A Textbook Tragedy Distort And Intimidate

A Textbook Tragedy's mix of aggressive and technical metal with hardcore energy might be intimidating to the meek, but those aren't the kind of people the Vancouver band want buying their records or coming to their shows anyway.

There will be a new record, Intimidator, coming out on March 4 through their new label, Distort Inc. There will be lots of shows, too, as the group will travel from coast to coast from Feb. 25 to April 7.

A Textbook Tragedy independently released their A Partial Dialogue Between Ghost And Priest debut in 2005, and extensive touring and favourable reviews helped them sell 2,000 copies. To take the next step, however, the original quartet of singer/guitarist Kai Turmann, drummer Nick "Pede" Yacyshyn, bassist Bill Crook and guitarist Adam Christianson thought they needed some fresh blood and added Chris Bahris as a second vocalist last spring. That lineup recorded Intimidator with Winnipeg producer John Paul Peters (Comeback Kid).

The album's title track and "WWJOCD" can be previewed on the band's MySpace page.

A Textbook Tragedy will play with fellow Distort bands The End, Johnny Truant, Architects, Savannah and other like-minded groups here:

Feb. 25 Vancouver, BC @ The Astoria w/Misery Signals, Callahan and Savannah
Feb. 27 Lethbridge, AB @ Medicine Tree Centre
Feb. 28 Medicine Hat, AB @ The Doghouse
March 2 Kenora, ON @ Best Western Lakeside Inn
March 3 Thunder Bay, ON @ Kilroy's
March 4 Timmins, ON @Corner Pockets
March 6 Toronto, ON @ Reverb w/The Holly Springs Disaster, The End, Johnny Truant and Architects (CMW)
March 7 Newmarket, ON @ Optimist Hall w/The Holly Springs Disaster, The End, Johnny Truant and Architects
March 8 London, ON @ The Salt Lounge w/The Holly Springs Disaster, The End, Johnny Truant and Architects
March 10 Barrie, ON @ Foundation w/The Holly Springs Disaster, The End, Johnny Truant and Architects
March 11 Chatham, ON @ Twisters w/The Holly Springs Disaster, The End and Johnny Truant
March 12 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 14 Ottawa, ON @ Cafe Dekcuf w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 15 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 19 Sydney, NS @ St. Alban's Hall w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 20 Moncton, NB @ Paramount Lounge w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 21 Charlottetown, PEI @ Benevolent Irish Society Hall w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 24 Quebec City, QC @ The Imperial Theatre w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 26 Belleville, ON @ Bohemian Nightclub w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 27 St. Catharines, ON @ Level 3 w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 28 Oshawa, ON @ The Dungeon w/The End and Johnny Truant
March 29 Guelph, ON @ Shadow w/The End and Johnny Truant
April 4 Edmonton, AB @ Avenue Skatepark w/Savannah
April 5 Calgary, AB @ Memorial Rehab Centre w/Savannah
April 7 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club w/Savannah

Here are the songs on Intimidator:

"If You Want Blood…"
"Bottomfeeders"
"WWJOCD"
"Dude, I'm On Alesse"
"Intimidator"
"The Gospel According To Textbook"
"Who Invited Zentner?"
"Godspeed, Centipede"
"Stay Out Of Riverdale"
"Cathy Rattlesnake"
"Total Immoral"
"Start The Reactor"