CONEY HATCH

CONEY HATCH Sign With Frontiers Records; New Album Coming In 2013





Following the successful reunion show at Firefest 2011, Frontiers
Records has announced the signing for a worldwide brand new release from
CONEY HATCH, planned for 2013.






Coney Hatch was one of a gang of young Canadian, loud rock bands
that sprang up around the turn of the 80s. Beginning in 1980 with a
line-up that included founding members Andy Curran (bass and vocals) and
Dave Ketchum (drums), Coney thundered across Canada, swapping the first
few guitar players for Steve Shelski (lead guitar) and Carl Dixon
(vocals and guitar) as they went. Anthem Records signed the band in late
November '81, and the following summer saw the first of three worldwide
releases: Coney Hatch in 1982, Outa Hand in 1984 and Friction in 1985.
After many miles touring with the likes of JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN,
ACCEPT and KROKUS the band called it quits in 1986 never having reached a
concert stage in Europe.



In April, 2008 Carl Dixon was very seriously injured in a car
accident in Australia while returning from a recording session. The
other three original band members came to his aid for a benefit show and
on August 5th, 2010 the original Coney Hatch lineup (including the now
recovered Carl Dixon) played a reunion show in Toronto. It was the first
performance from the original lineup since 1993. A further live date
was scheduled for the Firefest Rock Festival in Nottingham, England on
October 23rd, 2011. It was at that point the guys and Frontiers Records
discussed working together for a fourth Coney Hatch album of all new
material.



The band is currently working in the studio to give birth to this
new release which is planned for a release sometime in 2013. Updates to
follow.