BATTLECROSS Ready To Hit The Road w/ KILLSWITCH ENGAGE & TRIVIUM In The States In MAY 2014

- February 27th, 2014 –

Tour with Protest the Hero kicks off this Saturday in Buffalo, NY – Band added to Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany!

BATTLECROSS, who just returned home from a very successful tour in Europe (the band’s first) playing with Killswitch Engage, Trivium, and Miss May I, are set to hit the road in the States this weekend on the US tour featuring Protest the Hero, The Safety Fire, Intervals, and Night Verses. The first date of the tour is in Buffalo, NY on Saturday, March 1 and wraps up in Amityville, NY on April 6.

The band comments; “We just had an amazing run with Killswitch Engage and Trivium in Europe and we’re stoked to be with them yet again in the US! We’re going to have a blast with our fans and hopefully make some new ones!”

The touring doesn’t stop here though, as BATTLECROSS will be playing dates with Killswitch Engage and Trivium as well as making a stop at the infamous New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. Check out all the dates for the Protest the Hero tour as well as solo dates, NEMF, and dates with Killswitch Engage and Trivium below.

In other BATTLECROSS news, the band has just been confirmed to perform at both Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals taking place in Germany this June.

June 5-8, 2014 Rock am Ring – www.rock-am-ring.com
June 6-9, 2014 Rock im Park – www.rock-im-park.com

BATTLECROSS‘ latest album, “War of Will,” debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #118 on the top current albums chart, #2 on the heatseeker chart, #15 on the current hard music chart, #16 on the hard music overall chart, and #32 on the independent albums chart. It didn’t stop here though, as the band also debuted in Canada’s Soundscan charts coming in at #178 Top 200 Current and #25 Hard Music Charts while also landing on the iTunes charts for release date at #103 Top 200, #10 on Rock, and #2 on Metal! This marks the band’s first ever Billboard chart debut! “War of Will” also peaked at #3 on the US iTunes metal chart on the day of release.

Check out the video for “Never Coming Back” from the album “War of Will.” The Roy Warner directed clip can be seen HERE.

“WAR OF WILL” is out now on Metal Blade Records. GET IT HERE: Amazon

BATTLECROSS
Tour w/ Protest the Hero, The Safety Fire, Intervals, Night Verses
03/01 Buffalo, NY Waiting Room
03/02 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
03/03 Grand Rapids, MI The Stache at The Intersection
03/04 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
03/05 Burnsville, MN The Garage
03/06 La Crosse, WI Warehouse w/ Night Verses ONLY
03/07 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Hall
03/08 Joliet, IL Mojoes
03/09 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
03/10 Ft. Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
03/11 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theater and Club
03/12 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
03/14 Spokane, WA The Hop
03/15 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
03/16 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
03/17 Sacramento, CA Assembly
03/18 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
03/19 Tucson, AZ 191 Toole
03/21 Lubbock, TX Jake’s Backroom
03/22 Austin, TX Red 7
03/23 Little Rock, AR Juanita’s
03/24 Baton Rouge, LA The Varsity Theatre
03/26 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
03/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
03/28 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
03/29 Wilmington, NC Ziggy’s By The Sea
03/30 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
04/01 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
04/02 Washington, DC The Rock and Roll Hotel
04/03 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
04/04 Rochester, NY Montage Music Hall
04/05 Cambridge, MA The Middle East Downstairs
04/06 Amityville, NY Revolution
End Tour
04/19 Worcester, MA The Palladium New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
04/30 Clifton, NJ Dingbatz
05/01 Huntington, NY Paramount w/ Killswitch Engage, Into Another, My Ticket Home
05/02 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft w/ Beyond Dishonor, Soulstyce
05/03 Wilmington, DE Mojo 13 w/ Beyond Dishonor
05/04 Reading, PA Reverb w/ Killswitch Engage, Into Another, My Ticket Home
Tour w/ Killswitch Engage and Nothing More
05/15 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live w/ Trivium
05/17 London, ON London Music Hall w/ Trivium
05/18 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
05/20 Birmingham, AL Iron City w/ Trivium
05/22 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall w/ Trivium
Headline dates
05/23 Kokomo, IN Centerstage Bar and Grill
05/24 St. Louis, MO FUBAR
05/25 Merriam, KS Aftershock
Dates w/ Killswitch Engage and Nothing More
05/27 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
05/28 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theater