DEADSY LANDS OPENING SLOT ON DEFTONES FALL TOUR

DEADSY--known for signature synthesizers, shrapnel guitar and devotion to distortion, not to mention a fierce cult following--are set to embark October 26 on a fall tour with Deftones, who handpicked the group to be their opening act. This upcoming trek by these two like-minded creative iconoclasts--who toured together this summer on The Family Values Tour--will come on the heels of DEADSY's newly released second album Phantasmagore on Elementree/Immortal. Brimming with powerful songs like "Razor Love," "Babes In Abyss," "Carrying Over" and a wicked interpretation of The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black," the album finds the Los Angeles-based group "certainly sounding heavier and scarier and just as melodic on the new Phantasmagore," according to New York Press (August 30, 2006).

For DEADSY--EXETER (vocals/guitar), NNER (synthesizer/vocals), CARLTON MEGALODON (guitar/synth guitar/vocals), CREATURE (bass), ALEC PÜRE (drums)--the opportunity to tour with Deftones is "a true honor," says EXETER. "They are a seminal band and we are ecstatic that they chose us." The upcoming shows "will give us a chance to play a set that truly represents our new record," explains NNER, while ALEC PÜRE says this "will be a defining moment for us."

Prior to the release of PHANTASMAGORE, DEADSY performed songs from the album at Chicago's Lollapalooza in early August. The disc debuted at #17 on the Top Independent chart and overall at #176 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart, selling more than 10,000 copies in five weeks.

"The goal is to make great, interesting albums and see what happens," says EXETER, who produced PHANTASMAGORE, which matches eerily beautiful soundscapes and visceral thrills. "I've always respected artists who stay true to their vision, people who just go out there and do it and don't care what anyone thinks, even after they become successful and the pressure's on to keep doing what they've already done. All we want is to stay on the edge creatively, go out there and sing the songs, and keep building our little empire."

Catch DEADSY on the road in the following cities and go to www.deadsy.com for more information on the band.

Date City Venue

with She Wants Revenge:

Sat 10/21 Cabezon, CA Morongo Casino

with Deftones:

Thu 10/26 Oklahoma City, OK The Diamond Ballroom

Sun 10/29 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre

Thu 11/2 Seattle, WA The Fenix

Fri 11/3 Portland, OR Roseland

Sat 11/4 Chico, CA Senator Theatre

Tue 11/7 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre

Wed 11/8 San Francisco, CA Fillmore

Thur 11/9 Los Angeles, CA Avalon

Sun 11/12 San Diego, CA Soma

Mon 11/13 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre

Tue 11/14 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre

Thu 11/16 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

Fri 11/17 Austin, TX Music Hall

Sun 11/19 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues

Tue 11/21 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing

Wed 11/22 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution

Fri 11/24 Orlando, FL House of Blues

Sat 11/25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

Sun 11/26 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

Wed 11/29 Norfolk, VA The NorVa

Sat 12/2 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

Mon 12/4 Washington, DC 9:30 Club




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jason    October 05, 2006