"They build unforgiving walls of riff, and unpleasant
ones too. Pleasure's not the point, though. There is a militaristic certainty
to WHITECHAPEL's work, which activates the true thrills of
masochism."
-New York Times-
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Knoxville, TN sextet WHITECHAPEL are on
the road this summer as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem
Festival. The tour kicked off this past weekend with shows in San
Bernardino, CA and Mountain View, CA. The first date saw the band
playing before the festival's largest crowd to date of over twenty six
thousand metalheads. The band is touring in support of their recently
released self-titled album, which is available at the shows and has been
selling like crazy alongside the band's merchandise. The guys are
taking part in meet and greets daily with their fans at the Rockstar Energy
Drink signing tent and will continue to tear up stages across the country
this summer.
Guitarist Alex Wade commented on the tour kickoff: "The first day of Mayhem was awesome. It feels great to be on this amazing tour again and to see old friends and make new ones." The band's self-titled fourth album has been met with critical acclaim being heralded as "The band's best album yet by a wide margin" by Alternative Press Magazine and "The band's strongest work to date", by MetalSucks. Whitechapel debuted at #47 on the Top 200 Chart, #10 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, #3 on the Hard Music Albums Chart (Current), #2 on the Hard Music Albums Chart (Core Stores) and #64 on the Top Digital Album Chart. The band has released a video for their song "I, Dementia" which was shot by David Brodsky of MyGoodEye as part of the Scion AV Project. Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012WHITECHAPEL stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Building dramatically on the trademarked bludgeon of their first three releases, with Whitechapel the Tennessean sextet have inarguably delivered their most intense, dynamic, and downright hostile record to date. Drenched in atmospheric darkness, the record is also rife with gripping melodies that drag the listener in to the tumult, willing or otherwise, and across its ten tracks it is infused with an emotional depth that pointedly separates the band from the plethora of two-dimensional mosh-starters that have sprung up in their wake. The album was engineered and mixed by Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, DevilDriver), who also handled production duties alongside the band. The album artwork was created by Aaron Marsh of Forefathers Group with art direction provided by WHITECHAPEL. Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Slipknot, Slayer, As I Lay Dying 7/3: Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater 7/4: Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater 7/5: Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound** 7/6: Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion 7/7: Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion 7/8: Englewood, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheater 7/9: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion**(w/ The Devil Wears Prada) 7/10: Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center 7/11: Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 7/13: Tampa, FL @ 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater 7/14: Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater 7/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center 7/18: Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater 7/20: Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 7/21: Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater 7/22: Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Center 7/24: Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 7/25: Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 7/26: Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon**(w/ Upon a Burning Body, I the Breather) 7/27: Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center 7/28: Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion 7/29: Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 7/31: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 8/1: Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe** 8/3: Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center 8/4: Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain 8/5: Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theater **Headline shows. Not a part of Mayhem Fest With Hatebreed, All Shall Perish and Deez Nuts 9/13: Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights 9/14: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 9/15: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory 9/16: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom 9/17: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom 9/18: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 9/19: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues 9/20: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater 9/21: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall 9/22: Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue 9/23: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 9/24: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory 9/25: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market 9/26: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 9/27: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades 9/28: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom 9/29: Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater 9/30: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 10/1: Tucson, AZ @ The Rock 10/2: Lubbock, TX @ Jakes (WHITECHAPEL Headlining Show) 10/3: Austin, TX @ Emo's East 10/4: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 10/5: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 10/6: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 10/7: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 10/8: Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans 10/9: Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend 10/10: Richmond, VA @ The National 10/11: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE 10/12: Detroit, MI @ Harpo's For More Information Please Visit: http://www.whitechapelband.com (Official Site) http://www.metalblade.com/whitechapel (Order Page) http://www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal (Facebook) https://twitter.com/whitechapelband (Twitter) http://www.metalblade.com |
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