Apr. 3, 2013, Philadelphia – ASG have released a lyric video for “Avalanche” (http://youtu.be/oafRJH1F4Cs), a song from the band’s forthcoming Relapse Records’ debut, Blood Drive (May 28).

The song will be available Tuesday via iTunes (pre-order link is: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/avalanche-single/id630889558).

The North Carolina psych-rock quartet has also added a handful of tour dates for later this month with stops in Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston.

ASG tour dates:

April 21     Philadelphia, PA     North Star Bar *

April 22     Brooklyn, NY     Saint Vitus Bar *

April 23     Cambridge, MA     Middle East Downstairs *

April 26     Virginia Beach, VA     Smoked Out

April 27     Kill Devil Hills, NC     Outer Banks Brewing Station

* – with Orange Goblin and KEN mode

Blood Drive was recorded in the Fall of 2012 with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Fu Manchu).  An album trailer, featuring a portion of another new song, “Days Work,” is available via YouTube (http://youtu.be/nYH71HgTXNY).   Pre-orders bundles for the CD/2xLP/Digital album are available now via Relapse (http://www.relapse.com/asg). The 2xLP version of Blood Drive features an exclusive bonus track: “Mourning of the Earth.”

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