ATHEIST, the legendary technical metal band, has announced a hometown headline show and warm-up to their
"Death To All" tour appearance. The concert will take place on June 29 in Sarasota, Florida at Jake's Tavern and will mark the return of bassist
Tony Choy to
ATHEIST.
Commented
ATHEIST founder
Kelly Shaefer: "We're very excited to announce that
Tony Choy will be appearing on our upcoming dates; a headlining club gig at Jake's Tavern in Sarasota, Florida and the Orlando date of the
'Death To All Tour' 2012. It's been more than two years since
Tony has played live with us. Just having him along will make this
'Death To All' show with the
CYNIC guys,
Gene Hoglan,
Steve DiGiorgio, and everyone else a night to remember."
ATHEIST last year announced the addition of guitarist
Jason Holloway to the group's ranks following the departure of
Jonathan Thompson, who took a job in the medical field.
ATHEIST —
Kelly Shaefer (vocals),
Steve Flynn (drums),
Tony Choy (bass),
Christoper Martin (guitar),
Jason Holloway (guitar) — is writing material for its new full-length album and follow-up to 2010's critically-acclaimed
"Jupiter" CD.
"Jupiter" landed at position No. 88 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"Jupiter" was released on November 9, 2010 (one day earlier internationally) via
Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at
LedBelly studios in Atlanta, Georgia with engineer
Matt Washburn and was mixed by
Jason Suecof (
TRIVIUM,
CHIMAIRA,
DEVILDRIVER). The cover artwork was created by
Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with
TESTAMENT,
SIGH,
ANACRUSIS and
GWAR, among others.
