The Inland Empire, a lovely area just east of Los Angeles and Orange Counties in Southern California known as much for its great weather and beautiful deserts as its devastating wildfires and threatening faultlines, is now the epicenter for one of hardcore music’s biggest breakouts, BIG ASS TRUCK I.E.
Over the last year, the five-piece wrecking crew has slayed the scene faster than the Green Goblin big rig from “Maximum Overdrive.” Armed with only a demo and a couple of singles, BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. have managed to dominate the pit with their reckless brand of cataclysmic hardcore at shows with TERROR, COMEBACK KID and STICK TO YOUR GUNS and performances at Welcome To Rockville, LDB Fest, Sound & Fury, Warped Tour and Inkcarceration to name a few.
Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the signing of the Truck, who’ve just dropped a rampaging new track/video called ‘BACK-WHEEL STOMP.’
Commenting on the signing and single the band states:
“We’re super stoked to be on Nuclear Blast! They’re such a legendary label that a lot of our influences have been a part of so it’s also a wild full circle moment for all of us to be involved like this! ‘BACK-WHEEL STOMP’ is one of our heaviest songs we’ve made and it’s just the beginning of what we’re ready to unleash with Nuclear Blast.”
Label Manager and Head of A&R for Nuclear Blast America, Tommy Jones, adds:
“Whatcha gonna do when THE TRUCK runs wild on you?!?”
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. are currently on tour, performing at Louder Than Life Festival today, followed by headline dates, appearances at New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, Riot Fest and Furnace Fest and a tour with CHIODOS and HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS in November.
Stream ‘BACK-WHEEL STOMP’: https://bigassmftruck.bfan.link/backwheel-stomp
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
Sep 22 - Ottawa, ON - Overflow
Sep 24 - Cleveland, OH - Foundry
Sep 25 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary
Sep 26 - Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Dome
Sep 28 - Nashville, TN - The End
Sep 30 - Augusta, GA - Grantski Records
Oct 1 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
Oct 2 - Atlanta, GA - Culture Shock
Oct 4 - Birmingham, AL - Furnace Fest
w/CHIODOS & HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS:
Nov 6 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Nov 7 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
Nov 8 - Chattanooga, TN - The Signal
Nov 10 - Fayetteville, AR - Ozark Music Hall
Nov 11 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
Nov 12 - Huntsville, AL - Mars Music Hall
Nov 13 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
Nov 16 - Orlando, FL - Warped Tour
Nov 17 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Nov 18 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
Nov 19 - Virginia Beach, VA - The Dome
Nov 21 - Baltimore, MD - Nevermore Hall
Nov 22 - Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center
Nov 23 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater
Nov 25 - Boston, MA - Citizens House of Blues
Nov 26 - Wallingford, CT - The Dome @ Toyota Oakdale Theater
Nov 29 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
Nov 30 - Buffalo, NY - Electric City
Dec 1 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Dec 2 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA LIve!
Dec 3 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s
Dec 6 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
Dec 7 - West Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
Dec 10 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion
Dec 11 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete St. Amphitheater
Dec 12 - Austin, TX - Emo’s
Dec 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Revel
Dec 16 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
Dec 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
Dec 20 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Auditorium
About BIG ASS TRUCK I.E.:
Born in the inland empire. Fueled by diesel and bad decisions.
2000 horsepower breakdowns. 12-ton riffs. Anyone in the way catches the back wheel stomp.
Not a band. A wrecking crew on bald tires.
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. isn’t here to partake in hardcore. It’s here to run it over, back it up, and run it over again.
Big riffs. Big energy. BIG ASS TRUCK.
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