New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Roadrunner Records) - Metal upstarts Mutiny Within, dubbed 'Jersey-based shredders' by
Revolver Magazine and labeled as a 'Band You Need to Know in 2010' by Loudside.com, continue to live their lives on the road, converting fans to their modern blend of progressive metal the old fashioned way: through tons of touring!
It's going to be incredibly busy spring and summer seasons for the NJ band, who just released their self-titled debut this past February. Pounding the pavement alongside Sonata Arctica, beginning April 2, their first major tour lined up will run for four weeks. (The six-piece will then follow up the Sonata Arctica trek with a spate of dates that will be announced imminently, so stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.)
Following that, the band will join Soilwork on that band's summer tour with Death Angel, which kicks off July 14 and runs through August 15.
'This is what it's all about for us, touring the world with such incredible bands! First Soulfly, then Arch Enemy, and now Sonata Arctica and Soilwork. Whew!' bassist AJ Jacobs said.
'Sonata Arctica was an early influence for us and we used to blast their album Silence all day long. We took inspiration from their soaring melodies, fast pace and of course, their mind- blowing shred.'
Jacobs also expressed the thrill of touring with Soilwork, saying, 'They are a band that will get put on in our van and will stay on, with all of us singing along. From Steelbath Suicide to Stabbing the Drama, this band has always been an MW favorite. For [guitarist] Peter Wichers to ask us to support them for their North American summer leg is a true honor.' He also said, 'We will be giving 100% every night and will be playing the songs that you want to hear. Come join us on these tours and sing loud with us!'
The press have embraced Mutiny Within, with the band recently gracing the cover of their local, hometown paper, East Coast Rocker. Here's a sampling of what the metal press had to say about the band and their debut release:
'A unique blend of shred and thrash combined with an unlikely melodic accessibility' -Metalholic
'If you like your metal big, obvious and ridiculously catchy, this is for you.' -Outburn
'This is an assured, skillful debut that demonstrates a lot of promise for the future' -All Music
'The perfect mix of pure American metal and Euro power written by guys with an amazing sense of songwriting' -Metal Sucks
'New Jersey upstarts Mutiny Within traffic in a modern, youthful style of progressive metal' -Noisecreep
'Oozes pure adrenaline' - Crazy Brutal
Mutiny Within's labelmates in Dream Theater have also taken to the band, offering ringing endorsements of their music, with guitarist John Petrucci commenting. 'I love the melodic content. Makes it really enjoyable to listen to while the technicality of the music totally contributes to the song power and makes it more interesting to me than typical metal. They should be huge,' while drummer Mike Portnoy said, 'These guys are real good! They would go over amazingly well with our audience.'
The band's Herculean tour schedule is below.
MUTINY WITHIN with Sonata Arctica:
April 2 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
April 3 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
April 5 - The Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
April 6 - Imperial - Quebec City, QUE
April 7 - Club Soda - Montreal, QUE
April 9 - Opera House - Toronto, ONT
April 10 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
April 11 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
April 12 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
April 13 - West End Cultural Center - Winnipeg, MAN
April 15 - The Warehouse - Calgary, ALB
April 16 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, ALB
April 18 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC
April 19 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
April 20 - Peter's Room at Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
April 22 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
April 23 - Galaxy Concert Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
April 24 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
April 25 - U.B.'s Bar - Mesa, AZ
April 27 - Emo's Alternative Lounging - Austin, TX
April 28 - Meridian - Houston, TX
April 29 - Marquee - Tulsa, OK
April 30 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
May 1 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
May 2 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
MUTINY WITHIN with Soilwork
July 14 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
July 15 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
July 16 - The Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
July 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
July 18 - Foufounes - Montreal, QUE
July 19 - Opera House - Toronto, ONT
July 20 - Peabody's Downunder - Cleveland, OH
July 21 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
July 22 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
July 23 - Rave Ballroom Ground - Milwaukee, WI
July 24 - The Rock - Maplewood, MN
July 27 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
July 28 - Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
July 29 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
July 30 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
July 31 - Galaxy Concert Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
August 1 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA
August 2 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
August 3 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
August 5 - Emo's - Austin, TX
August 6 - Ridglea Theatre - Ft. Worth, TX
August 7 - Meridian - Houston, TX
August 9 - The Club at Firestone - Orlando, FL
August 10 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
August 11 - Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY
August 12 - Gils Bar and Grill - Virginia Beach, VA
August 13 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
August 14 - Diesel - Pittsburgh, PA
August 15 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
