Phoenix, AZ (Top40 Charts/ Tragic Hero Records) Metalcore super group The Dead Rabbitts (featuring members of
Escape The Fate and former members of Alesana, Motionless in White, Eyes Set to Kill, and Greeley Estates) released their debut album
Shapeshifter today via Tragic Hero Records. The new record entered in at number one on the iTunes Metal chart.
"Their latest album is notably heavier than Escape the Fate's recent hard-rock- and glam-influenced work, packing in plenty of tightly crafted breakdowns and dissonant riffs," says
David McKenna of
Revolver Magazine. "Standout tracks like 'My Only Regret' and 'Ghosts in My Bedroom' mix catchy, anthemic choruses with frenetic metallic intensity. Fans of post-hardcore will definitely want to check this album out.
You can catch The Dead Rabbitts on The Shapeshiftour with The Relapse Symphony (Standby Records), Nightmares (Rise Records), and Myka, Relocate (Artery Recordings). Tickets are on sale now and additional dates will be announced soon.
TOUR DATES:
6/20 @ SOMA - San Diego, CA
6/21 @ White Oak
Music Hall - Van Nuys, CA
6/22 @ Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
6/24 @ DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
6/25 @ Branx - Portland, OR
6/26 @Studio
Seven - Seattle, WA
6/28 @Stage 112 - Missoula, MT
6/30@
Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO
7/1 @ Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
7/3 @ Mojoes - Joliet, IL
7/5 @ Agora Ballrom - Cleveland, OH
7/6 @ The Loft - Lansing, MI
7/7 @ Sneaky Dees - Toronto, ON
7/8 @ La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC
7/9 @ Palladium - Worcester, MA
7/10 @ Bogies - Albany, NY
7/11 @ Brighton
Music Hall - Boston, MA
7/12 @ Webster Underground - Hartford, CT
7/13 @ Amityville
Music Hall - Amityville, NY
7/14 @
Empire - Springfield, VA
7/15 @ Planet Trog - Whitehall, PA
7/17 @ Greene Street Club - Greensboro, NC
7/18 @ Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
7/19 @ 1904
Music Hall - Jacksonville, FL
7/20 @ Backbooth - Orlando, FL
7/23 @ Dirty Dog - Austin, TX
7/24 @ Tomcats - Dallas, TX
7/26 @ Pub Rock - Temple, AZ
MORE DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
Tracklisting:
1. My Only Regret
2. Nothin But A Reject
3. Make Me Believe It (Feat. Caleb Shomo)
4. Shapeshifter
5. Dear In the Headlights
6. Bats In The Belfry
7.
Ghosts In My Bedroom
8. The Air I Breathe Is You
9. Keep Tellin Yourself You Were Right
10. Edge Of Reality
11.
Black Cloud
About The Dead Rabbitts:
The Dead Rabbitts are a metalcore super group from Phoenix, AZ. The band is comprised of
Craig Mabbitt (Escape the Fate), Alex Torres (Eyes Set to Kill, Greeley Estates, Alesana), TJ Bell (Escape the Fate, Motionless in White), and Chris Julian. The music is largely reminiscent of Mabbitt's previous groups
Blessthefall and The Word Alive with Mabbitt telling AltPress "this is what I wanted to do with The Word Alive." It's a heavier bombardment of sound than
Escape The Fate fans will be used to, but is still filled with plenty of hooks and harmonies.
After the release of their first EP Edge of Reality (produced by Caleb Shomo of Attack, Attack! and Beartooth) and a successful tour with Get Scared, The Dead Rabbitts signed with Tragic Hero Records. "It pretty much fell into place, says Mabbitt. "I called Escape The Fate's old manager. I said, 'If you're interested, why don't you manage this project?' He said, 'Cool. Well, I'm managing A Skylit Drive right now and they're on Tragic Hero. Show me some songs." So I did, and everybody loved them.
Mabbitt and The Dead Rabbitts immediately began work on a full-length album with Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Motionless in White) in Ocala, Florida. "Wade took a lot of the songs and fucking killed it, in a good way," says Mabbitt. "He took one of my least-favorite songs that we recorded, and now it's the whole band's favorite. It's crazy how much something so simple can completely change a song." The new album is entitled
Shapeshifter and is even heavier and faster than Edge of Reality. The record also features a sexually charged raucous tune with Ashley Costello of New Years Day.
The new album
Shapeshifter was released via Tragic Hero on July 1st.
