The Protomen Add Dates To National Tour

The Protomen are messengers delivering the most vicious rock 'n' roll fable that the world has ever known. They continue to spread the gospel across the country with a new set of tour dates including two nights in Hollywood!

The music is epic.
It's downright Homeric if Homer were a robot Meatloaf from the future.

Act II: The Father Of Death,
is a far-out musical journey produced by Alan Shacklock (Meatloaf, Bonnie Tyler, Roger Daltry).
From Act II, listen to "The Hounds" featuring driving rockabilly beats,
bombastic horns and a tale of running from the jaws of death!
Listen to "The Hounds" HERE.

The Protomen need to be seen to be believed!
Check out the video for "Hope Rides Alone" HERE.

Even more music is available at Protomen.com!

"... so epic Mr. Roboto would blush ..."
- Alternative Press
"The Protomen are unequivocally unique ... positively inspired ... unmitigated awesomeness ..."
- WIRED

Summer and Fall Tour Dates
Aug 13 - Plaza Bowl - Richmond, VA
Aug 14 - Bit Gen Fest 5 - Baltimore, MD
Aug 15 - Knitting Factory - NY, NY
Aug 19 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
Aug 22 - The Tavern - Hattiesburg, MS
Aug 23 - Super Happy Fun Land - Houston, TX
Aug 24 - The Bandwagon - Ft Worth, TX
Aug 26 - Phoenix, AZ
Aug 27 - Las Vegas, NV
Aug 29 - San Diego, CA
Aug 30 - CIA - Hollywood, CA - performance of Act I
Aug 31 - CIA - Hollywood, CA - performance of Act II
Sept 2 - Mt. Tabor Lounge - Portland, OR
Sept 3 - Washington State Convention Center - PAX Prime 2010 - Seattle, WA
Sept 7 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
Sept 9 - Denver, CO
Sept 11 - St. Louis, MO

An introduction to The Protomen
Presumably you have things to do, so I'm going to get you up to speed on The Protomen in a hurry, so you can beat your deadline and make it to happy hour at Applebee's.

Allow me to make a list:
The Protomen have distilled a thousand years of rock 'n' roll into a cocktail of rock 'n' roll awesome.
This cocktail is not available for two-for-one during the Applebee's happy hour.
The Protomen are from Nashville, Tennessee.
Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey is made in Tennessee.
TGI Friday's uses a Jack Daniel's Whiskey sauce on a lot of their dishes.
Applebee's and TGI Friday's are arch rivals.
Rivalry is a theme on both of The Protomen's records.

The Protomen's live show is a rock opera from the future about the good, the evil and the in-between. Their two records are not merely collections of the band's songs. Perhaps they are best understood as original cast recordings of the songs from their hit musical.

The music is epic. It's downright Homeric if Homer were a robot Meatloaf from the future. That's Meatloaf the singer (who was also in David Fincher's "Fight Club" and did a fine acting job, if I do say so myself), not the meatloaf sandwich available at Applebee's for $7.99 with garlic smashed potatoes, which are delicious but hardly epic.

There is a story being told on these two records which is as epic as the music. Act I (2005) takes place in a post-apocalyptic landscape as reflected in the the distorted, fuzzy and digital music. You can hear it in the sounds. It makes you feel things. It's musicalness.

Act II: The Father of Death, released in 2009 to much acclaim, is a prequel, and as such is set in pre-apocalyptic times. Whereas Act I is the story of two robots, Act II is the story of two men. See how that's different? You could write a term paper about that. If Act I was epic. Act II is downright Wagnerian. Just wait until you hear it. Oh, don't wait. I'm excited for you to hear it for the first time. Might I suggest you keep a journal of your listening experience?

Man, I tell you what, this is where it gets real. Act II was produced by Alan Shacklock (Meatloaf, The Alarm, Bonnie Tyler, Babe Ruth, Roger Daltry) and The Protomen. Mastering was provided by Richard Dodd (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Traveling Wilburys).

Yeah, I'm dropping names. What of it? You'll need those to jack up your word count, anyhow.

The Protomen have played the Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival, New York's CMJ Marathon, Bamboozle Fest in NJ, The Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, South By Southwest in Austin, and countless bars and venues across the country.

Who are the Protomen?!
Commander - Synthesizer
Panther - Vocals / Synthesizer
Murphy - Bass Synthesizer
The Gunslinger - Guitar
Sir Robert Bakker - Guitar
The Reanimator - Drums
K.I.L.R.O.Y. - ???
Turbo Lover - Vocals
Nightwalker - Choir / Trumpet
The Gambler - Human Choir

2010 - No Retreat, No Surrender.

http://www.protomen.com

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