On the eve of their debut album release, Fearless Vampire Killers have received one of the biggest accolades that a troupe of fresh-faced British rockers could hope for, a nomination in the Best British Newcomer category at the Kerrang! Awards 2012. They’ll be battling for victory against While She Sleeps, Yashin, Don Broco and Hawk Eyes, a strong category in which they hold their own with gothic, steampunk styling and punk-rock-death-pop sounds.

Militia of The Lost will be released digitally on Monday with the physical release following a week later on May 14^th. The album has already received some incredible support from the UK media including a 4 K review in this week’s Kerrang! magazine, which punches to the very core of what Fearless Vampires Killers are all about; musical substance that runs deep beneath the surface of a theatrical facade.

This debut album has drawn comparisons to such a diverse range of artists – My Chemical Romance, Avenge Seven Fold, Elliot Minor, Green Day, Coheed & Cambria, Panic At The Disco, Aiden, Elton John and Queen – this alone should be enough to convince the curious to go out and invest in a copy.

From the 26^th of May you can catch FVK live at venues around the UK as they head out as the lead support on William Control’s UK tour.  Download festival ticket holders will also get the chance to see their stage show in full festival mode on the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage on Saturday June 9^th.

Next Friday, the band will be putting down their crucifixes and donning their shin pads to take part in the rock and metal version of the re-launched Soccer Six at Leyton Orient Football Club. The event raises money for the Music For All charity and sees them face off against bands like You Me At Six, Bring Me The Horizon and Architects on the football pitch.

Militia Of The Lost is released digitally on May 7^th and physically on May 14^th through Goremount Records (via PIAS).

‘They may as well have potentially massive cult tattooed on their foreheads’ – Kerrang!

‘This is pure rock and roll escapism in its most spectacular, exhilarating form’ - Rock Sound

‘One of the best albums released this year’ – Hit The Floor

‘The Band to watch for 2012’ – Big Cheese

Fearless Vampire Killers’ 2012 live dates:

Festivals:
Jun 2^nd                Crash Festival @ Nambucca, London
Jun 3^rd                The Last Jubilee Festival, Bath Showground
Jun 9^th                Download Festival, Donington Park
June 30^th              Make A Scene Festival, Middlesbrough
July 1^st               DV8 Festival, York
July 13^th              Vintage Festival, Kettering
Aug 23^rd               Rock n Roll Damnation, Glasgow

Tour Dates:
May 25^th               Corporation, Sheffield (Main support for William Control)
May 26^th               Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (Main support for William Control)
May 27^th               Academy 3, Birmingham (Main support for William Control)

May 28^th               The Well, Leeds (Main support for William Control)
May 29^th               Central Station, Wrexham  (Main support for William Control)
May 30^th               The Fleece, Bristol (Main support for William Control)
May 31^st               Academy 2, Islington (Main support for William Control)
Jun 1^st                Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes  (Main support for William Control)
Jun 2^nd                Soundhouse, Leicester
Jun 12^th               Newcastle Academy 2 (Main support for William Control)
Jun 13^th               Glasgow ABC 2 (Main support for William Control)
Jun 15^th               Southampton Joiners (Main support for William Control)

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