Pierced Arrows, the Portland-based trio comprised of legendary members Fred and Toody Cole of the seminal punk band Dead Moon and drummer Kelly Halliburton are releasing their sophomore album Descending Shadows today on VICE Records.

To kick off the release, VICE Records is hosting an exclusive stream of the full album today. Along with this news, longtime fan and supporter Eddie Vedder provided a personal note, exclusively at Spinner.com, touching on the Coles’ major influence and honest impressions they’ve made on rock and roll throughout a career spanning multiple decades.

Listen to full album stream of Pierced Arrows’ Descending Shadows [Vice Records]:
http://www.viceland.com/vicerecords/descendingshadows.php

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In anticipation for their upcoming full-length Descending Shadows on VICE Records this February and North American tour beginning February 23rd, Portland’s Pierced Arrows are offering up another new track for download.  “Let It Rain” features the inimitably unrestrained guitar and vocal pairing that Fred and Toody Cole forged with Dead Moon over the past two decades, powered by Kelly Halliburton’s equally dynamic drumming that could easily be a highlight in their live show.

In addition to the tour dates announced last week with Lullabye Arkestra, Pierced Arrows have added shows in Portland, San Diego, New Haven, and Seattle.

Download and share “Let It Rain” from Pierced Arrows’ Descending Shadows [Vice Records] on Brooklyn Vegan:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/01/new_pierced_arr.html
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VICE Records artists Pierced Arrows and Lullabye Arkestra have announced their upcoming North American tours beginning late February, extensively covering North America over a series of shows together and on their own as well.  Kicking off their tour February 23rd in Fargo, ND, ex-Dead Moon tour veterans Pierced Arrows will work their way east, eventually teaming up with Toronto’s equally blistering live duo Lullabye Arkestra on March 5th in New York.  Both bands will continue playing shows together throughout select East and West Coast tour dates.  

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EX-DEAD MOON MEMBERS SOPHOMORE LP DESCENDING SHADOWS OUT FEBRUARY 2nd
NEW TRACK “PARANOIA” STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON VICELAND.COM

Pierced Arrows, the Portland-based trio comprised of legendary members Fred and Toody Cole of the seminal punk band Dead Moon have announced their signing to VICE Records for the release of their sophomore LP Descending Shadows on February 2nd.

Descending Shadows expands on their fervently rough signature sound, recorded at Portland’s Buzz or Howl Studios and mastered to vinyl lacquer per tradition at Fred and Toody’s home.  Promising to herald a new generation of fans steeped in the progeny which Dead Moon influenced, Descending Shadows will provide longtime followers of the Cole’s work with a new vital installment of what Fred once described as “rock’n'roll that’s rough, ragged, and honest”, a sincere answer to the void of emotion lacking in today’s era.

During their defiant career, Dead Moon released a staggering 16 albums.  Many of which were engineered and mastered direct to vinyl lacquers by Fred Cole on his 40-year old home lathe, the likes of which being infamous for cutting the original version of The Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie”.  Since the late 1960s Fred and Toody also ran seminal music equipment stores and their own general store in their hometown of Clackamas, OR (Freedom Guitar, Captain Whizeagles, Tombstone Music), well known for outfitting generations of Portland musicians.  Influencing many garage punk bands, Dead Moon are cited as a vital inspiration for the DIY movement, Dead Moon in part spawned an international phenomenon of focus on the Pacific Northwest music scene throughout the 90’s.
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