North Island Tour Dates
It’s a quick revolution for Australia’s Behind Crimson Eyes but no surprise when you look at the rapid achievements of their two year career. The band’s 2005 EPs “Pavour Nocturnus” and “Prologue” both sold a considerable amount of records through independent label Boomtown Records (clocking up over 20,000 sales). As a result the band developed a massive underground following through relentless touring and contact with fans via the internet. Radio couldn’t ignore the cry from fans and by the end of the year; Triple J had been won over – adding three songs to its high rotation playlists. The band continued on national tour after national tour – clocking up over 150 shows in the year. In October 2005, they played the high profile Taste of Chaos Festival in Melbourne, and soon after sold out all but one show on their national Australian headline tour.
At the end of such a massive year, Behind Crimson Eyes retired to start working on their debut album – mindful that they needed to raise the bar, writing new music that they would never tire of playing on the live circuit:.
And with band’s debut album out now through the ever subversive Roadrunner Records, Behind Crimson Eyes have been given the platform to not only reach a lot of people, but be themselves with their music. “A Revelation For Despair” is definitely the heaviest the band has ever sounded, with no obvious pop songs tailor-made for radio and boring love songs designed to make girls weak at the knees. Instead, they’ve created a dark and brooding album with flashes of light and hope – extinguishing the “emo” label that had so often been stamped on their music, and boasting an energy that is sure to define a generation of listeners.
Behind Crimson Eyes will leave Australian soil for the first time this March to embark on a tour of New Zealand with soon to be new friends Cold By Winter.
Behind Crimson Eyes / Cold By Winter North Island Tour Dates
16th March 2007, Auckland, Ellen Melville Hall (AA) W/ Behind Crimson Eyes, Cold By Winter, Tomorrow Comes In Silence, Los Muertos, Trigger Theory
17th March 2007, Wellington, Valve Bar (R18) W/ Behind Crimson Eyes, Cold By Winter, The City Sunrise
18th March 2007, Wellington, Zeal (AA) W/ Behind Crimson Eyes, Cold By Winter, The City Sunrise, Whispers For Warnin
