SIXX:A.M. release their 5th studio album 'Vol. 2 Prayers for the Blessed' TODAY via Eleven Seven Music. Written and recorded at the same time as 'Vol. 1 Prayers For The Damned', which was released earlier this year, Volume 2 is an evolution from the first chapter that continues to push the band’s sound forward.
Fall’s most anticipated US Arena Rock Tour kicked off to raging crowds last night in Little Rock, AR. Co-headliners, Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown blew fans away with their over-the-top productions and crowd pleasing sets. Rounding out the lineup are special guests, SIXX:A.M., and UK new comers, As Lions.
SIXX:A.M. unleash the first new track, “We Will Not Go Quietly,” from their November 18 release, Vol. 2 Prayers for the Blessed TODAY! Fans, who pre-order the new album via iTunes HERE, will instantly receive a download of the song in their iTunes library. Exclusive 'Vol. 2 Prayers For The Blessed' album bundles available HERE. The official video for the outsider anthem also premieres today and was directed by iconic director Wayne Isham (Michael Jackson, Muse, Britney Spears). Filmed during their show in Edmonton, Alberta last month, the video offers viewers a “show-day-in-the-life-of” the band, in addition to their powerful on-stage energy. Watch it HERE.
“We Will Not Go Quietly” can also be heard as the theme song of A&E’s Gangland Undercover, which begins airing December 2 (check local listings).
"We Will Not Go Quietly" takes the call-to-action spirit of RISE to a whole new level. It reflects the raw passion with which mankind fights as some of our most basic human rights are being threatened. We are excited to share the song and video with everyone and hope that it inspires people to continue to strive to make the world a better place." -James Michael
Written and recorded at the same time as Vol. 1, Prayers For The Damned (April 2016), Vol. 2 Prayers For The Blessed acts as a companion piece to the first volume while simultaneously elevating the band's sound in every area. "This band has always found the light within the darkness and I think that's especially evident on this album," Ashba explains. Fans can sample songs from the album NOW via the album teaser HERE. From the lead single, "We Will Not Go Quietly", to the operatic show stopper, "Maybe It's Time", and groove-driven, radio-ready rocker, "That's Gonna Leave A Scar," Prayers For The Blessed displays the many sides of Sixx:A.M.'s sound, something that the band was able to develop by ramping up the amount of time they spent out on the road. "We really found ourselves onstage and it's influencing the way we write," says Nikki Sixx. "We started focusing on our music not only as songwriters and lyricists but also stayed conscious of what would transfer over live to the audience.”
Touring three continents this year, Sixx:A.M. are excited to share their music with a global audience and perform the songs from Prayers For The Blessed. After wrapping up live performances across Canada and Japan, the band will embark on the U.S. leg of their tour which kicks off October 18 at Verizon Arena in Little Rock, AR and includes stops in Denver, Las Vegas, Anaheim and Philadelphia. Tickets for the tour can be purchased HERE.
1 Barbarians (Prayers For The Blessed)
2 We Will Not Go Quietly
3 Wolf At Your Door
4 Maybe It’s Time
5 The Devil’s Coming
6 Catacombs
7 That’s Gonna Leave a Scar
8 Without You
9 Suffocate
10 Riot In My Head
11 Helicopters
LOS ANGELES, AUGUST 19, 2016 – Due to overwhelming fan demand, Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown announce additional dates for their massive Fall Arena tour across America, to extend through December 10. The tour is produced by Frank Productions/NS2/ CMoore Live and kicks off in Little Rock, AR on October 18, as both bands share stages on this co-headline run. Joining them as Special Guests will be SIXX:A.M. featuring vocalist/producer James Michael, bassist Nikki Sixx and guitarist Dj Ashba. UK newcomers As Lions, featuring Austin Dickinson are rounding out the lineup as opener. Watch a preview of the tour.
Tickets are available for purchase via VIP August 22 at 10am Eastern Time. Fan club pre-sales begin on August 23 at 10am local time. Spotify pre-sale begins August 24 at 10am local time. Local venue and radio pre-sales begin August 25 at 10am local time. General on sales begin August 26 at 10am local time. For more information and exclusive VIP Packages, go HERE, HERE or HERE.
The four bands have partnered to donate $1 from each ticket sold on the tour to four hand-picked charitable organizations close to their hearts: Five Finger Death Punch chose the Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation, Shinedown selected MusiCares, Sixx:A.M. will support Jada Pinkett Smith's Anti-Human Trafficking organization Don't Sell Bodies, and As Lions will donate to Make A Wish America. In addition to the $1 donation per ticket, the bands have teamed up with Crowdrise to give fans the option to enter for the chance to win VIP tickets plus a Meet & Greet by choosing to donate an additional $5 at the time of ticket purchase. Also, fans who don't live in one of the cities on the tour, but would still like to support the efforts, can visit Crowdrise to donate $5 and be entered for a chance to win a flyaway to the show of their choice plus a Meet & Greet with all four bands.
Five Finger Death Punch recently released their fourth single, “I Apologize,” from their #1 album Got Your Six. The song is rapidly climbing the Rock charts while the video is nearing four million views after only a short amount of time. The chilling clip follows Ivan Moody through a cemetery housing our era’s most notable deceased rock icons, ranging from Elvis to Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse to Jimi Hendrix. It was shot at Los Angeles’ famed Angelus Rosedale Cemetery with Nathan Cox directing the band-conceived storyline. Watch the video here. Five Finger Death Punch are currently in the studio recording the follow up album to Got Your Six which will be released sometime in 2017.
Shinedown’s latest single “Asking For It” – the third off of the multiplatinum rock band’s current album Threat To Survival– made its premiere with an electrifying performance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The track follows back-to-back #1 singles “Cut The Cord” and “State Of My Head,” and is currently top 3 at Rock radio, looking to build upon the band’s record-setting tally of 20 chart-topping singles. Showing their lighter side, the band released a humorous, tongue-in-cheek video for “Asking For It” in both long-form and as a radio edit version. You can see both at Shinedown’s official YouTube channel – www.youtube.com/shinedown. Shinedown is currently in the midst of headlining the 6th annual Carnival of Madness tour. The band plans to release their fourth single, “How Did You Love,” next month.
Five Finger Death Punch’s highly acclaimed sixth album, Got Your Six, hit new sales heights for the band around the world with its September 2015 debut. In the U.S., it debuted at #1 on Top Album chart, #1 on the Overall Digital Album chart, and #1 on the Hard Music Album chart, as well as at #2 on the Billboard Top 200, and sold 115K in the first week of release. This was the first #1 Album for the Las Vegas hard-rockers. Impressive international chart numbers rolled in from Australia and Canada (#3), Germany and Sweden (#5), and the UK (#6), to name a few. Five Finger Death Punch have grown exponentially in just a few years, racking up 16 consecutive top 10 hits, five #1 hits, six gold and one platinum album. With the release of 2013’s The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1 and Volume 2, the band created continuous new content with which they outsold the majority of bands in their genre, selling 2 million albums over the past three years in North America alone. The band is currently taking Got Your Six around the world touring throughout 2017. For more info visit: www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com. Prior to joining the U.S. run, Five Finger Death Punch will embark on their most extensive tour of Canada to date this September, co-headlining Canadian arenas from cost-to-coast with Papa Roach. See all Canadian dates HERE.
Known worldwide for their unparalleled streak of hits, Shinedown is without question one of the most successful rock bands of the 21st century. The band’s unmatched ascendancy over multi-format rock radio has seen the band achieve a record setting 20 #1 singles, including back-to-back chart-toppers “Cut The Cord” and “State Of My Head” off of their latest album, “THREAT TO SURVIVAL.” Released last fall, “THREAT TO SURVIVAL” debuted at #1 on both Billboard’s Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums chart, and #5 overall on the Billboard 200. Shinedown exploded onto the rock scene with 2003’s RIAA-certified Platinum debut album “LEAVE A WHISPER,” has had every album since - “US AND THEM” (2005), “THE SOUND OF MADNESS” (2008), “AMARYLLIS” (2012) – score either Gold or Platinum success. Hailed by fans as a fiery and always exciting live act, Shinedown have toured hard throughout their career, including countless headline treks and festival appearances. The band has shared their explosive performances with a national audience through high profile television appearances on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and TODAY, CBS’ The Early Show, and TBS’ Conan, among others. In 2009, Shinedown received an American Music Award nomination for “Best Alternative Rock Band.” Shinedown is: Brent Smith (vocals), Barry Kerch (drums), Zach Myers (guitars), and Eric Bass (bass). For more information, please visit www.shinedown.com.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2007, SIXX:A.M.’s mission has remained steadfast: to provide the masses with iconic, hard rock that boasts unrivaled musicianship. Comprised of vocalist and producer James Michael, guitarist Dj Ashba, and bassist Nikki Sixx, the band has previously released three studio albums; The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007), This Is Gonna Hurt (2011), and Modern Vintage (2014), and has sold over 1 million albums globally. On April 29th, SIXX:A.M. released their fourth studio album, Volume 1, Prayers for the Damned – the first installment of their 2016 double album- via Eleven Seven Music.
Volume 2 is set to be released later this Fall. Following the success of their Top 3 hit “Rise” earlier this year, SIXX:A.M.’s new single, the title track of Volume 1, Prayers for the Damned is currently storming the rock charts in the U.S. and Canada. For more information on tour dates and the band, please visit www.sixxammusic.com
As Lions, comprised of vocalist Austin Dickinson, guitarists Conor O’Keefe and Will Homer, bassist Stefan Whiting, and drummer Dave Fee, formed in late 2014 and have been on the road ever since. Called the “Hot New Band of 2015” by Metal Hammer, the band has been keeping busy by touring building a national following through the United Kingdom. This year, As Lions will release their debut EP, produced by multi-platinum award-winning producer David Bendeth, (Paramore, Papa Roach), on Better Noise Records. www.aslionsband.com
USA 2016
Five Finger Death Punch / Shinedown
Sixx:A.M.
As Lions
*denotes newly announced date
10/18 - Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena
10/19 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theater*
10/21 Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena*
10/22 Wichita, KS - Intrust Bank Arena
10/23 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
10/25 West Valley City, UT - Maverik Center
10/27 Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena
10/28 Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
10/29 Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
10/31 San Jose, CA - SAP Center
11/02 Portland, OR - Moda Center
11/03 Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
11/05 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
11/07 Boise, ID - Taco Bell Arena
11/09 Billings, MT - MetraPark Fairgrounds
11/11 Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Civic Center
11/12 Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford Premier Center*
11/13 La Crosse, WI - La Crosse Center*
11/15 Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center – Veterans Memorial Coliseum*
11/17 Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
11/18 Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
11/19 Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center*
11/21 Toledo, OH - Huntington Center*
11/22 Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena*
11/25 Worcester, MA - DCU Center*
11/26 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center*
11/27 Portland, ME - Cross Insurance Arena*
11/29 Syracuse, NY - OnCenter*
12/1 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center*
12/2 Hershey, PA - Giant Center*
12/3 Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena*
12/5 Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena*
12/6 Charleston, SC - N. Charleston Civic Center*
12/8 Orlando, FL - Amway Arena*
12/9 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena*
12/10 Duluth, GA - Infinite Energy Center*
