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PRESS
"With perhaps the best band name since You Love Her Coz She’s Dead (fuck, that band was awesome), Makes My Blood Dance today (August 7) unleash a thunderous romp through the dark nightclubs and into illuminated companionship. “Heavy Metal Armour” is all about the emotional exterior we all need in surviving the flesh combat that is a person-to-person love affair."
- Michael O'Connor Marotta, Vanyaland
[Their latest video “Heavy Metal Armour”] showcases the band’s unique and distinctive style. An impressive dance sequence is mixed with fiery performance shots, resulting in a chaotic, yet intoxicating visual experience.
- Jessica Hart, EARMILK
Their live shows are events that transform spaces and crowds into rave-like experiences. Big on crowd interaction and explosive lighting and theatrics, Jon Kristian simply says “We are the freaks.”
-Occhi Magazine
Some describe them as a “ballsier Panic at the Disco, with Ghost, Mindless Self Indulgence, and NIN rolled into one.”
- Ritika Gulati, Black Bird News
“Heavy Metal Armour” emits a rambunctious sound with unruly guitars and determined percussion crashing against impassioned vocals. The powerful and electrifying anthem is certain to ignite the listeners adrenaline, sending them into a frenzy, resulting in a truly unforgettable release.
- Joe Beer, Surrey, UK, Atwood Magazine
"The new songs they're playing on this tour are straight-up next level"
- Dead Noise Blog -
"This band is doing something totally new, totally unique, totally fresh - its a fun dance party mixed with metal mixed with, like, theatrics and just really well written songs, guitar riffs, and vocals - don't miss it, and Evo is a f**king fantastic dude."
- Dustin Peterson, Brutal Planet Magazine -
"The vibe is Saturday night fever meets guitar hero 2099."
- Gabe Kubanda, 360 Magazine -
"Lead vocalist and founder EVO and guitarist/synth player Jon Kristian rip open and hotwire genres at will, whatever the songs demand, like self-taught chemists slowly losing it in a condemned lab."
- Guernslye Honore, Medium -
"Makes My Blood Dance just dropped their new track "Power of the Lightside," whose intro alone should entice any fan of heavy harmonized riffs. Then of course once the hook comes around, you're basically forced into staying."
- Greg Kennelty, Metal Injection -
"Early on in their career, MMBD usually got described as disco-metal, but they also pride themselves on incorporating elements of synth-wave and cyberpunk to their recent sound. Ultimately, the sound they put out is full of huge guitars, catchy hooks, and driving rhythms with synths and a fun disco-like vibe to round things out."
- Mandy Scythe. Metal Sucks -
"They’ve got a take-no-prisoners kind of mentality that really turns me on as a music critic."
- Alisa Garza, Music Existence -
"it’s clear that if they stay connected with this present set of creative ideals, mainstream success will find them one way or another."
- John McCall, Too Much Love Magazine -
"Makes My Blood Dance are a band that defy musical genre. They incorporate elements of cyberpunk, synthwave, metal, and pop cranking out a sound best described as electronic-sleaze, disco-dance-metal."
- Theron Moore, New Noise Magazine -
- Lisa Hafey, Essentially Pop -
ALBUM (9 Track unreleased)
Recorded at Revolver Studios in Los Angeles with producers:
Mikal Blue (OneRepublic, Macy Gray) and Brett Mazur (Crazy Town)
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Alpha Centauri Records: mmbd@alphacentaurirecords.com
TOUR
US TOUR HISTORY
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2024: 53 Dates Nationwide (29 Headlining, 24 Supporting Tommy Vext) NAMM
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2023: 42 dates east coast, pan handle, mid-atlantic
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2022: 38 dates upper midwest tour, southwest, panhandle, SXSW, NAMM
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2018 -2021: 80+ dates, east coast touring
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Supported on tour: Tommy Vext (Formerly of Bad Wolves), 69 Eyes, A Killer's Confession, Velvet Acid Christ, Richie Ramone
​2024 Z3R0 2 LGHTSP33D TOUR
Thu Sep 5 The Meadows Brooklyn, NY
Fri Sep 6 QXT's Newark, NJ
Sat Sep 7 The Spirit Room Rochester, NY
Sun Sep 8 Fenders Westerville, OH
Tue Sep 10 Buzzbin Akron, OH
Fri Sep 13 Music Box Jackson, MI
Sat Sep 14 Piere's Fort Wayne, IN
Sun Sep 15 Hamilton Street Pub Saginaw, MI
Thu Sep 19 21 Rock Arnold, MO
Fri Sep 20 Banky's Owensboro, KY
Sun Sep 22 Another Round Richmond, VA
Wed Sep 25 Riffhouse Chesapeake, VA
Thu Sep 26 Cult Classic Stevensville, MD
Fri Sept 27 Halftime Newark, DE
Sat Sept 28 Halftime Newark, DE
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2024 VORTEX TOUR
Apr 4 The Kingsland Brooklyn, NY
Apr 5 Metrogallery Baltimore, MD
Apr 6 Riffhouse Chesapeake, VA
Apr 7 Flat Iron Greensboro, NC
Apr 9 Purple Buffalo Charleston, SC
Apr 10 Worm Hole Savannah, GA
Apr 11 Iron Cow Orlando, FL
Apr 12 Brass Mug Tampa, FL
Apr 14 The Nick Birmingham AL
Apr 16 The Rooster Gastonia, NC
Apr 17 Reggies Wilmington, NC
Apr 18 Monstercade Winston Salem, NC
Apr 19 Bar XIII Wilmington, DE
Apr 20 QXTs Newark NJ
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​2023 N8MARE B4 XMAS TOUR
Fri Dec 15. Wilmington, DE.
Thu Dec 14. Brooklyn, NY.
Sat Dec 9. Dunbar, WV.
Fri Dec 8. Jeffersonville, IN.
Thu Dec 7. Westerville, OH.
Wed Dec 6. Garwood, NJ.
Sun Oct 22. Tonawanda, NY.
Sat Oct 21. Rochester, NY.
Fri Oct 20. Geneva, NY.
Thu Oct 19. Albany, NY
Wed Oct 18. Amityville, NY. ​
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2023 HEAVEN COLLIDES TOUR
Sat Aug 19. Albany, NY.
Fri Aug 18. Wilmington, DE.
Thu Aug 17. Gastonia, NC.
Wed Aug 16. Birmingham, AL.
Sat Aug 12. Tallahassee, FL.
Fri Aug 11. Tampa, FL.
Wed Aug 9. Jacksonville, FL.
Tue Aug 8. Charleston, SC.
Sun Aug 6. Greensboro, NC.
Sat Aug 5. Chesapeake, VA.
Fri Aug 4. Baltimore, MD.
Thu Aug 3. Brooklyn, NY.
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2023 DISCO METAL TOUR
Sat Apr 29. Brooklyn, NY.
Fri Apr 28. Bristol, CT.
Thu Apr 27. Albany, NY.
Sun Apr 23. Cleveland, OH
Fri Apr 21. Cincinnati, OH.
Thu Apr 20. Arnold, MO.
Wed Apr 19. Louisville, KY.
Sun Apr 16. Westerville, OH.
Sat Apr 15. Marietta, OH.
Fri Apr 14. Baltimore, MD.
Thu Apr 13. Wilmington, DE.
Wed Apr 12. Garwood, NJ.
Tue Apr 11. Amityville, NY.
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​2022 LIGHTNING & THUNDER
TOUR LEG 2
Dec 11. Pascagoula, MS.
Dec 10. Orlando, FL.
Dec 9. Cape Coral, FL.
Dec 8. Tampa, FL.
Dec 7. Jacksonville, FL.
Dec 3. New Orleans, LA.
Dec 2. Lafayette, LA.
Dec 1. Houston, TX.
Nov 30. San Marcos, TX.
Nov 29. San Antonio, TX.
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2022 LIGHTNING & THUNDER
TOUR LEG 1
Sept 3. Garwood, NJ.
Sept 2. Bethpage, NY.
Sept 1. New York,NY.
Aug 31. Albany, NY
Aug 27. Baltimore, MD.
Aug 26. Harrisburg, PA.
Aug 25. Cleveland, OH.
Aug 24. Cincinnati, OH.
Aug 21. Arnold, MO.
Aug 20. Jane, MO.
Aug 19. Tulsa, OK.
Aug 18. Dallas, TX.
Aug 17. Austin, TX.
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​ADDS, ROTATIONS, SWEEPERS​​