Riding With Killers Announce Latest Tour with Taproot & Release New Single “Don’t Fade Away”
Photo Credit: Eilse Coates
The Detroit based alt-metal band have announced tour dates and festival support through the fall. The band is actively pushing their latest album Full Circle, along with the singles "Hostility" (impacting secondary radio).
“The concept behind the video was to show how a cry for help can sometimes go unnoticed, even in an arena where you’re supposed to tell your story and ask for help. I almost lost one of my best friends to addiction/alcoholism and this song/video is the result of our phone calls about his struggles and him getting back on track to a better life. If you need help, seek it because there are people who will listen and hear you.”
- Taylor Roberts / Riding With Killers
The 12 songs on ‘Full Circle’ serve as a storytelling platform for the life challenges and successes of guitarist/vocalist Taylor Roberts over recent years. The lead track “Do This On My Own” and its artwork, both inspired by a time he was lost on an island in the Bahamas, offer a personal and relatable connection to the band's music. Roberts realized that if he didn’t have the tools to do things himself, he could be in quite the wrong position. While on his adventures, he snapped photos that became part of the artwork for the ‘Full Circle’ release. Roberts also enlisted the help of friends Paul McCoy of 12 Stones (on World Apart) and Jennie Nord of Rave The Reqviem (on In Silence) for guest vocals.
Before their release of Full Circle, the band has released their newest single Don’t Fade Away a gutsy take on a newer post hardcore genre.
Taylor Roberts, also the guitarist of Taproot, formed Riding With Killers (RWK) in 2018 in the ashes of his former projects Cathercist and Wild Fire, both of which had success in the hard rock genre over the years. Roberts befriended RWK’s 1st drummer, Dave Coughlin, on tour in 2013, when Coughlin was the drummer of Taproot. The two linked up for co-writing with friends Tim Krukowski (ex-Sponge), producer Matthew LaPlant, and James Lascu (ex-Wilson). Matthew LaPlant mastered the singlet at Madtown Mix Studios, and the band is rounded out by their newest drummer, Jed Thibeault (Avalon Black, etc) and bassist Kris Kress.
08.23.24 - Havoc Fest - Jackson, MS (supporting Kittie & Cold)
08.31.24 - Arts Beats & Eats Festival - Royal Oak, MI
09.04.24 - Preserving Underground - New Kensington, PA
09.06.24 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI (supporting Josey Scott)
11.22.24 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI (supporting Taproot)
TAPROOT TOUR DATES:
08.16.24 - The Rust Belt - East Moline, IL (w/ Nonpoint)
08.17.24 - The Vixen - McHenry, IL (w/ SES & Simon Says)
09.01.24 - Easy Riders Fest - Bloomville, OH
09.26.24 - Louder Than Life at Highland Festival Grounds - Louisville, KY
09.27.24 - The Venue Event Center - Cadillac, MI (w/ Hed PE)
09.29.24 - Louder Than Life - Louisville, KY
10.11.24 - Aftershock at Discovery Park - Sacramento, CA
10.12.24 - 1933 - Bakersfield, CA
10.13.24 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
11.22.24 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI (support by Riding with Killers)
Full Circle is available everywhere
Tracklist:
Do This On My Own
Hostility
World Apart (feat. Paul McCoy)
Dna
Novelty
What Comes Next
Vultures
In Silence (feat. Jennie Nord)
Don't Fade Away
Every Day Is Exactly the Same
Floating
Self Destruct
