DOWN-STARES TEARING AMERICA APART;
STRENGTHENING THEIR TEAM.
(TEXAS) – The nationally touring experimental rock band DOWN-STARES, known world wide for their infectious high-energy live shows and entertaining video documentaries on YouTube, are looking forward to a bright future with the release of their forthcoming LP, Cobras and Matadors. The album will be released in stores and online Tues. September 2nd amidst intensive regional and national touring with the help of the ferocious T-Rex Ate My Face Records. Immediately following the release, the Wichita Falls natives will embark on a no-holds-barred East Coast tour promoting the album, with guidance from development agency Red Rocket Entertainment. Official DOWN-STARES merchandise and album catalog with be available through Smart Punk.com, Amazon.com, Napster, Itunes, Hastings, & other fine outlets.
In May of 2008, DOWN-STARES began working with the Cleveland based Alternative Metal giants Red Rocket Entertainment to help develop and promote their message to a broader audience. The days leading up to this friendship were documented by frontman Simeon Hendrix, and have been posted on the bands YouTube site. "Teaming with Red Rocket Entertainment is truly a blessing and a dream coming true..." Says, Hendrix, "…It's an amazing journey, and an incredible documentary." Acting on this momentum, the band has brought on Jim Mercedes to book and maintain the group's fierce touring schedule. And still, DOWN-STARES' strength grows with the announcement of the world class Altered Images Tattoo as an official DOWN-STARES sponsor.
Upon returning home from the journey to nail down the management deal in Cleveland, DOWN-STARES received the great news that indie monsters T-Rex Ate My Face Records had watched the Red Rocket documentary and were enthusiastic about releasing Cobras & Matadors. "Their energy and passion is impossible to deny... After watching their videos on YouTube; and listening to the unmastered tracks on myspace; we knew we had to have them…" Says a representative for T-Rex, "…DOWN-STARES is a band on a mission with very big dreams and a work ethic to see them through to reality… Untouchable, Beautiful, Brutal (at times), Amazing… We can not say enough how excited we are to be working with DOWN-STARES."
These events and this album have led to a momentous time for this deserving young band. They are pushing forward with intense promise to deliver their exited brand of progressive hardcore music to the masses. They are garnering new looks from fans and critics alike. And 2008 is shaping up to be the biggest of their career... Watch out; DOWN-STARES may just be your new favorite band.
'Cobras & Matadors' was produced and recorded in Austin, Texas by Rory Allen Phillips (At All Cost) and the artwork is being handled by the brilliant Sons of Nero (Ferret Records.)