NEWS: SKELETONWITCH confirms 2014 tour with Amon Amarth, Enslaved
Although their busy fall itinerary (which includes tours alongside Ghost B.C. and The Black Dahlia Murder) is their immediate focus, metal heathens SKELETONWITCH are already looking ahead to 2014, and are excited to announce their first tour of the new year -- a month-long trek alongside Amon Amarth and Enslaved that will take the Ohio quintet to many markets they will not hit in the coming weeks. Tickets go on sale this Friday. A complete list of the group's upcoming concerts appears below.
Says guitarist Scott Hedrick, "We forged a friendship with Amon Amarth about five years ago when we first toured together and have had the chance to hang with Enslaved at European festivals. We're fans of both bands, and all those guys rule. It takes a tour to another level when there's that much camaraderie, and we can't think of a better way to tour 'Serpents Unleashed' this winter. Good bands, good beards, and (hopefully) good beers. See you guys soon!"
Last month, SKELETONWITCH unveiled "Burned From Bone," the first taste of the blackened metal group's highly anticipated new album "Serpents Unleashed." (Check out parts one and two in a series of making-the-album webisodes here and here.) Recorded with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Isis, Kvelertak) earlier this year, the album -- which will be available in CD, LP, cassette, digital download and limited-edition 7-inch collector's box formats -- will be released in North America on Oct. 29, in Australia and G/A/S (Germany/Austria/Switzerland) on Oct. 25 and in the UK and the rest of Europe on Oct. 28. You can still text SERPENTS to 24587 to get a free download of the song, but if you're jonesing for more, a new track from "Serpents Unleashed" -- hailed by Decibel as the band's "best effort to date" -- will premiere on "Liquid Metal with Jose" on SiriusXM channel 40 today between 3-9 p.m. EST, and the world premiere of the group's newest music video will take place tomorrow. Stay tuned for details.
"Serpents Unleashed" track listing:
- Serpents Unleashed
- Beneath Dead Leaves
- I Am Of Death (Hell Has Arrived)
- From a Cloudless Sky
- Burned From Bone (behind-the-scenes studio tracking footage HERE)
- Unending, Everliving
- Blade On The Flesh, Blood On My Hands
- This Evil Embrace
- Unwept
- Born of the Light That Does Not Shine
- More Cruel Than Weak
SKELETONWITCH on tour:
10/4 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre #
10/5 Milwaukee, WI - Franks Power Plant (headlining)
10/6 Mishawaka, IN - Smith’s Downtown (headlining)
10/7 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall #
10/14 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre #
10/24 Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s Concert Club ^
10/25 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club ^
10/26 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory ^
10/27 Pawtucket, RI - The Met ^
10/28 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground ^
10/29 Quebec City. QC - Le Cercle ^
10/30 Montreal, QC - La Tulipe ^
10/31 Ottawa, ON - Ritual ^
11/1 London, ON - Rum Runners ^
11/2 Toronto, ON - Mod Club ^
11/4 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks ^
11/6 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre ^
11/7 Saskatoon, SK - Louis’ Pub ^
11/8 Edmonton, AB - Avenue Theatre ^
11/9 Calgary, AB - The Den ^
11/11 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret ^
11/12 Spokane, WA - The Center ^
11/13 Eugene, OR -WOW Hall ^
11/14 South Lake Tahoe, CA - Whiskey Dick’s Saloon ^
11/15 Fresno, CA - Strummer’s ^
11/16 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse ^
11/17 Tucson, AZ - The Rock ^
11/18 El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls ^
11/19 Odessa, TX - Club Patron ^
11/20 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory &
11/21 Springfield, MO - Outland Ballroom &
11/22 St. Louis, MO - Firebird &
11/23 Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose &
11/24 Bloomington, IL - The Castle Theatre &
11/25 Joliet, IL - Mojoes of Joliet &
11/26 Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection &
11/27 Flint, MI - The Machine Shop &
1/17 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues *
1/18 Phoenix, AZ - Club Red *
1/20 San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live *
1/21 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
1/22 Houston, TX - House of Blues *
1/24 Atlanta, GA - Center Stage *
1/25 Tampa, FL - The Ritz *
1/26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution *
1/27 Orlando, FL - House of Blues *
1/29 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore *
1/30 Norfolk, VA - Norva *
1/31 Silver Springs, MD - Fillmore *
2/1 Boston, MA - House of Blues *
2/3 Philadelphia, PA - TLA *
2/4-2/5 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *
2/7 Chicago, IL - House of Blues *
2/8 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City *
2/9 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre *
2/11 Denver, CO - Summit Theatre *
2/12 Salt Lake City, UT - Murray Theater *
2/14 San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom *
2/15 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern *
2/16 San Diego, CA - House of Blues **
# with Ghost B.C.
^ with The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Noisem
& with The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Wolvhammer
* with Amon Amarth, Enslaved
** with Amon Amarth
