HELLYEAH recently announced its "Blood For Blood" 2015 U.S. tour, featuring support from special guests DEVOUR THE DAY and LIKE A STORM. The trek kicks off on Friday, February 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada and visits 23 markets through early March. Check out www.hellyeahband.com/tour today for tickets, VIP packages and further information. January is National Blood Donor Month! To raise awareness about the cause, HELLYEAH invites you to give blood through the "Blood For Blood" National Blood Drive. Fans who pledge to give at this location (or make a financial donation) will not only receive a signed poster from HELLYEAH, but will also be entered to win tickets, meet-and-greet package, signed merch and more! Here's how to enter: 1. Head over to this location and pledge to give blood OR make a financial donation to the American Red Cross. Take a photo of yourself giving blood on Instagram (or a screenshot of your donation) and use the hashtag #BLOODFORBLOOD 2. Fill out the form below and add your photo! Join HELLYEAH and let's make a difference in the lives of those in need. "Blood For Blood" was released last June and was HELLYEAH's first album since parting ways with guitarist Greg Tribbett and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kahaha in February 2014. Singer Chad Gray and HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell revealed that the band came close to breaking up before it finally parted ways with guitarist Greg Tribbett and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kahaha. Maxwell explained, "They just pretty much had a lot of other stuff going on in their life that just took the focus of the band away, and for us to continue, we had to part ways with them. It was a toxic situation that almost broke the band up. They just couldn't get it together and it was a very painful time for us, it was very emotional, but I think, you know, with the love we have for each other and the band, we needed to kind of do the worst case scenario and part ways with them." Maxwell told The Pulse Of Radio that both Kahaha and Tribbett had their own specific issue that were hurting the group. "I don't think Bob ever really was as passionate about this band," he said. "He never became a full member or anything like that. It just didn't gel, so it was just time just to part ways, you know. And with Greg, I think he had just a lot of stuff that happened to him in his life in recent years that really affected him and became distracting for us and we just couldn't go forward." Gray said that the recording sessions for "Blood For Blood" were emotionally volatile, saying, "This is such a heavy record on so many levels it's not just the anger, the frustration, the angst, but its also the helplessness that we felt." The new members of HELLYEAH are bassist Kyle Sanders and touring guitarist Christian Brady. "Blood For Blood" sold around 17,000 copies in its first week of release to land at No. 18 on the Billboard chart.
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