When Pennsylvania hard rockers CANDLELIGHT RED recently toured with SEVENDUST, they automatically struck up a friendship with drummer Morgan Rose. Realizing that they saw completely eye-to-eye musically, it made perfect sense for Rose to produce Candlelight Red - which will soon become a reality, as both factions will work together on an EP.

"While having Candlelight Red on tour with Sevendust, I was able to get familiar with their music and build a friendship with some of the band members," explains Rose. "So when they approached me with a desire for me to produce them, I jumped at the opportunity. After talking about what our goals were for the recording, we were happy to realize our goals were one and the same. To capture the band's live sound is the objective, and it's gonna happen. I'm beyond excited to get these songs finished and out to their fans!"

And CR guitarist Jeremy Edge shares Rose's excitement regarding the upcoming sessions (which will soon commence at Arkitekt Studios in Butler, New Jersey, with Mike Ferretti serving as engineer): "We are beyond pumped to have Morgan work with us! He is not only one of the world's most phenomenal rock drummers, He is a guy that really gets what the sound and energy of our band is all about. We are going to have some of the most intense CR material our fans have heard yet!"

Further details to follow.

Candlelight Red are on the road with CROSSFADE from June 1st - July 1st.

Tour dates include:

June

1 - Knoxville, TN - The Valarium
2 - Greenville, SC - The Handlebar
3 - Johnson City, TN - Capones
4 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
6 - Syracuse, NY - The Lost Horizon
7 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
8 - Bristol, CT - Bleechers
9 - Lancaster, PA - The Chamelon
10 - Toledo, OH - Frankie's
11 - Newport, KY - Thompson House
13 - Traverse City, MI - Ground Zero
14 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
15 - Jackson, MI - Avenue Billiards
16 - Libertyville, IL - Austin’s Fuel Room
17 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
19 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas
20 - Kansas City, MO Beaumont
22 - Shreveport, LA - Riverside Warehouse
23 - Birmingham, AL - Crush
25 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
26 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerede

29/12 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel

30 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm

July

1 - Charlotte, NC - Amos'