From Earsplit Daylight Dies will join Soilwork and Darkane for the start of their
upcoming US tour beginning January 30 in Rochester, New York. Continuing to
support their latest record, Lost to the Living, Daylight Dies were selected to
replace Warbringer who are unable to start the tour due to extended recording
obligations. "We are all ecstatic about the opportunity to tour with three
bands we are huge fans of," says bassist Egan O’Rourke. "We have been
cranking Soilwork in the van since our first tour so it will be a true honor to
get to share stages with them."
Released June 24, Lost to the Living is the North Carolina-based band's second album for Candlelight Records. Mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia) and featuring artwork from Travis Smith (Amon Amarth, Paradise Lost), the album features nine new songs. "We were extremely pleased to see the glowing response to Lost to the Living from the media," notes drummer Jesse Haff. "It's especially rewarding to see the continued love from fans towards this album." Formed in 1996, Daylight Dies released their debut, No Reply (Relapse) in
2002. Terrorizer Magazine called the album "memorable and engaging."
Outburn Magazine proclaimed it "pristine doom metal," while Digital Metal found
it to be "a combination of dark melody and deathly aggression." The quintet
would tour Europe with Katatonia and perform with Lacuna Coil throughout the US
and Canada before writing processes would begin on new material. Their
second album, the impressive Dismantling Devotion, was released in March of
2006. Revolver Magazine called it "an epic slab of gloom metal that's equal
parts apocalyptic rage and suicidal sorrow." Terrorizer Magazine again applauded
the band noting the album as "an epic journey as thoughtful and compellingly
musical as it is bleak and vengeful... essential." Another US tour, this time
with Moonspell and friends Katatonia, completed 2006 on an all-time
high. Outside of a few local performances the five-piece spent much of 2007
crafting the material that finds itself on Lost for the Living. The band
toured with Candlemass just prior to the release of Lost for the Living.
Daylight Dies, featuring vocalist Nathan Ellis, guitarist Barre Gambling, guitarist Charley Shackelford, with O’Rourke and Haff, have consistently impressed fans and critics alike. Not only popular with mainstream print outlets worldwide (Lost to the Living again receiving high praise from the most important metal publications around the globe), the band have found an active online support network. Popular metal portal Metalsucks.net says, "with Lost to the Living we get what could very well become the band’s masterwork." Hardcore Sounds says, "Daylight Dies has created a solid piece of metal that is unbelievably solid from start to finish." The band have active fan pages via MySpace, Facebook, are growing in popularity via LastFM.com and many more. Confirmed dates are noted below. Tickets are available now via www.enterthevault.com. 1/30/2009 Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY 1/31/2009 Harpo's - Detroit, MI 2/02/2009 The Muse - Nashville, TN 2/03/2009 Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL 2/04/2009 The Garage - St. Petersburg, FL 2/05/2009 Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2/06/2009 Backbooth - Orlando, FL 2/07/2009 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA 2/08/2009 Music Farm - Charleston, SC 2/09/2009 Amos Southend - Charlotte, NC Earsplit
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