Chelsea Grin Announce First U.S. Headlining Tour

CHELSEA GRIN ANNOUNCE FIRST U.S. HEADLINING TOUR

Band Confirmed For 2012 Vans Warped Tour

European Tour This Winter with Asking Alexandria

(New York, NY) - Chelsea Grin have announced their first headlining tour this spring. "The Sick Tour" will kick off in the band's home state of Utah on March 3rd and hit venues nationwide, concluding the tour in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 8th. Attila, For The Fallen Dreams, Chunk! No Captain Chunk and Vanna will join Chelsea Grin on "The Sick Tour," with The Crimson Armada and Volumes on select dates. Chelsea Grin is currently on tour this winter with Asking Alexandria and Bless The Fall on a two month trek around Europe, hitting venues from the UK to Italy.

Van's Warped Tour recently unveiled metal band Chelsea Grin as one of the first five acts confirmed for this year's touring festival. Chelsea Grin will perform the entire nationwide run, from June 16th through August 20th . Other bands announced for the tour include Bayside, Sleeping With Sirens, Memphis May Fire, and The Silver Comet. Chelsea Grin will have a new EP available this summer that will be available at all 2012 Vans Warped Tour dates. Tickets are available HERE for the Van's Warped Tour.

Chelsea Grin's latest album, My Damnation (Artery Recordings / Razor & Tie), debuted at #64 on the Billboard Top Album Charts and has sold over 20,800 records since its July 19th release. Produced by Zeuss (The Acacia Strain, Hatebreed, The Red Chord), My Damnation is a more direct and diverse assault featuring Chelsea Grin's signature guttural vocals, whiplash-inducing breakdowns, and Middle Eastern-flavored melodies.

Chelsea Grin has received numerous accolades from fans and press alike including a coveted Alternative Press "AP Recommends" column and a #2 spot in the September 2010 AP Readers Chart, and Revolver named them a "Band To Watch" in the September/October 2011 issue of the magazine. My Damnation received rave reviews:

"True headbangers will revel in the squeals and the musical battery that the band inflicts." - Outburn

"My Damnation is an insane and brutal ride that is perfect for those days where you need to just let loose." - AMP

"Smashing together the macabre intensity of death metal with the chugging, technical gymnastics of metalcore, Utah's Chelsea Grin brutalize listeners with their punishing sophomore effort, My Damnation." - AllMusic

"My Damnation raises the bar by virtue of exploring elements of doom, death, and black metal." - Consequence Of Sound

The band toured throughout 2010-2011-highlights have been jaunts with Whitechapel, For Today, 2010's Thrash & Burn tour, and the 2011 Bamboozle Festival. The band released their first full length album, Desolation Of Eden, as the debut band on the newly formed Artery Recordings label in February 2010. Artery Recordings is the label home to The Artery Foundation and an imprint of independent label Razor & Tie, whose roster now includes Chelsea Grin, Vanna, Attila, I Declare War, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Close To Home, The Crimson Armada and Casino Madrid. A management company since 2004, The Artery Foundation has a knack for finding diamonds in the rough and nurturing them into worldwide prominence. Some of their recent artists flooding the Billboard charts have included Top 40 releases with The Devil Wears Prada and Attack Attack!, Top 100 releases with Alesana and Breath Carolina and additional artists such as Asking Alexandria, Jonny Craig and Dance Gavin Dance.

CHELSEA GRIN TOUR DATES:
March 3 - Ogden, UT - The Basement
March 4 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Cafe
March 6 - Tempe, AZ - Underground
March 7 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
March 8 - San Diego, CA - Soma
March 9 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
March 10 - Simi Valley, CA - 118 West
March 11 - Tucson, AZ - Skrappy's
March 12 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
March 14 - Mission, TX - Never Say Never Fest
March 15 - Austin, TX - SXSW
March 16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
March 17 - Dallas, TX - South By So What Fest
March 18 - Houston, TX - Houston We Have A Problem Fest (CG only)
March 19 - Memphis, TN - Newby's
March 20 - St Louis, MO - Fubar
March 21 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes
March 22 - St Paul, MN - Station 4
March 24 - Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theatre
March 25 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
March 26 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Hideout
March 27 - Toronto, ON - Annex Wreckroom
March 28 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
March 29 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
March 30 - Richmond, VA - Kingdom
March 31 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile
April 1 - Springfield, VA - Empire
April 3 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
April 4 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
April 7 - Ft Lauderdale. FL - The Speakeasy
April 8 - St Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre
*with Attila, For The Fallen Dreams, Chunk! No Captain Chunk, Vanna, The Crimson Armada (select dates), Volumes (select dates)

ASKING ALEXANDRIA TOUR
Jan 13 - Newcastle, Australia - Academy
Jan 14 - Manchester, UK - Ritz
Jan 15 - Leeds, UK - Met University
Jan 16 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Jan 19 - Cardiff, UK - Solus
Jan 20 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
Jan 21 - London, UK - Forum
Jan 22 - Bristol, UK - Academy
Jan 23 - Portsmouth, UK - Pyramids
Jan 25 - Paris, France - Divan du Monde
Jan 26 -Brussels, Belgium - Box / AB
Jan 27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
Jan 28 - Cologne, Germany - Essigfabrik
Jan 29 - Hamburg, Germany - Marketthalle
Jan 30 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amanger Bio
Jan 31 - Garda, Sweden - Brew House
Feb 1 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben
Feb 3 - Berlin, Germany - C-Club / Huxleys
Feb 4 - Chemnitz, Germany - AJZ
Feb 5 - Numburg, Germany - Hirsch
Feb 6 - Pragque, Czech Republic - Lucerna Music Bar
Feb 8 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Halle / Werk
Feb 9 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
Feb 10 - Milan Mi, Italy - Tunnel Club
Feb 11 - Zurich, Switzerland - Complex
Feb 12 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Rohre
Feb 13 - Frankfurt Am Main, Germany - Batschkapp
Feb 15 - Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg - Kulturfabrik
Feb 16 - Strasbourg, France - Laiterie
Feb 17 - Lyon, France - Ninksai Kao
Feb 18 - Saint Ave, France - Echonova
*with Asking Alexandria, Bless The Fall, With One Last Breath

2012 VANS WARPED TOUR
Dates HERE

CHELSEA GRIN LINKS
www.chelseagrinmetal.com
www.facebook.com/chelseagrin
www.twitter.com/chelseagrinut
www.myspace.com/chelseagrin
www.arteryrecordings.com