Adelitas Way performing at St. Mary's University during the Fiesta Oyster Bake in San Antonio, Texas on April 22, 2017, with Rick DeJesus, Tre Stafford,Robert Zakaryan, and Andrew Cushing.
Edgy Las Vegas-based hard rock outfit Adelitas Way broke into the mainstream in 2009 with the song "Invincible," which appeared on numerous television spots for CSI Miami and served as the theme song for the weekly World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars show. Formed in the late 2000s by lead vocalist Rick DeJesus and lead guitarist Chris Iorio, the band (which also included rhythm guitarist Keith Wallen, bassist Derek Johnston, and drummer Trevor Stafford) released its eponymous debut on Virgin Records in July 2009. The band's sophomore effort, Home School Valedictorian, arrived in summer 2011 and featured new lead guitarist Robert Zakaryan after Iorio left the group within five months of their debut's release.The family-friendly Fiesta Oyster Bake started in 1916 and is a fund raiser for student scholarships to attend St. Mary’s University. There are 7,000+ volunteers and 70,000+ attendees over the day and half event.
At the end of 2012, writing began for the band's third album, while only six months later, Keith Wallen and Derek Johnston announced that they were leaving. In July 2013 the group entered the studio with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz to record Stuck, which was released the following year and featured the hit single "Dog on a Leash," which peaked at number seven on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart. 2015 saw the release of the Deserve This EP, and the following year, the band issued their fourth studio long player, Getaway. (Source: AllMusic)
Adelitas Way shared the stage with Skillet, P.O.D., Red Sun Rising, Black Heart Saints, and The Beans at the Fiesta Oyster Bake. The band continues across the United States with the last performance at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington on September 9, 2017.
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