Kicking Harold Returns With New Album, Debut Single "Kill You"

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Oct 10, 2014, 07:15 ET

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultradose Music -- Kicking Harold are modern rock alchemists, and the operative word is "modern"- they synthesize hard rock, alternative, metal and dance-pop elements, and generate radio gold. But this isn't some hollow sleight of hand. New album Red Light District is due January 20, 2015 and boasts 12 expertly sequenced potential singles poised to erupt on multiple platforms.

KICKING HAROLD (L-R): Bret Domrose, Tim David Kelly, Peter Burke. Photo by Hannah Verbeuren (PRNewsFoto/Kicking Harold)

The first order of business is to do right by Kicking Harold's loyal, patient fan base. Their single "Kill You" originally appeared on the band's 1996 MCA debut, Ugly & Festering. But due to spools of red tape that would strangle a lesser band, the fan favorite has long been out of print. Luckily, frontman Tim David Kelly conceived a novel solution: rerecording and modernizing "Kill You" as Red Light District's centerpiece single.

"I wanted to retrack "Kill You" to give something back to the original fans who can't get it anymore, and also use it as kind of a rebooting of the franchise for new fans, as they say," Kelly laughs. "People still love this song and we still play it live, so it made sense to give it some new life and a really cool new video as well."

Indeed, Kicking Harold are that rare breed of band who recognizes, respects and learns from their past. Fans of auto makeover reality show Overhaulin' (originally on TLC, recently revamped on Velocity/Discovery) will recognize staccato rager "Gasoline" as the theme music, making it an unexpected sleeper hit by generating millions of youtube views and spiked sales of the single.

Red Light District offers the perfect balance of classic and contemporary. Kelly loves the big riffs and dancier elements of new jacks like Young the Giant and Shiny Toy Guns.

"I have always tried to make albums where you have pretty, acoustic things next to really heavy, riffy stuff, so there is a broader range of material," Kelly says. "I like heavy music, but I am also very attached to melodies. I try to put the two together to get it as rocking as I can, while never losing the hooks, the pop part."

Joined by Bret Domrose (Dogstar) on bass guitar and drummer Peter Burke (Wilson Phillips, 10 Speed), Kelly has once again pulled Kicking Harold's Delorean out of the garage with the flux capacitor set to rock 2015 & beyond.

"Kill You" – Single Release November 11, 2015
"Red Light District" – Album Release January 20, 2015

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