The Used have released their highly anticipated sixth studio release, Imaginary Enemy, today, April 1st. Stream the entire album on Youtube here: http://bit.ly/1h20ICk.You can purchase Imaginary Enemy on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/1k9DKwD. A limited amount of “Imaginary Enemy” Deluxe Editions, including a bonus track and expanded artwork, are available for purchase exclusively at Best Buy and Target. The Used are currently on the road for a co-headlining tour of U.S. and Canada with Taking Back Sunday, featuring special guests Tonight Alive and Sleepwave. The tour is almost completely sold out, with tickets to only 4 dates still available for purchase. For up-to-date information, please visit: http://theused.net.
Produced by the acclaimed John Feldmann, who has championed The Used since their very inception in 2001, “Imaginary Enemy,” puts The Used’s political frustrations and commitment to social change at its forefront. A band that has never shied away from using their music as a platform to ask the tough questions and evoke political conversation, the band’s commitment, frustration and optimism for the future is palpable in each track. “Imaginary Enemy” is the band’s sixth studio full-length, following the success of 2012’s Vulnerable, which debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 charts, selling 32,000 copies in its first week alone and marking the group’s fourth top 10 album.
The Used-which also includes guitarist Quinn Allman, bassist Jeph Howard and drummer Dan Whitesides formed in Orem, Utah in 2001, signing to Reprise Records that same year. Championed by producer and collaborator John Feldmann, the band issued their gold-certified Self-Titled debut in 2002, quickly cementing the Used as leaders among the post-hardcore elite, thanks in part to unforgettable singles like “Box Full of Sharp Objects,” “The Taste of Ink,” “Blue And Yellow” and “Buried Myself Alive.” The band then released the CD/DVD combo “Maybe Memories” in 2003, now certified platinum, featuring B-sides, live cuts, demos and unreleased tracks, while still another gold record followed-2004’s “In Love And Death”-spawning singles “Take It Away,” “I Caught Fire” and “All That I’ve Got” – which earned the band their first MuchMusic Video Award nomination.
The band proved their unwavering staying power with the recent radio success of their new single, “Cry” on Sirius XM’s Faction, Octane and Sixx Sense channels. The radio success echoes fan’s high demand to catch The Used on the road, as tickets for their co-headlining tour with Taking Back Sunday have been rapidly selling out, with sold out dates in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, New York City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Detroit, Chicago, Toronto, Hartford, Silver Spring, Ft Lauderdale, Orlando, Boston and Philadelphia.
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect planet, must question the way the world works – and where the world is heading,” says The Used frontman, Bert McCracken, in a statement about the new album. He continues, “Some view art as a way of escaping reality; others view art as a mirror reflecting our sometimes sad society; we believe art can be a weapon, used to shape the very world we live in. The Used is proud to present to you, ‘Imaginary Enemy’.”
For more information on The Used, please visit:
Website: www.TheUsed.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheUsed
Twitter: twitter.com/WeAreTheUsed
YouTube: www.youtube.com/THEUSEDCHANNEL
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“Imaginary Enemy” Tracklisting:
01. Revolution
02. Cry
03. El-Oh-Vee-Ee
04. A Song To Stifle Imperial Progression (A Work In Progress)
05. Generation Throwaway
06. Make Believe
07. Evolution
08. Imaginary Enemy
09. Kenna Song
10. Force Without Violence
11. Overdose
Upcoming Tour Dates:
4/1 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO – SOLD OUT
4/2 Sokol Omaha, NE – SOLD OUT
4/4 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
4/5 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT
4/6 Fillmore Detroit, MI – SOLD OUT
4/8 Kool Haus Toronto, ON – SOLD OUT
4/9 The Armory Rochester, NY
4/11 Webster Theatre Hartford, CT – SOLD OUT
4/12 House of Blues Boston, MA – SOLD OUT
4/13 Tower Theatre Philadelphia, PA – SOLD OUT
4/15 Best Buy Theater New York, NY – SOLD OUT
4/16 Best Buy Theater New York, NY – SOLD OUT
4/19 Sands Bethlehem, PA
4/21 Best Buy Theater New York, NY – SOLD OUT
4/22 Fillmore Silver Spring, MD – SOLD OUT
4/24 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
4/26 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, FL – SOLD OUT
4/27 House of Blues Orlando, FL – SOLD OUT
