Örebro, Sweden fuzz frontrunners TRUCKFIGHTERS have announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of their forthcoming new EP The Chairman.  The highly respected trio - called "the best band that's ever existed" by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme  - will kick off the U.S. trek on August 19 in Brooklyn, NY.  The two week trek will hit Philadelphia (August 20), Chicago (August 24), Los Angeles (August 27), Tucson (August 31) and more showcasingTRUCKFIGHTERS incredibly fuzz-tastic and electric live performance.  

The U.S. return of TRUCKFIGHTERS marks the band's first stateside shows since their highly successful, first-ever U.S. tour in the summer of 2011 which saw the high-energy trio called "an appealing mix of fuzz-wreathed boogie and heavy-lidded hooks" by Time Out New York, "unbelievable" by the Philadelphia City Paper, "righteously-riffed" by the Aquarian Weekly and "fuzz, pedal-soaked, psych-rock-influenced stoner-metal rock-and-roll that should whip fans who like artists such as Kyuss, Orange Goblin, Wolfmother and Pentagram into an immediate frenzy" by the Dayton City Paper.

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TRUCKFIGHTERS U.S. tour dates:  

August 19         New York, NY         Saint Vitus Bar         
August 20         Philadelphia, PA      KungFu Necktie
August 21         New York, NY          ** Secret Show **      
August 22         Dayton, OH             Blind Bob's bar     
August 23         Rock Island, IL        RIBCO         
August 24         Chicago, IL             Reggies Rock Club         
August 24         Chicago, IL             Bash On Wabash Street fest         
August 25         Milwaukee, WI        Cactus Club         
August 26         Cedar Rapids, IA     Chez Beavun's Garden of Fuzz     
August 27         Los Angeles, CA     The Satellite      
August 29         San Diego, CA        The Griffin           
August 30         Palm Desert, CA     The Hood Bar               
August 31         Tucson, AZ             The Rock         
September 1     Indio, CA                 Indio Performing Arts Center     

Formed in 2001, TRUCKFIGHTERS' are already a well known name in Europe, having released three critically acclaimed LPs and performing over 300 live gigs across the continent.  The group's music has been described as "classic desert rock" calling for comparison to fellow Swedes DOZER as well as U.S. legends such as the mighty Kyuss and Fu Manchu, the latter with whomTRUCKFIGHTERS toured extensively with in Europe.  After releasing a pair of EPs and a split LP in the early 2000's, the group released their debut album Gravity X in 2005. The band's sophomore album Phi was released in 2007 and in 2009 TRUCKFIGHTERS released the LP Mania, which has become a "modern classic" in underground rock circles.   The album featured the single and video "Con of Man" (view at this location) and garnered the trio a spotlight on the MTV Sweden show "Fuzz".

TRUCKFIGHTERS features Ozo (Oskar Cedermalm; vocals and bass), Dango (Niklas Källgren; guitar) and Poncho (André Kvarnström; drums).

"Truckfighters blast your ears with their unique take on modern rock"  - METAL HAMMER

"the power and charm to make society grind to a halt..." - KERRANG!

"Putting more rock energy into a single performance than a good proportion of bands do into a career's worth of shows..." - TERRORIZER