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Vancouver, Canada’s THE VEER UNION have just released their major label debut, Against The Grain, on Universal/Motown Records. The album features the guitar-driven single, “Seasons,” which is already making headway on Modern and Active Rock radio. Recorded by Greg Archilla (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Buckcherry) with a couple tracks produced by Brian Howes (Hinder, Hedley, Daughtry, Rev Theory), the collection is packed with arena-sized vocal hooks around every corner. The entire album is streaming on their Ultimate-Guitar profile page for one week only. In support of the release, the band has joined forces with Hinder and Theory Of A Deadman for a tour around the continental US.

Make sure to check out THE VEER UNION all Spring and Summer and pick up your copy of their new album, Against The Grain, in stores now!

ALBUM LISTENING PARTY:

Hot on the heels of ultra-successful runs with Theory of a Deadman, Seether and the Puddle of Mudd Tour, Nashville favorites SafetySuit will grace the stage alongside multi-platinum artists 3 Doors Down and Hinder for what is poised to be one of the biggest rock tours of 2009. They’ll be kicking off a month long run on January 22nd in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Nearly a year after their debut single “Someone Like You” hit airwaves SafetySuit have garnered critical acclaim and widespread appeal. “Someone Like You” broke through the Hot A/C Top 30 and Alternative Top 15, while the accompanying music video is steadily climbing the VH1 charts-hitting #8 on the Top 20 Countdown week of 12/22. Their second single “Stay” will be impacting at Top 40 and Hot A/C in February.

“SafetySuit is a fantastic artist development story,” said Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone. “They’ve built up a passionate grassroots following through constant touring, while our team has been working for the past year to seed their music across multiple platforms. They’re a great band with a long career ahead of them, and it’s gratifying to see everything coming together so beautifully.” To date four tracks from their debut album Life Left To Go, including “Someone Like You”, have been featured on the hit MTV reality show “The Hills”. The resulting sales increase is staggering; both mobile and digital track sales are up 1000% and full album sales are up 25%.

Be sure to check out the new SafetySuit Ecard featuring exclusive acoustic tracks, video content, tour info and photos.

SAFETYSUIT ON TOUR:

Reading, PA-Sovereign Center, January 22nd (w/3 Doors Down & Hinder)
Johnson City, TN-Freedom Hall Civic Center, January 24th (w/3 Doors Down & Hinder)
Tallahassee, FL-Leon County Civic Center, January 27th (w/3 Doors Down & Hinder)
Orlando, FL-Hard Rock Live, January 28th (w/3 Doors Down)
Boca Raton, FL – Mizner Park Amphitheatre, January 30th (w/3 Doors Down)
Beaumont, TX-Ford Arena, February 6th (w/3 Doors Down, Hoobastank & Seether)
Corpus Christi, TX-Concrete Street Amph, February 7th (w/3 Doors Down & Seether)
Midland, TX-Midland Horseshoe Arena, February 10th (w/3 Doors Down & Seether)
Amarillo, TX-Amarillo Civic Center, February 11th (w/3 Doors Down, Hoobastank & Seether)
Lafayette, LA-Cajundome, February 13th (w/ 3 Doors Down)
Bossier City, LA-Century, Tel Center, February 14th (w/3 Doors Down)
Louisville, KY-Broadbent Arena, February 17th (w/3 Doors Down, Hoobastank & Seether)
Grand Rapids, MI-DeltaPlex, February 18th (w/3 Doors Down, Hoobastank & Seether)
Bloomington, IL-US Cellular Coliseum, February 20th (w/3 Doors Down, Hoobastank & Seether)
Hammond, IN-The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, February 21st (w/3 Doors Down & Hoobastank)
Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston, February 23rd (w/ 3 Doors Down & Hoobastank)
New York, NY-Hammerstein Ballroom, February 24th (w/3 Doors Down & Hoobastank)
Uncaseville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena, February 27th (w/ 3 Doors Down & Hoobastank)
Atlantic City, NJ-House of Blues, February 28th (w/3 Doors Down)

Mötley Crüe announced today plans for their Saints of Los Angeles 2009 Winter Tour, hours before headlining a special one off performance at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The Live Nation produced, Saints of Los Angeles 2009 Tour, will feature special guests — Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas.  The tour kicks off February 2nd in San Diego, CA with 29 shows throughout North America, including a date at Madison Square Garden, with the final performance on March 18th in Portland, ME.  Tickets go on sale beginning November 21st at www.livenation.com and www.motley.com.

American Express Card members will have access to presale tickets beginning Friday, November 14 at 5pm local time through Thursday, November 20 at 10pm local time via www.motley.com.

“It’s great to go back out on a tour like this where the bands are all about returning rock to the forefront of music today,” says Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe.  “On top of it, we get to introduce a new band who jumped the line to arenas through the Guitar Center: On Stage contest.  Just like Ozzy gave us a chance and took us on tour at the start of our career, we’re looking forward to taking The Last Vegas on the road and giving them the same opportunity.”

Hinder front man Austin Winkler said, “Mötley Crüe is a massive influence on us, and an inspiration on so many levels for what we do!  Mick even played on the title track for our new album.  It will be an honor and privilege for us to tour with one of the greatest rock bands ever!  And we can’t wait to party our asses off with them!”

“We are so pumped to be a part of what I think will be the biggest and most bad ass tour of 2009.  Three kick ass bands on one bill, not to mention how honored we are to play with one of the best rock n roll bands of all f#@%kn time, Mötley f#@%kn Crüe,” said Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman.
Rock icons Mötley Crüe recently returned to the charts with Saints of Los Angeles, their first new studio album with the original line-up — Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil — in over a decade and the ninth studio album in their career.  Based on the band’s New York Times bestseller The Dirt, the disc debuted at #1 on the Independent Album chart and was the top debut of the week on the Billboard’s top 200 at #4.

For more information on Mötley Crüe, please visit: www.motley.com and www.myspace.com/motleycrue.

SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES 2009 TOUR DATES
2/2-3/18 with Hinder, Theory of a Deadman and The Last Vegas
- Mötley Crüe and The Last Vegas only on February 6 and 7 in Las Vegas, March 3 in Miami -
* Indicates On-Sale November 21
** Indicates On-Sale November 22
*** Indicates On-Sale December 6
FEBRUARY
2          San Diego, CA                                    Cox Arena **
4          Reno, NV                                Reno Events Center **
6          Las Vegas, NV                                    The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel**
7          Las Vegas, NV                                    The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel  **
10        Omaha, NE                             Quest Center **
11        Moline, IL                                iWireless Center **
13        Grand Rapids, MI                   Van Andel Arena **
14        Madison, WI                            Alliant Energy Center **
15        Rockford, IL                            MetroCentre **
17        Des Moines, IA                                   Wells Fargo Arena **
18        St. Paul, MN                           Xcel Energy Center **
19        Green Bay, WI                                    Resch Center **
21        Nashville, TN                          Sommet Center **
22        Birmingham, AL                                  BJCC Arena**
25        Greenville, SC                                    BI-LO Center **
27        Lafayette, LA                          Cajun Dome ***
28        New Orleans, LA                    New Orleans Arena ***
MARCH
3          Miami, FL                                Hard Rock Casino***
4          Orlando, FL                             UCF Arena **
6          Atlantic City, NJ                      Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa **
7          Erie, PA                                   Erie Civic Center **
8          Hershey, PA                           Giant Center ***
10        Ottawa, ON                             Scotiabank Place *
11        Hamilton, ON                          Copps Coliseum *
13        Uncasville, CT                                    Mohegan Sun Arena **
14        Baltimore, MD                         1st Mariner Arena **
16        New York, NY                         Madison Square Garden **
17        Manchester, NH                     Verizon Wireless Arena**
18        Portland, ME                           Cumberland County Civic Center **

Hot on the heels of their just released Take it to the Limit album, Hinder have unveiled a video for their ballad “Without You.” The clip was helmed by Travis Kopach (Shiny Toy Guns, Circa Survive) who is one of the most in-demand directors in the music industry right now. The band is touring through late December and all of the dates can be seen on HinderMusic.com

Take it to the Limit is out now on Universal Motown

“WITHOUT YOU” VIDEO LINKS:
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Hinder just released their new album, Take it to the Limit. Produced by Brian Howes (Puddle of Mudd, Chris Cornell), the eleven song collection is packed with the kind of arena-ready guitar anthems that have the band constantly compared to bands like Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe. The band recently released “Without You” as a single and the power-ballad picks up where their 2006 breakthrough hit “Lips of an Angel” left off. The band’s debut album Extreme Behavior has gone on to sell over 3 million copies so anticipation is high for this one.

Take it to the Limit is streaming in its entirety over at the band’s MySpace page: myspace.com/hindermusic

Oklahoma hard-rockers Hinder are gearing up to release their Take it to the Limit album on November 4th. The band has been posting video pieces chronicling the entire recording process on a new widget. They’ve also included video bios on each member where fans can take a glimpse into a day in their life. The band’s debut album, Extreme Behavior has sold close to 3 million copies and their “Lips of An Angel” single was inescapable on rock and pop radio.

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In support of their new record- Take It To The Limit, Hinder have released a Multimedia player loaded with exclusive video footage.
Check out the official video for the new single; “Use Me”, as well as interviews discussing the writing process, their influences on the record, and more.

Take It To The Limit will be released on 11/4.

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3 Doors Down announced today their plans for a full headline summer tour in celebration of the upcoming self-titled Universal Republic Records release, 3 Doors Down, is available everywhere since May 20th. 3 Doors Down promises the shows will be one of the summer concert season’s more rocking bills, tearing it up live across the US with two of the most invincible road warrior bands, Boston-based Staind and notorious Oklahoma fivesome Hinder.

3 Doors Down Summer Tour with Staind and Hinder
Date City
July 9 Maryland Heights, MO — UMB Bank Pavilion
July 11 Cuyahoga Falls, Oh — Blossom Music Theatre
July 12 Milwaukee, WI — Marcus Amphitheater
July 13 Tinley Park, IL — First Midwest Bank Pavilion
July 15 Portland, ME — Cumberland Co. Civic Center
July 16 Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center
July 18 Hartford, CT — New England Dodge Music Center
July 19 Harrington, DE — Delaware State Fair
July 20 Saratoga Springs, NY– Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 22 Mansfield, MA — Tweeter Center
July 25 Darien Center, NY –Darien Lake Theme Park
July 26 Camden, NJ — Susquehanna Bank Center
July 27 Hershey, PA — Hershey Park Stadium
July 30 Clarkston, MI — DTE Energy Music Theater (Finger Eleven replaces Hinder)
Aug 6 Sturgis, SD — Buffalo Chip Campground (Finger Eleven replaces Staind and Hinder)
Aug 8 Saskatoon, SK — Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
Aug 9 Brandon, Manitoba — Turtle Crossing
Aug 21 St. Paul, MN — Minnesota State Fair
Aug 23 Calgary, AB — The Pengrowth Saddledome
Aug 24 Edmonton, AB — Rexall Place
Aug 26 Vancouver, BC — General Motors Place
Aug 27 Seattle, WA — WaMu Theater
Sept 6 Cincinnati, OH — Riverbend Music Center (Staind not performing on this show)
Sept 7 Burgettstown, PA — Post Gazette Pavilion (Staind not performing on this show)