“We wrote The World’s Best American Band entirely in the studio,” says Hater. The band also took less of a devil-may-care attitude when recording their latest record, You Deserve Love. At this point, it’s about developing a routine - eating the right food, sleeping, and trying to hold off on the booze every other night.” “When you’re in your early 20s you can start drinking at 11 a.m. “Yeah that’s definitely not sustainable,” Hater chuckles. That’s quite a turn for a man that once claimed W.A.S.P.’s Chris Holmes in The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, booze-soaked and barely coherent, was the reason why he wanted to start touring. “It’s a great opportunity because we’re just trying to get our music out to as many people as possible,” Hater continues. Hater says the band received the call from the grunge legends after playing last year’s Ohana Festival, the California music fest curated by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. “We just try to bring the same amount of energy to every show.” “We’ve already toured so much that we’re pretty much prepared for anything,” says Hater. What might be an intimidating experience for other groups is just another stint on the road according to keyboardist Ryan Hater. This summer, the White Reaper is finally getting the chance at playing the venues to which their music aspires as they embark on tours opening for Motion City Soundtrack, Jimmy Eat World, and, most importantly, Pearl Jam. The album even opens with the sound of a massive audience cheering the arrival of the band as they rip into the first song. The World’s Best American Band bristled with arena-sized energy, huge hooks, and a defiant sense of self-belief. Though the Louisville, Kentucky power-pop group played it off mostly as a joke in interviews - members claimed the name was in the same vein as their cheekily-titled debut White Reaper Does It Again - you could tell there was part of them that meant it. Oct 24 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone #:) Oct 26 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive &# Oct 27 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell) &# Oct 28 - Charlotte, NC - Amo's Southend &# Oct 29 - Chattanooga, TN - Songbirds South & # Oct 31 - Washington, DC - U Street &# Nov 01 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts &# Nov 02 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair &# Nov 03 - Hamden, CT - The Space &# Nov 05 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom &# Nov 07 - Albany, NY - The Hollow &# Nov 08 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern &# Nov 09 - Detroit, MI - El Club &# Nov 10 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar &# Nov 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Smiling Moose Nov 23 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Riptide Festival Nov 22 - Orlando, FL - Florida Man Music festival Nov 24 - Tampa, FL - 97X Next Big Thing Nov 30 - Austin, TX - 101X Indie Xmas * Dec 01 - Austin, TX - 101X Indie Xmas * Dec 03 - Las Vegas, NV - X107.5’s Holiday Havoc Dec 07 - San Jose, CA - ALT 105.3’s Not So Silent Night Dec 08 - Del Mar, CA - 94.With the title of their second album, White Reaper declared themselves The World’s Best American Band. We had the pleasure of catching up with the world's best American band as part of our latest Quick 6 to talk everything from secret tattoos to the intricacies of coaching a proper barfight.īe sure to catch White Reaper on their North America headline tour! Although their Elektra-records debut album, You Deserve Love, holds traces of classic rock, glam, New York indie, and a touch of good ol' fashioned Brit-rock, its sonic influences and inspirations serve as more of a testament to the band's mission statement - to live up to their self-adorned title of the world's best American band. White Reaper is best described in a few short words: 'fun as hell.' The Louisville, Kentucky - based band is the sort of tried-and-true rock band that is not married to any particular brand of rock.

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