Strike Anywhere, Dead Swans and Ruiner on tour

One of the most influential melodic hardcore bands of our time, Strike Anywhere, is proud to release their Bridge Nine debut today, titled Iron Front. The band’s incredibly solid career has spanned ten years all across the globe; releasing four critically acclaimed albums while remaining a staple in the underground music scene since their inception.

Strike Anywhere’s latest effort is thirteen songs of their own brand of fast and melodic punk rock. While slightly heavier and noisier than their previous releases, Iron Front features accessible songs that address global and personal issues like human rights, war, politics, and police brutality.

Currently out on the Bridge Nine Records Tour, Strike Anywhere’s momentum at this point in their career is just as strong as ever. Pick up a copy of Iron Front today, which has been hailed as "...the strongest record in the quintet's career " by the Washington Post-Express.

Big news: Dead Swans will be making their way to US soil on tour alongside Comeback Kid and Mother of Mercy! For their first ever US tour, the band will be hitting markets from the East coast to the West coast – dates are below with more to be added shortly. If you haven’t heard Dead Swans Bridge Nine debut, Sleepwalkers, do yourself a favor and check out the record that Revolver Magazine called "equal parts raw emotion and brainy experimentalism, making for a disc that's as intense as it is introspective."

Additionally, Ruiner is proud to announce a European jaunt this coming November and December. While currently out playing new material from Hell Is Empty on the Bridge Nine Records tour, Ruiner will be be bringing these new songs to Germany, Sweden, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. Called one of the top hardcore records of 2009 by SailtheGhostShip.com, Hell Is Empty showcases Ruiner at the most realized point in their career both musically and lyrically. Tour dates are below.

DEAD SWANS on tour with Comeback Kid, Gravemaker, Mother of Mercy
11.03 @ Forward Hall- Erie PA
11.04 @ Mohawk Place- Buffalo NY
11.05 @ ICC Church- Boston MA
11.06 @ Santo's Party House- NYC
11.07 @ First Unitarian Church- Philadelphia PA
11.08 @ Otto Bar- Baltimore MD
11.12 @ Conservatory- Oklahoma City OK
11.14 @ The Phix Gallery- Phoenix AZ
11.15 @ The Epicenter- San Diego CA
11.16 @ Chain Reaction- Anaheim CA
11.18 @ Thee Parkside- San Francisco CA
11.19 @ Satyricon- Portland OR

RUINER on tour
w/ Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo
10/02 @ The Black Cat- Washington DC
10/03 @ Gramercy Theatre- NYC NY
10/04 @ First Unitarian Church- Sanctuary- Philadelphia PA
10/05 @ Harpers Ferry- Allston MA
10/06 @ Asbury Lanes- Asbury Park, NJ
10/07 @ Altar Bar- Pittsburgh PA
10/08 @ Grog Shop- Cleveland Heights- OH
10/09 @ Smalls- Hamtramck IL
10/10 @ Beat Kitchen- Chicago IL – RIOT FEST matinee
10/11 @ Triple Rock Social Club- Minneapolis MN
10/12 @ Sokol Underground- Omaha NE
10/13 @ Marquis Theatre- Denver CO
10/14 @ Club Sound- Salt Lake City UT
10/15 @ The Venue- Boise ID
10/16 @ Hawthorne Theater- Portland OR
10/18 @ Chop Suey- Seattle WA
10/20 @ Bottom Of The Hill- San Francisco- CA
10/21 @ Chain Reaction- Anaheim CA
10/22 @ Knitting Factory- Los Angeles CA
10/23 @ Che Cafe- San Diego CA
10/24 @ Modified Arts- Phoenix AZ
10/26 @ Emo's - Austin TX
10/27 @ Walter's On Washington- Houston TX
10/28 @ Sluggo's- Pensacola FL
10/29 @ The Social- Orlando FL
10/30 @ The Venue- Gainsville FL
10/31 @ New Brookland Tavern- West Columbia SC
11/01 @ The Peppermint Beach Club- Virginia Beach VA

Ruiner European Tour
11/29 @ Juha West – Stuttgart, Germany
11/29 @ Beatclub –Dessau, Germany
12/1 @ Insikten Kulturhuset –Jonkoping, Sweden
12/4 @ Club Revolution –Peterborough, UK
12/6 @ Rios –Leeds, UK
12/7 @ Satans Hollow –Manchester, UK
12/8 @ Underworld –London, UK
12/9 @ Le pub –Newport, UK
12/10 @ Les Tanneries – Dijon, France
12/11 @ Rosenau –Bayreuth, Germany
12/12 @ JZ Riot –Lichtenstein, Germany
12/14 @ Shelter –Wien, Austria
12/15 @ United Club –Turin, Italy
12/17 @ Blogos – Bologna, Italy
12/18 @ Picadilly – Brugg, Switzerland
12/19 @ Ex-Haus –Trier, Germany

STRIKE ANYWHERE on the B9 Tour w/ Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo and Ruiner
10/02 @ The Black Cat- Washington DC
10/03 @ Gramercy Theatre- NYC NY
10/04 @ First Unitarian Church- Sanctuary- Philadelphia PA
10/05 @ Harpers Ferry- Allston MA
10/06 @ Asbury Lanes- Asbury Park, NJ
10/07 @ Altar Bar- Pittsburgh PA
10/08 @ Grog Shop- Cleveland Heights- OH
10/09 @ Smalls- Hamtramck IL
10/10 @ Beat Kitchen- Chicago IL – RIOT FEST matinee
10/11 @ Triple Rock Social Club- Minneapolis MN
10/12 @ Sokol Underground- Omaha NE
10/13 @ Marquis Theatre- Denver CO
10/14 @ Club Sound- Salt Lake City UT
10/15 @ The Venue- Boise ID
10/16 @ Hawthorne Theater- Portland OR
10/18 @ Chop Suey- Seattle WA
10/20 @ Bottom Of The Hill- San Francisco- CA
10/21 @ Chain Reaction- Anaheim CA
10/22 @ Knitting Factory- Los Angeles CA
10/23 @ Che Cafe- San Diego CA
10/24 @ Modified Arts- Phoenix AZ
10/26 @ Emo's - Austin TX
10/27 @ Walter's On Washington- Houston TX
10/28 @ Sluggo's- Pensacola FL
10/29 @ The Social- Orlando FL
10/30 @ The Venue- Gainsville FL
10/31 @ New Brookland Tavern- West Columbia SC
11/01 @ The Peppermint Beach Club- Virginia Beach VA
Strike Anywhere w/ Propagandhi
30.11@ Koko- London UK
01.12 @ Rios- Leeds UK
02.12 @ Coal Exchange- Cardiff UK
03.12 @ Village- Dublin Ireland
05.12 @ The Speakeasy, Queens University- Belfast North Ireland
06.12 @ Studio 24- Edinburgh UK
07.12 @ Academy- Bournemouth UK
08.12 @ Rock City- Nottingham UK