Another Animal?s self titled debut album was released this past Tuesday. The album features the single ?Broken Again.? This is the first record for Another Animal, but not for the members of the band. Whit Crane from Ugly Kid Joe joins Tony Rombola, Lee Richards, Robbie Merrill and Shannon Larkin from Godsmack to become Another Animal. When Shannon and the guys from Godsmack needed a singer for their new band, he called on his old friend Whit Crane to step in. Shannon and Whit had previously played together on Ugly Kid Joe?s album Menace to Sobriety.
Another Animal?s name is a perfect description for what the new band has become. By incorporating elements of hard rock, metal, punk, and grunge, Another Animal is an eclectic tribute to the sounds the members grew up with. “It was so organic and fun to do,” says Rombola. “It was a great experience because there were no preconceptions. We just did what we felt like in order to create some really cool songs without worrying about what audience it was for.”
With the new record in stores today and the first show of their US tour kicking off tonight, Another Animal are playing the music they love and enjoying the ride. For more information on the tour or to check out the bands single, ?Broken Again,? go to the Another Animal Myspace page.
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Their first tour kicks of this week with Alter Bridge and here are the tour dates:
10/2 Tallahassee, FL ? Floyds Music Store
10/4 North Charleston, SC ? The Plex
10/5 Chattanooga, TN ? Club Fantham
10/6 Noblesville, IN ? X-Fest at The Verizion Wireless Music Center
10/8 Chicago, IL ? House of Blues
10/9 Cleveland, OH ? House of Blues
10/10 Cincinnati, OH ? Bogarts
10/12 Hampton, VA ? Mill Point Park
10/13 Sayreville, NJ ? Starland Ballroom
10/14 Boston, MA ? The Roxy
10/16 New York, NY ? The Filmore @ Irving Plaza
10/17 Hartford, CT ? Webster Theatre
10/19 Hampton Beach, NH ? Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
10/21 Philadelphia, PA ? The Electric Factory
10/24 Wichita, KS ? The Cotillion
10/27 Corpus Christi, TX ? Concrete Street Amphitheater
10/28 Woodlands, TX ? Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/30 Dallas, TX ? The Palladium Ballroom
10/31 Amarillo, TX ? Midnight Rodeo
11/2 Tempe, AZ ? Marquee Theatre
11/3 Las Vegas, NV ? House of Blues
11/6 Anaheim, CA ? The Grove
11/7 West Hollywood, CA ? House of Blues
11/10 Spokane, WA ? The Big Easy Concert Hall
11/11 Boise, ID ? Big Easy Concert House
11/13 Boulder, CO ? Fox Theatres
11/16 St. Paul, MN ? Myth
11/17 Milwaukee, WI ? The Rave
11/21 Pontiac, MI ? Clutch Cargo?s
11/24 Fort Wayne, IN ? Piere?s Entertainment Center