Terrible Things to tour in support of album

When arson claimed the homes of over 40 families in his hometown of Coatesville, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2009, the emotional trauma of the tragedy spurred Fred Mascherino (ex-Taking Back Sunday) to pick up his guitar and start penning music for his new all-star supergroup TERRIBLE THINGS, which includes Josh Eppard (Coheed & Cambria) and Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit). Their self-titled major label debut will be released on August 31, 2010 via Universal Motown and was produced and mixed by Jason Elgin (Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, Collective Soul) and mastered by Roger Lian (Bayside, Coheed & Cambria).

“The album cover is metaphoric to what was going on in my town last year and it was actually pretty emotional for me watching that house go up in flames,” Fred says of the image of his two children having a tea party while a nearby dollhouse is engulfed in flames.

Fortunately for Terrible Things, the only thing that will be on fire will be the band, as they blaze a trail this Summer for a handful of shows on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour and October dates supporting Mae (tour dates below).

Terrible Things is both a concept record as well as a fascinating and powerful rock debut.

“It was great working with Jason [Elgin, producer]," continues Fred. "He’s been making records for a long time and understood that this band couldn’t just be put through a recording factory. We made this record the old-fashioned way. It wasn’t about fixing the song in mixing. It was about playing it right from the very beginning.”

With songs like the propulsive "Revolution," the surging bittersweet ballad "Lullaby" to the soberingly soaring "Hills of Birmingham", the album is the sound of a band who's combined the best of their storied pasts and fine-tuned it into one big powerful debut.

"I think Andy and Josh would agree that this is the best record any of us have ever been a part of," he concludes.

Their demo for "Hills of Birmingham" has accumulated over 1.3 million plays on MySpace. "Revolution," the first single from Terrible Things, is currently available in digital format via iTunes and ShockHound. Terrible Things is Fred Mascherino (vocals, guitar), Andy Jackson (guitar, vocals) and Josh Eppard (drums, vocals).

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Tour Dates

Vans Warped Tour
Jul 29 Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee, WI
Jul 30 Comerica Park Detroit, MI
Jul 31 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL
Aug 01 Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN
Aug 02 Sandstone Amphitheatre Bonner Springs, KS
Aug 05 Race City Speedway Calgary, Alberta
Aug 07 Utah State Fairgrounds Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 08 Invesco Field Denver, CO

w/ Mae, Windsor Drive
Oct 01 The Canal Club Richmond, VA
Oct 02 The Casbah Charlotte, NC
Oct 03 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
Oct 05 The Social Orlando, FL
Oct 07 Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL
Oct 09 The End Nashville, TN
Oct 12 The Historic Southgate House Newport, KY
Oct 13 Musica Akron, OH
Oct 14 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY
Oct 15 The Space Hamden, CT
Oct 16 Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA
Oct 17 School Of Rock S. Hackensack, NJ
Oct 20 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
Oct 21 Eleanor Rigby’s Jermyn, PA
Oct 22 World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
Oct 23 Chameleon Club Lancaster, PA
Oct 24 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 26 The Eagle Theatre Pontiac, MI
Oct 27 The Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
Oct 28 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
Oct 30 The Record Bar Kansas City, MO
Oct 31 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
Nov 02 The Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
Nov 04 The Electric Theatre St. George, UT
Nov 05 Avalon Theatre Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 06 The Venue Boise, ID
Nov 07 El Corazon Seattle, WA
Nov 10 Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, CA
Nov 11 Downtown Brewing Company San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 13 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Nov 16 Nile Theatre Mesa, AZ
Nov 19 The Door Dallas, TX

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