Justice (Rev Theory album)
album by Rev Theory
Justice is the third studio album by American rock band Rev Theory, released on February 15, 2011, by Interscope Records. The first single, also titled "Justice", was released to iTunes and radio on October 25, 2010. Justice peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart and number 75 on the Billboard 200. The album has sold 54,000 copies in the United States to date. The title track was used for WWE's Extreme Rules in 2011. The song "Hangman" was used for the secondary theme song for WWE's SmackDown from 2009 to 2012. Justice was the band's last album to feature lead guitarist Rikki Lixx, who left for personal reasons.
Background
On November 14, 2010, the band announced their upcoming third album for a February 15, 2011 release. Guitarist Julien Jorgensen explained that they wanted the record to more resemble their 2005 debut Truth Is Currency than 2008's Light It Up, saying they went through "a bit of an identity crisis" after signing with a major label and were expected to write a hit than being a band that knew their strengths. Lead singer Rich Luzzi said that the band had a list of names for the album, and felt it was the right title after coming off Light It Up with "feelings of anger and just felt like there were some injustices served to ourselves in our lives and our careers."
Promotion
In December 2010, the band partnered with Monster Energy to headline their Outbreak Tour with rock bands Pop Evil, Hail the Villain and the Black Cloud Collective, beginning on February 16, 2011 at Phoenix's Clubhouse venue and ending on March 6 at Eleanor Rigby's in Jermyn, Pennsylvania.
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