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The Ghost of A Thousand Announce New Single & Tour

• 28th Sep 2009

The Ghost of A Thousand are set to release their second single from this year’s critically acclaimed album ‘New Hopes, New Demonstrations’ on 2nd November. Titled ‘Knees, Toes, Teeth’, vocalist Tom Lacey has the following to say about the track – “It’s just a shit storming rock'n'roll song. It’s a full on little number, big sweary chorus, big riffs, big solo, big old drums… it’s the tune that AC/DC would write if they grew up listening to Converge rather than Zeppelin!”

The strong rock’n’roll aesthetic of the song is brought to life visually with the video that accompanies the single. Lacey states “It’s a loving tribute to one of our favourite bands, The Hives, set in an abandoned mine no less, and features our good selves rocking it out whilst the rock'n'roll we unleash collapses the mine and the city above it, complete with special effects and even a little bit of acting from the band.”

Continuing their punishing tour schedule which has included performances at Reading and Leeds festivals as well as appearances at numerous heavyweight festivals in mainland Europe this summer, The Ghost of A Thousand will embark on the Eastpak Antidote Tour which traverses a significant chunk of Europe throughout October. The tour will be headed up by Alexisonfire and Anti-Flag but The Ghost of A Thousand will inevitably leave their mark, having already made a name for themselves with visceral and cathartic live shows which are, above all, a lot of fun to be a part of. Lacey is excited to say the least – “The Eastpak tour is quite simply the best bill to grace these and European shores for a long time – you've got everything there – straight-up punk fury, hardcore riffage, killer choruses, and a load of handsome dudes prancing about for your viewing and aural pleasure. All in all a tour to moisten the brow and underpants of any rock fan!”

EASTPAK ANTIDOTE LIVE DATES (w/ Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag and Four Years Strong) –

7 Oct 2009 JUNCTION: Cambridge
8 Oct 2009 UEA: Norwich
9 Oct 2009 ACADEMY: Oxford
10 Oct 2009 ROCK CITY: Nottingham
11 Oct 2009 ANSON ROOMS: Bristol
13 Oct 2009 CONCORDE 2 Brighton
14 Oct 2009 HMV FORUM: London
16 Oct 2009 ABC: Glasgow
17 Oct 2009 UNIVERSITY: Leeds
18 Oct 2009 ACADEMY: Manchester
20 Oct 2009 ACADEMY: Birmingham
21 Oct 2009 PYRAMID CENTRE: Portsmouth
23 Oct 2009 DEN ATELIER Luxembourg
24 Oct 2009 POSTBAHNHOF: Berlin
25 Oct 2009 ROXY: Prague
27 Oct 2009 WERK 2: Leipzig
28 Oct 2009 LONGHORN: Stuttgart
29 Oct 2009 BACKSTAGE WERK: Munich
30 Oct 2009 Z7: Pratteln
1 Nov 2009 GASOMETER: Vienna
2 Nov 2009 Musicdrome: Milan
4 Nov 2009 L’ESPACE JULIEN: Marseille
5 Nov 2009 APOLO: Barcelona
6 Nov 2009 JOY ESALVA: Madrid
7 Nov 2009 KAFE ANTZOKI Bilbao
9 Nov 2009 ELYSEE MONMARTE: Paris
10 Nov 2009 SCHLACHTHOF Wiesbaden
12 Nov 2009 HOF TER LO Antwerp
13 Nov 2009 E WERK: Koln
14 Nov 2009 MELKWEG: Amsterdam
15 Nov 2009 DOCKS: Hamburg
17 Nov 2009 BREW HOUSE: Gothenburg
18 Nov 2009 KLUBBEN: Stockholm
20 Nov 2009 RYTMIKORJAAMO Seinajoki
21 Nov 2009 NOSTURI: Helsinki