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Star & Dagger have announced April UK Tour Dates via their Facebook page! The underground all-star band features a cast of characters from White Zombie, Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of The Stone Age and Cycle Sluts From Hell playing fun, distorted dark blues influenced hard rock.

The short run, power punch tour will commence Tue, April 16th in Manchester UK @ The Roadhouse (Patrick Swayze not included, this is Engand!) and wrap up Mon, April 22nd in Brighton, UK @ Green Door.

Stateside, the band have already played with the likes of Down, St. Vitus and Helmet.

Click HERE for the full listing of dates! And let’s start a petition for them to come back Stateside and tour with someone like Earthless or Black Cowgirl later in 2013. Hey, it’s ok to have dreams, right?

Star & Dagger, the new sludgy blues band featuring alumni from White Zombie, Cycle Sluts From Hell, Queens Of The Stone Age and Eagles Of Death Metal, have talked to Metal Riot about their forthcoming full length “Tomorrowland Blues”!

Dava She Wolf (guitar): “We have an upcoming full length called “Tomorrowland Blues”. It has a futuristic retro concept of Valley Of The Dolls kind of cover art. The back cover is an adult gameboard of all the things that can go wrong in life. It was produced by Ethan Allen and Dave Catching (Eagles Of Death Metal) in Joshua Tree and we’re really excited about it.”

Sean Yseult (bass): “We stayed in two great locations in Joshua Tree. One place Hicksville was a crazy trailer park gone mental. We all stayed in different trailers. One was an outer space trailer. There was also a BB Gun shooting range. We took over and everyone had a huge party. Lots and lots of wine and good food and music. Then we did five songs at Rancho De La Luna. That’s a huge party in itself. Eagles Of Death Metal and QoTSA have done many recordings there. It’s just amazing. Dave’s home turns into the studio and we decided we would never play again unless Dave Catching was in the band. I first met Dave when White Zombie was headlining 5,000 seaters. We’d taken Kyuss out on the tour with us and I asked if Dave was their manager. They said,” No…He’s our mixologist” (laughing). That’s Dave!”

Stay tuned for updates on a release date and label soon!

If you want bitchin’ good heavy blues rock with serious metal bite, look no further. “In My Blood” is Star & Dagger‘s first release in the form of a three song vinyl EP. The band’s members are Sean Yseult (White Zombie), guitarist Donna She Wolf (Cycle Sluts From Hell/She Wolves), vocalist Von Hesseling, and drummer Dustin Crops (Jesus Christ Superfly). The “In My Blood” EP contains material recorded in Joshua Tree, California with Ethan Allen and songs produced in New Orleans by former White Zombie guitarist J. Yuenger, at his new studio the Graveyard. Yuenger also plays guitar on a track.

The “In My Blood” EP includes foil stamped illuminati skull cover, blood sleeve with band photo and lyrics, and blood colored translucent vinyl. Jacket, sleeve and labels by Lindsey Kuhn.

The run is limited to 500 copies, including a special signed version only available at the band’s live shows. Pre-order HERE.