GLASS CLOUD JOINS
EQUAL VISION RECORDS ROSTER
RELEASES BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT RECORDING DEBUT ALBUM AND REVEALS FULL BAND LINE UP
Glass Cloud, featuring former Sky Eats Airplane and Of Mice & Men frontman Jerry Roush, has signed to Equal Vision Records and released a new video as part of Glass Cloud TV. The in-studio recording update also reveals their complete lineup of Roush, 8-string guitarist Joshua Travis [ex-The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza], bassist Travis Sykes and drummer Chad Hasty.
The Hampton, VA-based band is currently in San Diego, CA recording their debut album at Lambesis Studios, with Joshua Travis producing the record. Glass Cloud will release the full-length album in late Spring/early Summer 2012.
Musically, Glass Cloud offers a sense of controlled chaos fueled by Roush’s deep, ferocious growls and distinct, gritty cleans. Travis’ phenomenal guitarwork and ability to constantly surprise listeners stands out as he displays the perfect balance between energetic, driving intricacies and calmer progressions that carry a dark, eerie tone. Sykes and Hasty, who met one another as students at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, rule the rhythm section contributing unique cadences and swinging, jazzy grooves interlaced with softer symphonic touches. Glass Cloud shines as the members deliver some of their heaviest and most technical compositions to date.
“The collective musicianship and talent level in this band is unbelievable,” explains Travis. “…and to top it off, the guys are all down-to-earth people too. Working on this record has been a lot of fun. We are trying to introduce something organic and ambient into heavy music. Not the typical breakdown heavy, but darker chords upon layers and layers.”
Roush also boasts unabashedly about the remarkable caliber of musical proficiency within the band, and specifically about the creative connection between himself and Travis stating, “From the moment he became involved in this band, he was sending me fully finished tracks left and right, songs that were blowing my mind. Musically, Josh is a beast…the dude is a musical machine. We meshed so well, right from the start, making tracks that had no limits to them. I couldn’t have asked for a better and more prolific guitarist to accompany me in this new musical endeavor. And with Josh being the producer of the debut Glass Cloud record, we know that we are making the exact album that we want to make.”
“We have been working intensely in the studio, but it will definitely pay off when we introduce something new and fresh to the scene,” Travis concludes. “I don’t think I could be more excited about a project.”
Glass Cloud will spend 2012 on the road supporting their forthcoming album, with tour dates to be announced soon.
(Source: equalvision.com)
WE CAME AS ROMANS’ UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE’VE GROWN TO BE DEBUTS AT NO. 20 ON BILLBOARD CURRENT TOP 200 CHART
We Came As Romans’ sophomore release on Equal Vision Records, Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be, has debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard Current Top 200 Chart.
Additional Billboard Chart placements include: #5 on Top Hard Music, #7 Independent, #10 Top Current Rock, #15 Current Digital, and #21 on the Top 200 Album Chart.
The Michigan-based band is currently headlining the I’m Alive tour, which brings the band through the US and Canada, with support from Miss May I, Of Mice & Men, labelmates Texas In July and Close To Home. We Came As Romans will next head overseas to Australia, where they will be touring with The Devil Wears Prada, followed by a US run with Asking Alexandria and Hollywood Undead.
Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be is available in stores (Target, Best Buy, Hot Topic, independent retailers and more), and online (iTunes, Amazon, MerchNOW and more). Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be has also been released internationally in Europe, Russia, and South Africa (via Nuclear Blast), New Zealand and Australia (via We Are Unified), and Japan (via Triple Vision). All upcoming tour dates forWe Came As Romans can be seen below.
I’M ALIVE TOUR DEAD THRONE TOUR AUSTRALIA WORLD WAR III TOUR
We Came As Romans, Miss May I, Of Mice & Men, Texas In July, Close To Home
Sep 21 Calgary, AB, CAN @ The Gateway Bar – SAIT
Sep 22 Edmonton, AB, CAN @ The Starlite Room
Sep 24 Vancouver, BC, CAN @ Rickshaw Theatre
Sep 26 Spokane, WA @ The A Club
Sep 27 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
Sep 28 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
Sep 29 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café
Sep 30 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Oct 01 Flagstaff, AZ @ The Orpheum
Oct 02 Farmington, NM @ Top Deck
Oct 04 Lubbock, TX @ The Wrecker
Oct 05 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Oct 06 Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
Oct 07 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
Oct 08 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
Oct 09 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
Oct 11 Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
Oct 12 Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
Oct 13 Toledo, OH @ Headliners
Oct 14 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
Oct 15 Kent, OH @ The Outpost *(w/CTH only)
The Devil Wears Prada, We Came As Romans, and Dream On, Dreamer
Oct 20 Perth, AUS @ Capitol
Oct 21 Adelaide, AUS @ Thebarton Theatre
Oct 22 Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard
Oct 23 Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard
Oct 24 Sydney, AUS @ Roundhouse
Oct 26 Brisbane, AUS @ The HIFI
Oct 27 Brisbane, AUS @ The HIFI
Oct 29 Henderson, AK, NZ @ Zeal *(WCAR only)
Asking Alexandria, Hollywood Undead, Borgore, We Came As Romans, D.R.U.G.S
Nov 01 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
Nov 03 Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt-Air
Nov 04 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Nov 05 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown
Nov 06 St. Louis, MO @ Family Arena
Nov 08 Chicago, IL @ Aragon
Nov 09 Detroit, MI @ Compuware Arena
Nov 11 New York, NY @ Roseland
Nov 12 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Nov 13 Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Arena
Nov 15 Reading, PA @ Sovereign Center
Nov 17 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Nov 18 Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater
Nov 19 Tampa, FL @ Iguana Stadium
Click HERE to check out the I’m Alive Tour merch store, featuring items from We Came As Romans, Miss May I, Of Mice & Men, Texas In July and Close To Home!
Pierce The Veil has been announced as support for Attack Attack! on the upcoming This Is A Family tour, from November 11 – December 20. The full U.S. tour will also feature Emmure*, Of Mice & Men, and In Fear And Faith.Pierce The Veil Announces Winter Tour Dates w/Attack Attack!
Pierce The Veil, featuring members Vic Fuentes (vocals/guitars), brother Mike Fuentes (drums), Tony Perry (guitars), and Jaime Preciado (bass), has just wrapped up their run on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour. This Fall, Pierce The Veil will head overseas on the Take Action Australia tour (w/Attack Attack! and Dream On, Dreamer) and to Japan (w/Confide, Bury Tomorrow, Crossfaith, and Lost).
On June 21st, the San Diego-based quartet released their sophomore album, Selfish Machines, whichdebuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, #16 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, #98 on SoundScan’s Top Current Albums Chart, and #105 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart.
All upcoming tour dates for Pierce The Veil can be seen below:
Take Action Australia
w/ Attack Attack! and Dream On, Dreamer
Sep 09 Auckland, NZ @ Ellen Melville Hall
Sep 10 Adelaide, SA @ Fowlers live
Sep 11 Richmond (Melbourne), VIC @ Corner Hotel
Sep 12 Richmond (Melbourne), VIC @ Corner Hotel
Sep 14 Greenway, ACT @ Tuggeranong Youth Centre
Sep 15 Marrickville, NSW @ Factory Theatre
Sep 16 Wyong, NSW @ Oasis
Sep 17 Gold Coast @ Albert Waterways Comm. Centre
Sep 18 Brisbane, QLD @ The HiFi
Sep 19 Brisbane, QLD @ The HiFi
Japan
w/Confide, Bury Tomorrow, Crossfaith, and Lost
Oct 08 Osaka City, Osaka @ Club Drop
Oct 09 Nagoya City, Aichi-ken @ Rad
Oct 10 Musashino City, Tokyo @ Club Seata
Oct 11 Akihabara, Tokyo @ Tower Records
This Is A Family Tour
w/Attack Attack!, Emmure*, Of Mice & Men, In Fear And Faith
Nov 11 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Nov 12 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
Nov 13 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Nov 14 Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
Nov 16 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Nov 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
Nov 19 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Nov 20 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Nov 21 Sacramento, CA @ Empire Events Center
Nov 22 Fresno, CA @ Rainbow Ballroom
Nov 23 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Nov 24 West Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
Nov 26 Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theatre
Nov 27 San Diego, CA @ Soma
Nov 28 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Nov 30 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
Dec 01 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Dec 02 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Dec 03 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
Dec 04 Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd’s Music Store
Dec 05 Orlando, FL @ Club at Firestone
Dec 07 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Dec 08 Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
Dec 09 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Dec 10 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
Dec 11 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Dec 12 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
Dec 13 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
Dec 14 Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street
Dec 15 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
Dec 16 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Dec 17 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Dec 18 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Dec 19 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
Dec 20 Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
*Emmure performing Nov 21-Dec 19 only
