John Wilkes Booth- "Sic Semper Tyrannis" To Be Released June 17, 2008

John Wilkes Booth has just completed their first full length release "Sic Semper Tyrannis". Booth fans, whose numbers are ever increasing, have eagerly been awaiting the fulfillment of promises for new tracks from the latest recording sessions. They will not be disappointed. Since the formation of the band in 2005, the band has consistently recorded and played live shows while continually escalating their fan base.

With a sound "that draws largely from punk and stoner rock with just a small smattering of metal" this eclectic quartet deems their brand of sinewy rhythms and bong fueled jams "Dirt Rock." In 2006, John Wilkes Booth released a self titled EP. The tracks "The Inner Workings" & "Only the Facts" were featured on the Compilation "Fumes from a Dead Scene" in 2007. Both received praises from fans as well as critics.

John Wilkes Booth abides by a strict "no-pay-to-play" policy, refusing to financially compensate venues in order to be added to the bill. The band’s popularity has featured the foursome playing shows along the east coast with such national acts as The Hidden Hand, La Otracina, Zoroaster, Puny Human, Solace, Wooly Mammoth, and Wrecketh. The NY Speed Coalition reviewed the Booth show at Bar 131 and stated, "The dirt rock assassins played an absolutely flawless set of bone shattering, ground shaking hard rock."

In May of 2008, Aural Fix, a Long Island magazine covering the local music scene, featured the band on the front cover. In 2007, John Wilkes Booth was chosen as a featured band on Fatcat Radio as well as selected as band of the week for Joe's Podhole. In June of that year, they were voted by listeners as band of the month on local radio station, Radiox. Podcasts and word of mouth have turned on audiences across America and the world.

Let Sic Semper Tyrannis assault your ears with the sound that so many fans have been waiting for. Let John Wilkes Booth assault your mind.

Release date June 17th

Track Listing:

01. Eye Rack
02. Breathing for No Reason
03. Smack For Larry
04. Hey Girl
05. The Inner Workings
06. Rats In My Room
07. Number 7
08. Only The Facts
09. The Jesus Song
10. Albino Mechanic
11. Intro (The Harshest Return)
12. Lonliness Is Pure*
13. Dense*
14. Haze*
15. Unknown Waiting*

* Original self titled 4 song E.P. re-mastered

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"Like a Derringer blast to the back of your head John Wilkes Booth's brand of "Dirt Rock" will knock you out of your theater seat. The band had played with such national acts as The Hidden Hand, La Otracina, Zoroaster, Puny Human, Solace, Wooly Mammoth, Wrecketh and many others. JWB is the melting pot for separate personalities to come together and make one kick ass stew of dirty rock power. So far they have managed to build a loyal following and land gigs at some of the popular venues in the NY area. In 2007 they were chosen as a featured band on Fatcat Radio as well as band of the week for Joe's Podhole & band of the month in June on local radio station Radiox. Keep your eyes and ears on John Wilkes Booth... their power is infecting."

Click the links below for more information on this very cool band.

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Random review:

"The rumbling and monolithic sludge rock pushed forth by Long Islands John Wilkes Booth evokes the hesher wares of Kyuss, Monster Magnet, and Scissorfight, as this crusty quartet demonstrate heavily doped-up grooves equipped with memorable hooks and organic musicianship on its four-track sampler. Fully trained in the art of rocking with bloodshot-eyed exuberance, this units sinewy rhythms and bong-fueled jams bust out of the speakers like gangbusters on tracks like L.I.P., while Unknown Waiting takes the listener on a rowdy ride down a road well-traveled by bands like Cathedral, Clutch, and Nebula. Spacey enough to be considered cosmic yet providing those gargantuan vibes that weight them down to the ground, John Wilkes Booths self-titled endeavor is a worthy companion to your stoner rock discs and blacklight poster collection." (Mike SOS www.316productions.com)

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