Artery releases A Bullet for Pretty Boy and Close to Home

Artery Recording’s / Razor & Tie celebrates the release of two albums on July 31^{st :}A Bullet for Pretty Boy’s new album, Symbiosis HERE and Close To Home‘s latest studio album, Momentum HERE.

A Bullet for Pretty Boy’s new album, Symbiosis, was produced by Zeuss (Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, Hatebreed, The Acacia Strain).   The Longview, Texas based band recently wrapped this summer’s Scream The Prayer Tour with headliners Demon Hunter, Emery and Sleeping Giant. The band will tour this Fall, dates to be announced soon. Alternative Press raves about Symbiosis, “This is an impressive record that proves that metalcore still has plenty to offer when in the hands of genuinely creative musicians.”  Formed in 2006, A Bullet for Pretty Boy released one full length album, 2010’s Revision: Revise on Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie.  The band toured extensively in 2010, including national stints with Asking Alexandria and We Came As Romans followed by leading Christian metal band Demon Hunter.

Close to Home’s latest studio album, Momentum, was produced by Andrew Wade (A Day to Remember, The Word Alive) and is the band’s second release for their label.  Close to Home is now on the 2012 Scream Like You Mean It Tour alongside Attack Attack!, We Came As Romans, The Acacia Strain amongst many other bands (tour dates below).  Cincinnati based Close to Home formed in 2005 with a shared passion and dream. Calling themselves Close to Home, which reflected their desire to write about real issues that affect everyday life (and also happened to be a Get Up Kids song that Wells loved).

August 3 – West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom

August 4 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

August 5 – Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot

August 6 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

August 9 – Pittsburgh, PA – STAGE AE

August 10 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock

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