Photo Credit: Christy Parry
May 8, 2012, Philadelphia — Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based quartet Brooklyn Vegan described as “Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde fronting Black Sabbath,” will tour with Valient Thorr and Holy Grail this Summer.
Mlny Parsonz and Josh Weaver were recently interviewed by NPR with that piece and an mp3 of “Parsonz Curse” available today here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/05/08/151945138/behind-parsonz-curse-the-bellowing-howl-of-royal-thunder.
CVI, the band’s debut album, is available May 22 via Relapse Records with pre-orders offered here: http://www.relapse.com/label/cvi-cd.html.
“Finally! We get to tour with our new album,CVI, coming out before we hit the road,” said Parzonz about the six-week U.S. trek. “I’ve seen Valient Thorr several times and every time they make me smile from ear to ear. To be doing this run with them , the Kick Ass and Holy Grail is sure to be a good time.”
Royal Thunder tour dates (all shows with Valient Thorr and Holy Grail except May 26):
May 26 Atlanta, GA The Earl
June 10 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
June 12 Huntington, WV V Club
June 13 Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose
June 14 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
June 16 Allston, MA Great Scott
June 17 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
June 19 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop
June 20 Chicago, IL Double Door
June 21 Detroit, MI Small’s
June 22 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
June 23 Madison, WI The Frequency
June 24 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
June 26 Lincoln, NE Rye Room @ Bourbon Theatre
June 27 Denver, CO The Marquis Theater
June 28 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
June 29 Boise, ID Neurolux
June 30 Seattle, WA El Corazon
July 1 Portland, OR The Star Theatre
July 2 Sparks, NV The Alley
July 3 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
July 5 Los Angeles, CA The Down & Out
July 6 San Diego, CA The Casbah
July 7 Santa Ana, CA The Constellation Room @ The Observatory
July 10 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
July 12 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
July 13 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
July 14 Columbia, MO Mojo’s
July 15 Indianapolis, IN Birdy’s Live
July 18 Chattanooga, TN JJ’s Bohemia
July 19 Charlotte, NC Chop Shop
Royal Thunder recently recorded a live performance of “Sleeping Witch” for indieATL, an online partner of Georgia State University radio station WRAS 88.5. The clip can be seen here: http://indieatl.com/indieatl-videos/first-video-from-royal-thunder-indieatl-session-sleeping-witch/.
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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)
* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the links below!
http://bit.ly/RoyalThunderStore
www.facebook.com/royalthundermusic
LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.
Stone.
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