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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA will release a new EP, “Zombie“, on August 24 via Ferret Music.

“The whole thing is just completely based upon zombies,” explained the band’s frontman Mike Hranica.
“Last fall, I was on a real zombie kick, I read ‘The Zombie Survival Guide’ by Max Brooks, and I thought, ‘What if we made a zombie song?’ All it took was me just saying that to the band, and we had our hearts set on doing this EP.”

The “Zombie” EP is an extremely heavy record that includes songs such as “Survivor” that follows the plight of a man who loses his beloved to the undead and ultimately, in surviving the zombie plague, spends his days warding off the brain-starved and loneliness. The story continues to unfold with the tracks “Outnumbered“, “Escape”, “Revive” and “Anatomy“. Serious THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA fans will note that the “Zombie” EP songtitles are straight-ahead and serious, unlike the “joke” titles that the band’s full-length CDs have been known to feature — “Reptar, King of the Ozone” from 2007′s “Plagues“, as an example.

“The sound is definitely THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, but so much more,” Hranica continues. “It’s sinister and bad-ass.” Guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster agrees, maintaining that the “Zombie” EP is faster than anything THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA has done before. “It’s going to be sick,” said DePoyster. “It’s us, but it’s more HATEBREED-influenced and just straight-up thrash metal-influenced with some serious SLAYER riffs.”

The release of the “Zombie” EP will be preceded by a major summer tour with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA playing some of the biggest venues of its career, and multiple nights in some of the smallest — 25,000 screaming kids one night, and 250 hot and sweaty fans the next. The “Back To The Roots” tour, in partnership with Rockstar Energy Drink, kicked off last month and will go through to the Labor Day weekend.

“We wanted to go back to our roots,” said Hranica, “play little hole-in-the-wall places where fans can be right there in front of the stage, where we can hand someone a mic and really have the fans be an active part of the show, not behind a barrier ten feet away.”

“Zombie” EP track listing:
01. Escape
02. Anatomy
03. Outnumbered
04. Revive
05. Survivor

The song “Outnumbered” is now available for streaming here.

Current THE DEVILWEARS PRADA live dates:
Jul 6 2010 The Shelter Detroit, Michigan
Jul 8 2010 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey
Jul 9 2010 Valentines Albany, New York
Jul 10 2010 Valentines Albany, New York
Jul 11 2010 Xtreme Wheelz Buffalo, New York
Jul 13 2010 The Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
Jul 14 2010 The Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa
Jul 15 2010 Pops Nite Club St. Louis, Missouri
Jul 16 2010 The Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
Jul 17 2010 Sonshine Festival 2010 56201, Minnesota
Jul 19 2010 Mesa Theatre & Club Grand Junction, Colorado
Jul 21 2010 The Underground Reno, Nevada
Jul 22 2010 The Boardwalk Orangevale, California
Jul 23 2010 The Boardwalk Orangevale, California
Jul 24 2010 Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
Jul 25 2010 Chain Reaction **SOLD OUT** Anaheim, California
Jul 26 2010 Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
Jul 28 2010 Soma Sidestage San Diego, California
Jul 29 2010 Soma Sidestage San Diego, California
Jul 31 2010 2010 Heaven Fest Longmont, Colorado
Aug 2 2010 The Door Dallas, Texas
Aug 3 2010 Emo’s Indoor Austin, Texas
Aug 4 2010 Emo’s Indoor Austin, Texas
Aug 5 2010 Rock The Desert Festival 2010 Midland, Texas
Aug 8 2010 Summer Sonic Tokyo, Chiba, JAPAN
Aug 11 2010 Orpheum Tampa, Florida
Aug 12 2010 Orpheum Tampa, Florida
Aug 13 2010 The Social Orlando, Florida
Aug 14 2010 The Social Orlando, Florida
Aug 15 2010 The 7 Venue Douglasville, Georgia
Aug 17 2010 Brewery Raleigh, North Carolina
Aug 18 2010 The Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 19 2010 The Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 20 2010 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvan
Aug 21 2010 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvan
Aug 22 2010 Highline New York, NY
Aug 23 2010 The Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
Aug 25 2010 Harper’s Ferry Allston, Massachuse
Aug 26 2010 Harper’s Ferry Allston, Massachuse
Aug 27 2010 Crocodile Rock Allentown, Pennsylvan
Aug 28 2010 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Aug 29 2010 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Sep 4 2010 Revelation Farms Frenchtown, NJ
Sep 17 2010 The Studio w/ Parkway Drive Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Sep 18 2010 San Francisco Bathhouse Wellington, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
Sep 19 2010 The Bedford w/ Parkway Drive Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND
Sep 22 2010 Riverstage w/ Parkway Drive Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA
Sep 23 2010 High School w/ Parkway Drive Byron Bay, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Sep 24 2010 Hordern Pavillion w/ Parkway Drive Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Sep 25 2010 Royal Theatre w/ Parkway Drive City, ACT, AUSTRALIA
Sep 27 2010 Panthers w/ Parkway Drive Canberra, ACT, AUSTRALIA
Sep 29 2010 Festival Hall w/ Parkway Drive Melbourne, VIC, AUSTRALIA
Oct 1 2010 Hobart Showground w/ Parkway Drive Hobart, TAS, AUSTRALIA
Oct 2 2010 Adelaide Uni Clisters w/ Parkway Drive Adelaide, SA, AUSTRALIA
Oct 3 2010 Challenge Stadium w/ Parkway Drive Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA