NEWS: FIERY HARD ROCKERS MONSTER TRUCK'S NEW VIDEO FOR "DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE"
(New York, NY) - Rock n' roll fans around the globe can click here to check out the exclusive worldwide premiere of fiery hard rockers Monster Truck's new video for "Don't Tell Me How To Live" on Ultimate Classic Rock today. The sweeping, panoramic new video filmed with the aid of drones is taken from the band's forthcoming sophomore album, SITTIN' HEAVY. Of the new video, Monster Truck guitarist Jeremy Widerman commented, "When it comes to music videos, it seems that the bigger a pain in the ass it is to film, the better it turns out. Between an improbable 5-story industrial load-in and numerous warnings that the drones' flight path was too dangerous, the entire video shoot balanced on knife's edge. Luckily with some unexpected help from Mother Nature we were able to get exactly what we wanted and come out unscathed. Frontman/bassist Jon Harvey added, "It was cold, it was wet and it was tiring, but it looks awesome. Next time someone says 'drones', I'm all ears." "Don't Tell Me How to Live" is currently seated at #4 at Canadian Rock radio and will be impacting at radio in the United States later this month.
Monster Truck's highly-anticipated sophomore album, SITTIN' HEAVY, will be released February 19th, 2016 on Dine Alone Records in North America, Australia and New Zealand and via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group in Europe. The album is available for pre-order via the band's webstore, Dine Alone webstore and iTunes. Those who pre-order the record via iTunes will instantly receive "Don't Tell Me How to Live" and the anthemic track "The Enforcer". Produced by the award-winning Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Cancer Bats), SITTIN' HEAVY was recorded at Vespa Studios, Revolution Recording in Toronto and Monster Truck's new jam-space studio. Click here to access album art.
Before heading out on a cross-country tour of their native Canada and then on to Europe,Monster Truck will be performing an exclusive United States showcase at Brooklyn's St. Vitus Bar on Wednesday, February 17th, just days before the official release of SITTIN' HEAVY; click here to purchase tickets. The band has already been confirmed for such major United States rock festivals as Welcome To Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion and Rock On The Range later this year. Please see below for global tour dates, with more United States tour dates to be added.
Hamilton, Ontario's prodigious sons Monster Truck are one of the biggest groundswell stories in Canadian rock in the past few years, with two crushing #1 singles at Canadian Rock radio, a 2013 Juno Award for "Breakthrough Artist Of The Tear" and a 2014 nomination for "Rock Album Of The Year" under their belt. Their critically-acclaimed debut album FURIOSITY also made its mark internationally, not only debuting at #13 on the Top 200 Canadian Soundscan chart, but also hitting #3 on the German Rock/Metal chart and landing the band a Bandit Rock Award nomination for "International Breakthrough Artist" in Sweden. Of their sound, Noisecreep described Monster Truck as "a beautiful mix of Southern dirt, classic rock and blues...", calling FURIOSITY "one of the best breakout albums of 2013."
Monster Truck's unabashed dedication to creating killer riffs and putting every ounce of themselves into their show night after night, has created quite an impression not only with fans across the globe, but iconic rock bands as well. In recent years, the band has been championed by the likes of Slash and Alice in Chain's Mike Inez, has toured extensively in their native Canada, the U.S., Europe and the UK, touring alongside such massive acts as Alice in Chains, Slash, Nickelback, Deep Purple, ZZ Top, Buckcherry, Alterbridge, Kid Rock. They have also performed at numerous major music festivals around the world including Download, Bonnaroo, Welcome to Rockville, Rock on the Range and Edgefest. Monster Truck is Jon Harvey (vocals, bass), Jeremy Widerman (guitars, vocals), Brandon Bliss (organ, vocals) and Steve Kiely (drums, vocals).
Monster Truck international tour dates:
FEBRUARY:
17 Brooklyn, NY St. Vitus
23 Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub
25 Vancouver, BC Commodore
26 Kamloops, BC CJ's
27 Calgary, AB Macewan Ballroom
MARCH:
1 Edmonton, AB Union Hall
2 Regina, SK The Pump
4 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick
5 Thunder Bay, ON Outpost
8 Quebec City, QC Le Cercle
9 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
11 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
12 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
29 Bochum, Germany Rockpalast
30 Berlin, Germany Privatclub
31 Munich, Germany Strom
APRIL:
1 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg Theatre
3 Paris, France La Maroquiniere
5 London, England 100 Club
30 Jacksonville, FL Welcome To Rockville
MAY:
7 Charlotte, NC Carolina Rebellion
14 Somerset, WI Northern Invasion
20 Columbus, OH Rock On The Range
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