Tour Dates

DESPISED ICON, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, NEURAXIS, CARNIFEX: Full tour itinerary released

Following up on an announcement from last November, DESPISED ICON, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, NEURAXIS and THE PLASMARIFLE are coming down from the Great White North (dragging San Diego's CARNIFLEX with them) to grace the U.S. with a Quebec-heavy tour that looks aboot awesome. The aptly-monikered "Montreal Assault Tour" runs from the end of January into early March, with some Canada dates that bring along BLIND WITNESS and THE LAST FELONY. Full dates are below, with our Despised Icon interview after the jump.

Montreal Assault Tour '09:

w/ Despised Icon, Beneath The Massacre, Carnifex, Neuraxis, The Plasmarifle:

01/29/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Downunder
01/30/09 – Mt. Clemens, MI @ Hayloft Liquor Stand
01/31/09 – Dekalb, IL @ House Café
02/01/09 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
02/03/09 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
02/05/09 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
02/06/09 – Portland, OR @ Satyricon
02/07/09 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Santa Cruz Vets Hall
02/08/09 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
02/09/09 – Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey A Go Go
02/10/09 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
02/11/09 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
02/13/09 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
02/14/09 – Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
02/15/09 – Plano, TX @ Plano Center
02/17/09 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
02/18/09 – Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel
02/19/09 – Augusta, GA @ Club Hollywood
02/20/09 – Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
02/21/09 – Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
02/22/09 – Fredericksburg, VA @ KC's Music Alley
02/23/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
02/24/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
02/25/09 – New York, NY @ Blender Theatre at Gramercy
02/26/09 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
02/27/09 – Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheelz

w/ Despised Icon, Beneath The Massacre, Carnifex, Blind Witness, The Last Felony:

02/28/09 – Toronto, ON @ The Reverb
03/01/09 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

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Tour Dates

DESPISED ICON hitting the road with BENEATH THE MASSACRE, CARNIFEX, NEURAXIS and THE PLASMARIFLE

Holy crap! 2008 isn't even over and there are already a slew of awesome tours coming around, and now its time to add yet another package to the lineup: DESPISED ICON will be hitting the road with BENEATH THE MASSACRE, CARNIFEX, NEURAXIS and THE PLASMARIFLE. Tour dates are still being gathered, but here are the ones that are locked down so far:

Jan. 29 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody's Downunder
Feb. 05 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
Feb. 06 – Portland, OR – Satyricon
Feb. 09 – Hollywood, CA – Whisky
Feb. 17 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
Feb. 26 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium

DESPISED ICON are also set to release their first DVD, Montreal Assault Live, on January 27 via Century Media. The fine people in MyGoodEye gave us a little preview of the rough cut recently, and it is a DVD not to be missed!.

Oh and in case there is any doubt if Despised Icon bring it live, here is a little proof from last year's Summer Slaughter…