From Autumn To Ashes have announced a January 8th benefit performance for the Looney Tunes CD Store in their hometown area of Long Island, NY. A massive fire destroyed the store, which is family-owned and has been in business for over 35 years, last August. The store has been rebuilt and re-opened on December 1st, with the help of donations from fellow indie retailers and local bands.
Francis Mark, FATA’s frontman, said: “When I was 13 years old I bought my first hardcore CD from Looney Tunes, which was Earth Crisis' "All Out War" EP.That was a huge turning point in my life and I've been going there ever since.”
'From Autumn To Ashes’ entire performance in-store will be recorded live. To gain admittance, fans must pre-order the recording for $7.99 either by clicking on the link below or signing up at the door on entry. Pre-order link.
This will be the only New York area appearance by FATA as they continue their worldwide tour in support of their transformative and critically acclaimed fourth full-length, Holding A Wolf By The Ears.
Alternative Press magazine stated that the disc’s “scorched-earth screams and machine-gun bass-drum stabs anchor the sound in hardcore chaos…Mark’s pleading vocals steal the show…bands shouldn’t be able to do so many things well at once.” Spin added that,“(Francis) Mark spends most of this excellent fourth disc wrecking his vocal cords, while his mates churn out the kind of thrashcore riffs that even the most cynical metal fan could headbang along to approvingly.” Revolver quipped that Wolf is, “catchier and more concise than its predecessors…head banging cuts like “Delusions of Grandeur” suggest that their recent struggle has only made them hungrier.”
Tour dates are below:
01/11 - Exeter, UK @ Lemon Grove
01/12 - Cardiff, UK @ The Point
01/13 - Plymouth, UK @ The Hub
01/14 - Southampton, UK @ The University
01/15 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde II
01/17 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
01/18 - Manchester, UK @ MDH
01/19 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU
01/20 - Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
01/21 - Newcastle, UK @ Academy II
01/23 - London, UK @ Astoria
01/24 - Norwich, UK @ Waterfront
01/26 - Brussels, Belgium @ MOD
01/28 - Utrecht, Holland @ Helling
01/29 - Paris, France @ Nouveau Casino
01/30 - Cologne, Germany @ Underground
01/31 - Hamburg, Germany @ Logo
02/01 - Berlin, Germany @ Kato
02/02 - Schewinfurt, Germany @ Alter Stattbhf
02/03 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Rock Cafe
02/05 - Vienna, Austria @ Arena
02/06 - Munich, Germany @ Backstage Club
02/08 - Cesena, Italy @ Vidia Club
02/10 - Lindau, Germany @ Club Vaudville
02/11 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Abart
02/12 - Saabrucken, Germany @ Roxy
02/23 - Brisbane, QLD - Riverstage & Parklands
02/24 - Sydney, NSW - Sydney Park
02/29 - Melbourne, VIC - Melbourne Showgrounds
03/01 - Adelaide, SA - TBA
03/03 - Perth, WA - Bassendean Oval
04/06 - Tokyo, Japan - Punkspring
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