NEWS: CHIODOS’ DEVIL ALBUM DEBUTS AT #12 ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUM CHART

April 09, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
 
 
(New York, NY) – Chiodos’ new album DEVIL debuts at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with more than 18,000 units sold.  The album also debuts on a number of otherBillboard charts including #1 at the Independent, #2 at Hard Rock, #3 at Rock and #5 at Vinyl.  The release of DEVIL finds founding front man Craig Owens and drummer Derrick Frost reunited with band members Bradley Bell, Pat Mcmanaman and Matt Goddard, as well as the first album to feature lead guitarist Thomas Erak (The Fall Of Troy).
 
This debut marks the second Top 15 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for Razor & Tie in the last two weeks with the Top 5 album from The Pretty Reckless released on March 18th.
 
Razor & Tie Co-Owners Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam comment, “Chiodos is one of today’s great rock bands.  They have made a classic album and everyone who loves rock should make sure that they see them live. Craig Owens and crew can change your life.”
 
DEVIL is produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Stone Sour) and mixed by Josh Wilbur.  Listen to the full album now at Chiodos.net  DEVIL press raves:
 
“A cohesive arc of power, finesse, quirks and accessibility in equal measures.” - Alternative Press
 
“..the band’s fourth album is a full-bodied, dramatic, and richly textured collection of songs that remind us of the Chiodos we knew and loved in the late 00s.” - Outburn
 
“This is the best album Chiodos have ever made.” – KERRANG!
 
“Devil is assuredly the most daring, exhilarating, and personal work of Chiodos’ career” ­– Absolute Punk
 
“Duct Tape” is as bombastic …. “Under Your Halo” is genius FM pop-metal that’s equal partsThat ’70s Show and The Black Parade.” - Alternative Press
 
Chiodos will release a 7” inch green vinyl plus digital download card for Record Store Day onApril 19th. The 7 inch will feature two unreleased tracks “R2ME2”  ( Produced by Dave Bottrill / Mixed by Josh Wibur) and “Let Me Get You A Towel” (unreleased demo). Fans can purchase the exclusive vinyl at participating stores listed here: http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues
 
 
Chiodos will hit the road this Spring on the DEVIL’S DANCE TOUR 2014. The tour kicks off Buffalo, NY on 4/15 and will feature support acts Emarosa, Our Last Night, and 68 through May 5.  On May 7, Hands Like Houses will be added to the bill, appearing on all dates through May 21.  A complete list of confirmed appearances follows below.
 
DEVIL’S DANCE TOUR 2014 WITH EMAROSA, OUR LAST NIGHT AND 68:
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4/15      Buffalo, NY                                                                        Waiting Room
4/16      Worcester, MA                                                                 The Palladium
4/18      Lancaster, PA                                                                    Chameleon Club
4/19      Philadelphia, PA                                                              Trocadero
4/21      Baltimore, MD                                                                  Baltimore Soundstage
4/22      Norfolk, VA                                                                        The Norva
4/23      Greensboro, NC                                                                Greene Street Club
4/24      Atlanta, GA                                                                         The Masquerade - Heaven
4/25      St. Petersburg, FL                                                            State Theatre
4/26      Jacksonville, FL / Welcome To Rockville            Metropolitan Park
4/27      Vero Beach, FL                                                                 Polish American Club
4/29      Houston, TX                                                                      The Studio At Warehouse Live
4/30      San Antonio, TX                                                               White Rabbit
5/01      Albuquerque, NM                                                            Launchpad
5/02      Mesa, AZ                                                                              The Nile Theater
5/03      San Diego, CA                                                                    SOMA
5/04      Pomona, CA                                                                       The Glass House
5/05      West Hollywood, CA                                                     House of Blues
DEVIL’S  DANCE TOUR 2014 WITH EMAROSA, OUR LAST NIGHT, 68 AND HANDS LIKE HOUSES:
5/07      San Francisco, CA                                                            Slim's
5/08      Sacramento, CA                                                               Ace of Spades
5/09      Portland, OR                                                                     Branx
5/10      Vancouver, BC                                                                  The Rio Theatre
5/11      Seattle, WA                                                                        El Corazon
5/13      Murray, UT                                                                        Murray Theater
5/14      Englewood, CO                                                                                Gothic Theatre
5/16      Burnsville, MN                                                                 The Garage
5/17      Joliet, IL                                                                               Mojoes
5/18      Pontiac, MI                                                                        Crofoot Ballroom
5/19      Cleveland, OH                                                                   House of Blues
5/20      Columbus, OH                                                                  Newport Music Hall - Indoor Stage
5/21      New York, NY                                                                   Irving Plaza
 
ABOUT CHIODOS: Formed in 2001 in Davison Michigan (just outside Flint, MI), Chiodos released two full length studio albums with lead vocalist Craig Owens:  All’s Well That Ends Well (2005) and Bone Palace Ballet (2007) resulting in sales of over 500,000 units and 740,000 digital tracks in North America alone.  During a well-documented brief time apart from lead vocalist Owens formed/played with new band D.R.U.G.S. and Chiodos released their third album, Illuminaudioin 2010.  Owens reunited with Chiodos in early 2012 and soon after added guitarist Thomas Erak.   During the last year, the band played a handful of high profile U.S. shows and toured the UK in early 2013 as part of an annual Kerrang! Magazine branded tour.   The band has graced the cover of Alternative Press two times and front man Owens has graced the cover five times. Chiodos has received accolades worldwide praising the band’s innovative and exhilarating sound.  The band has been a headliner across the globe, as well as touring with bands such as Linkin Park, Coheed And Cambria, N.I.N., Alice In Chains, 30 Seconds To Mars, Bad Religion and many more.
 
Razor & Tie: With over 40 million units sold, 22 plus years in business and multiple Grammy Awards, Razor & Tie is one of the largest privately owned independent music labels and publishing companies in North America. The full service label (which was founded in 1990 and has been co-owned since its inception by entrepreneurs Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam) employs an expert staff that provides strategic marketing, publicity, new media/online marketing, tour marketing, radio and video promotion, as well as in-house creative team and video production services.  The rapidly expanding roster includes a variety of both established and developing artists such as All That Remains, The Pretty Reckless, Chiodos, The Ready Set, Yellowcard, Attila, BRAD, Chelsea Grin, Dar Williams, Foreigner, For Today, Hatebreed, HIM, INVSN, KYNG, Nonpoint, Norma Jean, Protest The Hero, Such Gold, The Sword, Sworn In and many more. Razor & Tie recently announced the formation of a new imprint Washington Square, which features such acts as The Hold Steady, Augustana, the UK rock band Deaf Havana and the New York based Jon Batiste and Stay Human as well as indie rockers Born Cages.
 
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