Here's the exclusive premiere of a new video by Toronto's My Darkest Days: the acoustic version of their new song, "Casual Sex," featuring Matt Walst and Reid Henry.
"We wanted to do a acoustic version of 'Casual Sex,'" Walst said. "Reid and I are at Mountain View Studios working on the record. It's getting close. Love to all My Darkest Days fans! See you soon!"
The song -- well, the electric version of the song -- is the first single from the band's upcoming album, Sick and Twisted Affair, which is due out in spring via Mercury Records. The single is available now on iTunes.
The new album was produced by Joey Moi.
One more note about the electric version of "Casual Sex": It features some killer guitar work by John 5. This follows a trend the band started in 2010, when their single, "Porn Star Dancing," featured fretwork by Zakk Wylde.
My Darkest Days will hit the road for Nickelback's Here and Now Tour, which also stars Bush and Seether. The 39-city North American tour opens April 10 in Moline, Illinois, and wraps up June 26 in Vancouver, Canada. Check out the full tour schedule below the videos.
My Darkest Days is Matt Walst (vocals, rhythm guitars), Reid Henry (keyboards, backing vocals), Brendan McMillan (bass, backing vocals), Doug Oliver (drums, backing vocals) and Sal Costa (lead guitar, backing vocals). For more about the band, check out their official website.
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And here's the brand-new lyrics video of "Casual Sex":
HERE AND NOW TOUR 2012: Nickelback, My Darkest Days, Bush and Seether
April
10 Moline, IL i wireless Center
12 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
14 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
15 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
19 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
21 Montreal, Que. Bell Centre
22 Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre
24 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
25 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
27 Hartford, CT XL Center
28 Worcester, MA D CU Center
30 Washington, DC Verizon Center
May 2 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 4 Orlando, FL Amway Center 5 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center 15 Edmonton, Alb. Rexall Place 16 Calgary, Alb. Scotiabank Saddledome 18 Saskatoon, Sas. Credit Union Centre 20 Fargo, ND Fargodome 22 Omaha, NE Century Link Center 23 Minneapolis, MN Target Center 25 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center 26 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center 29 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center 30 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
June 1 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 2 Houston, TX Toyota Center 5 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 7 Tulsa, OK BOK Center 8 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena 10 Denver, CO Pepsi Center 12 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena 15 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center 18 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion 20 Nampa, ID Idaho Center 21 Portland, OR Rose Garden 23 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome 24 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena 26 Vancouver, B.C. Rogers Arena
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
