Taking the stage, the band wastes no time in ripping apart the ears of the rabid fans, firing off the first salvo with "You Wouldn't Know" from their self-titled first album. Chad Gray snarls his way across the stage glaring at the crowd, backed by guitarists Greg Tribbett and Tom Maxwell, with Bob Zilla on bass and drum metal pioneer Vinnie Paul. The songs come fast and furious, keeping the pace of the pit flowing, with "Cowboy Way" and "Stampede" leading up to their newest songs "Band of Brothers" and "War In Me". They could have played the metal version of "Mary Had A Little Lamb (But We Ate It)" and the bodies wouldn't have stopped flying through the air for one second.
"Band of Brothers" is set for worldwide release on July 17. The album, the band’s first effort for their new label home, Eleven Seven Music, was recorded in Dallas at drummer Vinnie Paul’s home studio, VP’s Upstairs Studio, and was produced by the band and Jeremy Parker (Godsmack, Evanessence), who also served as engineer.
Hellyeah continues on tour at the following dates:
6/26 Saint Paul, MN
6/27 Winnipeg, MB
6/29 Weyburn SK
6/30 Gibbons, AB
7/8 San Francisco, CA
7/10 Anaheim, CA
7/11 Tempe, AZ
7/12 Las Vegas, NV
7/15 Colorado Springs, COium
7/18 Stroudsburg, PA
7/19 Baltimore, MD
7/21 Inwood, WV
7/23 Little Rock, AK
7/25 Tyler, TX
7/26 Odessa, TX
7/27 El Paso, TX
7/29 Dallas, TX
