In the past two years American Speedway has developed an impressive relevance and profile that has won recognition and respect from peers and influences alike: artists as varied as the Meatmen, Electric Frankenstein, and Murphy's Law. These upcoming appearances promise to continue the American Speedway legacy of fast, hard and incredibly loud music.

On January 21st 2008, American Speedway released "Ship of Fools" on vinyl that included a CD in the package. Of course, the CD contained all 10 songs available on the Vinyl. Due to increasing demand by fans, the band decided to release a CD version. The CD issue of "Ship of Fools" was released on Oct. 28, 2008 by Prophase Music, distributed exclusively by MVD. As a special bonus, The CD issue includes two bonus tracks not available on the original vinyl release.

Their hit single "One Foot In, One Foot Out" remained in Top 10 Most Songs Played on Sirius Radio's weekly charts, channel 29, for 5 months starting late Spring, 2008. One month later, "One Foot In, One Foot Out" was added to the cable TV radio station, Music Choice.

For the week of Nov. 11th, the title track to the album was added to 36 commercial radio stations and 56 college radio stations, making "Ship of Fools" #5 Most Added according to FMQB, the radio industry's leading trade publication. Two weeks later, "Ship of Fools" debuted at #38 on the CMJ Loud Rock Chart.

Black Collar Radio is an emerging, web-based underground radio broadcast. Streaming 24/7 from Philadelphia, PA, Black Collar Radio is a place for fans to discover and rock with the best of the Philly-Metro music scene.

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