EARLY MAN performance to air TONIGHT on Fuel TV’s ‘The Daily Habit’

The End Records Press Release: (Just a side note. Everytime I read their name I get Bad Religion’s ‘We’re Only Gonna Die’ stuck in my head…

EARLY MAN recently dropped by Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit, where they performed a couple songs which are set to air tonight! The band played a new jam called “Sinking The Blade,” which is on the upcoming EP, and the old fave “Death Is The Answer.” The Daily Habit is a half-hour daily show highlighting today’s most-popular action sports celebrities, musicians, comedy, and cutting-edge new products. It’s hosted by Pat Parnell, NBC television commentator for the Olympic Games and the Dew Action Sports Tour. The Daily Habit airs each night at 9:00pm ET/PT and is re-telecast the next day at 12:00am ET, 8:30am ET, and 3:00pm ET.

EARLY MAN’s forthcoming EP, and first release for THE END RECORDS, is currently being mixed with the help of legendary producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Dwarves, High On Fire). The as yet untitled EP will be released this fall, details to follow shortly

EARLY MAN on tour:
07/18/08 Fri @ Triple Rock – Minneapolis, Minnesota
07/19/08 Sat @ Reggie’s Live – Chicago, Illinois
07/20/08 Sun @ The Bluebird – St. Louis, Missouri
07/22/08 Tue @ Magic Stick – Detroit, Michigan
07/23/08 Wed @ Grog Shop – Cleveland, Ohio
07/24/08 Thu @ Diesel – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
07/25/08 Fri @ Bowery Ballroom – New York, New York
07/26/08 Sat @ Mojo 13 – Wilmington, Delaware
07/27/08 Sun @ The Black Cat – Washington, Washington DC
07/29/08 Tue @ Volume 11 – Raleigh, North Carolina
07/30/08 Wed @ Soapbox Laundro-Lounge – Wilmington, North Carolina
07/31/08 Thu @ Milestone Barcade – Charlotte, North Carolina
08/01/08 Fri @ Landshark Cafe – Jacksonville, Florida
08/02/08 Sat @ The Backbooth – Orlando, Florida
08/03/08 Sun @ Common Grounds – Gainesville, Florida
08/04/08 Mon @ The Earl – Atlanta, Georgia
08/05/08 Tue @ One Eyed Jack’s – New Orleans, Louisiana
08/06/08 Wed @ Rudyard’s Beer Bar – Houston, Texas
08/07/08 Thu @ House of Rock – Corpus Christi, Texas
08/08/08 Fri @ Club Dada – Dallas, Texas
08/09/08 Sat @ Red 7 – Austin, Texas
08/11/08 Mon @ Launchpad – Albuquerque, New Mexico
08/13/08 Wed @ The Clubhouse – Tempe, Arizona
08/14/08 Thu @ Karma – Victorville, California
08/15/08 Fri @ Troubadour – West Hollywood, California

BIO:
When it comes the music of EARLY MAN, the formula is simple: riffs that detonate on impact, a rhythm section on fire and vocals that soar to Mt. Olympus. It’s all about the delivery!

Since 2005’s jolting self-titled EP, the Brooklyn-based three-piece have made a name for themselves in the music scene, winning music critics and fans over with their straight-to-the-jugular rock attitude that champions the sounds of Black Sabbath, thrash, NWOBHM and punk rock. It was a surging creative sound much-needed in the then-stagnant music scene.

But it wasn’t always exciting times for EARLY MAN…
When EARLY MAN’s singer/guitarist Mike Conte first moved to New York City from Columbus, Ohio in 1988, he was broke. While the plan was to focus on making music, it was a struggle. Eventually he would gather enough recording equipment to write and record songs that would eventually become the first emanations by EARLY MAN. The stuff was recorded using a drum machine, but these were still formative days. In 2003, after several stalled attempts to get the band off the ground, Conte hooked up with Columbus, Ohio-native and friend, drummer Adam Bennati.

The pairing of the two was exactly what Conte needed to take the band to the next level.  Soon the band was playing the NYC club circuit and making a name for themselves. EARLY MAN would release their three-song EP on small, independent NYC-based label Monitor Records in the spring of 2005 before Matador Records snatched them up to release their debut album, ‘Closing In’, later that year.

‘Closing In’ was a hulking monster of an album:  heavy and tight, with a towering array of rocking numbers that the duo of EARLY MAN shaped with their passion and drive to live it to the fullest. The album’s first single, “Death is the Answer”, revealed the band’s Black Sabbath influences while also serving up a unique speed metal intensity. It was the perfect song to showcase EARLY MAN’s sound and style, and it eventually found its way to MTV’s HEADBANGER’S BALL for several weeks of rotation.

The band took to the road with new addition/guitarist Pete Macy, who Conte says “added a whole new dimension to what we were doing.”
Currently the band are gearing up for a five-week tour across North America–nothing new to these road warriors. The band has toured extensively for the past three years with such acts as Mastodon, Turbonegro, The Sword, Priestess, Venom and 3 Inches Of Blood.

For now, we wait for EARLY MAN to deliver the rock, and when it comes, no doubt it will be HEAVY.
EARLY MAN is:
Mike Conte (singer, guitar, bass)
Adam Bennati (drums)
Pete Macy (guitar)

Links:
www.myspace.com/earlyman
www.earlymanarmy.com
www.fuel.tv