Wilmington, NC. (Top40 Charts / Tragic Hero Records) In support of their recent release of
Heavy Fruit, North Carolina sludge rock band He Is Legend will be making the jump across the pond in October. The group will hit the UK for a string of dates starting on 10/19 in Birmingham. The tour is presented by Live Nation in association with Artery Global, with more dates being announced soon.
Heavy Fruit was released on 8.19 via Tragic Hero Records and debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. It was their first release since the 2009 cult classic It Hates You and also their first release with drummer Sam Huff. Vocalist Schuylar Croom stated that the band had a new spark musically and felt the time was right to make the new record. It was produced by Mitch Marlow (Filter, In This Moment) and mixed by Bob Marlette (Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie).
Sun 19 Birmingham, The Oobleck
Mon 20 Swansea, Static Bar
Tue 21
Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
Thu 23 London,
Boston Music Room
Fri 24 Derby, Hairy Dog
Sat 25 Huddersfield, The Parish
Sun 26 Glasgow, Audio
Mon 27 Newcastle, ThinkTank
Tue 28 Manchester, Sound Control
Wed 29 Stoke, The Underground
TRACKLISTING:
1. No Visitors
2. This Will Never Work
3. Miserable Company
4. Something, Something, Something Witchy
5. I Sleep Just Fine
6. Beethozart
7. Spout Mouth
8. Be Easy
9. Time To Stain
10. ABRACADABRA
11. Smoker Scoff
12. The Carpet
13.
Heavy Fruit
About He Is Legend:
He Is Legend signed to Tragic Hero Records in 2009 to release It Hates You, an album that has garnered a cult like following. Shortly thereafter, the group decided to take a break. "Having the time off and being home and seeing a different side of life, it offers a great perspective," says vocalist Schuylar Croom. "When you're in a different city every night for 8-10 years and then you get to be home for two years it's kind of a culture shock." After a five year hiatus, they recruited drummer Sam Huff and had a new spark musically. They felt the time was right to record the long awaited fourth album
Heavy Fruit with producer and ex-band member Mitch Marlow (Filter). "We have a lot of history with Mitch, him having been in our band at one point, and we know that with him we are going to get the kind of awesome fart sounds that we want on a new record and we will be completely at ease and comfortable," says Croom. The record debuted on 8/19 at number one on the iTunes Metal chart and number three on the Rock chart.