BW&BK; has received the following press release:

Living up to the blue collar work ethic of their city, industrious Pittsburgh traditional metal mavericks, ICARUS WITCH have just recorded and released their tribute to the hometown heroes and Stanley Cup champions, The Pittsburgh Penguins. The band cut a slightly more metallized version of 'The Boys Of Winter' aka the song that they play in the arena to get the fans frenzied before the Pens skate onto the ice at the beginning of game.

When asked what prompted this unpredictable inclusion into the Icarus With cannon, a representative from the band stated "We're pretty passionate about our teams in this city, especially the Pens. We were thinking of using their theme song as intro music for an upcoming show but were surprised to find it's quite difficult to track down as a download. So we just said, 'Why not record our own version?' Fortunately our producer, Eric Klinger had a space in his recording schedule and the whole project went from concept to arrangement to production in the span of two days. Now, less than a week later thanks to Cleopatra Records, our tribute is available for download on iTunes, Amazon and similar sites! We kept it faithful enough to the original so any non-metal Penguins fans will enjoy it, but just heavy enough so any non-penguin fan metal heads will also dig it as a mini-epic instrumental."

Preview the new version here. The track is available at iTunes and Amazon.com

As previously reported, Icarus Witch have been confirmed to open for Y&T;'s upcoming July/August 2010 tour.

Long-time rock icons Y&T; will be touring in support of Facemelter, their first studio album in 13 years on Frontiers Records. Icarus Witch will continue promoting their recent release, Draw Down The Moon, this time with former DIRTY LOOKS guitarist/backing vocalist, Christopher Shaner as the new frontman and DI'ANNO guitarist, Ed Skero on 2nd lead guitar.

"It's a good thing we didn't unpack out bags from the Paul DiAnno tour yet because we just got word from Brian Perera at Cleopatra Records that Icarus Witch is confirmed to tour America once again", states Icarus Witch bassist Jason Myers. "This July and August we will be crisscrossing the country opening for one of our all-time favorite bands, Y&T;! Their classics like 'Mean Streak', 'Midnight In Tokyo', 'Forever', 'Don't Stop Runnin' and 'Summertime Girls' have always been the perfect soundtrack to summer partying. Now we'll get to hear them played at full volume in a different city every night after warming up the crowds. See you on the road!"

Icarus Witch's album, Draw Down The Moon, is now available for a limited time to stream in its entirety at this location.

Upcoming Icarus Witch live appearances:

May

28 - Hard Rock Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA (with Lizzy Borden)

June

16 - Fate Lounge - Pittsburgh, PA (with Winger)
24 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
26 - Warriors of Metal III Open Air Fest - Chillicothe, OH (with Cage, Omen, Dantesco, Imagika, + more)

July (with Y&T;)

16 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
17 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
21 - The Roadhouse - Dacona, CO
24 - TBA
28 - Steel Mill - Martins Ferry, OH

August (with Y&T;)

4 - Hard Rock Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
5 - Sterling Rock Room - Allentown, PA
6 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
7 - BB King's - New York, NY
8 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
11 - Zeros Hard Rock Club - Corpus Christi, TX
13 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
14 - Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX
15 - Zen-Meister Bar - El Paso, TX

September

21 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH (with Kamelot, Leaves Eyes)

More on Icarus Witch at this location.