PRIESTESS ANNOUNCES”TRAPPED IN SKATE & TIME” FAN CONTEST
MONTREAL ROCK BAND CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF MASSIVE TOUR WITH HIGH ON FIRE

Electrifying Montreal-based hard rock band PRIESTESS has announced a very special interactive fan contest titled “Trapped in Skate & Time”.  The competition takes its name from the band’s song “Trapped in Space & Time” which recently made its world online premiere via Stereogum.  The track is taken from the band’s critically lauded new album Prior to the Fire.

PRIESTESS fans can enter the official “Trapped in Skate & Time” contest by:

1.) Becoming a fan / “Liking” PRIESTESS on Facebook

2.) Posting a link to “your favorite personal skateboarding video” (either YouTube or Vimeo link) to the PRIESTESS Facebook page).

Four lucky winners will be chosen by PRIESTESS and will receive first-class prize packages containing the following:

- 1 FLIP P2 Skate Deck
- 2 pairs of CONVERSE skateboarding shoes
- 1 Tum Yeto gift bag
- 1 THRASHER gift bag
- 1 PRIESTESS prize pack (including an autographed Prior to the Fire CD or LP, T-shirt and poster)

The PRIESTESS “Trapped in Skate & Time” contest will run through Tuesday, June 1. The contest’s official rules and details can also be viewed online at this location.

PRIESTESS is currently on the road as direct support to Oakland, CA power trio HIGH ON FIRE.  Presented by Decibel magazine and Stereogum, the five week U.S. tour kicked off on March 31 in Minneapolis, MN.  The tour will hit Tempe, AZ this evening and Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre on Friday, April 23. View the official admat at this location.

Recorded in Los Angeles with producer David Schiffman (System of a Down, Mars Volta, Nine Inch Nails), Prior to the Fire underlines PRIESTESS’ hard-hitting songwriting, memorable hooks and earth-shaking ability to rock.  With a sound built upon a resolute sense of purpose and shaped by hundreds of explosive live shows, PRIESTESS’ Prior to the Fire is an electric recording, bringing to light a colorful pool of both creativity and innovation.  The long-awaited follow up to 2006’s critically acclaimed debut Hello Master, Prior to the Fire has met to shining fan and critical acclaim, being called “pure enjoyment” by The Onion, “a heavier, angrier hammer” by Decibel and “awesomely adept” by SPIN.

PRIESTESS features vocalist / guitarist Mikey Heppner, Dan Watchorn (guitar, backing vocals), Mike Dyball (bass) and Vince Nudo (drums, percussion, backing vocals).

PRIESTESS is available to speak with interested media now.  To chat with the band, simply contact Carl Schultz @ ACTION! PR via any of the means listed below.  Updated PRIESTESSnews and tour information will be made available via the band’s web domain: www.myspace.com/priestessband, the Tee Pee Records online home: www.teepeerecords.com and the ACTION! PR online domains: www.action-pr.com, www.twitter.com/action_pr and www.facebook.com/actionpr.

“After 2006′s acclaimed debut, Hello Master, this Montreal metal foursome had to cut through a mass of red tape before Fire, their long-gestating follow-up, could get a U.S. release date. Someone should be fired for the delay, because this baby burns. Whether it’s galloping epics (“The Gem”) or thrashy revenge fantasies (“Ladykiller”), the band proves awesomely adept at casting a multitude of dark spells.” - SPIN

“Where they separate themselves from mere revivalists like Wolfmother is Mikey Heppner’s skillful song craft; rather than just cleverly aping the sounds of his favorite bands, he disassembles and reassembles them in unexpected ways, which is what gives songs both short (the catchy, fiery “Lunar”) and long (the surprisingly complex “The Gem”) their power.  Prior To The Fire, should put them on the musical map once and for all.” – THE ONION

“Montreal’s Priestess comes on like a Southern-fried Priest or Lizzy…a groovy metal throwdown” – TIME OUT NEW YORK

“It may have taken them four years to make, but Priestess sound ready to contend for the heavy metal crown, so it was worth the wait.” – CMJ

“a far more deliberate approach than the Mastodons and Baronesses of the world, emphasizing groove over dexterity…this album absolutely smokes” – POPMATTERS

“After rockin’ our world with the first taste of Prior To The Fire late last year, the “Ladykiller”s are back…oodles of thrashy riffage…dual leads ala Iron Maiden…dudes have riffs.”- BROOKLYN VEGAN

“There’s more going on in the Priestess galaxy than brainless thud – there’s just enough art in its attack to set it leagues above its neo-metal peers” – THE BIG TAKEOVER

“Prior to the Fire has an undeniable urgency. The band has redoubled its already remarkable ability to write hooky, infectious songs that hitch hair-metal giddiness to stoner metaphysics: “Raccoon Eyes” and “We Ride” have humor and Camaro-rock sass, while “The Gem” and “Trapped in Space and Time” bring the astral travel.” – CHICAGO READER

“Albums like this worship at the First Church of the Distorted Riff, which transports you somewhere not of this earth.” - AOL MUSIC’s “Noisecreep”

“an immensely listenable experience that stands Priestess shoulder-to-shoulder with such like-minded contemporaries as Queens of The Stone Age, the Sword and Wolfmother.” – SHOCK HOUND

‘In addition to boasting great riffs and infectious beats, in their slower moments Priestess expands on the progressive and psychedelic influences that “Hello…” only alluded to as they use organ on a few tracks. There are potential hits on here too, like the songs “Raccoon Eyes” and “Sideways Attack,” though breaking into the mainstream is likely not of great concern to the band.” – AQUARIAN WEEKLY

“Following in the footsteps of Queens of the Stone Age and Wolfmother, this Canadian quartet kicks out raucous boogie-metal stomps with plenty of attitude. Fortunately, that attitude is informed by the blue-collar spirit of ’70s icons like AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, and yes, Judas Priest… these guys are no joke.” – MAXIM

PRIESTESS tour dates:

U.S. tour with HIGH ON FIRE:

Decibel and Stereogum present:
HIGH ON FIRE’s “Snakes for the Divine” U.S. tour:

April 22       Tempe, AZ                    Club House
April 23       Los Angeles, CA           El Rey Theatre
April 24       Costa Mesa, CA            Detroit Bar
April 25       San Diego, CA              Casbah
April 27       Fresno, CA                   Audies Olympic / Club Fred
April 28       Santa Cruz, CA              Blue Lagoon
April 30       Eugene, OR                  John Henry’s
April 30       Boise, ID                       Neurolux, Inc.
May 1         Spokane, WA                 The Boulevard
May 2         Bellingham, WA              The Nightlight
May 4         Seattle, WA                    Chop Suey
May 5         Portland, OR                  Dante’s
May 7         Eureka, CA                     Nocturnum
May 8         Oakland, CA                   The Fox Theatre (*As part of The Missing Link w/ Mastodon, BTBAM, Baroness, Priestess and more)