Ephrata, Pennsylvania-based quintet Texas In July will release its third, self-titled full-length album on October 9 via Equal Vision Records. The CD was recorded at The Machine Shop Studios in Belleville, New Jersey with producer Will Putney [For Today, Chiodos]. A single, Bed Of Nails, will precede the full-length effort on September 11 via digital retailers such as iTunes and Amazon.com.
“This track is collectively one of our favorite songs that we have ever written as a band,” explains Texas In July lyricist/bassist Ben Witkowski. “For the most part, ‘Bed Of Nails’ was written in the studio. It came together so smoothly and, surprisingly, pretty early on in writing/recording process and quickly became a favored track. We think of it as our hybrid song — it has many contrasting musical parts, as well as a heavy hitting vocal chant near the tail of the song. I really think people are going to be pleased to hear this song. I would love to see this track become our next ‘Hook Line And Sinner’. It’s very memorable, and feels like the perfect track to be released as the first listen for the upcoming record.”
The new album features several guest artists: drummer Matt Greiner of August Burns Red, vocalist Dave Stephens of We Came As Romans, and vocalist Chadwick Johnson of Hundreth.
Track listing:
01. Initiate
02. Cry Wolf
03. Shallow Point
04. Without A Head (ft. Chadwick Johnson)
05. Bed Of Nails
06. Repressed Memories
07. C4 (ft. Dave Stephens)
08. Crux Lust
09. Paranoia
10. Black Magic
11. Cloudy Minds (ft. Matt Greiner)
Texas In July‘s Equal Vision Records debut, “One Reality”, was released in April 2011. The album premiered at No. 3 on the Billboard New Artist/Heatseekers Chart and also placed on the Billboard 200, Rock, Independent, and Hard Rock charts. Texas In July has been on the road non-stop for the past year, including three European headliners, massive tours with the likes of August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, For Today, Silverstein and Norma Jean and performances at renowned music festivals around the world such as New England Metal And Hardcore Festival, Graspop Metal Meeting, Summerfest, Cornerstone Festival and The Bamboozle.
Band members:
Alex Good- Vocals
Ben Witkowski- Bass
Adam Gray- Drums
Christian Royer- Guitar
Chris Davis- Guitar
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Upcoming Shows:
Aug 18 SD Livehouse, Guangzhou, China
Aug 19 Texas In July Live In Bangkok, w/ Indy Pop Concerts,
Phaya Thai Khwaeng, Thailand
Aug 20 Bubble Club, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Aug 21 Old Married Soliders HQ, Singapore, Singapore
Aug 23 Snitch w/ For All Eternity, Brisbane Qld, Australia
Aug 24 Expressive Grounds w/ For All Eternity, Gold Coast, Australia
Aug 25 Hot Damn Road Trip w/ For All Eternity, Wollongong, Australia
Aug 26 Oasis Youth Centre, w/ For All Eternity, Wyong, Australia
Aug 28 CWA Hall, w/ For All Eternity, Orange Nsw, Australia
Aug 29 Loft w/ For All Eternity, Newcastle, Australia
Aug 30 Hot Damn w/ For All Eternity, Sydney, Australia
Aug 31 Freeza BOTB w/ For All Eternity, Melbourne, Australia
Sep 01 BANG w/ For All Eternity, Melbourne, Australia
Sep 02 Musicman Megastore w/ For All Eternity, Bendigo Vic, Australia
Sep 08 Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea, OH
Sep 09 Lost Horizon w/ Glass Cloud, Syracuse, NY
Sep 11 La Salla Rossa, Montreal, Canada
Sep 12 Cafe L’Agitee w/ Glass Cloud, Quebec City, Canada
Sep 13 Annex Wreckroom w/ Glass Cloud, Toronto, Canada
Sep 14 MAVERICKS w/ Glass Cloud, Ottawa, Canada
Sep 15 Chrysalids Theatre, Kitchener, Canada
Sep 28 Ollies Point, Amityville, NY
Sep 29 Northern Star Arena, Jackson, NJ
Nov 30 Club Academy w/ Miss May I, Manchester, United Kingdom
Dec 01 Classic Grand w/ Miss May I, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dec 02 O2 Academy 2 w/ Miss May I, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dec 03 Wedgewood Rooms w/ Miss May I, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Dec 04 The Cockpit w/ Miss May I, Leeds, United Kingdom
Dec 05 Rescue Rooms w/ Miss May I, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dec 06 Garage w/ Miss May I, London, United Kingdom
Dec 07 Great Hall w/ Miss May I, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Dec 08 Magasin 4 w/ Miss May I, Brussels, Belgium
Dec 09 Klokgebouw w/ Miss May I, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Dec 11 Underground w/ Miss May I, Cologne, Germany
Dec 12 Logo w/ Miss May I, Hamburg, Germany
Dec 13 Debaser Malmö w/ Miss May I, Malmo, Sweden
Dec 14 Klubben w/ Miss May I, Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 15 Sticky Fingers w/ Miss May I, Goteborg, Sweden
Dec 17 Magnet w/ Miss May I, Berlin, Germany
Dec 18 Backstage w/ Miss May I, Munich, Germany
Dec 19 Szene Vienna w/ Miss May I, Bezirk Simmering, Austria
Dec 20 Abart Club, w/ Miss May I, Zurich, Switzerland