Philadelphia, Feb. 21, 2013 — ASG, North Carolina’s favorite psych-rock quartet, have set a May 28 release date for Blood Drive, their Relapse Records debut.

Blood Drive was produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Fu Manchu) in the Fall of 2012.  “Days Work,” a new song from the album, was released as a split 7″ with Red Fang on Tuesday (http://www.relapse.com/split-7in-ep-blue.html).  The new album will be available on CD/2xLP/Digital.

The band also kick off a new round of tour dates, including a stop at SXSW, with a Wrightsville Beach performance this evening at Red Dog’s.

Tour dates are:

February 21     Wrightsville Beach, NC    Red Dog’s

March 9     Myrtle Beach, SC     Island Bar

March 12     St. Augustine, FL     The Standard

March 13     Pensacola Beach, FL     The Break

March 16     Austin, TX     SXSW (Details TBA)

March 19     Little Rock, AR     Downtown Music Hall

March 20     Nashville, TN     The End

March 22     Charlotte NC     The Chop Shop

March 23     Raleigh, NC     The Maywood

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