Planes Mistaken for Stars – Complete Work on New Album – Reveal Tracklisting – Out October 3

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Celebrated Denver, Colorado quartet PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS has completed work on their highly anticipated new album, entitled Mercy. Mercy will see an October 3 release via Abacus Recordings.

The critically acclaimed band, known for their exhilarating live performances and dynamic hard rock sound that combines both fervent aggression and heartfelt melody, recorded Mercy at Seattle’s Red Room Recording Studios with Producer extraordinaire Matt Bayles (ISIS, PEARL JAM, MASTODON). The follow-up to 2004’s Up In Them Guts, Mercy contains eleven songs executed in PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS incomparable style, the album documenting the fast-rising band at the top of their game musically, while the aching, captivating vocals of frontman / guitarist Gared O’Donnell soar overhead. The album features stunning, beautiful cover artwork from Chris Taylor (DARKEST HOUR, PIG DESTROYER) in addition.

The final track listing for Mercy is €œOne Fucked Pony€, €œCrooked Mile€, €œWidow: A Love Song€, €œKeep Your Teeth€, €œTo Spit a Sparrow€, €œNever Felt Prettier€, €œKilled by Killers who Kill Each Other€, €œLittle Death€, €œChurch Date€, €œMercy€ and €œPenitence€. A sneak preview of what Mercy holds in store is available now as the song “Crooked Mile” has been posted online at the PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS MySpace page.

PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS (Gared O€™Donnell (vocals / guitar), Chuck French (guitar), Neil Keener (bass)and Mike Ricketts (drums)), who have toured relentlessly with such diverse acts as THE ATARIS, HIGH ON FIRE, THURSDAY, CONVERGE, CURSIVE and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, will embark on a European headlining tour beginning July 25 at the Barfly in London, UK. The much-traveled band is expected to announce a plethora of North American live dates in support of Mercy shortly. A full listing of upcoming PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS live dates can be found at the bottom of this message.