BAND WILL HIT THE ROAD WITH SOCIAL DISTORTION AND FRANK
TURNER STARTING JANUARY 27, 2012
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Los Angeles, CA - December 16, 2011 - UK-based punk
band Sharks today announced their Rise Records debut album, No
Gods, will be released on March 20, 2012. Sharks will also hit the
road once again in the United States with Social Distortion and Frank Turner
starting January 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV at The Joint at the Hard Rock
Hotel and Casino.
Produced by Brian McTernan (The Explosion, Hot Water
Music, Cave In), No Gods swims between the rules and
regulations of the iconoclastic chaos of punk rock and British indie music.
Over the course of eleven infectious anthems, Sharks sharpen timeless
melodies with an explosive edge tempered by intricate riffing and hypnotic
harmonies. It's pure. It's poetic. And it's powerful.
Born in 2007, Sharks is James Mattock (vocals), Andrew J.
Bayliss (guitar), Sam Lister (drums), and Tony Corrales (bass). They released
their first independent EP, Shallow Waters, in 2008 and
drummed up a serious buzz while playing with the likes of Gallows, The
Wedding Present, and Baby Shambles. Barely old enough to drive, the group
garnered critical acclaim from tastemakers such as KERRANG!, The
Guardian,and NME for 2010's Show of Hands EP
and incendiary performances supporting The Gaslight Anthem in the UK. In
April 2011, they released The Joys of Living 2008--2010, a 14
songs collection of previously released tracks and two band new ones that
garnered them instant acclaim. Zane Lowe praised the collection as "the
sound of a band reaching that moment when they are absolutely ready,"
while Kerrang called them "one of the best bands
around."
Unlike many of their UK predecessors the band has toured
extensively in the United States, often living in their van. In the United
States they have toured with Social Distortion and just this year played the
entire Vans Warped Tour and recently wrapped the 2011 Alternative Press Tour.
They are currently featured in the "Most Anticipated Music of 2012"
issue of Alternative Press. The magazine said their music
"bristles with a wonderful sense of rock 'n' roll heritage that serves
as a tribute to fallen heroes such as the Clash while simultaneously
molding those influences into something refreshing
and contemporary."
See them for yourself.
SHARKS 2012 TOUR DATES
JANUARY
27th
Las Vegas, NV The Joint @ the Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino
31st
Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
FEBRUARY
1st
Tucson, AZ
Rialto Theatre
3rd
Tempe, AZ
The Marquee
5th
San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brewing Company
6th
Reno, NV
Knitting Factory Concert House
9th
Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
10th
Oakland, CA
Fox Theater
11th
Oakland, CA
Fox Theater
13th
Chico, CA
Senator Theatre
14th
Modesto,
CA
Modesto Centre Plaza
15th
Los Angeles, CA TBA*
16th
Ventura, CA
Majestic Ventura Theatre
17th
Pomona, CA
Fox Theater Pomona
18th
Pomona, CA
Fox Theater Pomona
*not part of Social Distortion tour
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