KALAS Sign To TEE PEE RECORDS

February 20, 2006

Oakland, California-based hard music quintet KALAS have signed to New York City's Tee Pee Records. The group, whose roster reads like a directory of seminal San Francisco Bay Area bands that have made their distinct mark over the past decade, will unveil their self titled full length debut on April 19.

KALAS (pronounced: KAH-LAAS) features front man and legendary hard rock icon Matt Pike (SLEEP, HIGH ON FIRE) on vocals, Andy Branton (ECONOCHRIST, GRIMPLE, SAMIAM) and Paul Kott (CRUEVO, HIGH TONE SON OF A BITCH) on guitars, Scott Plumb (CRUEVO) on drums and bassist Brad Reynolds. Recorded at Nu Tone Studios (IGGY POP, GREEN DAY, DILLINGER FOUR) in January, 2006, "Kalas" molds the minor key, melodic, thick and heavy riffs of '90s-era Oakland crust into a new, angular rock mutation.

Given the chance to crawl out from behind the guitar and focus solely on vocals, Matt Pike more than steps up to the plate, delivering his most deviceful and inspired vocals to date. The music of KALAS is a constant interplay of structure and dynamic as layers of thunder and harmony wrap both crushing groove and IRON MAIDEN / THIN LIZZY-inspired head banging bliss.

"Kalas" track listing:

01. Monuments to Ruins
02. Things Done and Undone
03. Frozen Sun
04. Godpills
05. Media Screws
06. Mother's Tears
07. Pleasurable Prison
08. Due Time
09. Voyager

KALAS will launch their campaign for global domination with a highly anticipated appearance at SXSW 2006 as part of the Tee Pee Records showcase. The band will tour throughout the remainder of the year in support of the release.

KALAS tour dates:

Mar. 10 - Hollywood, CA - Knitting Factory (w/ Saviours)
Mar. 11 - San Diego, CA - Jumping Turtle
Mar. 12 - Tucson, AZ - Skrappy's
Mar. 13 - El Paso, TX - House of Rock & Roll
Mar. 15 - Austin, TX - SXSW (venue TBA)
Mar. 16 - Austin, TX - SXSW - Vice Party @ Victory Grill
Mar. 17 - Austin, TX - SXSW @ venue TBA
Mar. 18 - Austin, TX - SXSW @ Redrum Annex
Mar. 20 - Phoenix, AZ - Bulldog's
Mar. 21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Mountain

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