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EXTREME ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN THIRTEEN YEARS:

Take Us Alive World Tour Launches In Poughkeepsie, New York on July 29

(June 9, 2008) New York, NY - This summer, Extreme will release Saudades de Rock (pronounced "sow-dodge"), their first studio album in thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over twelve years. Saudades de Rock will be released on August 12th on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.

The iconic rock foursome - vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo - recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. Saudades de Rock boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of "Star," the groove-laden, swagger of "King Of The Ladies", a raw funk rock anthem called "Learn To Love", and the expressive ballad "Ghost."

"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's Rock and Roll. Saudades de Rock."

Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."

The multi-platinum, Boston-bred band's 2008 'Take Us Alive' world tour gets underway on July 29th at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, Extreme will be a co-headliner on July 11th at the five day Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, OK. See all current dates below.

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Saudades de Rock track listing: 1. Star, 2. Comfortably Dumb, 3. Learn To Love, 4. Take Us Alive, 5. Run, 6. Last Hour, 7. Flower Man, 8. King Of The Ladies, 9. Ghost, 10. Slide, 11. Interface, 12. Sunrise, 13. Peace (Saudade).

Extreme "Take Us Alive" World Tour 2008:

Jul 11 - Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma *

Jul 29 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

Jul 31 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion

Aug 1 - Farmingdale, NY @ Brookhaven Amphitheatre

Aug 2 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head

Aug 4 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

Aug 5 - Lancaster, CA @ Chameleon Club

Aug 6 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

Aug 8 - Detroit, MI @ Emerald Theater

Aug 9 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

Aug 10 - Cincinnati, OH @ Union Center Blvd Bash

Aug 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend

Aug 13 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage

Aug 15 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

Aug 16 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

Aug 18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

Aug 19 - Houston, TX @ Meridien

Aug 20 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Aug 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee

Aug 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

Aug 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Filmore

Aug 26 - Los Angels, CA @ House of Blues

Sep 13 - Milan, Italy @ Rock of Ages Festival

More dates to be added.

To date, the Grammy-nominated Extreme has released four albums, plus a greatest hits set-selling over 10 million records worldwide. On the strength of multiple world tours, they also achieved a #1 hit single, "More Than Words"- from their 1990 multi-platinum album Extreme II: Pornograffitti-on the Billboard Hot 100, which they followed with the Top Five "Hole Hearted." Although these two acoustic hits brought the band great mainstream success, it overshadowed the band's trademark sound: a mix of hard rock funk in the spirit and style of their predecessors Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen and Van Halen-fueled by Bettencourt's signature guitar flights and Cherone's resonant vocals-and matched with a social consciousness in their lyrics.

Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A portion of Open E Records profits will be donated to Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The Foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education. www.musicdrivesus.com.

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I thought they were wimpy, and I still do.. I mean, Get The Funk Out..? All these old half-ass non-intresting bands is hangin on to this hair band revival..

Mötley Crüe, Whitesnake, even Def Leppard, is understandable.. but Extreme? I bet Mr. Big will return soon as well...

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I am a big fan of Nuno Bettencourt, you can tell he was influenced by Jimmy Page in his playing. He once said that midnight Express was inluenced by Four Sticks. I saw then back in about 91 and were really good,,hope to see them over here on the UK part of the tour :) in the Autumn.

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How can anyone right a really catchy rock song like Get the Funk Out, and also get in a really fab guitar solo with that bloody good tapping section in the middle with those arpeggios...fabulous song !!...GITS :lol:

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Their new CD is quite good. Well recorded, tastefully composed and furiously played! It is really growing on me.

You sayers of nay really do them a disservice by lumping them with hair metal. These guys are FAR from that scene. They lean more prog than pop these days. The new one is a good mix of styles.

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Their new CD is quite good. Well recorded, tastefully composed and furiously played! It is really growing on me.

The new one is a good mix of styles.

Thanks for the info on the CD. I'm going to have to check this one out.

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Their new CD is quite good. Well recorded, tastefully composed and furiously played! It is really growing on me.

You sayers of nay really do them a disservice by lumping them with hair metal. These guys are FAR from that scene. They lean more prog than pop these days. The new one is a good mix of styles.

i didn't lump them with hair metal. i lump them with NO! metal......

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Thanks for the info on the CD. I'm going to have to check this one out.

If you go to their website you can haear a new song from the album on there, its good :)

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They are not iconic as someone said, i think goes to a very select few Zeppelin, Beatles, Floyd spring to mind ! but Extreme are a very talented bunch of musicians..Nuno especially.

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