DIRTY AMERICANS Sign North American Deal With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

January 15, 2005

After receiving extensive international acclaim, "Strange Generation", the debut album from the Michigan-based quartet DIRTY AMERICANS, will receive a long-overdue domestic release by Liquor and Poker Music on March 22.

The 13-track recording, produced by Paul Ebersold (3 DOORS DOWN, SALIVA),was initially released by Roadrunner Records last March in Europe and Japan, where it earned rave reviews.

Last summer, DIRTY AMERICANS performed at such high-profile overseas events as England's Download Festival, Germany's Rock Im Park and Japan's Summer Sonic Festival. There, they shared stages with a who's who of rock, from MOTÖRHEAD and METALLICA to JET and THE DARKNESS. Back in America, the group has developed a burgeoning fanbase throughout the Midwest, where they've sold thousands of copies of their "Kiss 'Em All Goodbye" EP and performed with the likes of ALICE COOPER, CLUTCH and SILVERTIDE. Most recently, the band supported TED NUGENT for three holiday shows, including a sold-out gig at The Palace of Auburn Hills (home of the NBA's Detroit Pistons).

The song that has received the most attention to date is the title track, "Strange Generation". Liquor and Poker's deluxe digipak pressing of the album will include a music video for the song, filmed by acclaimed director Dale Resteghini (HATEBREED, MUDVAYNE, FALL OUT BOY). Shot at Morley-Stanwood High School in Central Michigan, the video tells the story behind the track, according to vocalist Myron:

"After the breakup of my previous band, I needed to do something productive to pass the time until DIRTY AMERICANS was up and running, so I took a long-term substitute teaching job at a school three hours north of Detroit in the middle of nowhere," he explains. "The song covers what a bizarre turn it was to go from the hurricane of touring to teaching Human Anatomy and Biology. I went from starting riots with 16-year-old fans to teaching them about the reproductive system…so strange!"

To preview the entire "Strange Generation" album, go to this location.

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