Press Release: Of Hearts and Shadows to release "Touching Base with a Chainsaw"

OF HEARTS AND SHADOWS SET TO UNLEASH DEBUT ALBUM, 'TOUCHING BASE WITH A CHAINSAW,' ON OCTOBER 24TH

Perhaps there is no other band on the planet that the word 'screamo' fits
best than for Of Hearts and Shadows. Hailing from San Diego, California,
the group - which includes singer Scott Bixby, guitarists Ricky Vazquez
and Ian Archer, bassist Isaiah Herevia, and drummer Matt Williams - is
readying the release of their first-ever full-length, 'Touching Base with
a Chainsaw,' which is one of the first releases for the newly-launched
Tyburn label. "We had two years worth of writing for this album," explains
Williams about the sessions. "We were able to knock it out in three
weeks - we didn't have to sit and write a bunch of stuff."

The group was formed by Vazquez and original bassist Allan Levy back in
2003, and subsequently went through quite a few different members, before
finding the group's current line-up. While the group's sound contains
obvious elements of metal, hardcore, and emo, Williams explains that the
quintet refuses to be aligned with a single style or approach, as their
influences run the gamut - "It goes from classic rock to everything you
hear up to today."

The group recently wrapped up a string of U.S. dates playing alongside the
Distance and Karate High School - which went smashingly well. "We take
pride in throwing guitars and making it pretty insane on stage," adds
Archer. "We like to let the music speak for itself, but kids will say,
'That was an amazing show,' and then they'll listen to the album."

With a scheduled release date of October 24th, 'Touching Base with a
Chainsaw' contains countless hard hitting highlights, including the prog
metal-esque "Make Sure You Tell Your Friends," as well as "Pretty for
Nostalgia," which shows that Bixby is one of the more intense screamers in
all of hard rock today. "This band is about the future," explains Vazquez.
"Five young guys who appreciate the music that came before, play the music
of today, but are going to keep creating and stepping outside the box into
the future. Music is the last free thing left to do. There are no limits,
and that is going to allows us to grow with every album we put out." And
as evidenced by their debut, Of Hearts and Shadows are certainly off to a
good start.

For information, visit the following sites:

www.ofheartsandshadows.com
www.myspace.com/ofheartsandshadows
www.tyburnrecords.com
www.myspace.com/tyburnrecords