The world of pop and hard rock collide on American stages this summer with the driving sound of Defy Tomorrow. The band will be playing selected dates on the Vans Warped Tour in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. The tour kicks off on Sunday, June 22, 2008 in Ventura, CA.

Formed in July 2007, Defy Tomorrow is the unlikely teaming of former MTV Pop Artist Marissa with lead singer for hard rock band ColdFusion, Mike Oliver.

Both founding members have received national attention for their musical talents: the music video for Marissa’s “Just So Able” was voted the No. 1 Pop Video on VH1’s Music Nation while making the rounds on MTV and MTV Overdrive, and Oliver’s ColdFusion were featured on the premiere episode of Dane Cook’s HBO special Tourgasm.

Defy Tomorrow will be featured in broadcasts of new MTV show Exiled, premiering August 2008, which follows Marissa and seven other cast members as they are sent out to remote locations around the globe to acclimate to life with indigenous tribes. The show will include footage of Marissa’s everyday life in Scottsdale, Arizona, including performances by the band. Previews for the show can be found on MTV’s website.

On tour, the band will be performing material from their debut EP ‘One Through the Heart’, now available through their website and iTunes. The sound matches Oliver’s hard-rock backing, featuring screaming guitars and explosive drumming, with Marissa’s impassioned pop-vocal delivery of her bitter, heartbroken lyrics.

The EP’s lead track, “Words Don’t Mean a Thing,” showcases a bitterly sarcastic take on a shattered love affair, against a chaotic, overdriven backdrop - as Marissa sings, “Words don’t mean a thing/Fairy tale endings don’t come true/I know that now and it’s ok because I’m over you.”

Defy Tomorrow is ready to blow you away with their own brand of hard rock today! Don’t miss them on the Warped Tour this summer.

2008 Vans Warped Tour Dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to Defy Tomorrow’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

June 22 Seaside Park Ventura , CA
June 25 Cricket Wireless Pavilion Phoenix, AZ
June 26 NMSU Practice Field Las Cruces, NM
June 28 Utah State Fairgrounds Salt Lake City, UT
June 29 Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO
August 13 Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
August 14 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA
August 15 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA

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