Shapeshifter is the debut album from metalcore supergroup and side project of Escape the Fate’s Craig Mabbitt, The Dead Rabbitts. The album is set for release July 1st via Tragic Hero Records. On May 16th the lyric video for the single ‘My Only Regret’ was released via Tragic Hero’s YouTube channel. The Dead Rabbitts will also be headlining ‘The Shapeshiftour;’ to promote the album this summer. They will be joined by The Relapse Symphony, Nightmares, and Myka Relocates. The album is wonderfully produced; a nice mix of melodic cleans and rough uncleans. This leaves the album with a good balance and something for everyone to enjoy. It was very hard to pick out just a few of the tracks that stand out, because in all honestly the entire album is nothing short of phenomenal. One of the first tracks that popped out at me was ‘Make me Believe It (ft. Caleb Shomo)’. It shows the amazing contrast in musical styles on the album with the soft, melodic piano and the driving guitars and vocals from Mabbitt and Shomo. The next was ‘Deer in the Headlights’, this song has an awesome message. It’s kind of a metaphorical middle finger to the doubters; “you always just tore me down. Now that I’ve survived you’re so surprised like a deer in the headlights”. And finally ‘Black Cloud’ comes up the rear; rounding out and gives the album the ending it deserves. It’s a track that consists of kind of a peaceful chaos.
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Tuesday 7/1/2014 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
Thursday 7/3/2014 Joliet, IL Mojoes
Saturday 7/5/2014 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
Sunday 7/6/2014 Lansing, MI The Loft
Monday 7/7/2014 Toronto, ON Sneaky Dees
Tuesday 7/8/2014 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
Wednesday 7/9/2014 Worcester, MA Palladium
Thursday 7/10/2014 Albany, NY Bogies
Friday 7/11/2014 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Saturday 7/12/2014 Hartford, CT Webster Underg
Sunday 7/13/2014 Amityville, NY Amityville Music
Monday 7/14/2014 Springfield, VA Empire
Tuesday 7/15/2014 Whitehall, PA Planet Trog
Thursday 7/17/2014 Greensboro, NC Greene St. Club
Friday 7/18/2014 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Saturday 7/19/2014 Jacks, FL 1904 Music Hall
Sunday 7/20/2014 Orlando, FL Back Booth
Wednesday7/23/2014 Austin, TX Dirty Dog
Thursday 7/24/2014 Dallas, TX Tomcats
Saturday 7/26/2014 Tempe, AZ Pub Rock
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