Creepshow Run For Your Life

07/10/08 3:17pm

by Ciara McCann (CHARTattack)

Since The Creepshow came together in 2005, the band's combination of horror movie-themed lyrics and country-tinged punk rock with a '50s rockabilly twist has lured audiences into their terrifying trap. Just as fans begin to thirst for more, The Creepshow will release their sophomore album, Run For Your Life, through Stomp Records on Aug. 26.

The album was produced by Steve Rizun (Protest The Hero, IllScarlett), who also worked on The Creepshow's 2006 Sell Your Soul debut. It ends with a live recording of a concert staple, the band's cover of the Ramones' "Pet Sematary."

The Burlington, Ont. hellbilly foursome include singer/guitarist Sarah "Sin" Blackwood, upright bassist Sean "Sick Boi" McNab, drummer Matt "Pomade" Gee and keyboardist Kristian "The Reverend McGinty" Rowles. Sin took over for her sister Jen "Hellcat" Blackwood last year after she became pregnant.

Here are The Creepshow's confirmed Canadian concerts:

• July 12 St. Catharines, ON @ Mansion House (Hotrod Hootenanny)
• July 19 Mississauga, ON @ The Flats at Arrow Hall (Warped Tour) 
• July 20 Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau (Warped Tour) 
• Aug. 3 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus w/Rancid and Sick Of It All 
• Aug. 31 Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 3 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 4 Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 5 Regina, SK @ Riddell Centre w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 6 Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 10 London, ON @ Call The Office w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 11 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 12 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 13 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda w/Anti-Flag
• Sept. 14 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House w/Anti-Flag

• "The Sermon II"
• "Rue Morgue Radio"
• "Demon Lover"
• "Run For Your Life"
• "Buried Alive"
• "Take My Hand"
• "You'll Come Crawlin'"
• "Rock N' Roll Sweatheart"
• "When The Lights Go On"
• "Long Way Down"
• "Pet Sematary"