THE DAMNED THINGS Added To VOLBEAT North American Shows

February 12, 2011

THE DAMNED THINGS — the new band featuring members of FALL OUT BOY (Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley),ANTHRAX (Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano) and EVERY TIME I DIE (Keith Buckley, Josh Newton) — has been added to the following VOLBEAT dates in North America:

Mar 25 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
Mar 26 - Detroit, MI @ St Andrews Hall
Mar 27 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Mar 29 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
Mar 30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Apr 01 - Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
Apr 02 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Apr 03 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Apr 05 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Apr 06 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 08 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
Apr 09 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 10 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 11 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
Apr 13 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Apr 14 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar

"Ironiclast", the debut album from THE DAMNED THINGS, sold 6,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 1 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.

"Ironiclast" was released in North America on December 14, 2010 (one day earlier internationally) via Island/Def Jam.

"It's gratifying," Trohman recently told MTV News about the fans' reaction to the new group. "I love the band and love the record, and everybody else in the band loves the band and loves the record, and that's, first and foremost, the most important thing to me. And we all have made music in the past partly for ourselves and partly for other people, so it's nice to see people digging it whether they want to or not. ... I'm actually happy to see that there's people that really, really like it, or don't like it, because of the fact that we're able to invoke some sort of strong feeling. It's a good thing, I think."

"We've Got A Situation Here", the first video from THE DAMNED THINGS, can be viewed below. The clip was written and directed by Brendon Small, the co-creator of Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse".

THE DAMNED THINGS is:

Keith Buckley: Lead Vocals
Scott Ian: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Rob Caggiano: Rhythm, Lead Guitar, Vocals
Joe Trohman: Rhythm, Lead Guitar, Vocals
Andy Hurley: Drums, Percussion
Josh Newton: Bass

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