US TOUR THE GREAT DEPRESSION: ACT II KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES, CA

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Toronto, ON – January 18, 2019 – As It Is have wasted no time kicking off 2019. Today, the band is premiering their new music video for The Fire, The Dark. The video shows footage from the band’s recent headlining UK/EU Tour and is a special “welcome” to guitarist, Ron Ish, who was announced today as an official member of As It Is. He shared “Collectively, the team is the strongest it’s ever been and we’re all excited for our future together. The amount of love and support from fans all over the world has been incredible thus far and finally being able to announce my permanency with As It Is and say it out loud feels good. Thanks for having me. Got love.”

The Fire, The Dark, is the latest single from the band’s recent release, The Great Depression. Released via Fearless Records last Fall, this album is comfortably As It Is’ most layered, technically accomplished and certainly most aggressive release to date. The Great Depression was produced by legendary producer, MACHINE (Lamb Of God, Every Time I Die), and is a record that establishes the band as one of the most daring creative forces in their scene. Music videos for The Wounded World, The Stigma and The Reaper, further prove the creative and storytelling power of the Brighton-based quartet.

Vocalist, Patty Walters, shares “I suppose our two main goals were to restructure the way this scene depicts depression and to shatter stigmas surrounding mental health along the way. This album has completely changed us as people and the band we intend to be in the future.”

Tonight, the band is kicking off The Great Depression Tour: Act II in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets and VIP packages for all dates are available at asitisofficial.com. With support from Sharptooth, Hold Close and Point North, this tour is in partnership with A Voice for the Innocent, a non-profit organization that provides community, resources, and support for people who have been affected by sexual violence. They will have a representative at every date of the tour to educate fans and act as a resource for anyone that may need their assistance. As It Is continues to encourage fans and the larger music community to not only speak up, but to also listen.

From public perception, to internal war, the band unflinchingly confronts the most difficult questions around depression, the value of life over death, and whether the rhetoric around ‘reaching out to talk’ is ostensibly hollow, if no one is prepared to hear those words. The Great Depression is available to stream and purchase at asitisofficial.com.

As It Is is Patty Walters (Vocals), Benjamin Biss (Vocals, Guitar), Patrick Foley (Drums), Alistair Testo (Bass) and Ron Ish (Guitar).

TOUR DATES:
January 18 – Ventura, CA – Rock City
January 19 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
January 20 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red West
January 22 – Alburguerque, NM – Launchpad
January 24 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89^th Street – OKC
January 25 – San Antonio, TX – Jack’s Bar & Live Music Venue
January 27 – Houston, TX – The Secret Group
January 29 – Dallas, TX – The Prophet Bar
January 31 – Nashville, TN – The End
February 1 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
February 2 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar
February 3 – Orlando, FL – The Social
February 5 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
February 6 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
February 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Voltage Lounge
February 8 – Amityville, NY – Revolution Music Hall
February 9 – Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
February 10 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
February 11 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
February 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache at The Intersection
February 14 – Columbus, OH – Woodlands Tavern
February 15 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
February 16 – St. Louis, MO – Fubar
February 17 – Kansas City, MO – Encore at The Uptown Theater
February 19 – Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
February 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Loading Dock
February 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas
February 22 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
February 26 – Bournemouth, UK – Bournemouth Old Fire Station
February 27 – Exeter, UK – Exeter Cavern
February 28 – Perranporth, UK – Perranporth The Watering Hole
March 1 – Bath, UK – Moles
March 2 – Bridgend, UK – Hobos
March 4 – Belfast, UK – Oh Yeah Centre
March 5 – Dublin, UK – Green Room
March 7 – Liverpool, UK – Arts Club Loft
March 8 – Carlisle, UK – Old Fire Station
March 9 – Aberdeen, UK – Tunnels
March 11 – Stoke, UK – Suagrmill
March 12 – Colchester, UK – Arts Centre
March 14 – Leicester, UK – Academy 2
March 15 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
March 28 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 Poppodium
March 29 – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie – Grande Salle
April 1 – Milan, Italy – Alkatraz
April 2 – Munich, Germany – Neue Theaterfabrik
April 3 – Linz, Austria – Posthof – Zeitkultur am Hafen
April 4 – Budapest, Hungary – Akvarium Nagyhall
April 6 – Praha 8, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin
April 7 – Dresden, Germany – Alter Schlachthof
April 8 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Neue Welt
April 9 – Leipzig, Germany – Conne Island
April 11 – Erlangen, Germany – E-Werk
April 12 – Dortmund, Germany – FZW
April 13 – Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
April 15 – Wiesbaden, Germany – Kulturzentrum Schlachthof
April 16 – Saarbrucken, Germany – Garage
April 17 – Brussels, Belgium - AB

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