HED p.e. Completes Work on Its New Studio Album "Only in Amerika"; CD Set for Release February 22, 2005

Market Wire, November, 2004

HED p.e.'s recently re-tooled line-up currently comprised of band leader/vocalist Jahred (vocals), Jaxon (guitar), Mark (bass), Moke (formerly of Otep, drums) and DJ Product 1969© (turntables, samples) have completed work on a brand new, uncensored studio album slated for release February 22, 2005 on KOCH Records.

The new CD to be titled "Only In Amerika" will be comprised of the following tracks:

1. Foreplay              8. Voices
2. Represent             9. Raise Hell
3. Truth                 10. American Beauty
4. Wake Up               11. Chicken
5. War                   12. Daydreams
6. The Box               13. Not Dead Yet
7. CBC

"Only In Amerika" is the follow-up to the band's 2003 release, "Blackout." For additional information and advance streams log onto www.hedrocks.com.

In additional HED news, the band is slated to kick off a co-headlining tour* with Drowning Pool on November 27th in San Diego. A complete list of tour dates is as follows:

   Date            City                       Venue
   11/23/2004      San Diego, CA*             Canes Bar and Grill
   11/24/2004      Orangevale, CA*            The Boardwalk
   11/26/2004      West Hollywood, CA*        Key Club
   11/27/2004      Anaheim, CA*               House of Blues
   11/28/2004      Fresno, CA                 The Banker Ballroom
   11/30/2004      Eugene, OR                 WOW Hall
   12/1/2004       Spokane, WA*               The Big Easy Concert Hall
   12/2/2004       Tacoma, WA                 Fenders
   12/3/2004       Portland, OR*              Sabala's
   12/4/2004       Boise, ID*                 The Big Easy Concert Hall
   12/5/2004       Salt Lake City, UT*        Lofi Café
   12/7/2004       Colorado Springs, CO*      32 Bleu
   12/9/2004       Denver, CO*                Ogden Theatre
   12/11/2004      Kansas City, MO**          Uptown Theatre
   12/12/2004      Davenport, IA*             Quad City Live
   12/14/2004      Wichita, KS*               The Cotillion Ballroom
   12/15/2004      Fort Wayne, IN*            Piere's Entertainment Ctr.
   12/16/2004      Flint, MI*                 The Machine Shop
   12/17/2004      Toledo, OH*                Headliners

*w/Drowning Pool

**Radio show

Formerly signed to JIVE Records and described by Rolling Stone as "the one rare metal act willing to admit that good times actually exist," the Los Angeles-based group has sold over 700,000 albums since the release of their first EP in 1995. Known to be road-dogs, the band has toured with some of the biggest acts in music including Metallica, Slayer, Korn, The Deftones, Linkin Park, P.O.D., Slipknot and many more.

About KOCH Records

KOCH Records is a division of KOCH Entertainment, the fastest-growing music company and the market leader among independents in North America. The KOCH Entertainment corporate umbrella encompasses the KOCH Records label, KOCH Vision home video, KOCH Music Publishing and KOCH Entertainment Distribution (KED) with operations in both the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Records proudly claims the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents for each of the last three years (2001-2003). For additional info on the KOCH Records label and its roster of artists, please visit www.kochrecords.com

For more information, contact: Giovanna Melchiorre 212-353-8800 x257 gio@kochent.com