Across The Sun Release First Single; Unveil New Album Art, More
Date: Saturday, January 29 @ 13:00:00 UTC
Topic: Album Release News


"Like" Across The Sun's Facebook Page To Hear "Song For The Hopeless"

Portland, Oregon's Across The Sun recorded their Metal Blade Records debut album, Before The Night Takes Us, with producer Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios in San Diego, CA. The album is the culmination of seven years of recording, touring and polishing their sound. Daniel Castleman held each member to a high standard in the studio; "It was an amazing learning experience; no previous Across The Sun recording process has ever been this in depth," adds vocalist Brandon Davis. The individual performances are better than any previous Across The Sun release.

Guitarist Sam Hafer emphasizes, "This record takes everything that Across The Sun was and expands it; the musicianship, the tonal palette, the dynamics and song structure were all things we pushed into new and challenging territory. The result is the greatest body of music we have produced to date." Their performance, coupled with Castleman's stellar mixing/mastering, produced a "big" sounding album. Everything from Davis' clean vocals, Hafer's guitar solos, and Murray's keys have an engrossing and epic breadth.

[Yes, saying "clean vocals" means there's also some "cookie monster" stuff, too. But as I write this, "Song..." is playing, and there are some very nice prog-metal touches that recall, to name one, Evergrey -ed.]

Fans can now get a taste of the album via facebook.com/acrossthesun. The first single, "Song For The Hopeless," is available via "Liking" their page. This first song is exemplary of the rest of the album in that it showcases Across The Sun's musical peaks and valleys and some of their most heavy and melodic moments. Head HERE to "Like" and listen now!

Before The Night Takes Us will be available on March 15th, 2011 in North America. Pre-orders with t-shirt bundles will be available soon through Metal Blade Records' brand new IndierMerchStore.com webstore. In addition, Across The Sun will soon be announcing North American tour dates in support of the album.

Before The Night Takes Us track listing:

1. Tipping The Scales
2. Song for the Hopeless
3. Seasons
4. Descent & Discovery
5. Ghost of Grandeur
6. Before The Night Takes Us
7. A Moment Of Clarity
8. Blessing In Disguise
9. In The Face Of Adversity
10. Belay My Judgment

In a later Metal Blade news bit, it was announced that Across The Sun was confirmed to take part in Atticus Clothing's "The Young and Restless" Tour presented by Dungeons®. The tour features some of the best up and coming acts in metal; Our Last Night, Attila, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Armor For The Broken and Vanna. Across The Sun will also be performing at eXtreme Thing on March 26th in Las Vegas, NV. The fest is the region's premiere sport and music festival. Across The Sun will be performing alongside Attack Attack, Asking Alexandria, Evergreen Terrace and more on second stage while Hollywood Undead, Suicide Silence, Sum 41 and more perform on the main stage. The entire lineup can be seen at extremething.com.

Across The Sun's first single from Before The Night Takes Us, "Song For The Hopeless," is up now on metalblade.com/acrossthesun.

Atticus Clothing's The Young and Restless Tour is being presented by the game Dungeons®, which is available for order now for PC from Kalypso. For more info and to order, head to www.dungeons-game.com. Check out Dungeons® on facebook HERE and view trailers HERE.

Across The Sun live:

03/18 Austin, TX SXSW
      Atticus Clothing "The Young and Restless" Tour Presented by Dungeons®
      Tour w/ Our Last Night, Attila, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Armor For The Broken

03/19 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory
03/20 Shreveport, LA Media Star Entertainment
03/21 Fort Worth, TX The Aardvark
03/24 Tempe, AZ The Club House Music Venue
03/25 Las Vegas, NV Area 702
03/26 Las Vegas, NV Desert Breeze Skatepark – eXtreme Thing Sports/Music Festival
      *Across The Sun ONLY – not part of tour w/Our Last Night, Attila, Arsonists Get All The Girls , A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Armor For The Broken
03/27 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
03/28 Victorville, CA VVEC
03/30 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
03/31 Portland, OR Branx
04/02 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
04/05 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
04/06 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
04/07 Minneapolis, MN Beat Coffee House
04/08 Michigan City, IN The Pearl Theater
04/09 Madison, WI The Loft
04/10 Joliet, IL Mojoes
04/11 My. Clemens, MI Hayloft
      Tour w/ Our Last Night, Vanna, Arsonists Get All The Girls , A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Armor For The Broken
04/12 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Downunder
04/13 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheelz
04/14 Worcester, MA The Palladium - New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
      Tour w/ Our Last Night, Vanna, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Armor For The Broken
04/15 South Hackensack, NJ School of Rock
04/16 Brooklyn, NY Club Europa
04/17 Allentown, PA Cafe Under at Crocodile Rock
04/18 Crofton, MD MACC
04/19 Richmond, VA Canal Club
04/21 Jacksonville, FL The Pit
04/22 Pompano Beach, FL Rocketown
04/23 Orlando, FL H2O Live!
04/24 Douglasville, GA The 7 Venue

Keep up with Across The Sun at the following locations: MySpace | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter

[Source: Metal Blade]







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