The "Creatures of Crystal Lake Tour" is a unique horror/metal/punk tour featuring the bands First Jason and FREAK13. First Jason is fronted by Jason himself, Ari Lehman, the actor that portrayed the first incarnation of the legendary camp killer in the 1980 classic.

Playing a wild mix of punk and metal, the band deliver a killer set that reflects Lehman's horror roots and takes fans on a journey to Crystal Lake.

"People are such big fans of the Jason character and this is my way of embracing that and celebrating it in a twisted, but fun musical setting," said Lehman who handles vocal and keyboard duties.

First Jason have thrilled audiences at horror conventions in the Midwest and have created a dedicated fanbase with songs "Red, Red, Red," "You Better Run" and "Sink or Swim".

FREAK13 are as legendary horror television host Joe Bob Riggs said, "...the only band to combine serious horror and serious metal".

Based in the swamps of southeast Texas, they have their own link to the Friday the 13th franchise, having played the official 25th anniversary celebration in Hollywood (Necrocomicon) and recorded a rendition of their number 1 Internet metal chart hit "Crystal Lake" with Betsy Palmer, the actress who portrayed Jason's mom "Pamela Voorhees".

"Betsy has become a friend of the band and provided an awesome narration for the song that just took it to an entirely new level. It was such an honor working with her," said FREAK13 bassist/vocalist Chester Moore.

Moore also said it has been great working with Lehman who first played with the band in Hollywood.

"We did a show at the Whisky together on Friday the 13th when he sat in on 'Crystal Lake' and did an awesome keyboard solo. Since then he has done Texas Frightmare Weekend and Screamfest with us. It was a natural that we would plan a tour together. His band First Jason is great and when we hit the road we fully expect all hell to break loose."

FREAK13 will be touring in support of their boxed set "Legacy of Horror" via Almas Records and First Jason will be promoting their first release. A portion of proceeds of merchandise sales and a soon to be announced joint First Jason/FREAK13 single will benefit "Children of the Night", an organization that works to end childhood prostitution.

"If there's one cause I think Jason can get behind it's stopping child abuse of any kind, so we're happy to do our part to raise awareness to this issue and raise some funding," Lehman said.

The tour kicks off June 29, 2007 in Beaumont, TX and will end Friday July 13 in Chicago.

"This tour will be your chance not only to see some of the leaders in the underground horror rock movement but meet Jason himself, Ari Lehman, as he will be doing meet and greets at every show along with the bands," said Ronnie Friend, A&R representative for Almas Records.

"Prepare yourself because the 'Creatures of Crystal Lake' might just be coming to your town."