Weedeater and ASG Announce U.S. Tour; ASG’s “Blood Drive” On Billboard Charts

June 7, 2013, Philadelphia – Weedeater and ASG have announced a four-week tour across the United States, kicking off on June 27 in Savannah, Ga. at The Jinx.

The tour comes as ASG celebrate their highest charting and most critically acclaimed album to date, the breakthrough release Blood Drive.  The twelve-song collection landed at #15 on Billboard’s Heat Seeker chart and also had impressive debuts on the trade magazine’s Hard Music (#32) and Indie (#67) charts.  The album is streaming via Bandcamp at asgnation.bandcamp.com.

Stereogum said “Blood Drive is a heavy album, no question, but it’s primarily a catchy album, full of resin-sticky summertime metal.”  Revolver called the album “a catchy, melodic triumph of heavy music,” while Alternative Press asserted that “mentioning ASG in the same breath as riff-rockers Torche or Queens of the Stone Age is not only misleading, it might even be an understatement.”  Artist Direct went even further saying “every now and again a band puts out a record that changes the tides for them” and continued by describing Blood Drive as a “tipping point moment.”

Fellow North Carolinians, Weedeater recently performed at Maryland Death Fest and are currently featured in the premiere episode of Noisey’s Heavy Dicks series (http://youtu.be/nze_JpRrksQ).  The band is currently working on a follow-up to 2011’s Jason… The Dragon.

Weedeater & ASG presented by Brooklyn Vegan and Invisible Oranges

June 27     Savannah, GA     The Jinx

June 28     Atlanta, GA      The Earl

June 30     New Orleans, LA     One Eyed Jacks

July 1     Houston, TX     Fitzgeralds

July 2     San Antonio, TX     Korova

July 3     Austin, TX     Red 7

July 4     Denton, TX     Rubber Gloves (Free Show)

July 5     Norman, OK     The Opolis

July 7     Tempe, AZ     Pub Rock

July 9     San Diego, CA     Soda Bar

July 10     Los Angeles, CA     The Whiskey

July 11     Santa Cruz, CA     Catalyst

July 12     Oakland, CA     Oakland Opera House

July 13     Portland, OR     Ash St. Saloon

July 14     Seattle, WA     The Highline

ASG only

July 16     Denver, CO     Larimer Lounge

July 17     Lawrence, KS     The Replay Lounge

July 18     Oklahoma City, OK     The Conservatory

July 19     Nashville, TN     Springwater

July 20     Asheville, NC     Broadway

Weedeater & Lo Pan

July 16     Vancouver, BC     Electric Owl

July 18     Calgary, AB     The Palamino

July 20     Edmonton, AB     The Pawn Shop

July 23     Winnipeg, MB     Windsor Hotel

July 24     Fargo, NC     The Aquarium

July 25     Great Falls, MT     Machinery Row

July 27     Missoula, MT      Farmageddon Festival

July 30     Denver, CO     Marquis Theater

August 1     Chicago, IL     Ultra Lounge

August 3     Nashville, TN     Exit/In

August 4     Johnson City, TN     Hideaway

August 6     Asheville, NC     Broadways

August 7     Charlotte, NC     Chop Shop

August 8     Richmond, VA     Strange Matter

August 9     Raleigh, NC     The Maywood

August 10      Wilmington, NC     Soapbox

ASG:

www.facebook.com/asgnation

asgnation.bandcamp.com

Weedeater:

www.facebook.com/weedmetal

www.weedmetal.com

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