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Gym Class Heroes Return With "AS CRUEL AS SCHOOL CHILDREN"; Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen Group Set to Kick Off Headlining Tour in September

Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen has announced the release of "AS CRUEL AS SCHOOL CHILDREN," the new album from Gym Class Heroes. The Geneva, NY-based group's latest collection will hit stores this coming Tuesday, July 25th (see track listing below).

Produced by S*A*M, aka Sam Hollander (Method Man, the Sounds, and Earth, Wind & Fire), and Sluggo, the alter-ego of renowned session bassist Dave Katz (Roger Daltrey), "AS CRUEL AS SCHOOL CHILDREN" also features co-production from good friend Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. The album's first single, "The Queen and I," is already breaking out in radio markets across the country, including Los Angeles, where KIIS-FM is currently spinning the record 30 times a week. The video for "The Queen and I" will premiere all day long on mtvU on July 24th.

Gym Class Heroes' lead singer, Travis McCoy, recently collaborated with Cobra Starship (new band of Midtown's Gabe Saporta) along with fellow musicians William Beckett (The Academy Is...) and Maja Ivarsson (the Sounds) to release the track "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)." The song is not only Cobra Starship's first single, but is also the lead track on the soundtrack to this summer's sure-to-be blockbuster hit, "Snakes On A Plane," starring Samuel L. Jackson. Gym Class Heroes' "New Friend Request (Hi-Tek Remix)" will be featured on the soundtrack, and two additional songs of theirs will be featured in the film.

Gym Class Heroes are currently wrapping up this summer's Vans Warped tour, where they are playing two shows a day to packed audiences. The band will kick off their headlining tour, "Jerry's Kids Short Bus Tour 06," in September, with support from Cobra Starship and Cage (see itinerary below). Gym Class Heroes will also headline a handful of dates in the United Kingdom in early September.

Gym Class Heroes garnered critical acclaim for their unique sound and approach with their Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen debut, 2005's "THE PAPERCUT CHRONICLES." It was the band's alternative hip-hop style and use of live instruments in favor of looped samples and canned beats that caught the attention of Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, who immediately signed the group to his Decaydance imprint. With constant touring and a huge online presence, the band has built a large and dedicated fan base.

Gym Class Heroes are: Travis McCoy (lead vocalist), Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo (guitarist), Eric Roberts (bassist), and Matt McGinley (drummer).

For more information, visit the band's newly launched website at www.gymclassheroes.com, or check out their MySpace at www.myspace.com/gymclassheroes.

(TRACK LISTING AND TOUR ITINERARY BELOW)

Gym Class Heroes
"AS CRUEL AS SCHOOL CHILDREN"
Tracklist

1. The Queen And I
2. Shoot Down The Stars
3. New Friend Request
4. Clothes Off!
5. Sloppy Live Jingle Pt. 1
6. Viva La White Girl
7. 7 Weeks
8. It's OK, But Just This Once!
9. Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 2
10. Biters Clock
11. Boys In Bands Interlude
12. Scandalous Scholastics
13. On My Own Time (Write On!)
14. Sloppy Love Jingle Pt. 3

GYM CLASS HEROES
"Jerry's Kids Short Bus Tour 06"
w/ Cobra Starship and Cage

SEPT
14    Buffalo, NY             The Buffalo Icon
15    Hartford, CT            Webster Theatre
16    Poughkeepsie, NY        The Chance
17    Allston, MA             Harper's Ferry
18    Philadelphia, PA        First Unitarian Church
19    New York, NY            Knitting Factory
20    Baltimore, MD           Sonar
21    Cleveland Heights, OH   Grog Shop
22    Detroit, MI             Magic Stick
23    Chicago, IL             Beat Kitchen (two shows)
24    St. Louis, MO           Creepy Crawl
25    Iowa City, IA           Picador
26    Milwaukee, WI           The Rave
27    Minneapolis, MN         Triple Rock
28    Kansas City, MO         The Grand Emporium
29    Denver, CO              Marquis Theatre
30    Ogden, UT               Club Boom
OCT
2     Orangevale, CA          The Boardwalk
3     Hollywood, CA           Knitting Factory
5     Tempe, AZ               The Clubhouse
6     San Diego, CA           Epicentre
7     Anaheim, CA             Chain Reaction