Metal Injection

As far as shows go, this fall is shaping up to be absolutely insane. Without even mentioning Carcass or Amon Amarth, there are still enough sick tours coming around to keep your wallets empty and your ears happy. Start conditioning your necks now, 'cause come September you're going to be banging your heads against the stage like it's 1986 (or something).

One thing I'm really interested in seeing is how KATAKLYSM, DYING FETUS, Keep of Kalessin, and
Eluveitie's DEATH BY DECIBELS tour fares. Featuring an unlikely lineup of brutal death, scathing black, and fiddle-happy folk metal, this is one of the more diverse bills I've seen in awhile, and to my immense delight, there is literally not a bad band on the whole thing. Remember the days when you'd go to see your favorite metal band play and be forced to sit through a half-dozen metalcore bands before getting to the good stuff? I remember going to see Amon Amarth and Children of Bodom back in '04 and being forced to sit through a pre-Hetfield-jocking Trivium. Ouch. Luckily for me and everyone else, it seems that the tide is turning; straight-up METAL tours are starting to come through, and I couldn't be happier. That being said, peep the dates for this one, and start making plans now; this is going to be a killer show, I guarantee it.

September
26 – The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL
27 – Harpo’s Concert Theatre – Detroit, MI
28 – Peabody’s Concert Club – Cleveland, OH
29 – Blender Theater at Gramercy – New York, NY
30 – Sonar – Baltimore, MD

October
1 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
2 – Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
3 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
4 – Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
5 – Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
7 – Meridian – Houston, TX
8 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
9 – Ridglea Theater – Dallas, TX
10 – Club 101 – El Paso, TX
11 – Soma – San Diego, CA
12 – The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
14 – The Avalon – Santa Clara (San Francisco), CA
15 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
16 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
24 – Le Medley – Montreal, QC
25 – L’Imperial – Quebec City, QC
26 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON