The Expendables - New Album, GONE SOFT, coming this May, 2012!

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The Expendables
Growing up in Santa Cruz, California was a laid back experience for The Expendables; surf, skate, party and play music. Since 1997 The Expendables have staked their claim in the California surf rock genre. Blending Reggae, Punk Rock, and 80s style dueling guitar solos has made The Expendables turn heads for years.
Meet the band: Geoff Weers (Guitars and Vocals), Adam Patterson (Drums and Vocals), Raul Bianchi (Lead Guitar) and Ryan DeMars (Bass). Their first release in 2000 No Time To Worry became an instant summer time classic with songs like the dub reggae “Right Time” and their punk rock favorite “Fire Starter”. The band followed up with the release of Open Container in 2001 yielding such songs as the dance friendly “24/7” and iTunes classic “Drift Away”. As the band began to gain respect and recognition regionally, they decided to record their third full-length album, Getting’ Filthy, which included fan favorites and live staples, “Bowl For Two” and “Sacrifice”.
While touring and supporting their album, Getting’ Filthy, The Expendables would share the stage with Slightly Stoopid and catch the attention of founders and front men Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughty. “The Expendables are the best thing to happen to metal since the 80's, the rise of hair metal dub,” comments Stoopid’s guitarist Doughty. In 2007 Slightly Stoopid formed their own independent label, Stoopid Records, and signed The Expendables for the label’s first non-Stoopid release, which was The Expendables self-titled. Released in September 2007, the album received rave reviews fueled by instant classics like rhythm heavy ode to Santa Cruz nightlife, “Down Down Down,” the dueling guitar melodic rock favorite, “War Cry,” and the party anthem, “Let Loose”.
The band continued supporting the album with hundreds of shows over the next two years, gaining fans around the world, and respect from the bands that influenced them. Early 2009 saw The Expendables in the busiest times of their career. Within a few short months The Expendables hit the road with NOFX, Less Than Jake, Pennywise, Pepper, and also found time to fly to Guam for a massive two-night stand in May. In case that was not enough, The Expendables were honored to join 311 on their Summer Unity amphitheater tour, rocking huge stages, opening new doors, and taking the band to a new level.
Despite relentless touring, the band decided idle time was not an option after the conclusion of their tour with 311. The Expendables went straight in to the studio to begin recording their next record. Paul Leary (producer of Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Supersuckers and many others) would man the helm at Big Fish Studios in Encinitas, CA during their August recording session. The sessions proved successful, and the band laid down 7 solid tracks as a basis for their forthcoming release.
The future for the band looks bright, and there are many doors to knock down. In November The Expendables will go back to Big Fish Recording studios, this time with punk rock guitarist El Heffe of NOFX fame at the controls. Look for The Expendables on tour in early 2010, rocking towns across the country with their unique blend of reggae and metal. Their highly anticipated 5th album will be released next spring, and will no doubt be a fan favorite, and a stepping stone in the rising success of these down to earth boys from a little surf town called Santa Cruz.

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New Show Announced + FL Tour w/ Rebelution Tickets Now On Sale

We are excited to announce we will be performing at this year's Utah Reggae Festival on Friday July 13th!

Tickets go on sale Friday, 06/01/12. Grab your tickets before their all gone and come rage!

Also, we are excited about our upcoming Florida tour with Rebelution and Passafire! Tickets are now on sale, so grab your tickets below; this is definitely a show not to miss.

Upcoming Shows

05/24 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
w/ Unwritten Law and Josh Fischel
Tickets

05/25 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
w/ Unwritten Law and Josh Fischel
Tickets

05/26 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater
w/ Unwritten Law and Josh Fischel
Tickets

05/27 - Monterey, CA @ California Roots Music Festival
Tickets

06/02 - Vail, CO @ Check Point Charlie
Tickets

07/13 - Ogden, UT @ Itah Reggae Festival
Tickets On Sale 06/01

08/12 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
w/ Sublime with Rome and Pepper
Tickets

08/16 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
w/ Rebelution and Passafire
Tickets

08/17 - Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
w/ Rebelution and Passafire
Tickets

08/18 - Cocoa Beach, FL @ Cocoa Riverfront Park
w/ Rebelution and Passafire
Tickets

08/19 - St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
w/ Rebelution and Passafire
Tickets

More info available here:

http://www.theexpendables.net

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Shaun Logan original art presale package auction ends in 30minutes http://bit.ly/gonesoftauction!!

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Final 24hours for the Shaun Logan original painting pre-sale package auction!

Be sure to check out the auction action over the next 24hours as the auction will end tomorrow at 1:00pm!

http://bit.ly/gonesoftauction

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LIVE Stream Today at 4:20 pm PT!

We teamed up with our friends over at SRH to bring you a LIVE Stream today at 4:20 pm PT / 7:20 ET!

Tune in here and join the chat. You will be able to ask questions, hear them answer live and even get a live acoustic set right in the comfort of your own home!

Pack yourself a bowl for two, tune in and hang out with us today at 4:20!

Tune in here: http://bit.ly/Expendables_SRH_LIVE_Stream

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Gone Soft Drops This Thursday + New Shows Announced w/ Rebelution

We have a lot of exciting events coming up this week!

The time has finally come, our new acoustic album Gone Soft drops THIS Thursday!

You can still pre-order the album here: http://www.theexpendables.net/Presale

The Shaun Logan Original Expendables Pre-Sale Package Auction is going strong. You have until this Wednesday to put your bid in!

More info available here: http://www.theexpendables.net/Presale

This Wednesday tune into SRH to join the band in a LIVE stream. You will have the opportunity to chat with the band live, hear an acoustic set and you can expect more exciting announcements!

Tune in here on Wendesday at 4:20 pm PT: http://srh.com/

The Gone Soft Tour kicks off this Friday in Anaheim at The House of Blues followed by The Marquee in Tempe, AZ on Saturday. Pre-purchase your ticket now, get an immediate FREE download of "Positive Mind" and enter for your chance to win 2 Soundcheck passes and a meet and greet with the band!

Tickets Available here: http://www.theexpendables.net/News

We are also excited to announce we will be joining Rebelution and Passafire in Florida this August! We will be hitting St. Petersburg, Pompano Beach, Cocoa Beach and St. Augustine. More info available here: http://www.theexpendables.net/News

Tickets go on sale this Friday, 05/18. See you there!

Alot of big things coming up so make sure you stay tuned in!

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Shaun Logan's Original Expendables Painting Pre-Sale Package Is Now Available for Auction!

After a lot of tedious work, a number of hours and a few 40's later, Shaun Logan's original Expendables artwork pre-sale package is now available!

Details for the auction can be found on our website at

http://www.theexpendables.net

Shaun created this painting encompassing elements of his artwork from all of The Expendables albums and for the first time it is available to the public.

Check out this video of him painting the piece!

A portion of proceeds will be donated to MusicCares which is an amazing charity organization the band supports.

Click here for more info and to place a bid on this one of a kind masterpiece.

http://www.theexpendables.net/presale

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New Shows Announced

We're excited to be performing with Sublime With Rome and Pepper this summer in Morrison, CO at Red Rocks Amphitheater on Aug 12, 2012! Grab your tickets now and come join us! - http://bit.ly/Expendables_RedRocks_Aug12_Tix

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We're also hitting New Braunfels, TX this Saturday at Texas Ski Ranch for Cinco De Mayo!

Tickets available here: http://bit.ly/Expendables_May5_TexasSkiRanch_Tix

Don't forget The Gone Soft Tour starts in a few weeks! Check out all tour dates below.

Gone Soft Tour

w/ Unwritten Law and Josh Fischel (Formerly of Bargain Music)

05/18 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

05/19 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee

05/24 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern

05/25 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern

05/26 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater

We'll also be in NorCal on 05/27 performing at California Roots Music Festival!

Tickets Available here: http://bit.ly/Expendables_CARootsFest_Tix

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Gone Soft Full Album Stream Starts at 12:00 pm PT!

For anyone who smoked too much on 4/20 and missed our 4:20 Gone Soft stream, we're doing an encore today!

Head over to http://www.theexpendables.net/Presale and stream the whole Gone Soft album starting at 12:00 pm PT until 6:00 pm PT.

While you're there, check out all our Pre-Sale packages, grab your album ahead of time and get a free download of the acoustic version of "Positive Mind" at the time of purchase!

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The Gone Soft Video Contest Winners Announced!

We had some great submissions by some incredibly talented fans and we're stoked to announce the grand prize winners who have each won a custom signed guitar amp grill! All follow up winners will receive a signed limited edition Expendables Ladera Poster and limited edition signed band picture. The winners were choosen by the most likes on their video.

Gone Soft Acoustic Cover Video Winner

Congratulations to Yazzie Homay who won the grand prize custom Expendables guitar amp grill signed by the band!

Check out her submission: http://bit.ly/HkpuCa

Gone Soft Music Video Winner

Congratulations to H. Kile who is our grand prize winner and won the custom Expendables guitar amp grill sigend by the band!

Check out the video submission: http://bit.ly/ISvxtx

Gone Soft Lyrics Video Winner

Congratulations to Kim Burleson who won a custom signed Expendables guitar amp grill!

Check out her submission: http://bit.ly/JossDT

Thank you to all our runner ups! Each winner will receive a limited edition Expendables Ladera poster signed by the band as well as a signed limited edition band picture.

Check out some other awesome video submissions we got:

James Connelly:
http://bit.ly/IhbZ5x
http://bit.ly/K7RnZm
http://bit.ly/ImVyAg

Chris Pulomena:
http://bit.ly/ILn3VQ

Dan Tsatskin:
http://bit.ly/JGVUEL

Angel R:
http://bit.ly/I2docC

Lucas Burits
http://bit.ly/I63eqg

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Last Chance To Submit Your Video for The "Gone Soft" Video Contest!

We've had some great video submissions from some very talented fans! We will be announcing winners tomorrow, so make sure you submit your video for your chance to win a signed custom guitar grill!

Click here for more information and to submit your video: http://bit.ly/Expendables_GoneSoft_VideoContest