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THE BLACK ANGELS Announce Exclusive Record Store Day Roky Erickson DVD Release; Reveal Online Sessions

It’s no secret that Austin psych-rockers The Black Angels were influenced by fellow Austinites 13th Floor Elevators, the underrated late sixties group that is often credited with the birth of American psychedelia. 13th Floor Elevators’ frontman, Roky Erickson, did a couple of stints in mental institutions in the early seventies after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and he stopped performing live for many years as a result of his illness.

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It’s no secret that Austin psych-rockers The Black Angels were influenced by fellow Austinites 13th Floor Elevators, the underrated late sixties group that is often credited with the birth of American psychedelia. 13th Floor Elevators’ frontman, Roky Erickson, did a couple of stints in mental institutions in the early seventies after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and he stopped performing live for many years as a result of his illness. In 2005, however, Roky began slowly performing again, doing a handful of Austin gigs before branching out to New York City and Europe a couple of years later. In 2008, The Black Angels performed 13th Floor Elevators songs with Roky which hadn’t been performed in decades in Dallas, with the memorable performance resulting in a subsequent West coast tour. Today, The Black Angels are excited to announce the upcoming DVD release of “Night of the Vampire”, which captures a special 2008 performance from the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles on Halloween night.

“Night of the Vampire” will be released as a Record Store Day indie exclusive on Black Friday, November 26th, but for a sneak peek, fans can tune in to The Black Angels’ Facebook page on Monday, November 22nd at 3:00pm EST/12:00pm PST to watch the performance streaming in its entirety. The stream will not be archived, so mark your calendars now.

Watch “Night of the Vampire” with Roky Erickson and The Black Angels live (October 31st, 2008) in Los Angeles @ the El Rey Theater on Monday, November 22nd at 3:00pm EST/12:00pm PST.

Track Listing:

01. Intro into Roky Erickson’s “Bo Diddley’s A Headhunter”
02. Collaboration Sequence set to The Black Angels’ “Science Killer”
03. Roky Erickson’s “Two Headed Dog”
04. Halloween Costume Sequence set to The Black Angels’ “Mission District”
05. Roky Erickson’s “Night Of The Vampire”
06. Roky Erickson’s “You’re Gonna Miss Me”
07. Roky Erickson’s “Splash 1”
08. Roky Erickson’s “Creature With The Atom Brain”
09. Roky Discussion into Encore Sequence set to The Black Angels’ “Never Ever”
10. Roky Erickson’s “Roller Coaster”
11. Roky Erickson’s “Reverberation” over End Credits

The Black Angels are currently on the road with fellow dark rockers Black Mountain supporting their latest release, Phosphene Dream. The band just revealed a bunch of in-studio sessions that they’ve been recording along the way, including Live at Rolling Stone and a Daytrotter session. Check out the Daytrotter sessions HERE and the Rolling Stone sessions HERE.

For more information, please visit: www.myspace.com/theblackangels.

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