September 22, 2024

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TRIXTER’S NEW VIDEO “TATTOOS & MISERY” IMPACTS ON YOUTUBE


Trixter fans worldwide can click here to witness the worldwide premiere of the video for “Tattoos & Misery”.  The song is the first single from Trixter’s forthcoming album NEW AUDIO MACHINE, their first new offering in twenty years.

Trixter guitarist Steve Brown wrote the song with band members PJ Farley and Mark “Gus” Scott, as well as hit songmaker Xandy Barry (Back Street Boys, Miley Cyrus, Redlight King).  The video was edited by Shawn Card (Lit, Eve 6), directed by Trixter and John Covington and shot on location at Inkbomb Tattoo in Chandler, AZ and Lightroom Studios in West Milford, NJ.  The video also features model Kandyk.  Steve Brown commented, “’Tattoos & Misery’ rocks!  Classic Trixter sound…I know all of our fans around the world will love it and the video was a blast to make.”  Click here to preorder NEW AUDIO MACHINE.

NEW AUDIO MACHINE will be released on April 20th in Europe and April 24th in North America via Frontiers Records.  Featuring the band’s original line-up, the album is produced by Steve Brown with extra production and engineering by Chuck Alkazian (Elton John, Christina Aguilera, Tesla) and includes songwriting contributions by Skid Row’s Snake Sabo and Rachel Bolan and Styx’s Glen Burtnik.  Trixter will take to the road beginning in May to support the new offering; please see below for tour dates.

Northern New Jersey’s Trixter’s self-titled debut album (1990) spawned three monster hit singles/videos with “Give It To Me Good”, “One in a Million” and “Surrender”, as well as an RIAA-certified Gold album.  Trixter has toured extensively in the United States, Canada and Japan.  They have performed in arenas and amphitheaters with crowds of up to 35,000 and have appeared live on numerous television and radio programs such as Entertainment Tonight, Pay-Per-View, VH-1, MTV, Z-Rock and MetalShop.   Trixter has shared the stage with such rock heavyweights as Kiss, Boston, The Scorpions, Poison, Vince Neil, Cinderella, Warrant, Slaughter, Winger, Skid Row, Great White, Firehouse, Faster Pussycat, Stryper, Dokken and more. The band recently nabbed the #29 spot on VH-1’s “Top 40 Hair Bands of All Time” countdown. 

Trixter is Pete Loran (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Steve Brown (lead guitar/harmonica/backing vocals), P.J. Farley (bass/backing vocals) and Gus Scott (drums/percussion/backing vocals).

Trixter tour dates:

MAY
10    Englewood, NJ    Bergen PAC
12    Vienna, WV        Yellowbeard’s       
JUNE
9    Fargo, ND        Fargo Rib Fest
JULY
13    Chesaning, MI    Showboat Music Festival
26    Royalton, MN        Halfway Jam
AUGUST
6    Sturgis, SD        Easyriders Saloon
SEPTEMBER
20    Uncasville, CT    Wolf Den At Mohegan Sun
22    Standish, ME        Memorylane Music Hall

Source: Frontiers Records