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Featuring Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, Asia\/GPS), Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani) and Marco Minnemann (Necrophagist, Kreator, Adrian Belew, UKZ, Steven Wilson)<\/p>\n
Featuring Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, Asia\/GPS), Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani) and Marco Minnemann (Necrophagist, Kreator, Adrian Belew, UKZ, Steven Wilson)<\/p>\n
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The wait is over! Starting now, fans can take a quick listen to a previously-unreleased Culture Clash album teaser<\/a>, brought to you exclusively by MusicRadar.com<\/a>. Culture Clash is the highly-anticipated, aggressively-eclectic upcoming full-length album by the heralded fusion trio THE ARISTOCRATS, set to hit stores on July 16th<\/sup>. Take a listen to the album teaser today, only at MusicRadar.com<\/a>, at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s been nearly two years since our first album, came out,\u201d says bassist Bryan Beller. \u201cA lot has happened since then. We’ve toured like crazy, we’ve made a lot of new friends, and we’ve grown closer as a band. I think it’s all there in the new material on Culture Clash, and we’re excited to share it with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n After listening to the album teaser and becoming completely smitten with it, you will be pleased to learn that Culture Clash is available for pre-order beginning today! To order your copy of the regular edition or deluxe edition (with bonus DVD \u201cAccept The Mystery: The Making Of The Aristocrats’ Culture Clash\u201d and t-shirt featuring exclusive new artwork based on the album’s animated characters), visit http:\/\/thearistocrats.spinshop.com<\/a>. Heads up\u2014 THE ARISTOCRATS can also unveil that they will release a limited-edition double-album vinyl edition (only 1,000 copies being pressed) of Culture Clash, set to be released in late September. The vinyl release will be available exclusively through Hostile City Distribution (www.hcdistro.com<\/a>) and the Aristocrats webstore for pre-order in late August.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n As mentioned above, Culture Clash can be purchased alone, or as part of a deluxe package that contains a bonus DVD called, \u201cAccept The Mystery: The Making Of The Aristocrats’ Culture Clash\u201d. This is a 33-minute DVD documentary shot while THE ARISTOCRATS were tracking the album in Nashville, TN. Containing both studio footage and exclusive interviews with each member of the band, \u201cAccept The Mystery: The Making Of The Aristocrats’ Culture Clash\u201d is a special behind-the-scenes look at THE ARISTOCRATS that fans have never seen before. You can check out a video teaser of the DVD at GuitarWorld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Culture Clash honors THE ARISTOCRATS\u2019 panoramic potpourri of influences, while showing up as a more aggressive, intensely-written album that picks up where the band\u2019s first effort left off \u2013 all while retaining a quirky Zappa-influenced refusal to take themselves too seriously. That\u2019s evidenced by the album\u2019s title alone, which derives its name from a sly reference to the Coen Brothers\u2019 film A Serious Man, and doubles as an allusion to the band\u2019s multi-national makeup (Govan is British; Beller is American; Minnemann is German).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Culture Clash proves to be a more adventurous piece of work for the trio, with everything from techno-fusion (\u201cDance Of The Aristocrats\u201d), to nitro-powered rockabilly (the Ren-and-Stimpy-influenced \u201cLouisville Stomp\u201d), to Mr. Bungle-infused metal (\u201cLiving The Dream\u201d), to the rhythmically serpentine rock\/fusion-esque title track. The band feels that being joined at the hip for the past two years helped them become a stronger unit, which set them on a more unconventional course.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Catch THE ARISTOCRATS coming to your town this summer!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n THE ARISTOCRATS \u201cCulture Clash\u201d U.S. Tour Dates:<\/p>\n 7\/17 Nashville TN @ Douglas Corner<\/p>\n 7\/19 Tampa FL @ Brass Mug<\/p>\n 7\/20 Orlando FL @ West End Trading Company<\/p>\n 7\/21 Jacksonville FL @ 1904 Music Hall<\/p>\n 7\/23 Atlanta GA @ Atlanta Institute of Music (clinic\/show)<\/p>\n 7\/24 Atlanta GA @Masquerade (Purgatory Room)<\/p>\n 7\/25 Charlotte NC @ Tremont Music Hall (Casbah)<\/p>\n 7\/26 Raleigh NC @ Pour House Music Hall<\/p>\n 7\/27 Washington DC @ Jammin Java<\/p>\n 7\/29 Boston MA @ Berklee College of Music (clinic)<\/p>\n 7\/30 Boston MA @ Berklee Performance Center (concert)<\/p>\n 7\/31 Wilkes-Barre PA @ River St. Jazz Cafe<\/p>\n 8\/1 New York City NY @ Highline Ballroom<\/p>\n 8\/2 Philadelphia PA @ North Star Bar<\/p>\n 8\/3 Dunellen NJ @ New Jersey Proghouse<\/p>\n 8\/6 Pittsburgh PA @ Hard Rock Cafe<\/p>\n 8\/7 Cleveland OH @ Beachland Tavern<\/p>\n 8\/8 Columbus OH @ Rumba Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n 8\/9 Cincinnati OH @ Southgate House Revival<\/p>\n 8\/10 Charleston WV @ Empty Glass<\/p>\n 8\/12 Detroit MI @ Token Lounge<\/p>\n 8\/13 Indianapolis IN @ Birdy’s<\/p>\n 8\/14 Chicago IL @ Reggie’s<\/p>\n 8\/15 Madison WI @ Brink Lounge<\/p>\n 8\/16 St. Paul MN @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall<\/p>\n 8\/17 Omaha NE @ Shamrock’s<\/p>\n 8\/19 St. Louis MO @ 2720 Cherokee<\/p>\n 8\/20 Kansas City MO @ The Record Bar<\/p>\n 8\/21 Tulsa OK @ The Vanguard<\/p>\n 8\/23 Denton TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf<\/p>\n 8\/24 Houston TX @ Rudyard’s Pub<\/p>\n 8\/25 Austin TX @ Saxon Pub<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sources:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n www.the-aristocrats-band.com<\/a><\/p>\n