HED p.e. completes work on its new studio album 'Only in Amerika'; CD set for Release February 22, 2005

NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - HED p.e.'s recently re-tooled line-up currently comprised of band leader/vocalist Jahred (vocals), Jaxon (guitar), Mark (bass), Moke (formerly of Otep, drums) and DJ Product 1969� (turntables, samples) have completed work on a brand new, uncensored studio album slated for release February 22, 2005 on KOCH Records.

The new CD to be titled "Only In Amerika" will be comprised of the following tracks:
1. Foreplay
2. Represent
3. Truth
4. Wake Up
5. War
6. The Box
7. CBC
8. Voices
9. Raise Hell
10. American Beauty
11. Chicken
12. Daydreams
13. Not Dead Yet
"Only In Amerika" is the follow-up to the band's 2003 release, "Blackout." For additional information and advance streams log onto www.hedrocks.com.

In additional HED news, the band is slated to kick off a co-headlining tour* with Drowning Pool on November 27th in San Diego. A complete list of tour dates is as follows:
11/23/2004 San Diego, CA* Canes Bar and Grill
11/24/2004 Orangevale, CA* The Boardwalk
11/26/2004 West Hollywood, CA* Key Club
11/27/2004 Anaheim, CA* House of Blues
11/28/2004 Fresno, CA The Banker Ballroom
11/30/2004 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
12/1/2004 Spokane, WA* The Big Easy Concert Hall
12/2/2004 Tacoma, WA Fenders
12/3/2004 Portland, OR* Sabala's
12/4/2004 Boise, ID* The Big Easy Concert Hall
12/5/2004 Salt Lake City, UT* Lofi Cafe
12/7/2004 Colorado Springs, CO* 32 Bleu
12/9/2004 Denver, CO* Ogden Theatre
12/11/2004 Kansas City, MO** Uptown Theatre
12/12/2004 Davenport, IA* Quad City Live
12/14/2004 Wichita, KS* The Cotillion Ballroom
12/15/2004 Fort Wayne, IN* Piere's Entertainment Ctr.
12/16/2004 Flint, MI* The Machine Shop
12/17/2004 Toledo, OH* Headliners
(*) w/Drowning Pool
(**) Radio show

Formerly signed to JIVE Records and described by Rolling Stone as "the one rare metal act willing to admit that good times actually exist," the Los Angeles-based group has sold over 700,000 albums since the release of their first EP in 1995. Known to be road-dogs, the band has toured with some of the biggest acts in music including Metallica, Slayer, Korn, The Deftones, Linkin Park, P.O.D., Slipknot and many more.