AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK and TERROR Embark On 'Choose Or Lose, Vote Or Die' Tour

Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR recently wrapped up a massive seven-week, headlining North American trek in support of its highly acclaimed new album, "The Damned, The Shamed". The tour, which also featured THE WARRIORS, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, CDC and TRAPPED UNDER ICE, marked the band's first headlining tour in almost two years. The group is now preparing to embark on the much-anticipated "Choose Or Lose, Vote Or Die" tour, serving as direct support to the Los Angeles-based quintet AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK. This amazing bill, which kicks off on October 16, is rounded out by BLOOD STANDS STILL with ON BROKEN WINGS and THE GHOST INSIDE on select dates.

AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK created quite a buzz for itself with its debut Mediaskare release, "Allegiance", and is now preparing to record the follow-up effort. Gutarist Ernie Flores states, "At first I was deeply thinking of naming this tour the 'Odd Man Out Tour' considering we're the only band on the tour more on the metal side. Then I sat down and realized how long we've wanted to do a tour like this. It's going to be a great time playing with the package we have set up for this tour and we'll be able to really branch out to the real hardcore community, as the others will be able to branch out to the younger crowd and newer generation of fans that we have. Having our labelmates BLOOD STANDS STILL and THE GHOST INSIDE is already a big plus to this tour since we're all great friends already. Personally, TERROR is one of my favorite bands of all time so I'm sure you'll see me running around in the crowd every night and we've been ON BROKEN WINGS fans for years. This tour should be a huge success for everyone and even more so a fucking blast. We're going to be playing a bunch of brand new tracks that will be on the new record so make sure you all come out and peep the new shit.

"As far as the new record is concerned, we're really almost done. We've been dedicating almost all of our time to touring as much as possible, covering as much ground as possible and taking our time with writing. We're in the studio tracking now and hoping for a March 2009 release. We'll be posting brand new demo tracks prior to the tour. It's coming. Hate it or love it, like it or not.

"In addition and on another topic, our boys in BURY YOUR DEAD were in a horrible accident this morning. Slim is still in the hospital so everyone please stop by their page and pay your respect and love to the boys and hope for Slim's speedy recovery. Get better, homeboy. We're all here waiting for you. Alright, well that's all I really have to say. Hope to see all of you at the shows having a good time and going crazy with all of us.”

TERROR vocalist Scott Vogel comments: "After a month-long break we are going right back out and hitting the U.S. again to keeping promoting our new record. After just finishing up a more straight up traditional hardcore tour, which we love, this time were going out with mostly more metalish HC modern stuff or whatever you call it. We are looking forward to playing to some of the newer, younger kids. We are hitting up a lot of places we haven't been to in a while and of course, some of the regulars. The tour mostly is in the middle of the country with the east and west coast not having many shows this time around. We hope to see you all there and look forward to making many new friends along the way."