(New York, NY) - Metal fans across the globe can click here to check out the exclusive worldwide premiere of IKILLYA's new video, "Betray Your Creator," on Ghostcult today.  The live performance video captures the animosity that inspired the song.  Describing the emotions involved, IKILLYA frontman Jason Lekberg explains, "Pure rage.  That's how we feel about cultural justification of rape, and so that's the only way we could think to visually represent this song.  'Betray Your Creator' was an intense song to create and Matt Brewster and Christoph Knie of Engine Room did an excellent job of capturing that intensity in the video for it."  "Betray Your Creator" is taken from IKILLYA's forthcoming third album, WAR FOR AN IDEA, due out on June 2nd via Urban Yeti.  Click here for album art.  WAR FOR AN IDEA is available for pre-order here (physical) and digitally here.

 

WAR FOR AN IDEA is receiving early rave reviews from the press with Decibel giving it 8 out of 10 and declaring "The New York-based thrash/groove metal quartet more than live up to their rep for relentless aggression on WAR FOR AN IDEA, but never at the expense of finesse.  IKILLYA approach the weird bits that ultimately make their third album more than a mere collection of killer songs with just as much restraint and consideration..."  The band will soon hit the road on a nationwide trek in support of the album.  Please see below for tour dates, including the annual charity event in honor of Dimebag Darrell, Ride For Dime, on September 6th at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ.

 

Of IKILLYA's music, Metal Hammer declared IKILLYA, "As startling and destructive as a beer bottle to the back of the skull", while Artist Direct avowed that the band are "New York's finest purveyors of true metal".  IKILLYA has toured with such heavy music legends as Danzig, Biohazard, Fear Factory and more.  The band is part of hip hop artist Yelawolf's Slumerican family and is the only metal group with that distinction.  IKILLYA is Jason Lekberg (vocals), Eric Jackson (guitars), Rob Broderick (bass) and Andrew Maciejewski (drums).

 

IKILLYA tour dates:

Supporting Skinlab and Product Of Hate:

MAY:

31        Revere, MA                Sammy's Patio

JUNE:

 1         Wallingford, CT           Cherry Street Station

 2         Brooklyn, NY              St. Vitus (CD release show)

 3         Wilmington, DE           Bar XIII

 4         Washington, DC          The Pinch

 6         Chesapeake, VA         Riffhouse Pub

 7         Fayetteville, NC          Drunk Horse Pub

 8         Charlotte, NC              The Milestone

10        Atlanta, GA                 The Masquerade

Supporting Product Of Hate only:

JUNE:

11        Huntsville, AL              Copper Top Tavern

13        Lafayette, LA              Steam Press Cafe

14        Houston, TX                Acadia

15        Dallas, TX                   Reno's Chop Shop

16        Austin, TX                   Texas Music Ranch

17        Fort Stockton, TX       The Garage

18        Gallup, NM                  Juggernaut Music

21        Phoenix, AZ                Joe's Grotto

23        Glendale, CA              The Complex

24        Santa Ana, CA            Malones

27        Oakland, CA               Oakland Metro Operahouse

28        Sacramento, CA         The Colony

29        Portland, OR               Rock Hard PDX

30        Seattle, WA                 El Corazon

JULY:

1          Boise, ID                     The Shredder

2          Salt Late City, UT       The Royal

4          Denver, CO                Herman's Hideaway

6          Dubuque, IA                The Venue

8          Barrington, IL              Penny Road Pub

9          Lafayette, IN               The Doom Room

11        Indianapolis, IN           Taps Live

12        Lansing, MI                 The Loft

13        Columbus, OH            The Shrunken Head

15        Buffalo, NY                 Stamps

16        Auburn, NY                 Jitz

Additional Dates:

JULY:

21        Brooklyn, NY              Knitting Factory

SEPTEMBER:

2          Sayreville, NJ             Starland Ballroom (Ride For Dime)

19        Astoria, NY                  Astoria Skatepark

 

For more information please visit:

www.ikillya.com