DAYTON, OH. (Victory Records) - Dayton, Ohio's
Hawthorne Heights and Victory Records are proud to announce that The Silence in
Black and White has broken 40,000 in sales (total 40, 630) in just twelve weeks. The album debuted on the Billboard New Artist Chart at No 31 with 3789 in sales, this week it comes in at No 37. Sales success this impressive is usually backed by commercial radio and video rotation, yet
Hawthorne Heights pulled it off with the support of neither, driving sales the old fashioned way, slogging it out on tour, one fan at a time. Beginning in June, with a support slot on Silverstein's U.S. Tour, the band were greeting growing numbers of fans daily. "We'd never done a
National tour before going out with Silverstein, and though we were aware of our great first week's sales, we were unprepared for the incredible reception in cities we hadn't even visited, much less played." exclaimed Eron.
Hawthorne Heights recorded The Silence in
Black And White over four weeks in Madison, WI at Smart Studios and in Chicago, IL at Big Gold Studios with Dan Duszynski in February and March of 2004. "The recording process this time around was an experience within itself. We got to take our time and experiment a lot more than we've been used to in the past. Sonically, this record is such a step up from anything else we've done. We are very proud of the finished product", commented Eron Bucciarelli (drums). The Silence in
Black And White contains songs of frustration, personal growth and evolution. Musically, it tests the limitations of the "post-hardcore" and "screamo" music genres, adding deeper and darker subtleties.
Influenced by bands that range from
Led Zeppelin to Quicksand to
Nirvana and Shades Apart, Hawthorne Heights's brand of radiant and fiery post-hardcore is expansive yet more focused than the efforts of other bands they will be categorized with. Their triple guitar attack alone sets them apart from the rest. "With JT, Casey and Micah all playing guitar, we can add a lot of layering effects and intricacies to our music along with legitimately pulling in different musical styles", said Eron. "To us, The Silence in
Black And White is the perfect melting pot of all of our different musical tastes."
After features in Alternative Press, Revolver, Cleveland Plain Dealer and numerous other publications,
Hawthorne Heights will have the cover of the Oct/Nov. '04 issue of AMP Magazine.
SEPTEMBER
14 Buffalo, NY @ MOHAWK PLACE
15 Wilkes-Barre, PA @ CAFE METROPOLIS
16 Syracuse, NY @ CLUB TUNDRA
17 Portland, ME @ THE INDUSTRY
18 Worcester, MA @ PALLADIUM
19 Cohoes, NY @ SARATOGA WINNERS
23 Baltimore, MD @ OTTOBAR
OCTOBER
3 Denver, CO @ OGDEN THEATRE
4 Salt Lake City, UT @ IN THE VENUE
6 Tempe, AZ @ MARQUEE THEATRE
7 Tucson, AZ @ THE ROCK
8 Las Vegas, NV @ HOUSE OF BLUES
9 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
10 Anaheim, CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES
11 Anaheim, CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES
12 Ventura, CA @ VENTURA THEATRE
14 Orangevale, CA @ BOARDWALK
15 San Francisco, CA @ SLIM'S
16 Portland, OR @ MEOW MEOW
17 Seattle, WA @ GRACELAND
20 Minneapolis, MN @ QUEST
21 Lawrence, KS @ THE BOTTLENECK
22 St. Louis, MO @ MISSISSIPPI NIGHTS
23 Grand Rapids, MI @ THE INTERSECTION
24 Indianapolis, IN @ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
26 Pontiac, MI @ CLUTCH CARGO'S
27 Cleveland, OH @ THE ODEON
