PRESS RELEASE

They’re back.. And they are… ARMED TO THE TEETH

SWOLLEN MEMBERS

Thursday, January 28^th Vanilla Room – 6001 196A Street, Langley

Tickets on sale Saturday December 12^th for  $20.00 (plus Service Charges) at all Ticketmaster outlets.

The Beat 94.5 FM and Rock.It Boy Entertainment present the #1 West Coast crew SWOLLEN MEMBERS in concert with special guests BRASS TACKZ (featuring EVILEBENEZER, YOUNG SIN and SNAK THE RIPPER) on Thursday, January 28^th at Vanilla Room in Langley. Advance tickets are on sale Saturday December 12^th at all Ticketmaster outlets for only $20.00 (plus Service Charges). Personified by the dynamic and intense MC duo Prevail and Madchild, SWOLLEN MEMBERS have returned with the long-awaited sixth studio album Armed To The Teeth (Battleaxe/ Suburban Noize) which dropped on October 27^th featuring guest appearances by Tech N9ne, Everlast and Slaine from La Coka Nostra, Glasses Malone and Talib Kweli. `Warrior,` the first single and video from Armed To The Teeth (featuring Tre Nyce and Young Kazh) has just been released to radio and television. SWOLLEN MEMBERS, Canada’s undisputed kings of underground hip hop, have enjoyed a successful career, and have worked with some of the most respected MC’s around, but when it came time to record their sixth studio album, they were forced to confront the skeletons that had been hiding in their closet. Madchild was struggling with drug addiction, he was embroiled in legal battles, and his association with outlaw motorcycle clubs provoked the police to swarm his house in full riot gear. Also at this time, Swollen Members’ record label Battleaxe Records had collapsed leaving them homeless. They have kicked out the garbage and are back on track.  With five MuchMusic video awards, four Juno Awards for Best Rap Recording of the Year, highly acclaimed tours from Los Angeles to Japan, and the respect of some of the heaviest hitters in the business all under their belt, SWOLLEN MEMBERS returns with a hot North American tour and a new CD that is their strongest statement to date. The Beat 94.5 FM and Rock.It Boy Entertainment presents the #1 West Coast crew SWOLLEN MEMBERS in concert with special guests BRASS TACKZ (featuring EVIL EBENEZER, YOUNG SIN and SNAK THE RIPPER) at Vanilla Room located at 6001 196A Street, in Langley (phone 604-530-2026)  Advance tickets are on sale Saturday December 12^th for $20.00 (plus Service Charges) at all Ticketmaster outlets (online at www.ticketmaster.ca or Charge-by-Phone at 604-280-4444) or at the door for $25.00. Doors open at 8:00PM. .

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