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Southern California’s KYNG will join Megadeth on their 4-week Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour kicking off November 9 in Providence, RI. The dates comes on the heels of KYNG’s current outing on the Triple Threat Tour with Seether and Sick Puppies and wraps up a busy year on the road for the trio that saw them hit the road with Danzig, Hell Yeah, Clutch, 10 Years, The Sword and more. We first told you about them last March.

Their performance at Orionfest in June earned them a stamp of approval from Metallica frontman James Hetfield after discovering them through Sirius XM program director Jose Mangin, who has championed KYNG since hearing early demos a few years ago.

The band is touring in support

of their new single “Bleed Easy,” which is impacting now at Active Rock Radio. The song is already in rotation at Sirius XM’s “Octane,” WJJO-FM (Madison), WIIL-FM (Chicago), KHTQ-FM (Spokane), WBYR-FM (Fort Wayne) and WZBH-FM (Ocean City).

KYNG will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show ROCKLINE with host Bob Coburn on September 24 at 8:30pm PDT / 11:30pm EDT. Fans are encouraged to call to speak with members of the band toll free at 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). The show will be streamed on the Rockline website for two weeks beginning the afternoon after the live broadcast.

Their debut record Trampled Sun was released last fall on REALID Records (through Independent Label Group). The first single “Falling Down” saw heavy airplay at Sirius XM’s “Octane” and “Liquid Metal” channels. SiriusXM was instrumental in bringing the band to what became their record label (REALID/Independent Label Group) and managers (In De Goot, who also represents Shinedown, Chevelle and others). KYNG’s self-proclaimed “California Heavy” sound is a unique and universally appealing combination of heavy and captivating concepts, channeling influences from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin to Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age. KYNG is trio, Eddie Velix (guitar and vocals) Tony Castaneda (bassist and vocals), and Pepe Clarke Magaña (drummer).

Check out KYNG at any of the following venues:

DATE               CITY                            VENUE

Triple Threat Tour w/ Seether and Sick Puppies

09.14                  Kansas City, MO             The Midland Theatre by AMC

09.15                  Chicago, IL                    House of Blues

09.16                  Dayton, OH                   Montgomery County Fairgrounds

09.18                  Clifton Park, NY             Northern Lights

09.20                  Boston, MA                    House of Blues Boston

09.21                  Sayreville, NJ                 Starland Ballroom

09.22                  Baltimore, MD                Pier Six Concert Pavilion

09.23                  Norfolk, VA                    The NorVa

09.25                  St. Petersburg, FL          Jannus Live

09.27                  Atlanta, GA                    Tabernacle

09.28                  Sauget, IL                     Pop’s

09.29                  Oklahoma City, OK         Diamond Ballroom

10.01                Tempe, AZ                    The Marquee

10.02                Pomona, CA                   The Fox Theater

10.03                Modesto, CA                  Modesto Centre Plaza

10.05                Seattle, WA                   Showbox SoDo

10.06                Spokane, WA                 Knitting Factory Concert House

10.08                Blackfoot, ID                 Club Centenarlo

10.09                Magna, UT                    The Great Salt Air

10.11                Billings, MT                    Shrine Auditorium

10.12                Casper, WY                   Casper Event Center Arena

10.13                Denver, CO                   The Fillmore Auditorium

10.15                Val Air Ballroom             Des Moines, IA

10.16                Minneapolis, MN            The Brick

10.18                Indianapolis, IN             Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

10.19                Grand Rapids, MI           The Orbit Room

10.20                Detroit, MI                     The Fillmore Detroit

w/ MEGADETH

11.09                 Providence, RI               Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

11.10                Huntington, NY              Paramount Theatre

11.11                Worcester, MA               The Palladium

11.13                Wallingford, CT              Oakdale Theatre

11.14                Sayreville, NJ                 Starland Ballroom

11.16                Atlantic City, NJ              House of Blues

11.17                Niagara Falls, NY           Rapids Theatre

11.19                Stroudsburg, PA             Sherman Theater

11.20                Columbus, OH                LC Pavilion (indoors)

11.24                Myrtle Beach, SC            House of Blues

11.25                Charlotte, NC                 Fillmore Charlotte

11.28                Kansas City, MO             The Midland

12.04                  Reno, NV                       Grand Sierra Resort

12.06                  Las Vegas, NV               House of Blues

12.07                  Pomona, CA                   Fox Theater