If you’re in the area, you can catch Stone Axe tomorrow night at Voodoo Lounge in the band’s native Port Orchard, Washington. It might not be an album-release show, but the band has plenty to celebrate all the same. As the press release below shows, they’re about to head over to Europe for the first time for a batch of shows in the UK alongside the likes of Stubb, Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the Knight, Grifter and Groan, then they’ll hit the continent-proper en route to Roadburn, heralding the Ripple Music deluxe CD/DVD reissue of their first album and a split with Sun Gods in Exile, Mighty High and Grifter.

So yeah, they might be in good spirits at the Voodoo Lounge.

Said deluxe CD/DVD reissue also features a liner notes bio written by yours truly, and it’s available for pre-orders starting today. Hit that up here, and check out the news and tour dates below. I have nothing but respect for these guys:

Classic rock preservationists Stone Axe have officially announced that they’re hitting the road through the UK, parts of Europe, and wrapping up the tour with a night at the illustrious Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland! Starting on April 8 in Oxford, England and running through April 16, this will mark the third time that the band has ventured to foreign soil with the aim of converting new ears to their sonic-brand of classic rock, but this time they’ll be doing it in support of their first CD/DVD package.

Scheduled for release on April 5 and in time for the tour, Stone Axe has put together a deluxe edition of their self-titled debut album. The CD portion of the package features eight bonus live tracks, while the DVD portion features more than 70 minutes of videos, interviews, and live footage! Released through Ripple Music, Stone Axe – Expanded Edition CD/DVD will be available for pre-order beginning Feb. 18, 2011 on the label’s website.

Tour Dates:
04/08 The Wheatsheaf, Oxford (with Stubb, Trippy Wicked, Desert Storm)
04/09 The Unicorn, Camden, London, UK (with Stubb, Trippy Wicked, Grifter)
04/10 The Earl, Sheffield, UK (with Stubb, Trippy Wicked, Groan)
04/11 The Captains Rest, Glasgow (with Stubb, Trippy Wicked, Low Sonic Drift)
04/12 Asylum 2, Birmingham (with Stubb, Trippy Wicked, Alunah)
04/14 The Vortex, Siegen, Germany (with Stubb)
04/15 MTC, Cologne, Germany (with Stubb and more)
04/16 Roadburn Festival, Tilburg, Holland

Stone Axe has also contributed a song to the Heavy Ripples double vinyl 7” compilation that will also feature tracks from UK blues-based bike rockers Grifter, Brooklyn-based stoner-fied punks Mighty High, and New England’s southern-rock-tinged Sun Gods in Exile (on loan from incomparable Small Stone Records). The record will be officially released on April 19 to a worldwide audience!

Tags: Port Orchard, Ripple Music, Stone Axe, Washington

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