Defeater is excited to announce a string of shows taking them from the East Coast down to Austin, TX for SXSW and back again starting next week. Fresh off a very well-received West Coast tour with All Teeth and Touche Amore, this will be Defeater's first SXSW appearance as they will play alongside Goatwhore at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival showcase at Emo's Annex on March 19th.

Lost Ground, released in November of 2009, has been incredibly well-received by press and fans alike. While their debut, Travels, was called “a new artistic peak for hardcore” by Punknews and “the perfect definition of modern hardcore” by Lambgoat), Lost Ground has already surpassed the critical acclaim Defeater has received thus far. Lost Ground continues the story from Defeater's debut album, Travels, and follows a man's journey from enlisting in the military to post-war life and the subsequent events that follow.

Check out Defeater on tour starting next week:

March
15 Summerville, SC @ Summerville Legion
16 Asheville, NC @ Edge Frat
17 Sylvania, AL @ Bonesaw House
19 Austin, TX @ Emo's - New England Metal and Hardcore Festival Showcase
20 Austin, TX @ Broken Neck Warehouse
22 Kansas City, MO @ KC Autoworx
23 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
24 Peoria, IL @ TBA
26 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Metal Frat