NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Epic Records) -
Modern rock quintet RED's Grammy-nominated debut album END OF SILENCE is re-released this month through SonyBMG's Epic label. The album's just-released third single, 'Already Over,' is sparking airplay on dozens of rock radio stations nationally, combining the band's passionate, melodic vocals and compelling, heartfelt songcraft with stately classical strings, and a breathtaking industrial-weight wall of rocking guitar noise. A music video directed by the Fackrell Brothers, has been shot in Los Angeles for mid-March distribution.
Originally released in June, 2006 through SonyBMG's Provident Label Group and its powerful independent (and co-incidentally named) RED Distribution arm, END OF SILENCE has already achieved over 200,000 album sales - fueled by the band's non-stop touring, and the top 10 performance of the bracing first single 'Breathe Into Me' on the Active Rock airplay chart, peaking in mid-2007. By the fourth quarter of 2007, public demand prompted the release of a deluxe edition of END OF SILENCE, adding on bonus DVD a live concert in 5.1 surround sound; the 'Breathe Into Me' music video; and behind-the-scenes footage from the studio and the road. RED's busy tour schedule continues this spring in dates with 3 Doors Down and Seether/Flyleaf.
The rabid enthusiasm of RED's fan following has not surprisingly spilled over from their jammed, explosively energetic headlining concerts and tours with Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Puddle of Mudd, Buckcherry, and Sevendust, into cyberspace: the band's 131,000 friends on their MySpace.com page and other visitors have generated well over 5 million song streams, including over two million for 'Breathe Into Me,' and nearly a million already for the new single 'Already Over.'
A close, multi-leveled bond with their fans is a keystone of RED's extended take-off moment: while playing over 250 shows a year, they responded personally to an average of 400 fan e-mails per week, and posted regular video blogs from the road. Along the way, they've shared real-life victories, grief and lessons in growing and overcoming with their fans - making the END OF SILENCE a time to talk the talk and walk the walk.
RED (guitarist and chief songwriter Jasen Rauch, identical twins Anthony Armstrong on guitar and Randy Armstrong on bass, singer Mike Barnes and drummer Hayden Lamb) was formed when Pennsylvanians Barnes and the Armstrong brothers joined with Rauch and Lamb in Nashville, Tennessee. They worked on END OF SILENCE for nearly two years, honing songs in the studio with producer and co-writer Rob Graves and mix engineer Ben Grosse.
RED on tour, Spring and Summer 2008
* with Seether/Flyleaf
# with 3 Doors Down
Mar 21 Nutty's North Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Mar 22 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 24 The Conservatory Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 25 Ridglea Theater Fort Worth, Texas
Mar 26 Juanita's Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 27 Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 30 Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 9 The Great Salt Air Magna, Utah
Apr 10 Morrison Center# Boise, Idaho
Apr 11 Silver Legacy Resort# Reno, Nevada
Apr 13 McDonald Theater# Eugene, Oregon
Apr 15 Fillmore# San Francisco, CA
Apr 17 Grove# Anaheim, CA
Apr 19 Rabobank Theater# Bakersfield, CA
Apr 22 Brady Theater# Tulsa, OK
Apr 23 Lonestar Amphithtr.# Lubbock, TX
Apr 25 Belton County Expo Ctr.# Belton, TX
Apr 26 KTBZ/Houston Woodlands, TX
Apr 27 Pizza Hut Park* Frisco, TX
Apr 29 House Of Blues* Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr 30 House Of Blues* North Myrtle Beach, NC
May 2 Mississippi State Fairgrounds* Jackson, Mississippi
May 4 Ladson Fairgrounds* Charleston, South Carolina
May 5 Tabernacle* Atlanta, GA
May 6 Coyote's Music and Dance Hall* Louisville, KY
May 8 The Electric Factory* Philadelphia, PA
May 9 Pier Six Pavillion* Baltimore MD
May 11 Palladium* Worcester, MA
May 13 Starland Ballroom* Asbury Park, NJ
May 14 Nokia Theatre* New York, NY
May 17 Columbus Crew Stadium/ Columbus, Ohio
ROCK ON THE RANGE
May 18 POINTFEST @ VERIZON WIRELESS Maryland Heights, Missouri
May 20 The Riviera Theatre* Chicago, IL
May 21 Madison Theater* Covington, KY
