Watch the raucous clip, directed by Whitey McConnaughey on YouTube here (Viewers in restricted territories can watch the video on Daily Motion here).
“In keeping with a long tradition dating back to 2007, we have made another epic, hilarious video with Whitey McConnaughy, the content of which is completely unrelated to the lyrical content of the song,” explains the band’s bassist/vocalist Aaron Beam. “This song is about the stress of balancing a touring lifestyle with having a family back home, but who wants to see a video about that? BORING! Instead, we have a video featuring lots of blood, beer, and exercise--some of us did more running in this video that we’ve done the whole year to date. Also, Fred Armisen is in this one and he really steals the show. I thought I was a bad actor before, but after working with him, I see I cannot even qualify for such a high distinction as ‘bad.’ We hope everyone has as much fun watching it as we had making it!!”
Released October 18 on Relapse Records, WHALES AND LEECHES was produced by Chris Funk (Decemberists) and mixed by Vance Powell (White Stripes, Raconteurs, Kings of Leon). Featuring such guests as Mike Scheidt (Yob) and Pall Jenkins (The Black Heart Procession), WHALES AND LEECHES propels RED FANG into the upper stratosphere of the heavy rock and metal elite.
RED FANG have announced an extensive run of European tour dates in support of Whales and Leeches. The Portland, Oregon band will head to Europe in February and March 2014 in a tour spread across two legs. A full list of dates is below. Support on both sections of the tour will come from label mates and fellow riff-merchants, LORD DYING.
RED FANG EUROPEAN TOUR PT. 1
18.01.14 Switzerland Geneve PTR, Usine
19.01.14 France Orleans Astrolabe
20.01.14 France Nantes Ferraileur
21.01.14 France Bordeaux Krakatoa
22.01.14 Spain Bilbao Kafé Antzoki
23.01.14 Portugal Oporto Hard Club
24.01.14 Portugal Lisbon Music Box
25.01.14 Spain Madrid Sala Copérnico
26.01.14 Spain Barcelona Bikini
28.01.14 France Toulouse Connexion
29.01.14 France Clermont-Ferrand Wild Festival
30.01.14 Italy Mezzago (MB) Bloom
31.01.14 Italy Livorno The Cage Club Theatre
01.02.14 Italy Bologna Locomotiv Club
02.02.14 Slovenia Ljubljana Channel Zero
04.02.14 Rijeka Croatia Palach
05.02.14 Hungary Budapest Dürer Kert
06.02.14 Czech Republic Prague Futurum
07.02.14 Greece Athens Gagarin 205
08.02.14 Greece Thessaloniki Eightball
09.02.14 Turkey Istanbul Jolly Joker *Red Fang only
RED FANG EUROPEAN TOUR PT. 2
14.03.14 Germany Köln Essigfabrik
15.03.14 Belgium Hasselt Muziekodroom
16.03.14 France Paris Divan Du Monde
17.03.14 UK Sheffield Corporation
18.03.14 UK Manchester Sound Control
19.03.14 UK Glasgow Classic Grand
20.03.14 UK Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
21.03.14 UK London Islington Academy
22.03.14 Netherlands Eindhoven Effenaar
23.03.14 Netherlands Nijmegen Doornroosje
25.03.14 Germany Hamburg Knust
26.03.14 Sweden Gothenburg Truckstop Alaska
27.03.14 Norway Oslo John Dee
28.03.14 Sweden Stockholm Debaser Strand
29.03.14 Denmark Copenhagen Pumpehuset
30.03.14 Germany Berlin Lido
31.03.14 Poland Warsaw Basen
01.04.14 Austria Wien Arena
03.04.14 Germany München Backstage
04.04.14 Germany Leipzig Taeubchenthal
05.04.14 Germany Stuttgart LKA
06.04.14 Germany Wiesbaden Schlachthof
08.04.14 Finland Tampere Klubi
09.04.14 Finland Turku Klubi
10.04.14 Finland Jyväskylä Lutakko
11.04.14 Finland Helsinki Tavastia
12.04.14 Russia St. Petersburg Zal Oghidaniya
13.04.14 Russia Moscow Moscow Hall
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About RED FANG:
Formed in 2005, the Portland, OR-based RED FANG--Bryan Giles (Guitar/Vocals), Aaron Beam (Bass/Vocals), David Sullivan (Guitar), John Sherman (Drums)--released their 2009 self-titled debut on Sargent House and 2011’s Murder the Mountains on Relapse Records. Listen to both albums streaming on www.redfang.bandcamp.com.
RED FANG quickly became known for their series of hilarious videos directed by Whitey McConnaughy (Band Of Horses, Flogging Molly, Turbonegro). Each clip was picked up by Reddit and went viral, garnering over 1 million+ views. Watch “Wires” and “Hank Is Dead”. RED FANG spent the past few years touring the world and wining over audiences at clubs and festivals. After high-profile tours with Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Helmet, Saint Vitus and more, the band expanded their global footprint with a European trek and festival appearances across the continent. 2013-14 promises to be the biggest for RED FANG yet, with their intense live performances, unique brand of humor, catchy songwriting and independent attitude—they show no signs of slowing down.
