North American Tour With Napalm Death Starts January 27^th

Richmond, Virginia's IRON REAGAN released their Relapse Records debut The Tyranny of Will in the fall of 2015 This 24 song-wrecking ball of hardcore- punk/thrash fury was recorded with guitarist Phil Hall at Blaze of Torment Studios in Richmond, VA and self-produced plus it was mixed by Converge's Kurt Ballou.

After spending most of 2014 on the road, IRON REAGAN shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.  Today the band is stoked to announce their first ever Australian Tour.  IRON REAGAN are set to head down under April 7^th in Wollongong, NSW and wraps up April 11^th in Melbourne, VIC

Before they head to Australia, IRON REAGAN The band will crisscross North America alongside Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed and Black Crown Initiate.  The tour begins January 27^th in Miami, FL and runs through February 28^th in Houston, TX.

The band's video for their song "I Won't Go" which was filmed in their state of the art practice space and directed by Steve Krandall of FMB BMX. Check it out HERE.

IRON REAGAN's video for the song "Miserable Failure", which was directed by Whitey McConnaughy (Red Fang) can be viewed HERE.  A blooper reel from the video shoot can be seen HERE.

The Tyranny of Will is available in multiple configurations and formats, including standard CD, Deluxe CD that features a bonus track, cassette, LP and Digital Download. The album can ordered from Relapse Records HERE, bandcamp HERE and iTunes HERE.

Fronted by the venomously lyrical Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste), on paper IRON REAGAN is a Richmond, Virginia super group (the band also features Phil Hall of Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, etc. as well as Ryan Parrish formerly of Darkest Hour together with members of Mammoth Grinder). 

IRON REAGAN is: 

Tony Foresta - Vocals

Phil Hall - Guitar

Mark Bronzino - Guitar

Rob Skotis - Bass

Ryan Parrish - Drum

IRON REAGAN:

***All dates w/ Napalm Death, Voivod, Iron Reagan and Black Crown Initiate***

Jan 27                  Miami, FL                     Grand Central*

Jan 28                  St. Petersburg, FL          State Theater*

Jan 29                  Atlanta, GA                    The Masquerade*

Jan 30                  Winston-Salem, NC        Ziggy's*

Jan 31                  Baltimore, MD               Soundstage*

Feb 02                 New York, NY               Gramercy Theater*

Feb 03                 Philadelphia, PA             Union Transfer*

Feb 04                 Toronto, ON                  Opera House

Feb 05                 Ottawa, ON                   Maverick's

Feb 06                 Montreal, QC                 Club Soda

Feb 07                 Worcester, MA              Palladium*

Feb 08                 Poughkeepsie, NY          The Chance Theater*

Feb 09                 Cleveland, OH                Agora Ballroom*

Feb 10                 Chicago, IL                   Reggie's*

Feb 11                 Minneapolis, MN            Amsterdam*

Feb 12                 Winnipeg, MB                The Zoo

Feb 13                 Regina, SK                    The Exchange

Feb 14                 Calgary, AB                   Republik

Feb 15                 Edmonton, AB               Starlite Room

Feb 17                 Vancouver, BC               Rickshaw Theater**

Feb 18                 Seattle, WA                   Studio Seven #

Feb 19                 Portland, OR                  Hawthorne Theater

Feb 20                 Oakland, CA                  Metro ##

Feb 21                 Fresno, CA                    Strummers ##

Feb 22                 Los Angeles, CA            House of Blues

Feb 23                 Tempe, AZ                    Club Red ##

Feb 24                 Albuquerque, NM           Sunshine Theater ##

Feb 25                 Denver, CO                   Summit Music Hall ##

Feb 26                 Lawrence, KS                Granada Theater ##

Feb 27                 Dallas, TX                     Gas Monkey ##

Feb 28                 Houston, TX                  Fitzgerald's ##

* w/ Ringworm                       # w/ Theories

** w/ Dayglo Abortions           ## w/ Phobia

**Australian Tour**

April 07                Wollongong, NSW         Yours and Owls

April 08                Brisbane, QLD               Crowbar

April 09                Newcastle, NSW            Cambridge Hotel

April 10                Sydney, NSW                 Bald Face Stag

April 11                Melbourne, VIC             The Tote

**European Festival Dates**

Jun 18-20             Copenhagen, DK            Copenhell 2015

Jun 19                  Clisson, France               Hellfest

Jun 25                  Milano, Italy                  Solomacello Festival

Jul 07                   Tabor, Czech Republic    Mighty Sounds

Jul 18                   Albi, France                    Xtreme Fest

For More Info Visit:

https://www.facebook.com/IRONREAGAN

http://instagram.com/ironreaganofficial 

https://twitter.com/iron_reagan 

http://ironreagan.bandcamp.com

http://www.relapse.com

The Sweet Relief Foundation was established to help out musicians in need of medical assistance, and nearly all the proceeds from the DEATH TO ALL TOUR benefit this foundation. Although Chuck's medical condition may have been terminal regardless of treatment, far too many visionary musicians simply do not make enough money to pay their overwhelming hospital bills - this charity aims to help those folks out and hopefully prevent us from losing even more fantastic musicians and human beings in the future. I was happy to help out this great charity, and equally excited to finally experience the music of Chuck Schuldiner live.

For my birthday this year, my family and I flew out to Los Angeles to enjoy a nice vacation and attend the DEATH TO ALL show as VIP members (well... me and my dad, at least. Getting my mom to go to something like this would be quite a monumental task!). Getting a VIP pass was definitely key, as I got to watch DEATH and GORGUTS warm up, talk to some great musicians, eat dinner with some of my idols, get plenty of autographs, and meet up with other metal fans eager to hear the music of Chuck Schuldiner live.

After speaking a bit with Luc Lemay (GORGUTS) and Steve DiGiorgio (DEATH, SADUS), I claimed my position in front the stage to get ready for GORGUTS (the opening act) to perform. For those unfamiliar with GORGUTS, they are a Canadian technical death metal that's been around since 1989. Their first few efforts were fairly straightforward old school death metal, but with 1998's “Obscura” they moved in a hyper-technical and avant-garde direction; it can definitely be argued that “Obscura” is one of the most challenging, technical, and downright amazing albums in death metal history. Without going into too much detail, the band put on an excellent show and the crowd quickly warmed up to their quirky and experimental death metal approach. Luc Lemay is a really cool guy both on and off the stage, and the entire band appeared to be at the top of their game - the tight and complex compositions didn't keep the band from coming across as energetic and playful, and overall I enjoyed Gorguts even more than I anticipated. Definitely an excellent way to begin the evening.

After a short intermission, DEATH took the stage and performed a few tunes from earlier albums like “Scream Bloody Gore” and “Leprosy”. Sean Reinert (drums) actually had a leg injury prior to this show, and played the gig wearing what appeared to be a massive leg brace. He had to pull out from a few of the more difficult tunes, but I was still quite amazed that he was able to play as well as he did with such an injury.

The lineup switched numerous times throughout the show, with Steve DiGiorgio and Scott Clendenin switching out bass duties between many of the songs. All of the members of DEATH (as expected) put on an excellent performance, and the two guest vocalists/guitarists, Matt Harvey (EXHUMED) and Charles Elliott (ABYSMAL DAWN) both were impressive frontmen. Initially the show was supposed to feature Steffen Kummerer (OBSCURA), but due to Visa issues, he had to be replaced by Matt Harvey - while I do absolutely adore OBSCURA, I also love EXHUMED and it's clear that Matt Harvey put his entire heart and mind into this performance and was an excellent choice for the gig. Obviously nobody can replace Chuck himself (and I believe Matt actually said this at one point during the show), but that doesn't at all denounce the excellent musicianship and class these two gifted players exhibited during the show.

Lots of classics were played throughout the show such as “Symbolic”, “Crystal Mountain”, “Trapped In A Corner”, “Flesh and the Power It Holds” (this song was especially amazing to witness live), and “Leprosy”, but the real highlight may have been the encore. After a long applause, Scott Clendenin came on stage armed with an acoustic guitar. Everyone in the crowd knew that this could mean only one thing - “Voice of the Soul” from the final DEATH album, 1998's “The Sound of Perseverance”. The performance was top-notch, and the crowd's quick shift to dead silence showed that everyone in the crowd was just as impressed as I was. Afterwords, the band played “Pull the Plug” (with every single member on stage), and then the show was over.

All in all, this was an awesome night, and one that I am very privileged to have experienced. While I may never be able to see Chuck Schuldiner perform his art live, this was the next best thing; the fact that roughly fifteen-hundred metalheads gathered in a beautiful venue to celebrate his life, vision, and music is the perfect sentiment to the man's brilliance and lasting impact in the extreme metal community. Chuck Schuldiner is the sort of irreplaceable legend that only comes around once in a while, and the sheer number of people united by his music is inspiring - if you have a DEATH TO ALL gig coming up in your area, do not hesitate in picking up some tickets. It's definitely worth it!

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