Chameleons sign to Metropolis + release LP in April


A new release from Chameleons is coming in April.

The Chameleons launched in 1981 and released three brilliant and highly influential albums Script Of The Bridge, What Does Anything Mean? Basically?, Strange Times, before breaking up. After dissolving, the members went on to launch other projects including The Sun And The Moon, The Reeges, and ChameleonsVox over the years, with Mark Burgess' ChameleonsVox being the longest lasting of these projects. ChameleonsVox had been a very active touring band prior to the pandemic sidelining everything in 2020.

Last May founding members of The Chameleons Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies reunited and performed a set of Chameleons classics live. Seven songs from the performance were captured live and will be released as Edge Sessions (Live From The Edge) and will include 3 bonus ChameleonsVox live recordings.

What's more is the current version of the band, now known as Chameleons (no The, no Vox) has signed to Metropolis records. Metropolis will release Edge Sessions (Live From The Edge) on April 15th on variety of formats including limited edition 2LP black vinyl, CD, and digital. Head over to Bandcamp to pre-order.

Chameleons hit the road in North America later on this year as part of the Deja Vu tour with The Mission and Theater Of Hate. Tickets for the tour are on sale now.



The Mission / Chameleons / Theater Of Hate North American tour

Sep 07 - Baltimore MD @ Soundstage
Sep 08 - Millersville PA @ Phantom Power
Sep 09 - Richmond VA @ The Broadberry
Sep 10 - Atlanta GA @ The Masquerade
Sep 11 - West Palm Beach FL @ Respectable Street
Sep 13 - Tampa FL @ The Orpheum
Sep 15 - Houston TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Sep 16 - Dallas TX @ Amplified Live
Sep 17 - Austin TX @ Elysium
Sep 19 - Albuquerque NM @ Sunshine Theater
Sep 20 - Mesa AZ @ Nile Theater
Sep 21 - San Diego CA @ Music Box
Sep 23 - Los Angeles CA @ The Belasco Theatre
Sep 24 - San Francisco CA @ The Chapel
Sep 25 - San Francisco CA @ The Chapel
Sep 27 - Portland OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Sep 28 - Seattle WA @ El Corazon
Sep 29 - Boise ID @ Visual Arts Collective
Sep 30 - Salt Lake City UT @ Metro Music Hall
Oct 01 - Denver CO @ Oriental Theater
Oct 02 - Kansas City MO @ Record Bar
Oct 04 - Minneapolis MN @ PNA Hall
Oct 05 - Milwaukee WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Oct 06 - Columbus OH @ Athenaeum Theatre
Oct 07 - Ferndale MI @ The Magic Bag
Oct 08 - Chicago IL @ Thalia Hall
Oct 09 - Toronto ON @ Velvet Underground
Oct 11 - Montreal QC @ Theatre Fairmount
Oct 12 - Boston MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Oct 13 - New York NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Oct 14 - Ardmore PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
Oct 15 - Jersey City NJ @ White Eagle Hall

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