IAN GOTHE – “Spanish Caravan” Music Video

GOTHE, an Armenian-American born in Iran who came to Los Angeles as a teenager, recorded MEMENTO at Scott‘s Plyrz Studios in Valencia, CA. It features performances by all-star musicians Derek Frank (Shania Twain, Gwen Stefani), Fernando Perdomo (Jakob Dylan, Fiona Apple), Tamir Barzilay (Macy Gray, Tal Wilkenfeld), and Sam Babayan (The Dirty Diamond). *Read a Q&A below with GOTHE about “Spanish Caravan,” a song well-known for its complex and compelling guitar riffs that still capture audiences’ attention today.

GOTHE spent much of his adolescence traveling across continents in search of a home. A childhood filled with loss and loneliness provided the impetus for GOTHE to continually turn to music as his friend and confidant. His initial inspiration came from a recording of the Doors’ “Spanish Caravan.” GOTHE was not immune, and his petition for a guitar of his own was driven by his desire to play those well-worn, haunting lines with ease. After GOTHE and his hard-won guitar left Iran before the revolution, the 14-year-old lived with family in England and later made his way to the United States by way of a year in Baltimore before finally settling in Los Angeles, where he lives today.

GOTHE‘s musical career has been marked by false starts and missed opportunities, a reality not unexpected for a young man in the throes of wandering and learning about both music and life on his own. While in his early twenties, GOTHE composed a high-energy dance song, “Cleopatra,“ produced by Christian DeWalden, that became a number one hit in Italy, but years of career pursuits and family life ultimately relegated music to an occasional hobby. After the dissolution of his 20-year marriage, GOTHE returned to his first love by way of an open mic night that led to the start of an artistic relationship with Manda Mosher that continues to this day. Citing the influences of British bands such as Camel and Genesis, and many less well-known musicians, GOTHE‘s style is an eclectic triumph that fuses not only musical genres but also crosses language barriers as well with songs that feature both English and his native Armenian.

Memento begins with a hauntingly melodic flute piece, “Andalusian Moondance,“ a dreamy start to an album that unwinds with unrelenting musical prowess mixed with delicate beauty. Classics such as the Bee Gees’ “Holiday,“ Camel’s “Airborne“ and The Doors’ “Spanish Caravan“ each come to life with passionate arrangements and masterful instrumentation that reflect GOTHE‘s devotion to these pillars of his artistic musical history. Interspersed with these canonical songs are originals such as “Take Me Home,” written in Armenian; the evocative melody is his lyrical tribute to the universal longing to return home. “Tired Little Eyes,” which closes the album, is also written and performed in Armenian. It’s a delicate lullaby written as a tribute to GOTHE‘s late younger brother and a reminder that his brother will never be forgotten. In both “One Of These Days,” a mournful original ballad,and “Final Hour,” a song by Kathryn Pollock, we hear GOTHE pay tribute to both love and family as he seeks to let go. “Liezah,” a beautiful cover of the jaunty British song by The Coral, provides a cheery tribute to GOTHE‘s time in England. “Blood On The Rooftops In Montrose” is an instrumental piece written about his current home, and it’s also his homage to legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. The intro to the song is by Hackett (“Blood On The Rooftops,” from the Genesis album Wind & Wuthering) paired with an original piece by GOTHE. The original song is about a couch potato, and GOTHE keeps the theme of television as he uses classical guitar lines to reflect our connection to technology.

GOTHE brings to his compositions and arrangements a depth that can only be found in those who have dedicated themselves to their craft.The artistic choices that GOTHE makes are evidence of an artist who has emerged from a journey, confident and ready to create from a place of authentic introspection.

Q&A WITH IAN GOTHE ABOUT “SPANISH CARAVAN”

What attracted you to interpret this classic by The Doors?

When I was 12 years old, I was looking through my cousin’s record collection and on the turntable there was a record. I pressed play and what I heard totally mesmerized me, it was “Spanish Caravan” by The Doors, the first track on side B. That’s when I said to myself, “I want to learn to play the guitar.”

Why do you feel this song is a good first entrée to his album?

To me “Spanish Caravan” has elements of classical, rock, jazz, prog and folk music all in one song, that’s why I fell it would be a good first entrée to my album. And Memento is an eclectic album.

Where did you shoot the video, which was directed by Martin Yernazian?

I chose to shoot the video at PLYRZ (Valencia, CA) where we recorded the album so people could see the magical space where all these creations were made.

Which guitars did you use for the recording and video of “Spanish Caravan”?

For recording of “Spanish Caravan,” I used my handmade 2007 A.J. Lucas guitar, a luthier from England. For the video of “Spanish Caravan,” I used my handmade guitar by a luthier in Canada by the name of Alan de Jonge.

Website: https://www.iangothe.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iangotheofficial

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iangotheofficial/

SRO PR (formerly MSO)

818.380.0400

Mitch Schneider / mschneider@sropr.com

Kelly Walsh / kwalsh@sropr.com

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October 30, 2019

LEE ROCKER of the Stray Cats Today Releases New Single and Video, “Dog House Shuffle”

DT: OCTOBER 30, 2019

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

LEE ROCKER

OF THE STRAY CATS

TODAY RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “DOG HOUSE SHUFFLE”

VIA ROCKER’S LABEL UPRIGHT RECORDS

PREMIERED VIA BILLBOARD HERE

Lee Rocker - Dog House Shuffle (Official Video)

LEE ROCKER of The Stray Cats fame today (October 30) has released a new self-written-and produced single and video, “Dog House Shuffle,” via his label Upright Records (distributed through Orchard). The single and video premiered yesterday via Billboard.

“‘Dog House Shuffle’ is a song that I had a blast writing and thinking about,” says the bassist, singer and songwriter. “It’s just plain fun! It’s really my tribute to the original rocking bass players that have influenced me so much. These guys are in a way the unsung heroes of rockabilly and early rock. We’ve incorporated these players into this video.”

Elaborates ROCKER about the legendary musicians who are seen in the video: “Bill Black was Elvis Presley‘s bassman–he drove the mystery train groove that helped break the king Elvis Presley. Also included in the video is the genius of bass players, Willie Dixon. Marshall Grant is in there as a member of the Tennessee Two with Johnny Cash. Dorsey ‘Rockabilly Boogie’ Burnette and my dear friend Carl Perkins with his bass slapping brother Jay— these were the architects of rock and roll. Me and the Stray Cats can trace parts of our sound back to these players. I just gotta say (quoting the song’s lyrics), ‘Put that old guitar right back in that case/Now it’s the time I’m gunna slap the bass.’ Let’s have some fun with the ‘Dog House Shuffle.'” The video also features ROCKER and his musicians recording the track and cool cartoon animation.

Musicians joining ROCKER (vocal, string bass) on the single are Buzz Campbell (guitar, backing vocal), Larry Mitchell (drums, percussion), Justin Rocker (acoustic guitar, backing vocal), and Joey Eight (piano, harmonica and backing vocal).

ROCKER recently revealed his 2020 U.K. dates following his previously announced 2019/2020 U.S. and Canada tour. Coming off this year’s Stray Cats 40^th anniversary tour with red-hot shows and their critically acclaimed album 40 (Surfdog Records), ROCKER and his band will perform Stray Cats hits including “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” and “Sexy and 17” as well as slamming renditions of songs from his many solo albums. See his full touring itinerary below.

This past summer, LEE ROCKER toured America as part of The Stray Cats from August 2-September 1 (presented by SiriusXM) on the heels of the band’s June and July overseas shows where he “muscled his double bass as he dropped, dragged, straddled, slapped and swung it with mastery” (Big Takeover, 8/19/19). In a multiple-page feature in the new Bass Player magazine (December 2019), ROCKER is asked about his ability to come up with fresh rockabilly bass-lines. He says: “I’m still discovering things. I still have revelations: ‘how did I not think of this before?’ There are a lot of different rhythms and slaps, and different ways to walk your bass-lines. There’s only 12 notes but there’s an infinite number of ways to play them.”

DATE		LOCATION	VENUE
*2019: U.S. and Canada Tour*
Fri	11/1	High Point, NC	High Point Theatre
Sat	11/2	Buford, GA	Buford Community Center, Town Park & Theatre
Sat	11/16	Gilbert, AZ	Higley Center Performing Arts
Sat	11/23	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Lewis Family Playhouse at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center
Wed	12/11	St. Catharines, Ontario	FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Thu	12/12	Kingston, Ontario	The Grand Theater
Fri	12/13	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
*2020: U.S. and Canada Tour*
Thu	1/16	Columbus, GA	RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
Thu	2/6	Akron, OH	Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Fri	2/7	Fairfield, OH	Fairfield Community Arts Center
Sat	2/8	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
Sat	2/15	Ashwaubenon, WI	Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center
Sat	3/21	Delray Beach, FL	Old School Square Pavillion
Sat	3/28	Longview, TX	S.E. Belcher Jr. Performance Center
Fri	5/1	Monroe, WI	Monroe Arts Center
Sat	5/2	Hartford, WI	Ruth A. Knoll Theater (Schauer Presents)
Sat	5/9	Bel Air, MD	Harford Community College
Fri	5/15	Wilmington, NC	Thalian Hall
*2020: U.K. Tour*
Wed	11/4	Glasgow, U.K.	Barrowland Ballroom
Thu	11/5	Newcastle, U.K.	Northumbria Institute
Fri	11/6	Manchester, U.K.	Manchester Academy 2
Sat	11/7	Bristol, U.K.	The Anson Rooms
Sun	11/8	London, U.K.	The Garage

About Lee Rocker:

Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing, standing on, spinning and rocking his giant upright bass in the legendary music group The Stray Cats. Grammy-nominated, The Stray Cats have sold nearly 10 million albums and garnered an astounding 23 gold and platinum certified records worldwide. Founded by Rocker, Brian Setzer, and Slim Jim Phantom, The Stray Cats remain a radio staple, were music video pioneers at the infancy of MTV, and repeatedly brought rockabilly music to the top of the charts. From the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine, to appearing on Saturday Night Live, to headlining music festivals and touring with the Rolling Stones, Lee Rocker has seen and done it all. In addition to The Stray Cats and the Rolling Stones, Rocker has toured and performed with George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, and John Fogerty. In 1982, Rocker and his father Stanley Drucker (classical clarinetist) both received Grammy nominations; this was something that has only occurred twice in the history of the Grammy Awards. In 2012 Lee appeared on Broadway in the hit musical “Million Dollar Quartet” and in 2014 he was inducted into the Bass Player Hall of Fame. Rocker has received numerous honors for his contributions to music and the arts, including being inducted to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and he is a recipient of the Visionary Artist Award by the City of Laguna Beach California. Currently Lee Rocker and his band are touring and performing Stray Cats hits including “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” and “Sexy and 17” as well as slamming renditions of songs from his many solo albums.

Lee Rocker

photo credit: Alex Solka

For more information on Lee Rocker, visit:

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER

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October 25, 2019

ICE NINE KILLS ENLIST HORROR ICON ARI LEHMAN ON “THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY(ACOUSTIC)”

DT: OCTOBER 25, 2019

FM: KELLY WALSH, ANDREA FAULK

ICE NINE KILLS
TEAM UP WITH HORROR ICON
ARI LEHMAN
FOR ACOUSTIC VERSION OF
“THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY”

THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT
OUT TODAY

In honor of the most haunting time of the year, horror-inspired metal outfit ICE NINE KILLS have released THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT, a frightfully enticing deluxe version of their critically acclaimed Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart-topping fourth album.

Out today, October 25, via Fearless Records, the ‘Final Cut‘ edition includes the album’s original 13 tracks along with the recently premiered new track, “Your Numbers Up,” a cover version of the famous hit “Thriller,” their full-length feature horror film The Silver Scream, and four bone-chilling acoustic renditions of previously released singles.

ICE NINE KILLS have also released a video stream for the new acoustic rendition of “Thank God It’s Friday” featuring none other than Ari Lehman, who first portrayed the immortal serial killer Jason Voorhees from the original 1980 iconic slasher film, Friday The 13^th.

“I am honored to be singing alongside the amazingly talented Spencer Charnas on this track,” says LEHMAN. “ICE NINE KILLS will captivate you with their virtuoso sound and compelling lyrics–Thank God It’s Friday has VOORHEES POWER!”

“Friday the 13th and Jason have always been an obsession for me,” reveals vocalist SPENCER CHARNAS. “When I had the idea to reach out to Ari about singing on our acoustic tribute, I never expected in a million years for it to actually happen. To find out that Ari was not only a fan of INK, but 100% willing to join us on the track, was a moment I won’t soon forget. He brings such a rich authenticity to this song with his charismatic voice and his involvement helps elevate the piece to another level. To hear the FIRST Jason from arguably one of the most iconic scenes in horror history sing the line, “he drowned in all our sins,” evokes the same goosebumps I got when I first saw the film.”

Dive right in, if you dare, and listen to “Thank God It’s Friday (Acoustic feat. Ari Lehman)” below!

Additional guests on THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUTinclude Grammy-nominated musician Matt Heafy (Trivium), Chelsea Talmadge (Stranger Things) and Sam Kubrick (grandson of Stanley Kubrick who famously directed The Shining).

Purchase THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT now at store.iceninekills.com or listen digitally on all streaming platforms.

Come out and play with ICE NINE KILLS as they headline SiriusXM Octane Present’s “The Octane Accelerator Tour” which kicks off just before Halloween next Tuesday, October 29 in Cleveland. OH. The month-long jaunt will includes special guests Fit For A King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer and Awake At Last, and will see the band revive their annual “Thanx-Killing” show in their hometown Worcester, MA on November 30 at The Palladium, which will be recorded and filmed for a future project. Tickets are available now for all dates at www.iceninekills.com.

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Tue	10/29	Cleveland, OH	House of Blues *
Sat	11/2	Milwaukee, WI	The Rave Club *
Sun	11/3	Minneapolis, MN	Varsity Theater *
Mon	11/4	Estes Park, CO	The Stanley Hotel
Tue	11/5	Denver, CO	Summit Music Hall *
Wed	11/6	Salt Lake City, UT	The Depot *
Fri	11/8	Las Vegas, NV	Brooklyn Bowl *
Sat	11/9	Los Angeles, CA	Belasco Theater *
Sun	11/10	Phoenix, AZ	The Van Buren *
Tue	11/12	Dallas, TX	House of Blues *
Wed	11/13	Houston, TX	House of Blues *
Thu	11/14	San Antonio, TX	Aztec Theater *
Sat	11/16	Pensacola, FL	Vinyl Music Hall *
Sun	11/17	Tampa, FL	Ritz Ybor *
Mon	11/18	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Revolution Live *
Wed	11/20	Atlanta, GA	Buckhead Theater *
Thu	11/21	Charlotte, NC	The Underground – Fillmore *
Fri	11/22	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore Soundstage *
Sat	11/23	Pittsburgh, PA	Roxian Theater *
Mon	11/25	Philadelphia, PA	Theater of Living Arts *
Tue	11/26	Detroit, MI	St. Andrews Hall *
Wed	11/27	Chicago, IL	House of Blues *
Sat	11/30	Worcester, MA	The Palladium *
Sun	12/1	New York, NY	Webster Hall *

* = SiriusXM Octane Presents “Octane Accelerator Tour” with Fit For a King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer & Awake At Last

Photo Credit: Tina Korhonen

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October 25, 2019

DAVEY SUICIDE DROPS “ROCK AINT DEAD” MUSIC VIDEO, NEW ALBUM DUE JANUARY 24

DT: OCTOBER 25, 2019

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

DAVEY SUICIDE
DROPS “ROCK AINT DEAD” MUSIC VIDEO

SETS JANUARY 24 RELASE DATE FOR FOURTH ALBUM
VIA OUT OF LINE MUSIC/INGROOVES

Photo Credit: MichellexStar Photography

Industrial goth/rock quartet DAVEY SUICIDE will release their fourth album–ROCK AINT DEAD–on January 24, 2020 via Out Of Line Music/InGrooves. Featuring 13 tracks of their signature blend of arena rock, sleaze, and industrial music with a theatrical edge, the album was mixed and produced by Charles Kallaghan Massabo (Falling In Reverse) at Kallaghan Studios in Los Angeles, CA while being mastered by Shawn McGhee (Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, Hellyeah) at Artistry Studios in Las Vegas, NV.

Pre-order ROCK AINT DEAD now at www.daveysuicidemerch.com

DAVEY SUICIDE premiered the music video for the album’s title track yesterday, Thursday, October 24, via Alternative Press who described it as “A cross between George Lucas’ 1971 sci-fi thriller THX 1138 and a titillating vampire movie (with a slight tribute to Aphex Twin’s ‘Come To Daddy’).”

Directed by Richard Villa III of Exhibit A Gallery, the video takes place in the year 2039 in a dystopian society that has dissolved the rock genre. Watch the “Rock Aint Dead” video in full below. (Note: Skip ahead to the 6:13 mark for just the single.)

Davey Suicide – “Rock Aint Dead”

“In a not so distant future, all aspects of human existence are being controlled,” DAVEY SUICIDE says, explaining the video. “Where ‘silence is a virtue’ and most freedoms like artistic expression are forbidden in a world of fabricated reality. Those in power have determined that Rock music has no redeemable qualities, is corrupting the culture and is no longer an acceptable form of music or entertainment.”

“In the year 2039 in Los Angeles, Rock music is no more than delusional memories of a sadistic past of the unevolved. Rock music and other antisocial expressions are forbidden in this new perfectly sterile society. All creative expressions have been deemed socially toxic and poison to human uniformity. The only way for anyone to be expressive or to experience any form of creativity is through the illegal use of Drug Enhanced Virtual Reality (DEVR). This underground DEVR experience is only obtained by those who seek it on the streets of back alleys hidden in the shadows. For those wanting to participate in this type of DEVR experience, there is this warning:

‘This type of music is forbidden and any partaking in it is punishable by death. Proceed at your own risk'”

“Would you like to proceed with your experience?”

DAVEY SUICIDE previously shared the music video for the debut single “Medicate Me” which features guest vocals from Telle Smith (The Word Alive) and stars actress Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween I & II, The Runaways); check it out HERE. Additional guest appearances include Gustav Wood (Young Guns), Hyro The Hero and Lexus Amanda (Blacklisted Me).

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October 25, 2019

FRANK ZAPPA’S 1973 Halloween Shows ‘HALLOWEEN 73’ Available Today For First Time As Limited Edition Four-Disc Costume Box

**Sorry if you’ve received this twice**

IT’S ALIVE!

FRANK ZAPPA’S HALLOWEEN SHOWS RECORDED LIVE IN 1973 AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATER IN CHICAGO AVAILABLE TODAY FOR FIRST TIME AS LIMITED EDITION FOUR-DISC COSTUME BOX

HALLOWEEN 73 FEATURES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FRANKenZAPPA MASK AND GLOVES

AND MORE THAN FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF UNRELEASED LIVE PERFORMANCES

SPANNING TWO FULL SHOWS AND A BONUS DISC OF RARE REHEARSALS

HALLOWEEN 73 HIGHLIGHTS ALBUM COLLECTS PERFORMANCES FROM

BOTH SHOWS ON SINGLE DISC

Los Angeles – October 25, 2019 – Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, the iconoclastic composer Frank Zappa put on a series of spectacular, now legendary, shows around Halloween each year to celebrate his favorite holiday. Before settling on New York in 1974 to host his annual costume-clad festivities, which would continue until he retired the tradition in 1984, Zappa, fronting an exciting new band, performed two rousing back-to-back Halloween concerts the year prior at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. Whereas many of the NYC shows were not recorded, due to the musician’s union charging exorbitant fees making it virtually impossible to allow Zappa to record the event, there were no such restrictions at the Chicago show – in true Zappa fashion it was of course taped.

Now for the first time ever, Zappa’s two complete Halloween shows recorded on October 31, 1973 in Chicago, are available today, October 25 via Zappa Records/UMe, just in time for Halloween. These completely unreleased live recordings total more than four and a half hours and feature songs from across his prolific catalog, including his then just-released 1973 album Over-Nite Sensation and forthcoming 1974 record Apostrophe(‘), as well as early arrangements of compositions like “Penguin In Bondage,” “Dickie’s Such An Asshole” and “Village Of The Sun” that would appear on later studio and live albums. Continuing the Halloween series that the Zappa Family Trust began in 2017 with the acclaimed Halloween 77 releases, Halloween 73 is available as a specially designed, limited run four-disc costume box complete with a FRANKenZAPPA mask and gloves, housed in a display worthy box. Produced by Ahmet Zappa and Vaultmeister Joe Travers, the boxed set is rounded out with a 40-page booklet featuring detailed liner notes from Travers and Ruth Komanoff Underwood and Ralph Humphrey,Zappa’s bandmates who played in the shows, and a wealth of never-before-seen photos from the event.

The two full shows are presented on discs 1-3, with the fourth disc dedicated to unreleased rehearsals recorded just before the tour started. A single CD version titled Halloween 73 Highlights, which collects together 16 handpicked performances from both shows, is also available. The concerts were recorded on 1/2″ 4-track analog tape which was stored in pristine condition in Zappa’s personal Vault. The tracks were digitally transferred in 96K/24B from the original analog tapes by Travers in 2019 and mastered and re-mixed by Craig Parker Adams. Both the deluxe boxed set and Highlights album will be available digitally for streaming and download.

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After Zappa’s European tour that ended in September of ’73, the ever-restless musician decided to shake up his lineup once again and replaced woodwind and keyboards player Ian Underwood and violinist Jean Luc-Ponty with two new members: Chester Thompson on drums and Napoleon Murphy Brock who supplied vocals, tenor sax and flute. Following a month of rehearsals, the Halloween shows in Chicago marked the second gig for this new lineup. These recordings then represent the first official recording of this new configuration which as Travers writes in the liners, “would become infamous with the shows at The Roxy Theater scheduled for that December in Los Angeles and filmed for all posterity.”

Proceeding the Roxy performances, which can be heard in full on 2018’s The Roxy Performances boxed set, as well as the 1974 double live album Roxy & Elsewhere, it’s thrilling to hear the band dynamics and evolution. As Travers writes, “the music is fresh and going through changes, along with incorporating the new funky rhythms of Chester and the dynamic lead vocals of Napoleon. And with the mallets of Ruth Underwood prominently featured in the instrumentation, Bruce Fowler’s bionic trombone, Ralph Humphrey’s technical wizardry of the drum set, Tom Fowler’s command of the bass and the keyboard mastery of George Duke, it’s a no-brainer that this line-up would go on to be a favorite among fans. The musicianship and chemistry of the personnel blended so well together with the material Frank was writing. It would prove to be a golden period in the history of Frank Zappa and these Halloween shows are proof.”

Band members Ruth Komanoff Underwood and Ralph Humphrey both provide some fascinating insight into what it was like to play with Zappa and some insightful history about these shows in the in-depth liner notes which also feature beautiful live shots and intimate backstage photos. Underwood details Zappa’s desire to constantly change up the musicians he worked with and states, “Frank, though, wasn’t looking back for a moment, but only characteristically ahead, relishing the excitement and challenge at hand. Personnel changes had become routine for him, and he thrived on the new musical possibilities and mix of personalities. It was evident, then and always, that Frank needed to live his life in a state of perpetual transition, a reality that could be as maddening to us as it was exciting for all. However unnerving these constant changes, the exertion made us better players, despite some figurative bumps and bruises.”

These concerts would be the only Halloween shows that Zappa performed in Chicago as the Halloween tradition would start the next year in NYC in 1974 and continue for the next decade. These shows would have the same unbridled, celebratory spirit of the NY gigs that David Fricke of Rolling Stone hailed as “advanced, instrumental ecstasy, cliff-edge improvisation and impromptu theatrical hijinks.”

HALLOWEEN 73 TRACK LIST

Disc 1 (Show 1)

1. “Happy Halloween To Each And Every One Of You” 4:36

2. Pygmy Twylyte 3:25

3. The Idiot Bastard Son 2:24

4. Cheepnis 3:28

5. “Another Assembly Of Items” 1:29

6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 1:02

7. Kung Fu 1:32

8. Penguin In Bondage 7:12

9. T’Mershi Duween 1:46

10. The Dog Breath Variations 1:47

11. Uncle Meat 2:24

12. RDNZL 5:54

13. Village Of The Sun 4:14

14. Ecidna’s Arf (Of You) 4:11

15. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 9:54

16. Montana 6:55

TRT: 62:12

Disc 2 (Show 1 Continued)

1. Dupree’s Paradise 19:12

2. “Almost Up To Date” 1:35

3. Dickie’s Such An Asshole 10:04

(Show 2)

4. “That Greatest Of American Holidays” 4:50

5. Cosmik Debris 6:51

6. “We’re Hurtin’ For Tunes” 1:04

7. Pygmy Twylyte 3:40

8. The Idiot Bastard Son 2:17

9. Cheepnis 4:18

10. I’m The Slime 4:29

11. Big Swifty 9:37

TRT: 67:56

Disc 3 (Show 2 Continued)

1. The History Of The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation 1:50

2. Dickie’s Such An Asshole 9:59

3. “Another New Event” :56

4. Farther O’Blivion – Part 1 9:03

5. Father O’Blivion – Part 2 10:10

6. “Pervert’s Special Holiday” 1:10

7. Penguin In Bondage 7:27

8. T’Mershi Duween 1:45

9. RDNZL 6:06

10. Inca Roads 10:55

11. Medley: Son Of Mr. Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge 16:23

TRT: 75:44

Disc 4 (Bonus Rehearsals 10-20/21-73)

1. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (10-21-73) 1:05

2. Penguin In Bondage (10-20-73) 6:45

3. T’Mershi Duween (10-20-73) 1:46

4. Dog Breath (10-20-73) 1:28

5. The Dog Breath Variations (10-20-73) 1:20

6. Uncle Meat (10-20-73) 2:18

7. RDNZL (10-20-73) 5:10

8. Magic Fingers (10-21-73) 4:47

9. Inca Roads (10-20-73) 14:38

10. Father O’Blivion (10-21-73) 17:54

11. Cosmik Debris (10-20-73) 10:36

12. Big Swifty (10-21-73) 4:41

TRT: 72:28

HALLOWEEN 73 HIGHLIGHTS TRACK LIST

1. “Happy Halloween To Each And Every One Of You” (Show 1) 4:36

2. Pygmy Twylyte (Show 2) 3:40

3. The Idiot Bastard Son (Show 2) 2:17

4. Cheepnis (Show 2) 3:18

5. “Another Assembly Of Items” (Show 1) 1:29

6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (Show 1) 1:02

7. Kung Fu (Show 1) 1:32

8. Penguin In Bondage (Show 1) 7:12

9. T’Mershi Duween (Show 1) 1:46

10. The Dog Breath Variations (Show 1) 1:47

11. Uncle Meat (Show 1) 2:24

12. RDNZL (Show 1) 5:50

13. I’m The Slime (Show 2) 4:29

14. Big Swifty (Show 2) 9:25

15. “The History Of The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation (Show 2) 1:48

16. Dickie’s Such An Asshole (Show 2) 10:24

TRT: 63:02

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October 24, 2019

LEE ROCKER Announces 2020 U.K. Tour Dates + New Single “DOG HOUSE SHUFFLE” Out 10/30

DT: OCTOBER 23, 2019

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

LEE ROCKER

ANNOUNCES 2020 U.K. DATES

IN ADDITION TO HIS CURRENT U.S. AND CANADA TOUR

NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “DOG HOUSE SHUFFLE”

OUT OCTOBER 30 VIA ROCKER’S LABEL UPRIGHT RECORDS

LEE ROCKER of The Stray Cats fame has announced 2020 U.K. dates following his previously announced 2019/2020 U.S. and Canada tour. Coming off this year’s Stray Cats 40^th anniversary tour with red-hot shows and their critically acclaimed album 40 (Surfdog Records), the bassist/vocalist and his band will perform Stray Cats hits including “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” and “Sexy and 17” as well as slamming renditions of songs from his many solo albums. See his full touring itinerary below.

ROCKER will also release a new self-written-and produced single and video, “Dog House Shuffle,” on October 30 via his label Upright Records (distributed through Orchard). Musicians joining ROCKER (vocal, string bass) on the single are Buzz Campbell (guitar, backing vocal), Larry Mitchell (drums, percussion), Justin Rocker (acoustic guitar, backing vocal), and Joey Eight (piano, harmonica and backing vocal).

DATE		LOCATION	VENUE
*2019: U.S. and Canada Tour*
Thu	10/24	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin State University
Sat	10/26	Richardson, TX	Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations
Fri	11/1	High Point, NC	High Point Theatre
Sat	11/2	Buford, GA	Buford Community Center, Town Park & Theatre
Sat	11/16	Gilbert, AZ	Higley Center Performing Arts
Sat	11/23	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Lewis Family Playhouse at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center
Wed	12/11	St. Catharines, Ontario	FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Thu	12/12	Kingston, Ontario	The Grand Theater
Fri	12/13	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
*2020: U.S. and Canada Tour*
Thu	1/16	Columbus, GA	RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
Thu	2/6	Akron, OH	Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Fri	2/7	Fairfield, OH	Fairfield Community Arts Center
Sat	2/8	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
Sat	2/15	Ashwaubenon, WI	Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center
Sat	3/21	Delray Beach, FL	Old School Square Pavillion
Sat	3/28	Longview, TX	S.E. Belcher Jr. Performance Center
Fri	5/1	Monroe, WI	Monroe Arts Center
Sat	5/2	Hartford, WI	Ruth A. Knoll Theater (Schauer Presents)
Sat	5/9	Bel Air, MD	Harford Community College
Fri	5/15	Wilmington, NC	Thalian Hall
*2020: U.K. Tour*
Wed	11/4	Glasgow, U.K.	Barrowland Ballroom
Thu	11/5	Newcastle, U.K.	Northumbria Institute
Fri	11/6	Manchester, U.K.	Manchester Academy 2
Sat	11/7	Bristol, U.K.	The Anson Rooms
Sun	11/8	London, U.K.	The Garage

About Lee Rocker:

Lee Rocker

photo credit: Alex Solka

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October 21, 2019

ICE NINE KILLS To Record Special “THANX-KILLING” Hometown Show at The Palladium (Worcester, MA) on 11/30

DT: October 21, 2019

FM: KELLY WALSH, ANDREA FAULK

ICE NINE KILLS

ANNOUNCE ANNUAL “THANX-KILLING” SHOW

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30

AT HOMETOWN VENUE–THE PALLADIUM– IN WORCESTER, MA

TO BE RECORDED AND FILMED FOR FUTURE PROJECT

Amidst headlining SiriusXM Octane Present’s “The Octane Accelerator Tour” across the U.S. laterthis fall, horror-inspired metal outfit ICE NINE KILLS will celebrate their homecoming stop at The Palladium in Worcester, MA on Saturday, November 30 by reviving their annual “Thanx-Killing” show in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday on November 28. The show will be recorded and filmed for a future project and includes special guests Fit For A King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer and Awake At Last. Tickets are available now at www.iceninekills.com.

“The time is upon us once again for a bloodbath of gravy to overflow through the streets of Massachusetts,” declares vocalist SPENCER CHARNAS. “The 4th annual Thanx-Killing fest will be a feast of flesh that will be carved into the nightmares of New England for years to come.”

ICE NINE KILLS have been seen rising on the Active Rock Radio charts with their chant-inducing single, “Savages“–currently at #18–which can be heard as the background track for MLB team New York Yankees‘ post-season recap compilation video online being played in-stadium and broadcast online, take a peek HERE.

Last week INK debuted a brand-new track, “Your Number’s Up,” inspired by Wes Craven’s genre-defining 1996 film Scream and which will be featured as a bonus track on their upcoming October 25 release THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT.

Further bonus content will

include four haunting acoustic renditions of previously released singles, a cover version of the iconic song “Thriller” and a DVD of their own horror film, The Silver Scream, which alongside the cd will be encased in a special VHS slipcase. Notable figures in the horror and metal community alike will be seen featured as guests including Grammy-nominated musician Matt Heafy (Trivium), horror icon Ari Lehman (the original Jason, Friday the 13^th), Chelsea Talmadge (Stranger Things) and Sam Kubrick (grandson of Stanley Kubrick who famously directed The Shining).

Pre-order THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT in various merch bundle offerings at: store.iceninekills.com

Check below to see when ICE NINE KILLS will haunt a town near you.

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Tue	10/29	Cleveland, OH	House of Blues *
Sat	11/2	Milwaukee, WI	The Rave Club *
Sun	11/3	Minneapolis, MN	Varsity Theater *
Mon	11/4	Estes Park, CO	The Stanley Hotel
Tue	11/5	Denver, CO	Summit Music Hall *
Wed	11/6	Salt Lake City, UT	The Depot *
Fri	11/8	Las Vegas, NV	Brooklyn Bowl *
Sat	11/9	Los Angeles, CA	Belasco Theater *
Sun	11/10	Phoenix, AZ	The Van Buren *
Tue	11/12	Dallas, TX	House of Blues *
Wed	11/13	Houston, TX	House of Blues *
Thu	11/14	San Antonio, TX	Aztec Theater *
Sat	11/16	Pensacola, FL	Vinyl Music Hall *
Sun	11/17	Tampa, FL	Ritz Ybor *
Mon	11/18	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Revolution Live *
Wed	11/20	Atlanta, GA	Buckhead Theater *
Thu	11/21	Charlotte, NC	The Underground – Fillmore *
Fri	11/22	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore Soundstage *
Sat	11/23	Pittsburgh, PA	Roxian Theater *
Mon	11/25	Philadelphia, PA	Theater of Living Arts *
Tue	11/26	Detroit, MI	St. Andrews Hall *
Wed	11/27	Chicago, IL	House of Blues *
Sat	11/30	Worcester, MA	The Palladium *
Sun	12/1	New York, NY	Webster Hall *

* = SiriusXM Octane Presents “Octane Accelerator Tour” with Fit For a King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer & Awake At Last

Further information on ICE NINE KILLS can be found at:
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October 18, 2019

ICE NINE KILLS DEBUT NEW TRACK “YOUR NUMBER’S UP,” LAUNCH THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT PRE-ORDERS

DT: OCTOBER 17, 2019

FM: KELLY WALSH/ANDREA FAULK

ICE NINE KILLS
DEBUT NEW TRACK
“YOUR NUMBER’S UP”

LAUNCH PRE-ORDERS FOR
‘THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT’
OUT OCTOBER 25 (FEARLESS RECORDS)

Following yesterday’s (October 16) worldwide exclusive premiere on SIRIUSXM Octane, horror-inspired metal act ICE NINE KILLS share their brand-new chilling single “Your Number’s Up” in the below lyric video. The track, a tribute to Wes Craven‘s classic 1996 self-referential slasher Scream, will be included as one of many bonus features on their upcoming deluxe release THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT due out just in time for Halloween on October 25 via FEARLESS RECORDS.

“The bloody mark that Wes Craven’s SCREAM left on the horror genre cannot be overstated,” shares vocalist and horror aficionado SPENCER CHARNAS. “I saw the movie in theaters when I was 11, but I can remember the experience as if it were yesterday. Although I had already been a big fan of slashers, this was the first time I had ever seen one on the big screen. I was hooked from the opening sequence and watched in awe at the devilishly sharp self-referential dialogue that cut through the screen like a knife. The film single handedly revitalized the slasher/horror movie craze in ’90s, and it will forever remain a crucial figure in the genre. The time has come for us to give my favorite film the INK-horror treatment it deserves, and I couldn’t be more excited for the world to experience ‘Your Number’s Up.'”

THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT is now available for pre-order (details listed below) and will also include the Billboard Active Rock-charting critically acclaimed album’s groundbreaking original 13 tracks in addition to four haunting acoustic renditions of previously released cuts and a cover of the iconic hit song “Thriller.” Notable figures in the horror and metal community alike will be seen featured as guests including Grammy-nominated musician Matt Heafy (Trivium), horror icon Ari Lehman (the original Jason, Friday the 13^th), Chelsea Talmadge (Stranger Things) and Sam Kubrick (grandson of Stanley Kubrick who famously directed The Shining).

In addition to the CD,THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT will include a DVD of the full-length feature horror film, THE SILVER SCREAM, ICE NINE KILLS created with director Daniel Hourihan (Manchester By The Sea, In Your Eyes) that injects their own narrative into the movies the tracks on THE SILVER SCREAM pay homage to.

Listen to “Your Number’s Up” here:

Ice Nine Kills – “Your Number’s Up”

Pre-order options for the THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT include a copy of the deluxe CD and The Silver Scream film on DVD in a custom VHS slipcase. Bundles offer merch options including an exclusive poster of the album’s cover art, INK horror themed enamel pins, an INK beanie, and several exclusive t-shirt, raglan and hoodie designs for both genders. Reserve yours now at: https://store.iceninekills.com/

THE SILVER SCREAM: FINAL CUT track listing:

1. The American Nightmare

2. Thank God It’s Friday

3. Stabbing In The Dark

4. Savages

5. The Jig Is Up (ft. Randy Strohmeyer of Finch)

6. A Grave Mistake

7. Rocking The Boat (ft. Jeremy Schwartz)

8. Enjoy Your Slay (ft. Sam Kubrick)

9. Freak Flag

10. The World in My Hands (ft. Tony Lovato of Mest)

11. Merry Axe-mas

12. Love Bites (ft. Chelsea Talmadge, Stranger Things)

13. IT Is The End (ft. JR Wasilewski & Buddy Schaub of Less Than Jake and Will Salazar of Fenix TX)

14. Your Number’s Up

15. Thriller (Michael Jackson cover)

16. A Grave Mistake (Live from SiriusXM)

17. Stabbing In The Dark (Acoustic ft. Matt Heafy)

18. SAVAGES (Acoustic)

19. Thank God It’s Friday (Acoustic ft. Ari Lehman)

ICE NINE KILLS recently wrapped up their headlining “Silver Scream” world tour with a an almost completely sold-out stretch across the UK and mainland Europe. The band will next be seen headlining across the U.S. on the SIRIUSXM Octane Presents “The Octane Accelerators Tour” from October 29 to December 1 with special guests Fit For A King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer and Awake At Last. ICE NINE KILLS will also perform a special recorded acoustic show on Monday, November 4 in Estes Park, CO at the infamous Stanley Hotel, the source of inspiration for Stephen King‘s bestselling novel The Shining.

A full listing of upcoming dates is as follows:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Tue	10/29	Cleveland, OH	House of Blues *
Sat	11/2	Milwaukee, WI	The Rave Club *
Sun	11/3	Minneapolis, MN	Varsity Theater *
Mon	11/4	Estes Park, CO	The Stanley Hotel
Tue	11/5	Denver, CO	Summit Music Hall *
Wed	11/6	Salt Lake City, UT	The Depot *
Fri	11/8	Las Vegas, NV	Brooklyn Bowl *
Sat	11/9	Los Angeles, CA	Belasco Theater *
Sun	11/10	Phoenix, AZ	The Van Buren *
Tue	11/12	Dallas, TX	House of Blues *
Wed	11/13	Houston, TX	House of Blues *
Thu	11/14	San Antonio, TX	Aztec Theater *
Sat	11/16	Pensacola, FL	Vinyl Music Hall *
Sun	11/17	Tampa, FL	Ritz Ybor *
Mon	11/18	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Revolution Live *
Wed	11/20	Atlanta, GA	Buckhead Theater *
Thu	11/21	Charlotte, NC	The Underground – Fillmore *
Fri	11/22	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore Soundstage *
Sat	11/23	Pittsburgh, PA	Roxian Theater *
Mon	11/25	Philadelphia, PA	Theater of Living Arts *
Tue	11/26	Detroit, MI	St. Andrews Hall *
Wed	11/27	Chicago, IL	House of Blues *
Sat	11/30	Worcester, MA	The Palladium *
Sun	12/1	New York, NY	Webster Hall *

* = SiriusXM Octane Presents “Octane Accelerator Tour” with Fit For a King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer & Awake At Last

Further information on ICE NINE KILLS can be found at:
FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | WEBSITE

PR ASSETS

http://www.msopr.com/n/client-roster/ice-nine-kills/

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Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com
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October 8, 2019

TWO FRANK ZAPPA BOOKS SET FOR RELEASE THIS FALL

DATE: OCTOBER 8, 2019

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

TWO FRANK ZAPPA BOOKS SET FOR RELEASE THIS FALL:

‘ZAPPA GEAR: THE UNIQUE GUITARS, AMPLIFIERS, EFFECTS UNITS, KEYBOARDS AND STUDIO EQUIPMENT’

BY MICK EKERS WITH FOREWORD BY DWEEZIL ZAPPA

OUT NOVEMBER 29

‘THE HOT RATS BOOK’

BY BILL GUBBINS AND AHMET ZAPPA

DUE DECEMBER 15

The Zappa Trust has announced the release of two books honoring legendary musician and composer Frank Zappa‘s legacy: ZAPPA GEAR: THE UNIQUE GUITARS, AMPLIFIERS, EFFECTS UNITS, KEYBOARDS AND STUDIO EQUIPMENT by Mick Ekers with foreword by Dweezil Zappa and THE HOT RATS BOOK, in celebration of the 50^th anniversary of Frank Zappa‘s HOT RATS album by Bill Gubbins and Ahmet Zappa.

“These books provide another way for fans to connect with Frank Zappa,” Ahmet Zappa says. “They give a fascinating window into Frank’s mind and the ideas he came up with throughout his career.”

First up, the November 29 release of Zappa Gear: The Unique Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Units, Keyboards and Studio Equipment by Mick Ekers with the foreword by Dweezil Zappa. Zappa Gear offers an unprecedented inside look at the machinery behind the legendary music. In addition to a detailed presentation of the equipment, Zappa Gear also introduces some of the pioneering inventors, engineers, and entrepreneurs without whom the instruments would not exist. Frank Zappa was an unremitting musical innovator and experimenter, always looking for ways to exploit the latest advances in technology. His working life coincided with the explosive development of music technology that ran from the 1960s through the following three decades. Without such inventions as the Marshall amplifier, the Gibson SG, the wah-wah pedal, and the Synclavier–much of it modified to Zappa‘s requirements and used in ways for which they had never been designed–Zappa‘s “air sculptures,” as his music has been described, would have had a significantly different shape and texture. Lavishly illustrated, the book includes over 180 unique photographs of Frank Zappa‘s guitars and equipment taken by the author at Zappa‘s UMRK studio in Los Angeles. Zappa Gear is an official Frank Zappa book produced and written with the full cooperation and endorsement of Gail Zappa and the Zappa Family Trust.

The following month will see the release of The Hot Rats Book by Bill Gubbins and Ahmet Zappa, out December 15. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the much-loved Hot Rats LP, Ahmet Zappa and the Zappa Trust have teamed with Backbeat Books and Bill Gubbins, the only photographer to document the Hot Rats sessions, to create The Hot Rats Book, a deluxe, commemorative book packed with never before-seen photos and an interview between Ahmet and Gubbins documenting the Hot Rats sessions and last U.S. show of the original Mothers of Invention on August 10, 1969 at Cleveland’s Musicarnival in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. “A movie for your ears” is how rock icon Frank Zappa first described his album Hot Rats, which remains, 50 years after its release, not only one of Zappa‘s most critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums, but a stunning tour-de-force of the totality of his musical genius and legendary skills as a composer, lyricist, producer, arranger, studio innovator and virtuoso guitar player. The Hot Rats Book is an official Frank Zappa book produced and written with the full cooperation and endorsement of the Zappa Trust.

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About Ahmet Zappa: Ahmet Zappa, the second son of Frank and Gail Zappa, is, in addition to being a co-trustee of the Zappa Family Trust, a successful entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, and film and television screenwriter and producer.

About Mick Ekers: Mick Ekers is a lifelong Frank Zappa enthusiast, first seeing the original Mothers of Invention at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1968. A musician and self-confessed equipment geek, in the 1970s he worked as a sound engineer and also sold sound equipment and early synthesizers.

About Bill Gubbins: Bill Gubbins’ photographs have appeared in the New York Times and Rolling Stone and have been exhibited in the United States (Detroit, Nashville, Philadelphia, and soon, Los Angeles) as well as internationally (Bad Doberan, Germany; Klagenfurt, Austria). Gubbins had just turned 19 when Zappa invited him to document the Hot Rats sessions after being interviewed by him following the Musicarnival show.

About Backbeat Books: Since 1991, Backbeat Books have been favorites among passionate music fans and musicians own for their depth, spirit, and authority, Backbeat offers a diverse range of books–from biographies and memoirs, critical examinations and histories, to authoritative volumes on musical instruments and instruction–covering all areas of rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, and beyond.

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