Hit The Lights' New Video For "Earthquake" Premieres Exclusively On HotTopic.com

HIT THE LIGHTS' NEW VIDEO FOR "EARTHQUAKE" PREMIERES EXCLUSIVELY ON HOTTOPIC.COM

Exclusive Album Stream Available Now On AltPress.com

"Countdown To Invicta" Leading Up To Album Release January 31st 2012

(New York, NY) - Hit The Lights' first video from their upcoming album Invicta is premiering today exclusively on HotTopic.com. The "Earthquake" live video was shot during several stops on the band's headlining tour this fall. Hit The Lights is currently on the road as direct support to D.R.U.G.S. making stops across the country throughout February (full tour dates below). The album set for release on January 31st 2012 was produced by Machine (Four Year Strong, Armor For Sleep, Cobra Starship) and Mike Sapone (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Crime in Stereo).

AltPress.com has the exclusive stream of Invicta which can be heard here. Hit The Lights will also host an AP.net chat with their fans on February 1st. The Invicta EP is available now on iTunes and features three songs from the highly anticipated Invicta full length album. When purchased on iTunes here, fans will be able to "complete my album" on January 31st.

The band has started their "Countdown to Invicta," a promotion currently running up to the release of Invicta on January 31st. Contests and giveaways are being held with different media partners to promote the album's upcoming release, including Glamour Kills, Taco Bell, The Vinyl District, Absolute Punk and AltPress.com amongst others. The promotion will end with a contest hosted on the band's Facebook with one winner receiving the ultimate fan bundle: an exclusive album variation tee, exclusive album variation hoodie, autographed 11x17 lithograph, laminate with lanyard, album art pick card including 4 picks, custom logo ear buds, removable light switch cover, and an autographed Invicta album on both CD and vinyl.

"Invicta is the band's more developed and diverse sound...Invicta is a real treat." - Alternative Press

"The strongest, most diverse offering from the band to date." - Absolute Punk

"Hit the Lights is back in a big way." - Mind Equals Blown

"Those looking for proof there is life after pop punk need look no further than Hit The Lights' Invicta." - Under The Gun Review

Formed in 2003, HTL has released two full length albums This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder (2006) and Skip School, Start Fights (2008) and two EPs Coast to Coast (2009) and Until We Get Caught (2005). Having played nearly one thousand shows, Hit The Lights has toured with Paramore, New Found Glory, All Time Low, Motion City Soundtrack, Cobra Starship, Bayside, and Chiodos. The band was featured on the Alternative Press Tour with 3!oh3, The Maine, and Family Force 5 as well as two successive summers on the Vans Warped Tour, once as headliners of the Smartpunk stage. To date, Hit The Lights has sold over 112,000 albums in North America. Nick Thompson (lead vocalist) has been featured on the cover of Alternative Press and the magazine raved about the band on their last EP "Hit The Lights on their way to becoming one of the genre's brightest stars, while at the same time helping hone the band's blend of heavier-but-still-melodic pop-punk." Hit The Lights is Nick Thompson (Vocals/Guitar), Omar Zehery (Guitar), Dave Bermosk (Bass/Vocals), Kevin Mahoney (Guitar) and Nate Van Dame (Drums).

HIT THE LIGHTS TOUR DATES
Jan 24 - Washington, DC - 930 Club
Jan 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
Jan 27 - Charlotte, NC - Amo's Southend
Jan 28 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
Jan 29 - Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live
Jan 30 - Orlando, FL - The Social
Jan 31 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
Feb 2 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
Feb 3 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
Feb 4 - Dallas, TX - The Door @ The Prophet Bar
Feb 6 - Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch
Feb 7 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
Feb 8 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
Feb 9 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
Feb 11 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Café
Feb 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
Feb 14 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Feb 15 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
Feb 16 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
Feb 18 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
Feb 19 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Feb 21 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
Feb 22 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
Feb 23 - Iowa City, IA - The Blue Moose Tap House
Feb 24 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
Feb 25 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
*with D.R.U.G.S., Like Moths To Flames, Sparks The Rescue

HIT THE LIGHTS LINKS
http://www.hitthelightsmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/HitTheLightsMusic
http://twitter.com/#!/htlband
http://www.youtube.com/hitthelights