GYPSYHAWK completes record release tour, returns back to California to continue planning fall tour

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July 22, 2010

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GYPSYHAWK completes record release tour, returns back to California to continue planning fall tour

Following the recently-completed West Coast tour in support of the band’s debut album, GYPSYHAWK has returned home to Pasadena, Calif. and has several Southern California shows planned for the remainder of July and August before embarking on another tour -- this time reaching out east -- in support of the July 6 release of ‘Patience And Perseverance’ through Creator-Destructor Records. Several songs are available on the band’s MySpace page.

High praise for GYPSYHAWK has been rolling in upon the band’s first indie release following the band’s winter demo that caught the attention of the Bay Area-based Creator-Destructor Records. The band is keeping the ball rolling with a subsequent tour across the rest of the United States this fall, hitting some of the members’ hometowns along the way. Skeletonwitch band features two Californians alongside New York transplant Scotty Conant (guitars) and Louisiana local boy Eric Harris (vocals, bass). The latter spent time in Ohio-based metal band Skeletonwitch for several years before taking hold of a frontman role in GYPSYHAWK.

The 12 track ‘Patience And Perseverance’ was recorded in April with Oakland-based producer Zach Ohren (All Shall Perish, Light This City), and Harris recently issued a statement about the recording of the band’s debut full-length: “Going into the studio initially was exciting and uncertain at the same time, we weren't sure how Zack would fare with us, given his past works (Animosity, Suffocation, Odious Mortem), but we gotta say...this cat is a highly skilled professional, and he's definitely capable of getting a great solid sound no matter what the genre is. Being in the studio was baller; high times everyday, with video games, canned tuna, and community coffee on the reg. Everyone did a superb job of getting in, bearing down, and taking care of business.”

“We are beyond stoked for the album,” Harris continues. “It sounds fantastic, looks amazing thanks to Dan Lerner of the 614 (www.dan-lerner.com), and of course none of this would have been possible without Ben Murray and Creator-Destructor. We're unbelievably happy to be working with him, and we hope that everything he is doing for music gets bigger and stronger from here on out.” Meanwhile, guitarist Andrew Packer has also been continuing an ongoing blog for the recent two week trek up the West Coast and back, including photos, video, and dialog.

GYPSYHAWK on the road

7/25 Long Beach, CA – Que Sara (with Emeralds, Wildlife Sumerian Axe)

7/26 Boyle Heights, CA – The Blvd (with Wildilfe, Emeralds)

8/13 Los Angeles, CA – Relax Bar (with Hightower, Natur, Space Vacation)

9/07 Lafayette, LA – Sadie’s

9/16 Indianapolis, IN – Melody Inn

9/18 Des Moines, IA – Hull Avenue Tavern

*more dates TBA*

“The quartet…worship two things: the almighty riff and ganja.” – Decibel

“It’s a bit like discovering long forgotten tracks by Thin Lizzy and Black Sabbath but with Lemmy on lead vocals.” – Brian Tattler, Diamond Head / TheLiveLine.com

“Gypsyhawk, an L.A.-based band intent on recounting and representing the elements that made metal so enjoyable in its infancy: twin guitars, melodic vocals, killer grooves and solos. Lots of solos." – Noisecreep.com

"A band to watch, if they can grow from here it’s going to get scary good." – HellrideMusic.com

"...They are seriously playing from the heart, and Harris’s world-weary vocals belie life experience beyond his years..." – City Of Devils

"Picture Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and Slough Feg jamming over brews and doobs behind a wall of amps and twin guitar leads and you get the idea." – Metalsucks.com

“For a band to release such a strong sounding LP is very promising, and it seems Creator-Destructor Records have a great band in their grasp” – Sound-Revolution

VTT Returns From Tour; Announces More Live Dates With Benefit Shows, Festival appearances

VTT Returns From Tour; Announces More Live Dates With Benefit Shows, Festival appearances

Band continues benefit work along with two area festival appearances

New Jersey melodic metal quartet VTT recently returned from the three week “Victims Of Sin Summer Tour” and have already confirmed six more shows in the coming months, including a fund raiser for the National Wildlife Refuge, a fundraiser for Ronnie James Dio’s Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund and appearances at The Power & The Fury Festival and Richmond Metalfest among others. The band continues to support the late-2009 released ‘Symptoms Of Sin’, the band’s third album. The eight track release was produced by Biohazard’s Billy Graziadei at his Underground Sound Studios.

VTT will play an all acoustic set Aug. 15 in Vernon, NJ as part of a fund raiser for the disaster in the Gulf. All proceeds will go to the National Wildlife Refuge Association, a non-profit dedicated to conservation of America’s wildlife for future generations. Meanwhile, VTT will also participate in an Aug. 27 tribute to the recently-fallen Ronnie James Dio in Clifton, NJ. The New Jersey natives will share the stage with three other bands, paying tribute to the legendary vocalist with tributes all night, and benefits will go to Ronnie James Dio’s Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. The organization’s goal is to “reduce the risk of developing life threatening cancers by offering access to preventative medical services.”

Meanwhile, as part VTT’s recently-completed “Victims Of Sin Summer Tour,” the band took part in East End Hot Rods’ Second Annual Autism Speaks fundraiser show, and a clip of the band playing their Symptoms Of Sin track “Wake Of The White Devil” is available online here. Tracks from all three of the band’s releases are available on the VTT MySpace Page, including the official video for 'Symptoms Of Sin' lead track "The Victim."

VTT Live On The Road

7/09 Roknonoka, NY – Traxx (with Saviour, Death Tooth, more)

8/15 Vernon, NJ – Rt. 565 (Wallkill River Fund Raiser For Gulf Disaster)

8/21 North Syracuse, NY – Club Fusion (The Power & The Fury Festival)

8/25 New York, NY – Pyramid Club (with Saints Of Pain)

8/27 Clifton, NJ – Ding Batz (for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund)

9/25 Richmond, VA – Alley Katz (Richmond Metalfest Day 2)

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“The best thing to happen to the band was getting Biohazard and Suicide City guitarist Billy Graziadei to produce their new album, 'Symptoms of Sin.' The hardcore hero gelled well with the group, getting the best performances VTT have ever laid down on tape.” – Noisecreep.com

“Plain and simple the music is an aggression of brutality that contains this rock n’ roll vibration with heavy metal influence wrapped around giving it that much needed breath of fresh air.” – Metal Maniacs

“Take a second, pause, and check back into metal’s roots, and Symptoms Of Sin in a way acts like a reminder to the glory days, with a classic sort of evil in the mix. Fans of loud heavy metal need to check out VTT now.” – SMNnews.com

“…songs that stand out as being quite good, solid metal tunes.” – Pure Grain Audio

“VTT’s gritty sensibilities and memorable hooks hit hard and are bound to leave an impression on anyone with an ear for the sound of today’s aggression.” – Hot Indie News

“I can totally see these guys gaining mainstream recognition…much more palatable than your average over the top aggressive modern metal album” – All Metal Resource

“…this troupe’s cavalcade of strong riffs is sprinkled with a bevy of intriguing acoustic flourishes (“Looking For Serenity”, “Deleted Scenes”) providing the album a proper foundation that supports its constant switches in mood and atmosphere.” – Gears Of Rock

GYPSYHAWK signs with Creator-Destructor; to release debut July 6

GYPSYHAWK signs with Creator-Destructor; to release debut July 6

Pasadena, Calif.’s GYPSYHAWK have signed with Creator-Destructor Records and will release the band’s debut album, ‘Patience And Perseverance’ July 6 on CD and double gatefold LP through the Bay Area-based record label. The band will also depart for a West Coast tour in early July to support the release, heading up to Seattle and back.

Inspired by Thin Lizzy, Motorhead, and 70s rock of all sorts, GYPSYHAWK is led by former Skeletonwitch member Eric Harris (bass/vocals) and rounded out by Scotty Conant, Andrew Packer (guitars), and Joe Fabio (drums). The latter recorded and mixed the band’s eight-track demo that surfaced in late 2009. Since the formation of GYPSYHAWK, the band has played in and around Los Angeles and Hollywood, and even the Bay Area, before and during their recording schedule with producer Zack Ohren (Animosity, All Shall Perish, Heartsounds) at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, Calif.

GYPSYHAWK is currently gearing up with the release of ‘Patience And Perseverance’ and the live dates practicing for the live assault. Several samples of the songs are available online and pre-orders for the album are available through Creator-Destructor.

GYPSYHAWK on the road

7/03 Ramona, CA – Ramona Mainstage Theater (with Red Octopus, Green House, Moon Beams)

7/05 Hollywood, CA – Les Deux (with Sumerian Axe)

7/06 Ventura, CA – Take Two (with The Fucking Wrath, Ill Eagle)

7/08 Oakland, CA – Sugar Mountain (with Glitter Wizard, Hobocop, Taco Cat)

7/09 Reno, NV – Ryan’s Saloon (with Otis, Knightfall, Snake Piss)

7/10 Portland, OR – East End

7/11 Seattle, WA – Rendevous

7/13 San Francisco, CA – Kimo’s (with Space Vacation, Glitter Wizard)

7/14 Santa Cruz, CA – Blue Lagoon (with Glitter Wizard, Midnight Lights)

8/14 Los Angeles, CA – Relax Bar (with Hightower, Natur, Space Vacation)

9/16 Indianapolis, IN – Melody Inn

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“Gypsyhawk, an L.A.-based band intent on recounting and representing the elements that made metal so enjoyable in its infancy: twin guitars, melodic vocals, killer grooves and solos. Lots of solos." – Noisecreep.com

"Picture Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and Slough Feg jamming over brews and doobs behind a wall of amps and twin guitar leads, and you get the idea." – Metalsucks.com

"This is the type of material that makes it clear that, had Gypsyhawk been an obscure and under-acknowledged band actually from the 70’s and this their album, it would be considered a stone cold classic and be fetching insane sums on e-bay.... A band to watch, if they can grow from here it’s going to get scary good." – HellrideMusic.com

"...They are seriously playing from the heart, and Harris’s world-weary vocals belie life experience beyond his years..." – City Of Devils