NEWS: Grand Rapids, MI Declares 8/21/15 "Pop Evil Day"

August 21, 2015 • Leave a Comment

NEW YORK - POP EVIL have had their fair share of accomplishments over the years, but none have hit as close to home as today's announcement. Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell has officially declared August 21st "Pop Evil Day" in the band's hometown. "The City of Grand Rapids appreciates the universal and timeless qualities that identify all forms of visual and performing art," says the mayor. "We have built a reputation of celebrating and encouraging artistic freedom, creativity and self expression. I appreciate the music that Grand Rapids’ own Pop Evil creates for that same reason. The group is a true original that has shown its commitment to their fans and to our West Michigan community."

The announcement came as a complete surprise to the band during a live TV interview on FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, a clip of the announcement can be seen above. "Wow, what an incredible honor this is, and honestly we didn't see it coming!," says front man Leigh Kakaty. "Our management and label know how to keep a good secret! We take a lot of pride in where we come from and this will never be forgotten."

POP EVIL's highly anticipated new record UP comes out today.

The band has released a trio of tracks from the LP with the most recent being "Ghost Of Muskegon" exclusively through Michigan's #1 news source, MLIVE.COM. The latest comes during a very busy month for Pop Evil. Earlier this week the band debuted the music video for their hit single, "Footsteps." The video was directed by long-time collaborator Johan Carlén who has helmed the last handful of visually stunning music videos the band has released including "Trenches," "Deal With The Devil" and "Torn to Pieces."

Just last week the band debuted another new track from their fourth studio album titled "Dead in the Water" exclusively via Popmatters.com. The new track dropped on the heels of their highly successful first radio single "Footsteps," which debuted in June and is currently #3 on the Rock Radio Charts. "Footsteps" has already been a featured ESPN sync track. "Footsteps" is not only the fastest charting single the band has to date, but is also the fastest growing Independent Record Label Single at Rock Radio this year.

Pop Evil - Footsteps (Official Music Video)

Purposefully assembled at Studio Litho, Robert Lang Studios and London Bridge Studios with producer Adam Kasper, UP is the sound of a rock band cementing a powerful identity that’s steadily materialized over the course of three prior full-length slabs. The inspirational soon to be live (June 1st) staple “Footsteps,” – POP EVIL prove their burgeoning success is no accident.

UP is a bold reintroduction and step forward, with guitarists NICK FUELLING and DAVEY GRAHS, bassist MATT DIRITO, drummer CHACHI RIOT and LEIGH KAKATY at the top of their game. It’s always a bit cliché, not to mention questionable, when a band says their new album is the best one yet. But in the case of POP EVIL, it’s an absolute fact.

POP EVIL smashes through the odds like a battering ram, weathering the trials and tribulations of paying dues with a steadfast resilience owing much to their blue collar and middle class backgrounds, and building a worldwide audience one fan at a time. As the moniker promises when emblazoned on a CD or radio dial, POP EVIL conjures aggressive riffs and hard charging sing-a-longs with emotional heft and melodic power in equal measure. It’s music by the people, for the people.

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