THE DAMNED THINGS ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR DATES*NEW ALBUM, ‘HIGH CRIMES,’ OUT APRIL 26TH***MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CELLS” OUT NOW**

March 5, 2019 – Los Angeles, CA – The TRUE lords of chaos, THE DAMNED THINGS have announced they’ll make their long-awaited return to the stage for a U.S. tour in May in support of their upcoming album, High Crimes, that’s due April 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. The month long excursion will kick off on May 1st with an intimate and undoubtedly unruly show at The Whisky in Los Angeles and will wrap in San Diego on May 25th. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, March 8th (10:00AM Local Time) at thedamnedthings.com. Fans can pre-order High Crimes in both digital and physical formats from this location: nuclearblast.com/thedamnedthings-highcrimes. High Crimes was produced by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR, AMON AMARTH) and is the follow up to 2010’s hugely successful debut album, Ironiclast. The music video for “Cells,” directed by Brandon Dermer (PANIC! AT THE DISCO, NEKROGOBLIKON), can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdULf6iCng Nine years ago, Scott Ian – guitarist and co-founder of legendary thrash metal outfit, ANTHRAX – took a meeting with the Joe Trohman (also a guitarist, and a co-founder, of the band FALL OUT BOY). He and Scott hit it off, and started making songs together. With the help of drummer Andy Hurley (FALL OUT BOY) and the irreverent vocals of Keith Buckley (EVERY TIME I DIE), THE DAMNED THINGS were formed. The band has gone through changes since its inception and now features Dan Andriano of ALKALINE TRIO on bass. THE DAMNED THINGS are:
Dan Andriano – BassKeith Buckley – VocalsScott Ian – GuitarAndy Hurley – DrumsJoe Trohman – Guitar The Damned Things Tour Dates:May 1 – Los Angeles, CA – The WhiskeyMay 4 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome To RockvilleMay 6 – Lancaster, PA – The ChameleonMay 7 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn BazaarMay 9 – Pittsburgh, PA – The RexMay 10 – Nashville, TN – The CowanMay 11 – Rockingham, NC – Epicenter FestMay 12 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music HallMay 14 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation @ The IntersectionMay 16 – Flint, MI – Machine ShopMay 17 – Chicago, IL – The Bottom LoungeMay 18 – Springfield, MO – Outland BallroomMay 19 – Dallas, TX – Gas MonkeyMay 21 – Denver, CO – Oriental TheaterMay 22 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black SheepMay 24 – Tempe, AZ – Tempe Marketplace (KUPD Concert Series)May 25 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick Visit THE DAMNED THINGS online:http://www.thedamnedthings.com
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