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Farewell Tour of Florida’s Hardcore Legions Casey Jones

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It saddens me to say that after 9 years of mayhem, the straight edge hardcore group Casey Jones will be hitting the stage for the last time this month! I heard the news at the beginning of this year that they were getting ready to hit the road for their Farewell Tour starting Jan. 12th @ The Kingdom in Richmond, Virginia and ending Feb. 4th @ The Pit in Jacksonville, Florida, hitting 24 cities total all over the US and also some stops in Canada. On tour with Casey Jones is Death Before Dishonor (Boston hardcore), Hundredth (South Carolina hardcore), No Bragging Rights (California hardcore), Boys No Good (Florida melodic hardcore) and various locals in every stop.

I was fortunate to witness the shenanigans on Jan. 28th @ The Underground in Mesa, Arizona and damn was it intense! Step Aside (Arizona straight edge hardcore) started the night and definitely set the pace by truly turning it into a hardcore show.

What made this show unique was seeing how the crowd reacted to every band, whether they were moshing/slam dancing or jumping on stage to sing with the singers, there was a connection. There wasn’t a single moment of the show where the crowd wasn’t reacting to the spirit of the band, and experiencing such a high energy concert before their final departure is something I am grateful for.

 


To read the rest of the article, go over to http://schoolofelitetalent.com/2012/02/07/after-school-special-volume-1-february-7th-written-by-trevor-r-of-underground-music-unites/

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Escape The Fate and Attack Attack! Announce Co-Headline This World Is Ours Tour

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Escape The Fate and Attack Attack!
Announce Co-Headline
This World Is Ours Tour
Featuring Support from
The Word Alive, Secrets and Mest

Trek Kicks Off April 5 in Buffalo, NY

Tickets To Go On Sale On Friday, February 10, 2012 At
http://www.thisworldisourstour.com/


Two of rock’s most talked about bands, Escape the Fate and Attack Attack!, are joining forces on a co-headliner, dubbed the This World Is Ours Tour. The trek, which features support from The Word Alive, Secrets and Mest, will kick off April 5th in Buffalo, NY and wind down on May 16th in Vancouver, BC.

Currently the best-selling band on Rise Records, Attack Attack! has toured non-stop over the past 4 years, bringing their insane live show to every corner of the world. Last summer found the band headlining the Vans Warped Tour, marking their 3rd time on the tour.  

Attack Attack!’s recently released third album, This Means War, landed at #11 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart in its debut week, proving to critics and naysayers alike that the Ohio band is making an impact on music fans. AllMusic.com calls This Means War, “…their hardest hitting and most coherent record to date.” Columbus Alive! describes the record as, “…the sound of Attack Attack! shaking off shackles. Somehow both heavier and poppier, more streamlined yet less boxed-in, it redefines them.” The Knoxville News Sentinel raves, “The death-metal, screamo, heavy-rock act rarely hits the brakes, with machine-gun guitar riffs and screeching vocals by Caleb Shomo swarming and suffocating the mix. There’s also old-fashioned punk fury racing through this polished, modern metal mayhem, and even traces of funk.” Underthegunreview.net says, “This Means War should be acknowledged as a fine album. It’s visceral, urgent, and compelling, powered by a passion and intensity so deep-rooted as to be tangible. (It) easily lives up to its name in ambition and scope – from the outset, it’s determined to set a radical, vociferous agenda and it pushes itself to hitherto unexplored heights. It’s excellently made and a testimony to the band’s growth…”

Escape The Fate are currently in the midst of recording a new album, their second with producer John Feldmann (The Used, D.R.U.G.S.). The Las Vegas quartet has toured relentlessly with everyone from Bullet For My Valentine to Hollywood Undead, and in the process has cultivated a diehard following cementing their status as one of hard rocks most intense live acts.

Nominated for a Kerrang! Music Award in the “Best Album” category, Revolver Magazine described the band’s most recent self-titled release as, “tread(ing) the tightrope between good times and introspection, between rollicking rock, raging post-hardcore, and tender balladry,“ and Outburn Magazine declared it, “a compelling modern day masterpiece.”

Tour Dates:

4/5-4/9- Attack! Attack!, Escape The Fate w/ The Word Alive and Mest
4/10-5-16- Attack Attack!, Escape The Fate w/ The Word Alive, Mest and Secrets

 

 Thu/April-05-2012    Buffalo, NY   The Rapids
Sat/Apr-07-2012       Detroit, MI      Cluth Cargos
Sun/Apr-08-2012       OFF
Mon/Apr-09-2012     Minneapolis, MN      First Ave
Tue/Apr-10-2012      Chicago, IL    House Of Blues
Wed/Apr-11-2012     Sauget, IL      Pops
Thu/Apr-12-2012      Kansas City, KS       Beaumont
Fri/Apr-13-2012        Denver, CO   Summit
Sat/Apr-14-2012       Salt Lake City, UT    In The Venue
Sun/Apr-15-2012       OFF
Mon/Apr-16-2012     Seattle, WA   Showbox @ Market
Tue/Apr-17-2012      Portland, OR Roseland
Wed/Apr-18-2012     Chico, CA      The Senator
Thu/Apr-19-2012      San Francisco, CA  Regency
Fri/Apr-20-2012        San Diego, CA         Soma
Sat/Ap-21-2012        Los Angeles, CA      House Of Blues
Sun/Apr-22-2012     Phoenix, AZ  Marquee
Mon/Apr-23-2012     OFF
Tue/Apr-24-2012      Oklahoma City       Diamond Ballroom
Wed/Apr-25-2012     Dallas, TX      House Of Blues
Thu/Apr-26-2012      San Antonio, TX      White Rabbit
Fri/Apr-27-2012        Houston, TX  House Of Blues
Sat/Apr-28-2012       Memphis, TN         New Daisy
Sun/Apr-29-2012     OFF
Mon/Apr-30-2012     Ft. Lauderdale, FL   Revolution
Tue/May-01-2012     Orlando, FL      House Of Blues
Wed/May-02-2012      OFF
Thu/May-03-2012    Norfolk, VA    The Norva
Fri/May-04-2012       Sayreville, NJ       Starland Ballroom
Sat/May-05-2012      Philadephia, PA       TLA
Sun/May-06-2012    New York, NY       Irving Plaza
Mon/May-07-2012    Toronto, ON  Sound Acadamy
Tue/May-08-2012     Montreal, QC        Club Soda
Wed/May-09-2012       OFF
Thu/May-10-2012     OFF
Fri/May-11-2012       Winnipeg, MB           Garrick Events
Sat/May 12-2012      OFF
Sun/May-13-2012    Edmonton, AB        Edmonton Events Center
Mon/May 14-2012    Calgary, AB   MacEwan Ballroom
Tue/May-15-2012       OFF
Wed/May-16-2012   Vancouver, BC         The Vogue

 **More Dates To Be Added**

http://www.facebook.com/escapethefate
http://www.facebook.com/attackattackus

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