Photo Credit: Wynne Harrington
North Carolina
riff-rockers ASG share the official video for "Execution Thirst" off
the impending Survive Sunrise full-length album. Watch the full video now on
Revolver Magazine HERE.
Additionally, ASG have announced a US headlining
tour surrounding the release of Survive Sunrise. The tour begins June 17 in Raleigh, NC, traverses
through the East Coast and ends in Asheville,
NC on June 30. Support provided
by Lo Pan and Beitthemeans. ASG will also tour the UK in May for Desertfest and
support dates with Weedeater. A full list of confirmed tour dates is available
below.
ASG’s sixth studio album Survive Sunrise is due out June
15th on CD/2xLP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available
via Relapse.com HERE and Digital Downloads / Streaming Services AT THIS LOCATION.
Recorded, mixed and mastered with longtime producer Matt
Hyde (Deftones, Slayer, Monster Magnet), Survive Sunrise further expands upon
ASG’s trademark blend of heavy, southern-fried, alt-rock fury and infectious,
hook-centric accessibility. With unabashedly hooky vocals, evocative lyrics and
well-honed musical chops, ASG create soaring, melodic rock anthems with a
sunny, colorful vibe that are reminiscent of the album’s electrifying cover
art, designed by Malleus (Queens of the Stone
Age, Foo Fighters, The Melvins). Survive Sunrise
is the perfect summertime hard rock album, one that rocks with wild abandon and
will burrow into your head for years to come.
Album Art Credit: Malleus
ASG Tour Dates:
--- All Dates June 17-30 w/ Lo Pan & Beitthemeans ---
Jun 15 Wilmington,
NC @ Reggies ^
Jun 19 Charlotte,
NC @ Snug Harbor
Jun 20 Baltimore,
MD @ Metro Gallery
Jun 21 Columbus,
OH @ Ace of Cups
Jun 22 Pittsburgh,
PA @ Cattivo
Jun 23 Kent,
OH @ Outpost Bar
Jun 24 Chicago,
IL @ Reggies Rock Club
Jun 26 Philadelphia,
PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
Jun 27 Brooklyn,
NY @ Saint Vitus
Jun 28 Richmond,
VA @ Strange Matter
Jun 29 Chesapeake,
VA @ Riffhouse
Jun 30 Asheville,
NC @ Mothlight
Jul 01 Chapel Hill,
NC @ Local 506 ^
^ ASG Only
Bio/Info:
Formed in the North Carolina
coastline community of Wrightsville
Beach in 2001, the
riff-fueled, distortion-driven rock of ASG that can be found on their latest
effort has actually been at the band’s core since its inception. Initially
forming as a three-piece instrumental project, due to the lack of a dedicated
vocalist, ASG were intensely focusing on devising tight, driving guitar riffs,
locking guitarist Jason Shi in with the rhythm section of bassist Andy Ellis
and drummer Scott Key.
But as time passed and no vocalist was found, Shi was
eventually forced to step up to the mic. With Shi becoming more comfortable as
a frontman, the group found themselves connecting with Volcom Entertainment,
who signed the band and put them in the studio in 2003, to record their debut
album, …The Amplification of Self Gratification. In 2005 ASG found themselves
in a proper studio with proper producers, Matt Hyde and Phil Caivano, recording
their sophomore album, Feeling Good Is Good Enough, an album that summoned all
the band’s potential and spawned a thunderous hard rock creation that equaled
what the band had been working towards for the past 3 years. Shortly after
completing Feeling Good Is Good Enough, second guitarist, Jonah Citty, was
added to help recreate the album’s sounds live, which was none too soon as the
band quickly found themselves on the road with the likes of Motorhead, The
Sword, Torche, Dwarves, and CKY.
In June 2007 ASG returned to Los Angeles to record their fourth album,
entitled Win Us Over, with Matt Hyde again. Win Us Over, is a vivid,
psychedelic, and panoramic thrust that is just as much for the ears as it is
for the aura; an experience. In late 2011, the band signed to renowned
independent label Relapse Records and entered the studio in February 2012 to
record their fifth full-length entitled Blood Drive. The album went on to
garnered near-universal critical acclaim since it’s release and raise the
band’s profile to an even bigger level.
Now in 2018, ASG re-emerge with their six-full length and
first new album in five years, Survive Sunrise. Recorded, mixed and mastered
with longtime producer Matt Hyde, Survive Sunrise further expands upon ASG’s
trademark blend of heavy, southern-fried, alt-rock fury and infectious,
hook-centric accessibility. With unabashedly hooky vocals, evocative lyrics and
well-honed musical chops, ASG create soaring, melodic rock anthems with a
sunny, colorful vibe that are reminiscent of the album’s electrifying cover art,
designed by Malleus (Queens of the Stone Age,
Foo Fighters, The Melvins). Survive Sunrise
is the perfect summertime hard rock album, one that rocks with wild abandon and
will burrow into your head for years to come.
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