(MSO) FIREBALL MINISTRY will join HIM, Finch and Skindred for the forthcoming “Viva La Bands” tour kicking off November 19 in Atlantic City. The “Viva La Bands” tour--featuring artists handpicked by MTV skateboarding personality Bam Margera of “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam” fame--will arrive on the heels of FIREBALL MINISTRY’s fall outings: a month-long tour with Opeth, Pelican and Nevermore beginning October 9 in Phoenix; and the second leg of the “Rock Adio” tour with CKY commencing October 31 in Philadelphia. “We're excited to be a part of Bam’s tour,” says FIREBALL MINISTRY guitarist EMILY J. BURTON. “Get ready for a solid eve of blazing rock."FIREBALL MINISTRY, the Los Angeles quartet, will release their new offering THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK (Liquor and Poker Music)--the follow-up to their critically acclaimed The Second Great Awakening--October 18. In addition, FIREBALL MINISTRY currently appears on the recently released Bam Margera Presents: Viva La Bands compilation CD.
For THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK, FIREBALL MINISTRY--JAMES A. ROTA II (vocalist/guitarist), EMILY J. BURTON (guitarist), JOHN ORESHNICK (drums) and new bassist JOHNY CHOW (ex-Systematic)--reteamed with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver). Recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 West as well as the late Elliott Smith's New Monkey Studios, THEIR ROCK IS NOT OUR ROCK is already garnering early critical buzz. In his CD review for FHM magazine, Sam Barclay hailed the band’s adventurous and epic sound, "Like Motorhead high-fiving Black Sabbath at a biker orgy" (November, 2005).
Fireball Ministry Dates
With Opeth, Pelican
Mon 10/10 Hollywood, CA House of Blues
Tue 10/11 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
Wed 10/12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Fri 10/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore
Sat 10/15 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Mon 10/17 Salt Lake City, UT Lo-Fi Café
Tue 10/18 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Thu 10/20 Dallas, TX Trees
Fri 10/21 Houston, TX Meridian
Sat 10/22 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
With Opeth, Nevermore
Mon 10/24 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
Tue 10/25 Sauget, IL Pop’s
Wed 10/26 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Thu 10/27 Detroit, MI Harpos
Fri 10/28 Toronto, ON Opera House
Sat 10/29 Montreal, QC Medley
Sun 10/30 Worcester, MA Palladium
With CKY
Mon 10/31 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Tue 11/1 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
Wed 11/2 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Fri 11/4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sat 11/5 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
Sun 11/6 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Mon 11/7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Wed 11/9 Tallahassee, FL Beta Bar
Thu 11/10 Little Rock, AR Juanita's
Sat 11/12 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa
Tue 11/15 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
Wed 11/16 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
Viva La Bands Tour with HIM, Finch, Skindred
Sat 11/19 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Mon 11/21 Norfolk, VA Norva
Tue 11/22 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed 11/23 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Thu 11/24 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
