(RockAndMetal.com) (11/8/03)

By Michael Bennett

TORONTO, CANADA - D.O.A., Canada's most influential punk rock band, is celebrating their 25th Anniversary by launching a new tour of Canada.

Having influenced a couple of generations of punks and musicians and made a big impact on underground "people power" politics, D.O.A. is marking the occasion in a couple of special ways.

Sudden Death Records (Canada's punk godfather Joey Shithead Keithley's own record label) will release the definitive D.O.A. album, "War And Peace," a 26 track compilation of D.O.A.'s greatest recorded moments.

"War And Peace" starts at the roots with 'Disco Sucks,' 'The Enemy,' and 'Liar For Hire,' right through to their modern blitzkrieg sound of 'Dead Men Tell No Tales' and 'Just Say No To The WTO.'

D.O.A. are blasting through live shows with their new rock-solid lineup of Joey, The Great Baldini on drums and new bass player Damned Dan Yaremko (Econoline Crush, Bif Naked).

This fall, Shithead's first book "I, Shithead, A Life In Punk" will be out on Arsenal Pulp Press. It is a definitive and raunchy look at punk and the spread of counter-ulture throughout western society. Sudden Death Records will also release "Let's Start The Action" this fall - an electronic tribute to D.O.A. performed by 20 different artists from around the world and inspired by the anti-globalization movement.

As well, Sudden Death has recently re-released D.O.A.'s first two albums, "Something Better Change" and "Hardcore 81" -- recently picked as two of the top five Canadian punk rock albums of all time, by AMP Magazine. A full length documentary on D.O.A. "Talk-Action=0" is being developed by film maker Marcus Rogers (The Widower).

D.O.A. has travelled a long, tough road, that has taken them around the world and the raw energy continues. The band has never been more active, having recently released their second DVD, "D.O.A.'s Greatest Shits" and a split album with metal legend Thor ("Are U Ready").

Recently Mayor Larry Campbell of Vancouver declared December 21st to be " D.O.A. Day" in Vancouver. The band has also been featured in punk and political books published around the world.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

11/11 London, Ontario, Canada [Fanshawe College]
11/13 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [The Underground]
11/14 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [Club Rockit]
11/15 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [The Marquee]
11/16 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada [Paramount Lounge]
11/18 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [Rivoli] (Joey Shithead Keithley spoken word)
11/19 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [Starlight]
11/20 Montreal, Quebec, Canada [Casa Del Popolo] (Joey Shithead Keithley spoken word, with Norman Nawrocki)
11/21 Montreal, Quebec, Canada [Foufounes Electriques]
11/22 Quebec, Quebec, Canada [Kashmir]
12/02 Vancouver, BC, Canada [Vancouver Public Library] (Joey Shithead Keithley spoken word)

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