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Anberlin Announce Final Album; Re-Sign to Tooth & Nail Records

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Anberlin has announced that they have re-signed to Tooth & Nail Records and will be releasing their final album this summer. The band will head out on a final worldwide tour including the 2014 Vans Warped Tour. Read the full press release and watch (mostly listen) to a video message from the band below.

SEATTLE, WA –January 17, 2014 – Tooth & Nail Records announces the welcomed return of Anberlin with the band’s re-signing and release of their new and final studio album due out this summer. In support of their final studio album that is currently being recorded, Anberlin will set out on a final worldwide tour to say thank you to all of their loyal fans. Yet to be announced shows will include USA, Canada, Brazil, UK, Netherlands, Australia, Singapore and Philippines with more countries to be announced. The band will also be a part of the massive 2014 Vans Warped Tour celebrating the tour’s 20 years as one of the largest summer festivals.

“We are honored to welcome Anberlin back to the Tooth & Nail family, and we’re humbled that they’ve chosen to work with us for the final chapter in their storied career,” shares Brandon Ebel, Tooth & Nail Records’ President. “Anberlin is among a few select bands that come to mind when thinking about the legacy of Tooth & Nail Records. We look forward to making Anberlin’s final year memorable for everyone!”

Anberlin has had a highly successful career for more than a decade that has included six studio albums (Blueprints for the Black Market -2003, Never Take Friendship Personal -2005, Cities – 2007, New Surrender -2008, Dark is the Way, Light is a Place -2010, Vital -2012) and an extended edition release Devotion – 2013 and has sold more than 1,000,000 albums to date. Anberlin originally signed and released their debut album in addition to their second and third studio projects on Tooth & Nail Records. The band is excited to return to the label to release their final project. Click on the video below to watch a personal announcement from the band.

Anberlin Stream “City Electric” Lyric Video

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Anberlin are streaming their new video for “City Electric” which you can see below. The song is off the band’s upcoming release Devotion: Vital Special Edition. Devotion includes 3 brand new songs, all the Vital b-sides, a live concert recording & DVD from the summer 2012 acoustic tour, and 13 remixes.

Pick up “City Electric” and pre-order Devotion on iTunes.

Devotion Album Art

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Anberlin Announce “Devotion: Vital Special Edition” Release; Fall Tour With The Maine

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Florida rockers Anberlin announce a new label partnership with Big3 Records, through Sony/RED Distribution. The band will release a collection containing unreleased, remixed, and brand new material on October 15th, titled Devotion: Vital Special Edition. The new two-album collection consists of a special edition of Vital with new songs, and Live from the Music Hall of Williamsburg, from the band’s acoustic tour. That set contains over 30 tracks. Also available, a three album Devotion Deluxe Edition, containing 44 tracks, which also includes a live acoustic tour DVD.

The band will also hit the road this fall with The Maine, the co-headline tour begins October 2nd in Albuquerque and will wrap in Orlando on November 5th (full list of dates below).

FALL TOUR WITH THE MAINE
10/2 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
10/3 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
10/4 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
10/5 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre
10/6 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
10/8 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan Theatre
10/9 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
10/11 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10/12 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
10/14 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
10/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
10/16 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
10/18 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
10/19 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
10/20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Club
10/21 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
10/25 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
10/26 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
10/27 – Altoona, PA – Penn State Altoona
10/29 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
10/30 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
11/1 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
11/4 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
11/5 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues

Anberlin Reveal “Vital” Album Art

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AnberlinAnberlin have unveiled the album art for their new album, Vital, due out October 16th. You can check it out after the jump. The band’s new single “Someone, Anyone” is available now on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/someone-anyone/id554221761?uo=4″ title=”Anberlin – Somone, Anyone” text=”iTunes”] and other online stores. [Read more…]

Anberlin Stream New Song “Self-Starter”

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AnberlinAnberlin are streaming their new song “Self-Starter” exclusively over on billboard.com. The song is off the band’s new album, Vital, due out October 16th.

“When we started writing this record, I think we all kind of knew we had to change and really step out of our box and change it up,” drummer Nathan Young, primary composer of the musical end of “Self-Starter,” tells Billboard. “We’re a rock band, but we’ve got to progress with a sixth album. We wanted to keep it to that rock thing but just change it up.” Frontman Stephen Christian, meanwhile, says “Self-Starter” perfectly fit into the “vision” he had for the album.

Number One Gun Stream New Lyric Video

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Number One GunNumber One Gun are streaming a lyric video for their new song “Disappear” featuring Stephen Christian of Anberlin. The song will be on the band’s new album, This Is All We Know, which the band is currently running a Kickstarter for.

Check out the video below and be sure to back the band’s album on Kickstarter and get in on some of the great deals. [Read more…]