Speedealer the band formerly known as REO Speedealer have completed work on their fourth album entitled �Second Sight�. The new disc was produced by Jason Newstead and engineered by Kent Matcke (Stabbing Westward) and will hit stores on May 14th. 

Below is a press release from Speedealer�s record label Palm Pictures. 

Palm�s hard rocking Speedealer has completed work on their fourth album entitled Second Sight.  Produced by Jason Newsted of Metallica fame, Second Sight hits stores on May 14, 2002.  Tracking began on September 18, 2001 at The Plant in Sausalito, CA with Newsted at the helm, producing, and Kent Matcke (Stabbing Westward) engineering.  Speedealer recorded 14 songs, 12 of which will be for the U.S. release and 2 bonus tracks for it�s Japanese and Australian releases.  Among the songs recorded include �The Thin Air,� �All The Things You�ll Never Be,� and �Leave Me Alone,� the album�s blistering opening track.

Dallas� Speedealer was formed in 1994 by singer/guitarist Jeff Hirshberg, bassist Rodney Skelton, Harden Harrison on drums, and Eric Schmidt on guitar.  

Speedealer�s first release was a self-titled album, which came out in 1996 on TRG Records, followed by REOSpeedealer and Here Comes Death released on Royalty Records, which went bankrupt shortly after the release of Here Comes Death.  The band was signed to Palm in early 2000 by Michael Alago and Here Comes Death was re-released in September 2000 with new artwork. 

Palm A&R man Michael Alago, who signed Metallica to Elektra Records in 1984, knew that Newsted wanted to start producing albums, so he immediately sent Speedealer�s demos.  Newsted was ecstatic.  �Speedealer is the first heavy band worthy of my 110 percent commitment since Metallica,� says Newsted.  Alago adds, �With Jason�s 15 years of making extraordinary records with Metallica, he was primed to put all that musicality into production.  Jason is a brilliant musician and friend and the trust I have in him is enormous.  The new Speedealer album is going to blow peoples heads off�that�s the intention.� 

Catch Speedealer on tour with Lennon in these select cities: 

January 27      Atlanta, GA - Cotton Club 
January 28      Wilmington, NC - Marrz Theatre 
January 29      Carrboro, NC - Cat�s Cradle 
January 31      Chattanooga, TN - The Bay 
February 1      Cincinnati, OH - Top Cat�s 
February 2      Ypsilanti, MI - Elbow Room 
February 4      Trenton, NJ - Conduit 
February 5      New York, NY - Lion�s Den 
February 6      Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar 
February 7      Asbury Park, NJ - The Saint 
February 9      Pittsburgh, PA - Club Laga 
February 11     Indianapolis, IN - The Patio 
February 12     Columbia, MO - Blue Note 
February 13     Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club 
February 14     Clinton, IA - Pig Pen 
February 15     Omaha, NE - Ranch Bowl 
February 16     Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck  
February 17     Madison, WI - The Annex 
February 19     Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
February 20     Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall 
February 21     Peoria, IL - Brewster�s on Water Street 
February 22     St. Paul, MN - The Lab 
February 25     Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre 
February 27     Las Vegas, NV - Tremorz