After traveling to Haiti with Food For The Hungry earlier this year, the members of Building 429 have become strong advocates of the organization’s cause. The tour encourages the sponsorship of Haitian children, spreading the message that it only takes 30 seconds to contribute to restoring the hope of a devastated country and change a life forever.

“The goal of Building 429 is to sponsor 4,000 kids in Haiti this fall,” said Building 429’s front man Jason Roy. “The number one religion in Haiti is witchcraft. If we can help 4,000 families there encounter the love of Christ, just imagine the revival that would take place.”

The 30 Seconds To Change Tour kicks off on September 30 in Waterloo, Ont., and is scheduled to run through November 20 with its last show in Corinth, Miss.

“We were searching for something to offer more than just music,” said HR Ministries tour promoter Torey Hammett. “When we heard this tour was being promoted as a Night for Haiti relief, that was all we needed to hear…Great artists with great music and the greatest message of all time–Jesus Christ.”

For additional information on the tour visit http://building429.com. To watch the tour video visithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPyMrRLLyks.

Confirmed Tour Dates as of release:

• 9/30 – Waterloo, ONT*
• 10/1 – London, ONT*
• 10/3 – Guelph, ONT*
• 10/9 – Albany, GA
• 10/13 – Middlesboro, KY
• 10/16 – Garner, NC
• 10/17 – Hardyston, NJ
• 10/21 – Greenwood, AR
• 10/23 – Lucedale, MS
• 10/24 – Laurel, MS
• 10/30 – Getzville, NY
• 11/5 – Castle Hayne, NC
• 11/7 – Fairhope, AL
• 11/11 – Mequon, WI
• 11/13 – Princeton, KY
• 11/18 – San Antonio, TX
• 11/20 – Corinth, MS

*all dates subject to change

Building 429
Building 429 has had a history of success with the release of four studio albums, and now the rock band is joining forces with Provident Label Group for their fifth studio record set to release in 2011. In 2005 “Glory Defined” was named BMI’s Christian Song of the Year, they were named the Gospel Music Association’s 2005 New Artist of the Year and nominated that same year for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year and Song of the Year.  They have toured with artists such as TobyMac, Family Force 5, Casting Crowns and Thousand Foot Krutch.

About Food For The Hungry:

Since 1971, Food for the Hungry has boldly served and spoken out for the poor. Food for the Hungry is more than a relief and development organization; they are tested, trusted and innovative partner who respectively walks with the poor in more than 26 countries worldwide while intentionally reflecting the love of Jesus. For more information, please visit www.fh.org

About MIKESCHAIR:

This is a band well-known for infectious songs that inspire action to change the world through love. Partnering with organizations and utilizing mikestable at many of their shows, it is the band’s hope for people to be aware of what’s going on in the world in terms of need, to give them empowerment, while also give options. Audiences are welcomed to visit mikestable, which is dedicated to offering information for various causes such as Food for the Hungry, IJM, Love 146 and much more.

About Abandon:

Dove Award-nominated San Antonio rock act Abandon is a rare blend of relevant, non-alienating music with a sound that has been likened toU2-meets-Coldplay-meets-The Killers, all wrapped in a steady rush of uncommon creativity that has both modern flash and worshipful depth. Comprising of brothers Josh Engler (vocals) and Justin Engler (rhythm guitars), cousins Dave Vela (drums) and Stevan Vela (lead guitar), and Bryan Fowler (bass), Abandon has recently finished tracking in the studio for their sophomore album slated for a March 2011 release.  The band’s Forefront Records energy-gushing, full-length debut album hit Sept. 2009 along with widespread acclaim.  Media critics called the music “catchy” (ChristianityToday.com < http://ChristianityToday.com> ), “a tasty morsel of what is to come” (jesusfreakhideout.com < http://jesusfreakhideout.com> ), and hailed the band for being “at the forefront of the current music industry” (indievisionmusic.com < http://indievisionmusic.com> ). The momentum afforded Abandon opportunities to tour alongside such established acts as Fireflight and Remedy Drive, as well as appear on a Teen Mania Ministries’ “Acquire The Fire” tour and at every major Christian festival this summer. Josh says about the band and its music, “It’s all about the atmosphere of God, the electricity of His presence. I must decrease; He must increase. Healing happens when you’re in the atmosphere of God.” For more information on Abandon, visit:http://www.abandonrock.com/.

The Word Alive unleashes their brand new album Deceiver today! Already garnering critical acclaim, the band’s debut full-length features lead tracks “The Hounds Of Anubis” and “Epiphany”. Pick up your copy at Hot Topic and record stores everywhere. Fans can also get Deceiver digitally on iTunes for just $7.99.

Head to AOL Noisecreep now to listen to new track “We Know Who You Are” - check it out at Noisecreep.com. Plus, get the story behind each of the tracks on Deceiver with singer Tyler “Telle” Smith’s Track By Track feature for Alternative Press - head to AltPress.com now!

The band kicks off their tour with Bleeding Through this week, and has just announced a tour with Miss May I. Scroll down for dates!

The Word Alive w/Bleeding Through, After The Burial, For Today, & Stray From The Path
09/03/10 – West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
09/04/10 – Riverside, CA @ The Vibe
09/06/10 – Lubbock, TX @ Cactus Courtyard
09/07/10 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
09/08/10 – Metairie, LA @ The High Ground
09/09/10 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
09/10/10 – Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
09/11/10 – ST. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theater
09/12/10 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fl @ Culture Room
09/13/10 – Jacksonville, FL @ Plush
09/14/10 – Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
09/15/10 – West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
09/16/10 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
09/17/10 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
09/18/10 – Acton, MA @ Nara Park Amphitheater
09/19/10 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
09/20/10 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
09/21/10 – Pittsburg, PA @ Diesel Nightclub
09/22/10 – Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheels
09/24/10 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s Music Hall
09/25/10 – Covington, KY @ The Madhatter
09/26/10 – Nashville, TN @ Rockettown
09/28/10 – West Dundee, IL @ Clear Water Theater
09/29/10 – Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
10/01/10 -Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
10/02/10 – Wichita Falls, TX @ The Hanger
10/03/10 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep

The Word Alive w/ Miss May I, Confide, Bury Tomorrow and Abandon All Ships
10/29/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Grop Shop
10/30/10 – Pontiac, MI @ The Eagle Theater
10/31/10 – Tinley Park, IL @ Fiesta
11/03/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/04/10 – Boise, ID @ The Venue
11/05/10 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
11/06/10 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/07/10 – Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
11/09/10 – Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry’s
11/10/10 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
11/12/10 – San Diego, CA @ Soma Sidestage
11/13/10 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
11/14/10 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
11/16/10 – Dallas, TX @ The Door
11/17/10 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
11/19/10 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
11/20/10 – Metairie, LA @ High Ground
11/22/10 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
11/26/10 – S. Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock
11/28/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
12/01/10 – Montreal, QC @ Underworld
12/02/10 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
12/03/10 – Toronto, ON @ Annex Wreckroom
12/04/10 – Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheelz
12/05/10 – Kettering, OH @ The Attic Club

In support of Superchick’s latest release, Reinvention (April 20, 2010), the tour will feature reinventions of popular songs from the band’s more than 10-year career. Opening with a concert in Hobbs, N.M., the tour will visit mainly West Coast and Midwest cities, supported by Superchick’s latest radio single, “Still Here,” currently impacting both Christian AC and CHR.

“‘Reinvention’ is a word that means change, and that is what we expect on this tour: GOD to show up like never before and change our lives forever,” says Superchick bassist Matt Dally. “We want your life to be different when you walk out of the show; I want my life to be different as well. Come and see God transform us all to be closer to Him. Oh and it’s going to rock your face off too!”

A complete tour itinerary follows this release. For tour updates, visit www.superchickonline.com

Inpop Records’ sister-fronted band Superchick comprises Tricia Brock (vocals) and Melissa Brock (vocals, guitar), Matt Dally (bass, vocals), Dave Ghazarian (lead guitar, vocals), Max Hsu (keyboards/DJ), and Chase Lovelace (drums). With six albums to date, Superchick has sold upwards of 750,000 albums and celebrated multiple record-breaking No.1 singles at radio, including the standout tracks “We Live” and “Stand In The Rain.” Superchick’s songs have been heard in more than 100 films, television shows and video games, making Superchick one of the most licensed bands in the Christian music industry. Superchick’s 2008 release, Rock What You Got, turned out the group’s highest ever first week sales numbers and has received significant licensing placements on MTV’s “The Hills,” ABC television spots for “True Beauty,” and the Style Network’s reality series “Running In Heels,” to name a few. The album additionally received a 2009 GRAMMY nomination for Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album and produced the Top 5 radio hit, “Hold.” Its latest project, Reinvention, released April 20, 2010, touches on significant lyrical themes that have resonated with Superchick’s fans over the last decade. Heavily influenced by the band’s television and film exposure, it is a soundtrack album for a world filled with fast car chases, giant fighting robots, teen romance and bad guys walking in slow motion. Three new songs accompany nine reinventions pulled from every album in the band’s discography. For more information, visit www.superchickonline.com.

Over the past seven years, Chris Greenwood has used the moniker Manafest to organically build his fan base playing hundreds of shows on three continents. Manafest dropped his fourth studio project, “The Chase,” in 2010 to much acclaim including the hit song “Avalanche,” currently Top 5 at CHR. After his other three records that received international acclaim including huge success in Japan, Juno nominee Manafest released “The Chase” as his most aggressive and sonically evolved record to date. In 2006, Manafest released “Glory” from which the rock anthem “Impossible,” featuring Thousand Foot Krutch’s Trevor McNevan, became a global hit. This release dramatically increased his record sales 5x over. In 2008, Manafest followed up with “Citizens Activ,” which catapulted success garnering multiple TV placements and his overall presences in the US and internationally.

Me In Motion broke out on the national Christian music scene the beginning of this year with the release of their single, “Losers,” from their debut self-titled album on Centricity Music. The song peaked in the Top Twenty on the CHR Christian chart and the accompanying video world premiered on the Air 1 website, besides garnering airplay from several video outlets that included the Gospel Music Channel and Godbeat TV. Their second single, “The God I Know,” is currently at #18 on the Christian CHR chart and still climbing. Me In Motion, which is comprised of Seth Mosley, Brian Dexter and Tim Wilson, is becoming a favorite on the touring circuit with their high energy performances and song lyrics that are connecting with fans across the country. Due to the early success and incredible talent of Me In Motion, the group was asked to appear on three high-profile tours earlier this year with newsboys, RED/Pillar and Sanctus Real.

With a new range of vocals, talent and tour experience, Bread of Stone hits the mark with their highly anticipated, long awaited third album, “Saturate.” The bands goal is to share what God has been doing in their lives personally and as a group. The pop/rock 5 song EP features “Beautiful,” which was inspired after a recent trip to Indonesia. Lead singer, Ben Kristijanto said “we spoke with a recent convert named Abraham and he told us that when we heard about the Gospel of Christ, he was in awe of how Someone so great would come down for someone like him and turn it in to something beautiful. Bread of Stone has toured with some of the top names in Christian music including the newsboys, Stellar Kart, Decemberadio, Petra, Building 429 and many others. For more information, visit http://www.breadofstone.com

Casting Crowns’ 2007 studio project The Altar And The Door was recently certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, designating 1 million units sold.  The honor marked the band’s third Platinum-selling full-length album (together with their self-titled debut and the sophomore projectLifesong), alongside RIAA Platinum awards for the long-form video projects Live From Atlanta andLifesong Live.

On August 31, Casting Crowns also celebrates the release of its newest project, Until The Whole World Hears LIVE, a DVD/CD combo package featuring live concert video, 80 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage, a Mark Hall-led teaching video series and more.

The band continues its tour in support of its most recent studio project, Until The Whole World Hears, with dates in the US through the fall, and appearances “across the pond” in Ireland, Great Britain, Norway and Germany scheduled for November.

The final piece of Hall’s Star Wars collection, the “Han Solo encased in carbonite” office desk, will be the last item auctioned this fall. Details to be announced soon.

About Casting Crowns: Christian music’s GRAMMY, AMA and Dove Award-winning Artist of the Year, Casting Crowns is headed by frontman/principal songwriter Mark Hall. The Platinum-selling band’s fourth album, Until The Whole World Hears, sold 167,000 copies first-week, setting a sales record as the highest debuting Christian music artist in SoundScan history (week ending 11/22/09). The album certified RIAA Gold in four weeks, with more than 600,000 sold to date. The band’s career sales exceed 5.1 million.

All of the Atlanta-based band’s projects are RIAA certified, with a tally of three RIAA Platinum Albums, two RIAA Platinum DVDs, two RIAA Gold Albums and a Gold DVD, holding position as Billboard’s top-selling act in Christian music since 2007. Despite an unprecedented six-year career with Casting Crowns, the seven band members remain active in student ministry in the Atlanta area and tour part-time around their local church duties. Serving his 18th year in youth ministry, Hall is the student pastor at Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church in Atlanta. As a testament to the band’s impact, Casting Crowns performed for a second time in North Korea in April 2009, in partnership with Global Resource Services, as the band continues to forge invaluable relationships with the people in the D.P.R.K.

BANDS TO ANNIHILATE FANS BEGINNING OCTOBER 1^ST IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES !!

Rockers Skillet and Papa Roach have announced plans to join forces and destroy crowds across the US with their Monsters of Annihilation tour beginning October 1^st in Myrtle Beach, SC at The House of Blues.  Armed with their RIAA gold-certified AWAKE album which features two Active Rock and Christian Rock radio hits with “Monster” and “Hero,” Skillet will be joined by Papa Roach who has a current Top 10 Active Rock smash “Kick in the Teeth” from their upcoming album, Time For Annihilation…On the Record and on the Road (August 31st via Eleven Seven Music). For a complete list of tour dates, please see below.

Skillet’s John Cooper says, “The first time we played with Papa Roach, I told the band we have to tour with these guys because they have an amazing live show!  Jacoby is one of the best front men I’ve seen in years and I’m honored to share the stage with him.  This tour is going to rock!!”

“We’ve become good friends with Skillet over the past couple years and are excited to jump on the road with them. Having both Papa Roach and Skillet together on one stage, you best believe we’re going to burn it down!!! Get ready for total stage annihilation,” adds Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix.

Skillet’s most recent release, AWAKE made a blockbuster debut at #2 on the Billboard 200, has since been certified gold and achieved a TOP 5 Active Rock and No. 2 Christian Rock hit with “Monster” and Top 15 Active Rock as well No. 1 CHR & Christian Rock smash with “HERO.” Various tracks from AWAKE have received major TV placements including NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC’s “The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania” and MTV’s “Bully Beatdown.”  As one of the hardest working live acts, their solo tours ranked within Pollstar’s Concert Pulse Top 50 Tours and landed the band on the cover of the magazine.  Skillet has spent the last year on the road with Creed, Shinedown, various headline festival appearances and the “Awake & Alive” co-headline tour with TobyMac.  The band has racked up an array of achievements since they first formed in 2003, including two BMI Music Awards, multiple Grammy  ® nominations, RIAA gold certification for Comatose and cumulative sales approaching 2 million.

Papa Roach continues to fortify their reputation as one of the best live bands regardless of genre and recently electrified the 100,000 plus audience at this year’s Sonisphere festival in the UK with an explosive performance of which Metal Hammer said, “The Roach are sensational for every second they are onstage.”  In a review of the single, Billboard wrote, ”Kick In The Teeth” may be its (Papa Roach’s) most rousing anthem yet.”  With over 8 million records sold, Papa Roach has produced multi-format hits on every album they have released over the past ten years, proving their longevity and relevance throughout.  With Time for Annihilation…On The Record and On The Road, Papa Roach bring together what they do best by delivering a highly energetic entertainment package for fans old and new alike.  With the release of this record, the band continue their long term commitment to Why Hunger, raising funds and awareness for the 49 million Americans and more than 1 billion people worldwide who are hungry.  In addition to auctioning off VIP experiences during this tour with all proceeds going to WhyHunger, the band included a hidden track on the record, a first in philanthropy, to encourage fans to text to donate as they do live in concert.

For up-to-the-minute news, tour dates and information on Skillet, visit www.skillet.com.

For more information on Papa Roach, please visit www.paparoach.com.

The most exciting Punk Goes… album to date, Punk Goes Pop Volume 3 features a selection of the hottest rock bands covering Billboard Top Ten hits, including modern day pop classics by Lady GaGa,Kanye West, Katy Perry, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. The album is set for release on November 2nd, 2010.

Full track listing and bands included on Punk Goes Pop Volume 3 is as below:

1. Breathe Carolina – “Down” (originally recorded by Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne)
2. Woe, Is Me – “Hot ‘N Cold” (originally recorded by Katy Perry)
3. Artist Vs Poet – “Bad Romance” (originally recorded by Lady GaGa)
4. Mayday Parade – “In My Head” (originally recorded by Jason Derülo)
5. Asking Alexandria – “Right Now (Na Na Na)” (originally recorded by Akon)
6. This Century – “Paper Planes” (originally recorded by M.I.A.)
7. The Word Alive – “Heartless” (originally recorded by Kanye West)
8. Family Force 5 – “Bulletproof” (originally recorded by La Roux)
9. Of Mice & Men – “Blame It” (originally recorded by Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain)
10. Miss May I – “Run This Town” (originally recorded by Jay-Z ft. Kanye West and Rihanna)
11. The Ready Set – “Airplanes” (originally recorded by B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams)
12. Cute Is What We Aim For – “Dead And Gone” (originally recorded by T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake)
13. Sparks The Rescue – “Need You Now” (originally recorded by Lady Antebellum)
14. We Came As Romans – “My Love” (originally recorded by Justin Timberlake ft. T.I.)

For more information head to the official Facebook page here!

PUNK GOES... - In 2000, Fearless Records released an album of up-and-coming bands from the punk scene covering classic tracks by the likes of Judas Priest, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Metallica, and Megadeth. Titled Punk Goes Metal, the compilation was so popular with both the musicians covering the songs, and the fans that loved hearing their favorite rock bands’ versions of tracks in other genres, that the compilation became an annual institution. One decade later, with over 600,000 albums and 2 million singles sold in the U.S. alone, Fearless Records is proud to announce the tenth in the Punk Goes… series - Punk Goes Pop Volume 3. The Punk Goes…themed compilation series is one of the most highly anticipated compilations in the market, and the top selling full-priced compilation in the alternative genre. Prior volumes include Punk Goes Pop 1 & 2, Punk Goes Classic Rock, Punk Goes Crunk,Punk Goes Acoustic and have featured hit bands such as The All-American Rejects, Rise Against, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T’s, Jack’s Mannequin, Relient K, Taking Back Sunday, Thrice, A Day To Remember, All Time Low, and more.

blessthefall is excited to announce that they will be direct support to Atreyu on the Congregation Of The Damned Tour this fall. The tour heads out across the U.S. and Canada this October / November, and also features Chiodos, Architects and Endless Hallway.

“I can’t wait to get on the road with Atreyu,” notes blessthefall’s inimitable frontman Beau Bokan. “I’ve known a few of those guys for a while now, and to finally get the chance to tour with them is going to be awesome. On Cool Tour we made good friends with Architects so it’s going to be a treat to see those dudes again… and with Chiodos and Endless Hallway on the package, this tour is gonna slay!”

The band is currently touring South America with August Burns Red, and heads to Europe as direct support to the band this September. The Atreyu tour caps off a banner year for the band, who will have played dates in 16 countries by the end of 2010 in support of crittically-acclaimed current album Witness.

BLESSTHEFALL – Beau Bokan (lead vocals), Eric Lambert (guitar/vocals), Mike Frisby (guitar), Jared Warth (bass), Matt Traynor (drums) – stormed to the forefront of the new evolution of the post-hardcore/metalcore genre with the release of critically-acclaimed second album Witness. Produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Incubus, Escape The Fate, Story Of The Year), the album debuted in the Billboard Top 200 at #56 and the Independent Chart at #6. The band has just finished a successful run on the summer’s hottest metal dates, Cool Tour featuring As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between The Buried And Me, The Acacia Strain and Cancer Bats. The band’s new video for “To Hell And Back” premiered on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball and was AOL’s Video Of The Day last month

MULTI-PLATINUM, GRAMMY & AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD WINNING THIRD DAY DELIVERS 11^TH STUDIO PROJECT ‘MOVE’ ON OCT. 19

Anticipation builds for the October 19 release of acclaimed rock bandThird Day’s latest project MOVE.  An industry leader in touring, awards and sales, Third Day delivers its soul-stirring 11^th studio album, showcasing members Mac Powell, Mark Lee, Tai Anderson and David Carr at their melodic and lyrical best, peering insightfully at life within the church as well as pointedly seeking to understand the needs and questions of those without faith.  It’s an often difficult balance to achieve, but Third Day succeeds in speaking candidly and hopefully to listeners of every stripe, challenging each not just to a place of faith – but a place of faith in action.

Produced by Paul Moak (Mat Kearney, Matt Maher) and recorded in the band’s new, Atlanta-based, state-of-the-art studio “The Quarry” and Moak’s well known “The Smoakstack,” the 12-track offering has been described by early listeners as “visceral and gritty; reminiscent of the acclaimed band’s Time record.”

The project leads with the incendiary first single “Lift Up Your Face”–featuring The Blind Boys of Alabama – which has claimed more than 3.1 million impressions this week alone.  To date, the song has 91 AC & CHR stations spinning and is No. 17 on the National Christian Audience Chart, No. 17 on the AC Monitored Chart, No. 20 on the AC Indicator and No. 17 at CHR.

“It’s been one of the hottest summers ever and Third Day’s new single couldn’t have come at a better time.  While New Yorkers sizzle in the summer sun, so does ‘Lift Up Your Face’ as it came in at No. 1 across the board in our pre-test!  ‘Lift up your face’ is powerfully refreshing, like a jet ski ride at the Jersey Shore on a 100 degree day,” raves Keith Stevens, Assistant Program Director & Music Director/PM Drive, STAR 99.1

Mac Powell, the band’s charismatic lead vocalist, explains, “The country is going through hard times, and there are doubts and insecurity. The message [of ‘Lift Up Your Face’] is our message of encouragement – not just to listeners though—to us as well.  It’s a message we all need to hear and I think that really sums up a lot of what we were going for with this record.”

Musically, MOVE delivers songs that are rootsy, soulful and riveting, taking full advantage of Third Day’s longstanding rock influence. Yet the sound retains an edgy authenticity that’s incredibly timely as heard in the raw and addictive, “Make Your Move.”  Additional highlight tracks include the worshipful “Children of God,” “Gone,” “Surrender” and “Follow Me There.”  Each song is lyrically inspiring with hints at Third Day’s southern roots from the slide guitar and hand claps, reminiscent of Tom Petty, to the layers of smokey vocals.

Of the new album, Powell adds, “There are a lot of songs that [come from] a believer talking to people outside of the walls of the church and then there are several songs that find people outside of the walls of the church looking in through the windows of the church, trying to see what’s going on and asking those questions like ‘do you really believe this? I need you to prove this to me because I want it to be true, but I just don’t believe it right now.’”

It’s hard not to believe once a listener is enveloped within the driving drums and exuberant delivery of gospel-tinged “Follow Me There” or challenged by the guitar-picking, hand-clapping, in-your-face classic, “Surrender.”

Still, songs like the worshipful “Children of God” and “Trust in Jesus,” recall the band’s deep connections to offerings birthed from the heart of the church. And on tracks like “Sound of Your Voice,” it’s as if Third Day’s members momentarily forget the audience is even listening and are simply singing praise from the deepest shadows of their own souls.

The band will be undertaking several incredibly ambitious launch events leading up to the Oct. 19 street date – and will continue to connect with its fans through the holidays.

Tai Anderson, Third Day’s deft bassist, shares, “We can’t wait to tour this new record.  We wrote a lot of material for the Move project while we were touring earlier this year.  We constantly challenged ourselves to write songs that would work just as well or better live than our biggest songs.  That challenge carried through the project and live became the filter for what would ultimately make the final cut for Move.”

In addition, fans can catch Third Day as part of the World Vision/AEG live sponsored “Make A Difference Tour 2010,” which launches on Sept. 30 and will hit arenas in 20 cities through the end of October. The tour also features New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado along with recording artists Michael W. Smith and tobyMac.

About Third Day
Over the past decade, the Atlanta-based, multi-Platinum rock band Third Day (made up of members Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, David Carr and Mark Lee) has racked up 27 No. 1 radio singles and sold more than 7 million albums which reflect an impressive 2 RIAA Platinum and 8 Gold Certifications.  A recent Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee (2009), Third Day has garnered 24 career GMA Dove Awards from 42 nominations, 3 GRAMMY Awards (with eleven career nominations), an American Music Award (11/24/2008 during its Revelation promotional window) 3 American Music Award nominations and multiple ASCAP honors for songwriting.  As a credit to its songwriting, Third Day’s memorable “Call My Name,” off itsRevelation project (7/29/08), was selected by country star Keith Urban as a bonus track on his Defying Gravity project.

As a top-ranked touring band, according to Pollstar magazine, Third Day has played for audiences reaching into the millions. Because of its mass appeal, Third Day has been featured by top media outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC), “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (CBS), “60 Minutes” (CBS), ABC’s “Nightline,” USA Today, the New York Times, and even graced the cover of Billboardmagazine (June 7, 2008). For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.

“Most everyone has had a relationship end at some point in their life, whether it was on good terms or bad. It’s in those weeks, and sometimes months, after the relationship has ended that almost everything reminds you of that person. This song describes how difficult it can be to escape those memories and move on.” –Jace Bowman

Access an audio stream of ”No Escape” at www.facebook.com/runawaycity