New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) Roadrunner Records has signed Southern California-based At The Skylines. The six-piece band, which features a potent dual guitar and dual vocal attack, has settled into the process of writing its debut album. The band is recording in Sweden with Fredrik Nordstrom, whose resume is filled with names like At the Gates, Bring Me the Horizon, In
Flames and Dimmu Borgir. The band will also spend November on tour as part of the To Write Love On Her Arms Presents: The Children Of Fire Tour, featuring Oh, Sleeper, Greeley Estates, Ten After Two and Secret, which is shaping up to be one of the can't-miss tours of the fall.
At The Skylines, featuring vocalists Chris
Shelley and Mark Barela, guitarists Shawn Yates and Billy Barber, bassist Tim Trad and drummer
David Angle, formed in 2009, quickly establishing a clear sound and vision. The individual members had been honing their skills for years, as some began playing in their early teens and have explored diverse musical styles over the years. Yates, who serves as the primary writer in the band, comes from a background in classical music and jazz. His history informs not only the music he writes for At The Skylines, but also the programming elements that he brings to each song. Additionally, the band boasts not one, but two frontmen in the form of
Shelley and Barela. Their vocal styles blend effortlessly, allowing At The Skylines to throw an even bigger sonic punch with their songs.
Barela said, "I am thrilled to see all that is to come from our relationship with Roadrunner Records. The opportunity to work with Fredrik Nordstrom on our first album is simply a dream come true!" Yates elaborated, saying, "Fredrik is someone that I have looked up to my entire life when it comes to music. From the bands he has produced to the bands he has played in, he is flawless. I am still taken back by the opportunity that we have been given in working with him on our upcoming album."
At The Skylines tour dates are as follows:
Oct 27 -
Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music
Oct 28 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
Oct 29 - Rogers, AR - Pinnacle Hills Cross Church
Oct 30 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
Oct 31 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
Nov 3 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
Nov 4 - La Crosse, WI - Warehouse
Nov 5 - Joliet, IL - Mojoe
Nov 6 - Toledo, OH - Frankies
Nov 7 - Jamestown, NY - Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena
Nov 8 - Annapolis, MD - Knights of Columbus
Nov 10 - Richmond, VA - Kingdom
Nov 11 - Lynchburg, VA - Cross Point Venue
Nov 12 - North Charleston, SC - The Wharehouse
Nov 13 - Jacksonville, FL - Murray Hill Theatre
Nov 14 - Lake Wales, FL - Club DeCosey
Nov 15 - Douglasville, GA - The 7 Venue
Nov 16 - Chattanooga, TN - The Warehouse Venue
Nov 17 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown (White Building)
Nov 18 - Tupelo, MS - Good Time Charlies
Nov 19 - Baton Rouge, LA - North Gate Tavern
Nov 20 - Waco, TX - Art Ambush/Runt Entertainment
