Hellbound Glory, Road Photos Update From The Rebel Soul Tour With Kid Rock and Buckcherry

Leroy Virgil aka Skum Dawg

Warming up backstage and letting loose

Rico getting the full effect of the red stage lights

Damn its great to see Hellbound Glory on the big stages they deserve to be on.

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From small clubs to stadiums, Hellbound Glory plays Real Country Music

Brand New Hellbound Glory Tshirt For Rebel Soul Tour

On February 2nd, Hellbound Glory will play their first gig on the Rebel Soul tour with Kid Rock and Buckcherry. Today is Kansas City there are gig rehearsals, sound checks and show preparation for the tour. Have a look at the new and re-purposed art to be seen as a tour exclusive and only available on this tour. 

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Merica shirts printed on Bayside tshirts, made in the good ol' USA

Detail on the Merica tour exclusive shirt

Tshirts are ready for mass production at Aardvark Screenprint

Screen burned for the off the white Merica color to be printed

Merica off white print on the Royal blue tshirts for the Rebel Soul Tour

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Hellbound Glory Stage Flags and Mini Movie

Taking the easy road to do anything, is just plain boring to us. If we can create a new challenge and use it as a way to work through some ideas, we are into it! Take for example our concept to build a boat, for use in a quick little promo video with Hellbound Glory. The video is for their upcoming Rebel Soul Tour with Kid Rock and Buckcherry. Instead of just having actors play a role or to show some live footage of the band, we wanted to up the ante and have some fun. 

This whole project started off with the idea of creating a new set of flags for the band to be used as stage backdrops. The Hellbound Glory logo needed to be sewn on bright orange canvas, to help jump off of all the black on the stage setting. Putting up some crappy banners made from vinyl just felt soulless and we wanted them to have a proper setup, to be seen by the hundreds of thousands of fans on this tour. 

Our story needed an interesting narrative to help tie everything together. While conjuring up the the local folklore over in Morehead City, North Carolina, about the one and only Blackbeard, we got to thinkin' on his infamous pirate flag. Creating a flag and or banner from scratch was our mission and we enlisted the help of our favorite upholstery team to sew the various elements together. Our theory was that if the flags were done right and proper, then they should be approved by the one and only Blackbeard himself. Luckily for us, a partner in crime, just so happens to be a Blackbeard stunt double.

Getting the lettering just right, as it was cut out of black canvas and sewn onto orange canvas for a great effect

Ryan is putting the finishing touches on the Hellbound Glory flags, which are Made In the USA!

After a quick sketch in our handy notebook, we were ready to head off to Lowe's, to see what materials, we could procure. Now you might be thinking this is a bit of insanity and yes we completely agree with ya. But then again, that is the whole point of a design challenge. If we knew all the parameters and over thought this idea, then we might even reconsider spending the next twelve hours constructing a faux boat made for a minute long short movie.

Blueprints checked and double checked for accurate measurements on our boat build

With supplies in hand, what better time to start building a ship than 9pm on a Friday night. After working until about two am, we opted to call it a night and start up again early in the morning to finish the task at hand. All in all, it took around twelve hours to get the boat figured out and built. Would we do it again, yep in a heartbeat!

Next up, more movie props for the Carolina Still video series coming up this spring! 

Huge thanks to Tams Higgins, Mike Thompson, Buck Thrailkill and Shane DeRuise for helping out on this project. Without their help, there is no way in hell I could have gotten it all done. Also we need to give Blackbeard a proper shout out. His legacy lives on in these parts and growing up by the sea in old pirate stomping grounds, has allowed that part of East Coast nautical culture to be firmly embedded into my DNA. I also shot and edited the short film and put it all together. Life is too short not to try your hand at everything!

Our short film actors ready for their big roles, haha!

Troy Bilt now will become a ship!

Adding in the side frame for the starboard side

Basic structure of the frame is complete

Add the side ribs are in place and ready for the next layer

Main structure is just about complete

Design challenge, hmmm... how to create an axle system with spare parts

There we go, scrap wood and long bolts with sleeves from Harley shocks made just the right fit

Everything is now ready for the paneling to be screwed into place

Buck getting used to driving his new ship. Gotta dig the wood grain on the back side of cheap paneling, fit perfect!

"How is this supposed to be a boat?" Just go with it...

Saw dust everywhere and last minute pieces being finished up

Hellbound Glory - Lost Cause, Part 2

Opening up to an arena crowd is going to be a huge change of pace for Hellbound Glory, but one in which they will be able to build a huge new fan base. We are damn stoked to be able to do as much as we can to help promote the tour as Hellbound Glory is a huge part of Rusty Knuckles Music.

For any Kid Rock fans that haven't got a clue who these Real Country Music playin' fellas are, why not dive into some of the tracks below and learn all about them. Hellbound Glory has been killing it on stage after stage for quite a few years now and it's their time to take it to a whole other level. 

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Feb 2 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Feb 5 Springfield, MO – JQH Arena
Feb 7 Beaumont, TX – Ford Park Event Center
Feb 9 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center, On Sale 11/30 @ 10am http://bit.ly/LScMF
Feb 10 Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
Feb 13 Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center
Feb 15 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Feb 16 Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center
Feb 18 Fort Myers, FL – Germain Arena
Feb 20 Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Civic Center
Feb 21 New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
Feb 23 Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena
Feb 24 Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center
Feb 26 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Feb 27 Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Auditorium
Mar 1 Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
Mar 2 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum

Kid Rock online tour poster with special guests Hellbound Glory and Buckcherry

Hellbound Glory Featured On NBC For Kid Rock Tour

"NEW YORK, NY — HELLBOUND GLORY has released the first chapter in the exclusive "LOST CAUSE" interview video series to the band's social networks and outlets. 

The video collection, shot in New York City in late 2012, features prodigious front man, Leroy Virgil, discussing an array of topics including his beginnings, influences, and the origination of the band's signature sound. 

Director Derec Dunn of Demon Fox Creative has this to say; "The sincerity of Leroy's character is what makes his music so genuine. I found myself personally invested in this force the second the cameras started rolling. He's a true musician, a star, on the razor's edge of something HUGE."

The first chapter is live and may be streamed or embedded via the following link: http://youtu.be/RU3oUgCAN7I or on the band's official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/hellboundgloryvideo

Subsequent chapters are scheduled for release in the weeks leading up to the first date of the upcoming Kid Rock Rebel Soul Tour on February 2, for which Hellbound Glory has been tapped for support along with Buckcherry. 

Featured locations of the "LOST CAUSE" series include the legendary Indian Larry Motorcycle Garage in Brooklyn New York." 

Link to original article on NBC

 
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KID ROCK REBEL SOUL TOUR | HELLBOUND GLORY SUPPORT DATES:

Date      Venue                                           Market           
2-Feb     Sprint Center                                   Kansas City, MO  
5-Feb     JQH Arena                                       Springfield, MO  
7-Feb     Ford Park Event Center                          Beaumont, TX     
9-Feb     BOK Center                                      Tulsa, OK        
10-Feb    INTRUST Bank Arena                              Wichita, KS      
13-Feb    CenturyLink Center                              Bossier City, LA 
15-Feb    Bridgestone Arena                               Nashville, TN    
16-Feb    BI-LO Center                                    Greenville, SC   
18-Feb    Germain Arena                                   Fort Myers, FL   
20-Feb    Pensacola Civic Center                          Pensacola, FL    
21-Feb    New Orleans Arena                               New Orleans, LA  
23-Feb    BJCC Arena                                      Birmingham, AL   
4-Feb     2 UAH                                           Huntsville, AL   
26-Feb    Greensboro Coliseum Complex                     Greensboro, NC   
27-Feb    Knoxville Civic Auditorium                      Knoxville, TN    
1-Mar     FedEx Forum                                     Memphis, TN      
2-Mar     KFC YUM! CENTER                                 Louisville, KY   
18-Mar    Sioux Falls Arena                               Sioux Falls, SD  
20-Mar    Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center      Madison, WI      
22-Mar    Huntington Center                               Toledo, OH       
23-Mar    Nationwide Arena                                Columbus, OH     
25-Mar    Covelli Center                                  Youngstown, OH   
26-Mar    Allen County War Memorial Coliseum              Fort Wayne, IN   
28-Mar    US Cellular Coliseum                            Bloomington, IL  
29-Mar    CenturyLink Center                              Omaha, NE        
1-Apr     Ford Center                                     Evansville, IN   
3-Apr     Van Andel Arena                                 Grand Rapids, MI 
5-Apr     Dow Event Center                                Saginaw, MI      
6-Apr     Dow Event Center                                Saginaw, MI      

Hellbound Glory featured on NBCnews.com

Hellbound Glory Featured On The Wall Street Journal

What could be better than the business juggernaut of the Wall Street Journal recognizing that Hellbound Glory is the real deal and posted information about their upcoming tour with Kid Rock and Buckcherry? Well, we can't think of a better business outlet than this, for the simple fact of it speaks volumes about where the fans of Hellbound Glory truly reside. 

As this tour is about to embark, new fans of the band will start to emerge and Leroy, Rico and the rest of the fellas can start to build their world wide march to the top of the country music food chain. Help Support Real Country Music!

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Hellbound Glory tour announcement featured on The Wall Street Journal's Market Watch

Hellbound Glory And Kid Rock February 2013 Tour

Opening up to an arena crowd is going to be a huge change of pace for Hellbound Glory, but one in which they will be able to build a huge new fan base. We are damn stoked to be able to do as much as we can to help promote the tour as Hellbound Glory is a huge part of Rusty Knuckles Music.

For any Kid Rock fans that haven't got a clue who these Real Country Music playin' fellas are, why not dive into some of the tracks below and learn all about them. Hellbound Glory has been killing it on stage after stage for quite a few years now and it's their time to take it to a whole other level.

Kid Rock online tour poster with special guests Hellbound Glory and Buckcherry

Hellbound Glory, Kid Rock and Buckcherry Conquering Stadiums On The Rebel Soul Tour

The Kid Rock Rebel Soul tour featuring Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory is starting to generate quite a bit of attention and it will be well deserved for Leroy and the fellas. Day after day and mile after mile, Hellbound Glory has been living out of a van for the last few years and now they are getting a shot at breaking into a much bigger audience. Congrats fellas, so get on those stages and earn thousands of new fans each night.

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Rebel Soul tour featured in Louisville, Ky

Rebel Soul tour featured in Detroit, MI

Rebel Soul tour featured on Loudwire

Hellbound Glory To Tour With Kid Rock and Buckcherry

Great things come to those who work hard and continue to define their craft. Leroy Virgil is one of the hardest touring dudes out there. Logging in tens of thousands of miles a year, going from show to show, he is a true road dog. His dedication and efforts have been noticed far and wide and now he can credit one of his biggest fans to be Kid Rock, congrats hombre!

Link to original post on Saving Country Music



"Reno, Nevada’s Hellbound Glory with be touring with Kid Rock on his “Rebel Soul” tour to transpire at the very start of 2013, trekking through the Midwest and South. Buckcherry will also be playing in a supporting role. From press release:

Kid Rock is proud to announce the first dates of his “Rebel Soul” worldwide tour in support of his recently released album bearing the same name.  The tour kicks off February 2^nd at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO with the first leg winding down March 2^nd in Louisville, KY.  More dates are expected to be announced shortly.  Backed as always by his Twisted Brown Trucker band, the full-scale arena tour will feature Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory as support.

Leroy Virgil, the frontman of Hellbound Glory is one of country music’s best kept secrets in regards to songwriting. The band first rubbed elbows with Kid Rock on his “Chillin The Most” cruise down in Florida last March.

Dates:

Feb 2 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center, On Sale 12/14 @10am http://www.axs.com/
Feb 5 Springfield, MO – JQH Arena, On Sale 12/14 @10am http://bit.ly/SoJhlr
Feb 7 Beaumont, TX – Ford Park Event Center, On Sale 12/7 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 9 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center, On Sale 11/30 @ 10am http://bit.ly/LScMF
Feb 10 Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena, On Sale 12/7 @10am http://bit.ly/40v9cG
Feb 13 Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center, On Sale 12/7 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 15 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena, On Sale 12/21 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 16 Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center, On Sale 12/7 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 18 Fort Myers, FL – Germain Arena, On Sale TBD
Feb 20 Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Civic Center, On Sale 12/14 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 21 New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena, On Sale 12/8 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 23 Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena, On Sale 12/7 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 24 Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center, On Sale 12/7 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 26 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex, On Sale 12/15 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Feb 27 Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Auditorium, On Sale 12/7 @10am http://bit.ly/147jQp
Mar 1 Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum, On Sale 12/8 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V
Mar 2 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center, On Sale 12/21 @10am http://bit.ly/4xGq0V

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As for my personal thoughts? I think there’s no mistaking I haven’t been a fan of Kid Rock over the years, coining the nickname for him of “The Wet Cigarette”. However, Hellbound Glory may be the most under-the-rader band in country music right now, and they deserve this opportunity and exposure. I think it is times like these that the term “bittersweet” is in order. Ask me in a couple of days how I feel about it, but at the moment I can’t help but to be happy for Hellbound Glory for the opportunity, and however much I may dislike Kid Rock, giving him credit for seeing the potential of Leroy Virgil.

As I said over a year ago in my review of their last album Damaged Goods:

It is time for someone to step up. They don’t deserve the SCM Album of the Year, they deserve something better, something more than I can give. It is time for them to graduate, for someone a step higher to step up, put these boys as the opener on a serious tour, get them out of having to battle with a juke box full of rap music at brokedown bars, but also someone who understands their element, and how a loss of authenticity would be their demise.

Apparently, Kid Rock was the one to do that."

Ink N' Iron Fest - June 8th to 10th

Every year we still keep thinking about flying out to Long Beach for the Ink N' Iron Fest and once again, we completely forgot about it. Poor planning on our end for sure as this show is damn cool. With most everything we dig under one roof, Ink N' Iron is truly a destination event.

Ink N' Iron Fest

Ink N' Iron Fest in Long Beach, California

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Looking for a clean Coupe, here is perfect Hot Rod

A plethora of scantily clad tattooed ladies to be found

Bitchin' little Triumph chopper

5 Window Chevy step side circa late 49' and chopper are ready to roll

Early 1962 Chevy fleetside Truck with clean lines