NEW YORK (RoadRunner Records) - In celebration of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary, the 2005
Road Rage tour will feature Roadrunner's rising metal stars,
Trivium, 3 Inches of Blood, The Agony Scene and
Still Remains. These acts represent the future of the metal genre. A name that millions of people around the world have grown to trust, Roadrunner Records developed the
Road Rage tour as a way to give legions of metal heads around the world a chance to see the best and brightest that the label had to offer. For the third straight year the
Road Rage tour will do just that as the tour slams the United States from March 5th thru April 1st.
The group of bands that have been assembled for the 2005
Road Rage tour are the heaviest and most diverse in its history. 3 inches of Blood whose duel vocalists sing about vikings, pirates and knights slaying orcs, have toured with Metal Church and Crisis among others, and released their debut album
Advance & Vanquish late 2004.
Ascendancy, the album by
Trivium that will be out March 15th, is so technical and catchy it is a wonder that the music is brought to you by guys 19, 21 and 22 years old who, by the time the tour starts will have toured with Slipknot, Dillenger Escape Plan, Danzig, Fear Factory, Chimaira and others. The Agony Scene and Still Remains are the newest members of the Roadrunner family and they will both release their Roadrunner debut albums this coming May. The Agony Scene who have just wrapped up a tour with Zao and will be out on the road with Strapping Young Lad come April, have just completed their album
The Darkest Red. The debut album from Still Remains,
Of Love And Lunacy was produced by GGGarth and is already garnering rave reviews.
The
Road Rage Tour has, in the past, featured Ill Nino, Chimaira,
Machine Head and others. Founded in 1980, Roadrunner Records has become known for putting out the heaviest and most groundbreaking music including Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Soulfly, Sepultura, Fear Factory, Type O
Negative and more.
Tickets went on sale early February through Ticketmaster. However, if you buy in groups of four through
Artist Arena (username: roadrage - password: tickets), fans will receive four after show passes that enable them to hang with the bands backstage.
For more information please visit
www.roadrunnerrecords.com/roadrage.
All confirmed dates for the tour are below:
3/5/2005
Harpo's
Detroit, MI
3/6/2005
Ten Bells Nightclub
Grand Rapids, MI
3/7/2005
Clearwater Theater
West Dundee, IL
3/8/2005
Peabody's Downunder
Cleveland, OH
3/9/2005
CBGB
New York, NY
3/10/2005
Trocadero, The
Philadelphia, PA
3/11/2005
Cambridge Elk Lodge
Cambridge, MA
3/12/2005
Jaxx
Springfield, VA
3/13/2005
New Brookland Tavern
West Columbia, SC
3/14/2005
Exit/In
Nashville, TN
3/15/2005
Vino's
Little Rock, AR
3/17/2005
Engine Room, The
Houston, TX
3/18/2005
The Door
Dallas, TX
3/19/2005
The Back Room
Austin, TX
3/20/2005
Jakes
Lubbock, TX
3/21/2005
Bricktown Events Center
Oklahoma City, OK
3/22/2005
El Torreon
Kansas City, MO
3/23/2005
Bluebird Theater
Denver, CO
3/24/2005
The
Mason Jar
Phoenix, AZ
3/26/2005
Showcase Theatre
Corona, CA
3/27/2005
The Roadhouse Casino
Henderson, NV
3/30/2005
The Pound
San Francisco, CA
3/31/2005
Dante's
Portland, OR
4/1/2005
El Corazon
Seattle, WA
