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STRIKER Reveal Artwork + Track Listing For New Album “Play To Win” Out October 26th New Lyric Video “Heart of Lies” North American Tour Dates w/ Unleash The Archers Launching Album Crowd Funding Campaign August 9th
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Champions in blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, Canadian shredders STRIKER announce they will be unleashing their sixth studio album “Play To Win” on October 26th via their independent label Record Breaking Records. Revealing their artwork and track listing, the album features 10 fist pounding shredtacular anthems produced by the band plus mixed and mastered by Hendrik Udd (Firewind, Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Delain). The album follows their 2017 self-titled full length that the band supported with tours across Europe and North America with Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, and Warbringer along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany) and more to add to their almost 1000 shows performed in their decade plus career. That fifth studio album also garnered them a nomination from Canada’s JUNO awards, the country’s highest music prize, along with wins at the Edmonton Music Awards and Western Canadian Awards. In support of the release of “Play To Win”, STRIKER are launching a crowd funding campaign via their official website www.striker-metal.com Guitarist Tim Brown comments: “Play to Win: if you want to win you have to play the game. Find the rules and break them. This is our 6th album and 3rd independent release. If we followed the rules and listened to the industry people we’d have gone absolutely nowhere. Play To Win is about listening to yourself, following your own path, and playing that 5th ace hidden in your sleeve. This album is designed to light a fire under your ass and get you moving, and we made sure to get the most modern, ear melting sounds possible. It’s all about where metal is going, not where it has been, and this is our soundtrack to success.” The band’s new lyric video for their first single “Heart of Lies” can be heard at the following link: https://youtu.be/lEdpYh-
Track Listing:
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS AND STRIKER W/Helion Prime:
(more dates to be announced) 9/9: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 9/11: Orangevale, CA @ Boardwalk 9/12: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick 9/13: Costa Mesa, CA @ The Tiki Bar 9/14: Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red 9/16: Dallas, TX @ Trees 9/18: Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar 9/19: Houston, TX @ Scout Bar 9/24: Greeneville, SC @ Radio Room 9/26: Baltimore, MD @ Sparta Inn 9/27: Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland 9/28: Rochester, NY @ Montage Hall 9/29: Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks* 9/30: Quebec City, QC @ La Source* 10/1: Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground 10/5: Chicago, IL @ Reggies 10/7: Denver, CO @ Larimer 10/9: Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar 10/10: Winnipeg, MB @ Windsor Hotel* 10/12: Calgary, AB @ Dickens* 10/13: Edmonton, AB @ Starlite* 10/14: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw* *No Helion Prime For More Info:
Striker is an Edmonton-based recording and performing heavy metal band that has grown immensely through their years in the industry. A classic mix of heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, their music features powerful, clean vocals, catchy choruses, vocal harmonies, and impressive guitar leads. Audiences are often floored by the energy of their live show, and their recorded material has been met with fantastic response by both fans and industry across the world. Striker has toured across dozens of countries as headliners as well as support for major metal acts. Gearing up for the release of their latest album the sky’s the limit for these Canadians!! CDs and digital downloads available on Striker-Metal.com, iTunes, |
