Örebro, Sweden fuzz frontrunners TRUCKFIGHTERS have announced their first ever U.S. tour dates in celebration of the band's tenth anniversary.  The highly respected trio - recently called "the best band that's ever existed" by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme  - will kick off the U.S. trek on July 13 in Providence, RI.  The tour will hit NYC (July 15), Cleveland (July 18), Detroit (July 19), Chicago (July 20) and more showcasing TRUCKFIGHTERS incredibly fuzz-tastic and electric live performance.        

      Fuzz rock music fans have long been clamouring for TRUCKFIGHTERS to tour the U.S. and now the time is near!  In advance of the tour and the release of the band's self-titled "Fuzzumentary" (or documentary for those of you who don't speak "fuzz", natch), "Truckfighters", the band has released a short trailer for the film which features the aforementioned Homme and friends and rockers Nick Oliveri (of Kyuss Lives!), Eddie Glas (of Nebula) and members of Graveyard, Witchcraft, Valient Thorr and more.

Formed in 2001, TRUCKFIGHTERS' are already a well known name in Europe, having released three critically acclaimed LPs and performing over 300 live gigs across the continent.  The group's music has been described as "classic desert rock" calling for comparison to fellow Swedes DOZER as well as U.S. legends such as the mighty Kyuss and Fu Manchu, the latter with whom TRUCKFIGHTERS toured extensively with in Europe.  After releasing a pair of EPs and a split LP in the early 2000's, the group released their debut album Gravity X in 2005. The band's sophomore album Phi was released in 2007 and in 2009 TRUCKFIGHTERS released the LP Mania, which has become a "modern classic" in underground rock circles.   The album featured the single and video "Con of Man" and garnered the trio a spotlight on the MTV Sweden show "Fuzz". 
    
     In conjunction with the U.S. tour, TRUCKFIGHTERS will release the limited edition colored vinyl LP Hidden Treasures of the Fuzz - The Anniversary of the Century, a collection of rare and unreleased recordings.  The LP is available via the band's label Fuzzorama Records at this location.  Additional information on the Truckfighters documentary film can be found at this location. 

TRUCKFIGHTERS U.S. tour dates:

July 13            Providence, RI            Firehouse 13 (www.firehouse13.org) 

July 14            Worcester, MA            Ralph's  (www.ralphsrockdiner.com) 

July 15            New York City            Cake Shop (http://cake-shop.com) 

July 16            Pittsburgh, PA             31st St. Pub (www.31stpub.com) 

July 17            Columbus, OH            Ruby Tuesday (www.rubytuesdaylive.com) 

July 18            Cleveland, OH            The Grog Shop (www.grogshop.gs) 

July 19            Detroit, MI                   Magic Stick (http://majesticdetroit.com/magic-stick/) 

July 20            Chicago, IL                  Reggie's (www.reggieslive.com) 

July 21            Dayton, OH                 Blind Bob's (www.blindbobs.com) 

July 22            Lexington, KY              Green Lantern (www.myspace.com/greenlanternbar) 

July 23            Charleston, SC           Jimbo's (www.jimbosrockloungecharleston.com) 

     TRUCKFIGHTERS features Ozo (Oskar Cedermalm; vocals and bass), Dango (Niklas Källgren; guitar) and Pezo (Oscar Johansson; drums).