Defeater Signs With Epitaph Records

Boston-based melodic hardcore band Defeater has signed to Epitaph with plans to release a new album in 2015. After a full year of being off the road, Defeater also announced dates for a U.S. headlining tour this Spring.

Front man Derek Archambault performed shows for two years with a cane, but now, fully recovered from a 2014 hip replacement surgery, he is ready to perform again.

“After a year away from touring and nearly two of immobility, I have never been happier to push forward with Defeater,” said Archambault. “Releasing a new album with a label I have bought records from for more than 20 years still doesn't feel real. Like many of my peers, Epitaph's 90's roster was a big part of the soundtrack to my teenage years. Signing to Epitaph and a full U.S. tour this spring has the makings of a banner year for Defeater.”

Defeater's previous albums include "Travels" (2008), "Lost Ground" (2009), "Empty Days & Sleepless Nights" (2011), and "Letters Home" (2013). All of the band's recordings tell the story of a working class family living in New Jersey during the Post-World War II era. Defeater will release a fourth concept album in 2015 on Epitaph.

“We want to thank everyone for the unbelievable continued support of us this past year and we hope we get a chance to thank you personally in 2015. Let’s do this,” said guitarist Jay Maas.

3/27- Albany, NY- Bogies
3/28- Amityville, NY- Revolution
3/29- Lemoyne, PA- The Champ
3/30- Springfield, VA- Empire
3/31- Durham, NC- Motocore Music Hall
4/01- Charlotte, NC- The Neighborhood
4/02- Columbia, SC- New Brookland Tavern
4/03- Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade
4/04- Jacksonville, FL- Aqua
4/05- Birmingham, AL- The Forge
4/07- New Albany, IN- New Albany Production House
4/08- Nashville, TN- Rocketown
4/10- Houston, TX- Walter’s Downtown
4/11- Dallas, TX- Club Dada
4/12- San Antonio, TX- Korova
4/14- Albuquerque, NM- The Works
4/15- Mesa, AZ- Nile
4/16- Anaheim, CA- Chain Reaction
4/17- Fresno, CA- Strummers
4/18- Oakland, CA- Oakland Metro
4/19- Portland, OR- Hawthorne Theater
4/20- Seattle, WA- El Corazon
4/22- Denver, CO- Marquis Theater
4/23- St. Louis, MO- Firebird
4/24- Chicago, IL- Beat Kitchen
4/25- Lansing, MI- The Loft
4/26- Toledo, OH- Frankies
4/27- Erie, PA- Basement Transmissions Theatre
4/28- Buffalo, NY- Studio @ The Waiting Room