Saving Abel

Saving Abel’s third single & video, “Drowning (Face Down),” has raced it’s way into the Top 5 at Rock radio this week and the video recently debuted on MTV2 and Yahoo! Music (music.yahoo.com). The band’s self-titled debut album was recently certified gold by the RIAA. The platinum single “Addicted” had an extraordinary run as 2008’s most-played song at active rock radio, with 11 consecutive weeks at No. 2 in the format, and a No. 1 posting at mainstream rock radio and No. 7 at alternative. The song also had a powerful, months-long afterburn on mainstream Top 40 and Hot AC radio, hitting the top 10 in both formats. The follow-up ballad, honoring our nation’s troops, “18 Days,” is a top 5 hit at active rock, top 10 at alternative radio. “Drowning (Face Down)” continues to rocket up the charts at both active rock radio, currently at #5 and alternative radio where it is in the top 25. Saving Abel is currently on the road playing some shows with Shinedown before returning to arenas with rock giants Nickelback . Saving Abel’s 18 Days Tour Ep which features an acoustic version of “18 Days” and two b-sides is available now exclusively at iTunes.

About Saving Abel:
Saving Abel – named after the Biblical sibling of Cain – was formed by Jared Weeks and guitarist Jason Null in 2004 in their hometown of Corinth, Mississippi. Now based in Memphis, Tennessee, the band’s lineup includes guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor and drummer Blake Dixon. Combining influences of southern rock, hard rock and alternative music, the band was first heard on a 2005 EP, produced by Skidd Mills (12 Stones, Saliva, Submersed). Since the March, 2008 release of their self titled debut, Saving Abel has earned 3 top 10 singles at active and alternative rock radio, a top 10 hit at top 40 radio, a gold record, platinum single and has toured with such bands as Nickelback, Buckcherry, Seether, Avenged Sevenfold, Puddle of Mudd and more. For more info on Saving Abel, visit www.myspace.com/savingabel or www.savingabel.com

Saving Abel on Tour

Saving Abel Headline +/ With Shinedown */ Summer Festival Dates ^
Jun-25 Muskegon, MI Muskegon Summer Celebration^
Jun-26 Dubuque, IA Mississippi Moon Bar+
Jun-27 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest^
Jun-28 Duluth, MN Wade Stadium*
Jun-30 Sioux Falls, SD Nutty’s North+
July-01 Aberdeen, SD Ramkota Hall+
July-02 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium+
July-05 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater+
July-06 Great Falls, MT Mansfield Convention Center+
July-08 Sault Sainte Marie, MI Dream Makers Theater+
July-09 Lansing, MI Common Grounds Music Festival ^

Saving Abel with Papa Roach, Hinder and Nickelback / Summer Music Festivals *
July-10 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July-11 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
July-14 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavillion
July-15 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
July-16 Cadott, WI Rock Fest 2009
July-17 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium
July-18 Burgettstown, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
July-21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
July-22 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July-24 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center for the Performing
July-25 Hartford, CT Dodge Music Center
July-26 Oxford, ME WCYY Summer Camp Concerts *
July-28 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
July-29 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
July-31 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug-01 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
Aug-05 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip Campgrounds*
Aug-08 Grand Island, NE Hall County Fair*
Aug-12 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug-14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Aug-15 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug-17 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug-18 Midland, MI WIOG Lizard Fair*
Aug-19 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Aug-21 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Pavilion
Aug-22 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug-23 Algona, IA Freedom Park*
Aug-25 Englewood, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre
Aug-26 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Aug-28 Ridgefield, WA The Amphitheatre at Clark County
Aug-29 George, WA The George Amphitheatre
Aug-31 Marysville, CA Sleep T rain Amphitheatre
Sep-01 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sep-03 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sep-05 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Sep-06 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sep-08 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
Sep-09 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Sep-12 Spring, TX Cynthia W. Mitchell Pavilion

Papa Roach

The first single from “Metamorphosis,” “Lifeline” hit radio in January and was the most added song at Rock radio in its first week. Only 8 weeks in, the track has hit #1 at Active Rock and exhibits serious staying power. The band performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 6th. “Lifeline” is one of the fastest growing songs at active, alternative and mainstream rock and is available online at iTunes, various digital outlets and at Hot Topic stores on an exclusive two-song CD single. Papa Roach recently shot the official video for the song with director Chris Sims (Queens of the Stone Age, Jimmy Eat World), which was immediately premiered on imeem.com, and added at MTV2, MTVu, Fuse, and Music Choice. The video underscores the social messages prevalent throughout the track and the album. Papa Roach will be hitting the road with Nickleback for a full US tour in July, as well as trekking through Europe in June for their first headlining tour in over 2 years.

As a thank you to their most loyal fans, anyone purchasing Metamorphosis as a CD or iTunes digital album will be granted access to the “Backstage Pass” section of the bands site, which will feature exclusive video greetings from the band and more, and will be regularly updated. The URL is www.paparoach.com/promo/backstagepass (those that purchased the CD must have it in their CD-drive to access content).

PAPA ROACH TOUR 2009

WITH BUCKCHERRY & AVENGED SEVENFOLD:
3/24 Chattanooga, TN Memorial Auditorium
3/26 Johnson City, TN Freedom Hall
3/27 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
3/28 Asheville, NC Asheville Civic Center
3/30 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
4/2 Poplar Bluff, MO Black River Coliseum
4/3 Grand Island, NE Heartland Events Center
4/4 Topeka, KS Topeka Event Center
4/6 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
4/7 Belton, TX Belton County Expo Center
4/9 Amarillo, TX Amarillo Civic Center
4/10 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheater
4/11 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center

EUROPEAN HEADLINING DATES:
4/16 Machester, UK Academy
4/17 London, UK Forum
4/18 Birmingham, UK Academy
4/20 Cologne Live Music Hall
4/21 Amsterdam Melkweg
4/22 Hamburg, GER Docks
4/24 Berlin, GER Huxley’s
4/25 Vienna, AUS Gasometer
4/27 Munich, GER New Backstage
4/28 Zurich, GER X-Tra

CANADIAN AND US DATES
5/2 Vancouver, British Columbia UBC Thunderbird Arena
5/3 Prince George, British Columbia CN Centre
5/5 Edmonton, Alberta Shaw Conference Centre
5/7 Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral
5/12 Orlando, Florida House Of Blues
5/13 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina House Of Blues
5/15 Richmond, Virginia The National

EUROPEAN SUMMER FESTIVALS:
6/3 Moscow, RUS Tochka
6/5 Nuernberg, GER Rock im ring
6/6 Nuernberg, GER Rock im park
6/7 Prague, CZECH REP Roxy
6/9 Copenhagen, DEN Vega
6/13 Bergum, NETH Waldrock Festival
6/14 Donnington, UK Download Festival
6/15 Exeter, UK Great Hall
6/19 Nantes, FR Hell Fest
6/20 Bilboa, SP Kobetasonik Festival
6/22 Lusanne, CH Les Docks
6/26 Dessel, Belgium Graspop
6/28 Luxembourg Rock A Field Festival

PAPA ROACH ON TOUR WITH NICKELBACK:
7/10 Darien Lake, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/14 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
7/15 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/18 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
7/21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/22 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/24 Boston, MA Comcast Center
7/25 Hartford, CT Meadows Music Theater
7/28 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
7/29 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
7/31 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
8/1 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
8/12 Clarkson, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
8/15 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/17 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/19 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8/21 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/22 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
8/25 Englewood, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/26 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
8/28 Ridgefield, WA Amphitheater at Clark County
8/29 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
8/31 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/1 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
9/3 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
9/5 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
9/9 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion

Papa Roach

Later this month the band is releasing an official music video for “Lifeline,” directed by Chris Sims (Staind, Jimmy Eat World, From First to Last). To give a sneak peak, we have behind the scenes footage and band interviews from the Long Beach, CA video shoot. Stay tuned for an official announcement about the debut of the music video, coming soon!

PAPA ROACH WITH AVENGED SEVENFOLD AND BUCKCHERRY ON TOUR
2/09 Spokane, WA @ Star Theater at Spokane Arena
2/10 Great Falls, MT @ MT Four Seasons Arena
2/12 Rapid City, SD @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
2/13 Mankato, MN @ Alltel Center
2/14 Council Bluffs, IA @ Mid America Center
2/16 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Auditorium
2/17 St Louis, MO @ The Family Arena
2/18 Columbia, MO @ Blue Note (Just Papa Roach)
2/20 Cleveland, OH @ The Wolstein Center
2/21 Battle Creek, MI @ Kellogg Arena
2/23 Highland Heights, KY @ The Bank of Kentucky Center
2/24 Pikeville, KY @ Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
2/25 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Peterson Events Center
2/27 Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
2/28 Dubuque, IA @ Five Flags Center (With Buckcherry Only)
3/01 Sioux City, IA @ Tyson Events Center (With Buckcherry) 3/12 Worcester, MA @ Palladium (With Buckcherry)
3/14 Toronto, ONT @ Sound Academy (With Buckcherry)
3/16 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun (With Buckcherry)
3/17 Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom (With Buckcherry)
3/19 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
3/20 Utica, NY @ Utica Memorial Auditorium
3/21 Hersey, PA @ Giant Center
3/23 Columbus, GA @ Columbus Civic Center
3/26 Johnson City, TN @ Freedom Hall
3/27 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
3/28 Ashville, NC @ Ashville Civic Center
3/30 Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center
4/04 Topeka, KS @ Topeka Event Center
4/07 Belton, TX @ Belton County Expo Center
4/09 Amarillo, TX @ Amarillo Civic Center

European Headlining Dates
4/16 Manchester, UK @ Academy
4/17 London, UK @ The Forum
4/18 Birmingham, UK @ Academy
4/20 Koln, DE @ Live Music Hall
4/21 Amsterdam, NL @ Milkweg
4/22 Hamburg, DE @ Docks
4/24 Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
4/25 Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
4/27 Munchen, GER @ Backstage Werk
4/28 Zurich, CHE @ X-Tra

Papa Roach

Co-produced by Jay Baumgardner and Papa Roach (with 6 songs also co-produced by James Michael), the album was written at the Paramour Mansion in Los Angeles. Metamorphosis shows the band’s great talent and growth. Singer Jacoby Shaddix offers, “This record has a huge rock edge with tinges of punk and metal. It has that groove and aggression we’ve always had, but there’s also a new flare.” Bassist Tobin Esperance adds that, “the sound of the new record is electric. It’s balls-to-the-wall, organic rock n’ roll with raw, in-your-face emotion. On the flip side, there’s melody, vulnerability and honesty. It adds another dimension to what we bring to the rock n’ roll game. We get bigger and badder every time.” Guitarist Jerry Horton expounds, “We’re going for a more timeless sound. We aren’t focusing on one particular style. We’re opening ourselves up to everything. We wanted to explore different avenues and modes. There’s bluesy stuff. There’s more progressive stuff. It’s our most diverse and cohesive record, so far.”

Leading the charge is Shaddix – his voice oscillates from a violent wail to an infectious croon and his lyrics tackle everything from the tattered and torn remnants of the Sunset Strip to a country in political tumult. On cuts like “Change or Die,” Horton’s riffs thrash and burn in tandem with Esperance’s impenetrable bass lines, while new drummer Tony Palermo (ex-Unwritten Law) pounds out punk rock beats that give the music a raw urgency. On “State of Emergency,” the guitar scorches through the din, leaving the listener battered, bruised and begging for more. “I Almost Told You That I Loved You” and “Into the Light” have a classic rock feel, and “March Out of the Darkness” begins with an epic acoustic guitar and explodes into a massive melody. The album’s first single “Lifeline” boasts a snaky riff that snaps into a bombastic chorus, and the song takes hold of the listener.

Throughout their decade together, Papa Roach has remained true to themselves and to their fans. Shaddix observes, “It’s a whole different ball game from when we started. However, our passion, conviction and drive remain the same. It still gets me off when we write a killer riff. That’s my drug of choice. Our fans really connect with the honesty and passion in what we do.”

Fans got their first taste of the new songs from the album during the band’s live performances on Motley Crüe’s Crüe Fest 2008 and with a free download of the viral video release for the song “Hollywood Whore” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duuUnO6kxGg), which has had more than a million views since its release in November. The band uploaded the video directly to their fans as a gift for having to wait an additional five months before the release of Metamorphosis.

The hard working career band is one of the best live acts on the touring circuit. From the main stages on OZZfest and Crüe Fest, to stints with everyone from Slipknot to Eminem, Papa Roach dominate stage after stage. “We bring it live,” Shaddix says. “Listening to a record is one thing, but when you come to one of our shows, it’s like the last tribal experience. Playing shows every night is what we’re built for. We make a club feel like an arena, and we make an arena feel like a club. We’re going to tour our guts out this year and bring our music to fans all over the world in the next 18 months.” Since this summer’s Crüe Fest, the top rock festival of the season, Papa Roach has toured with Staind and Seether and has played before 700,000 fans in the past six months.

Esperance concludes, “We’re very raw. There’s no fuckin’ bullshit, tapes or tricks. We aim to make people feel every emotion. We want to make dynamic and adventurous records. Metamorphosis solidifies our identity as a hard rock contender. We’re not going anywhere. You can’t deny Papa Roach.”

Papa Roach

Fans got their first taste of the new songs from the album during their live performances on Crüe Fest 2008 and with a free download of the viral video release for the song “Hollywood Whore” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duuUnO6kxGg) which the band released in November 2008 as a gift to long-time fans. The video has had more than a million views.

Metamorphosis captures Papa Roach’s incendiary live energy on record. The album engages a full-on rock n’ roll assault fueled by the band’s punky raw energy, catchy guitar riffs and irrefutable melodies. They have delivered the most entertaining album of their career; it’s the culmination of their devotion to performing live and always giving their fans what they want while staying true to themselves.

Leading up to album release, Papa Roach will embark on a national tour alongside Buckcherry, Avenged Sevenfold and Saving Abel, kicking off on January 28th in Salt Lake City. This follows a half year of non-stop touring in front of 700,000 people that included the main stage on Motley Crüe’s Crüe Fest and a recent autumn run with Staind and Seether.

“We bring it live,” says Shaddix. “When you come to one of our shows, it’s like the last tribal experience. Playing shows every night is what we’re built for. We make a club feel like an arena and we make an arena feel like a club. We’re going to tour our guts out and bring our music to fans all over the world.”

PAPA ROACH ON TOUR:

1/28 Salt Lake City, UT “E” Center
1/30 Phoenix, AZ Jobing Arena
1/31 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
2/2 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
2/3 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
2/5 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley Sundome
2/6 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
2/7 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
2/9 Spokane. WA Star Theater at Spokane Arena

2/10 Great Falls, MT Four Seasons Arena*
2/12 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
2/13 Mankato, MN, Alltel Center
2/14 Council Bluffs, ID Mid America Center
2/16 Ft. Wayne, ID, Allen County Memorial Coliseum
2/17 St. Louis, MO The Family Arena
2/20 Cleveland, OH The Wolstein Center
2/21 Battle Creek, MI Kellogg Arena
2/23 Cincinnati, OH The Bank of Kentucky Center
2/24 Pikeville, KY Easter Kentucky Expo Center
2/25 Pittsburgh, PA The Peterson Events Center
2/27 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena

Multi-platinum hard rock quartet STAIND has added more dates to their upcoming tour with special guests Seether, Papa Roach, and on select dates, Red. The tour begins October 4th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. Fans can go to www.Staind.com for ticket information.

STAIND is touring in support of new album THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS, which debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 at No. 3, and new hit single “Believe,” which is currently No. 1 on the Modern Rock Chart. THE ILLUSION OF PROGRESS is the fourth consecutive album of STAIND’s career to debut in the top 3.

Tour dates for STAIND are as follows (additional dates to be confirmed)

DATE VENUE CITY

10/3 Turning Stone Verona, NY (Staind only)

With Seether and Papa Roach

10/4 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
10/7 Greensboro Special Events Center Greensboro, NC
10/9 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, FL
10/10 St. Augustine Amphitheater St. Augustine, FL
10/12 Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL

10/14 Heritage Park Simpsonville (Greenville), SC
10/15 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
10/17 The Amphitheater at the Warf Orange Beach, AL
10/18 Snowden Grove Park Amphitheatre Southaven, MS

10/19 Lakewood Amphitheater Atlanta, GA
10/21 Black River Coliseum Poplar Bluff, MO
10/22 Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, IL
10/24 Tulsa Convention Center Arena Tulsa, OK

10/26 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX (KTBZ Radio Show)
11/12 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT (with Papa Roach only)

11/14 Sovereign Center Reading, PA (with Papa Roach only)
11/15 Asbury Park Convention Hall Complex Asbury Park, NJ

11/16 Tsongas Arena Lowell, MA
11/18 Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY

11/19 Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Salisbury, MD