LIVING SACRIFICE, THE SHOWDOWN To Join Forces For 'A Very Metal Christmas Tour'

October 21, 2010

LIVING SACRIFICE, THE SHOWDOWN, BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE, TO SPEAK OF WOLVES and AS THEY SLEEP will team up for the "A Very Metal Christmas Tour" in December. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Dec. 02 - Joshua Springs Calvary - Yucca Valley, CA
Dec. 03 - Epic Ventura - Ventura, CA
Dec. 04 - The Phoenix Theater - Petaluma, CA
Dec. 05 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
Dec. 06 - Cobalt Cafe - Canoga Park, CA
Dec. 07 - The Underground - Mesa, AZ
Dec. 08 - Tramway Community Church - Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 10 - The Door - Dallas, TX
Dec. 11 - The Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK
Dec. 12 - Downtown Music Center - Little Rock, AR

"The Infinite Order", the latest album from LIVING SACRIFICE, sold around 2,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Released on January 26 via Solid State Records, the band's first CD since reforming in 2008 and seventh studio album overall was produced in Nashville, Tennessee and Little Rock, Arkansas by the group's longtime friend Jeremiah Scott (THE SHOWDOWN, DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY). Mixing duties were once again handled by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, AS I LAY DYING),who worked on the band's last album, 2003's "Conceived in Fire".

LIVING SACRIFICE's influence runs deep throughout the scene. Former and current members of LIVING SACRIFICE went on to play in bands such as EVANESCENCE, P.O.D. and NORMA JEAN.

LIVING SACRIFICE broke up in 2002 but returned to the metal community with a vengeance in 2008, self-releasing the two song "Death Machine" digital-only EP.

THE SHOWDOWN's fourth album, "Blood in the Gears", was released on August 24 via Solid State Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Back Breaker" was recorded at Anthem Productions in Nashville, and produced by THE SHOWDOWN's bassist Jeremiah Scott.

Founded in 2003 by David Bunton and Josh Childers, THE SHOWDOWN came roaring out of the gate with the monstrous-yet-spiritually-gripping debut, "A Chorus of Obliteration", in 2004. Despite numerous lineup changes, THE SHOWDOWN has prevailed as one of Christian metal's longstanding veteran acts.

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