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Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Denver, COhttp://www.myspace.com/dropdeadgorgeous
6/21 W. Columbia, South Carolina – New Brookland Tavern
6/23 Atlanta, Georgia – Masquerade
6/24 Jacksonville, Florida – Jack Rabbits
6/25 Orlando, Florida – The Social
6/26 Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Culture Room
6/27 St. Petersburg, Florida – The State Theatre
6/28 Tallahassee, Florida – Floyd’s Music Store
7/1 Nashville, Tennessee – Rocket Town
7/2 Memphis Tennessee – New Daisy Theatre
7/3 Springfield, Massachusetts – Outland Ballroom
7/5 Little Rock, Arkansas – Revolution Music Room
7/6 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Bricktown Live
7/7 Tulsa, Oklahoma – The Marquee
6/26/09: Jacksonville, FL Allnighter After Party Recap Here
Hard rock heroes DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS have returned with an explosive thrill-ride of a record. Bolstered by the same crushing intensity that first earned the Denver-bred band a loyal global following, DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS’ electrifying and adventurous new studio disc--appropriately dubbed THE HOT N’ HEAVY (Suretone)--can’t help but leave its metalcore peers in the dust.
Crafted with the guidance of Atlanta-based producer Matt Goldman (Underoath, The Chariot, Copeland), DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS--who incidentally sport the coolest moniker in rock--ups their creative ante with the follow-up to 2007’s heralded concept disc Worse Than A Fairy Tale. Drawing lyrically on real life experiences while fusing unexpected twists and turns to its forceful anthems, THE HOT N’ HEAVY is diverse and cohesive. “To be blunt,” notes frontman DANNY STILLMAN, “it’s a song cycle that sucker punches listeners and then sucks them in like a Hoover.”
The band’s reputation for blistering material is upheld by the bulk of THE HOT N’ HEAVY. Be it “Southern Lovin’ (Belle of the Ball)” which starts with a ferocious discordance that soon shifts to an enormous hook or “Killing A Classic,” where a relentless beginning gives way to a memorable refrain, DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS prides itself on packing a wallop.
Having clocked in thousands of miles, bringing their incendiary and awe-inspiring performances to post-hardcore fans across the globe, these Vans Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos vets have shared stages with dozens of kindred metalcore ensembles like Every Time I Die, Aiden, Bullet For My Valentine, From Autumn To Ashes, Saosin, Senses Fail, The Devil Wears Prada, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Haste the Day to name a few.
Returning home to Denver last year, DROP DEAD, GORGEOUS worked diligently to perfect the songs that ultimately comprise THE HOT N’ HEAVY. The end result is an epic disc that the quintet poured its heart and soul into.
