The anticipation and excitement continues to build for one of the most brutal North American tours as Dethklok, stars of the animated Adult Swim series, Metalocalypse and Mastodon announce the addition of five additional tour dates to their upcoming co-headlining tour. Set to kick off on October 2 in Portland, Ore., the Adult Swim Presents Dethklok and Mastodon tour will now feature second dates in New York and Los Angeles, while also adding Norfolk, Charlotte and San Jose to the extensive, 37-city roster.
A ticket pre-sale for these added shows begins on Wednesday, September 9 at 10:00 AM EST, while the full allotment of tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Friday, September 11. For more information about the tour including the pre-sale ticket password, price ranges and how to order, please visit www.adultswimpresents.com.
EA’s ”Brütal Legend” is on board as sponsor for this fall’s Adult Swim Presents Dethklok and Mastodon tour, and High On Fire and Converge will open each show. The updated tour schedule – which also includes a venue change in Minnesota – is as follows:
10/2/09
Roseland Theater
Portland, OR
10/3/09
WaMu Theater
Seattle, WA
10/4/09
Orpheum Theatre
Vancouver, BC
10/6/09
Big Four Building
Calgary, AB
10/7/09
Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, AB
10/9/09
Great Saltair
Salt Lake City, UT
10/10/09
Fillmore Auditorium
Denver, CO
10/12/09
Uptown Theater
Kansas City, MO
10/13/09
The Pageant
St. Louis, MO
10/14/09
Val Air Ballroom
Des Moines, IA
10/16/09
Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Minneapolis, MN
10/17/09
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
10/18/09
Eagle’s Auditorium
Milwaukee, WI
10/20/09
LC Pavilion
Columbus, OH
10/21/09
The Fillmore Detroit
Detroit, MI
10/23/09
Sound Academy
Toronto
10/24/09
The Fairgrounds
Buffalo, NY
10/25/09
Armory
Albany, NY
10/27/09
House of Blues
Boston, MA
10/29/09
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
10/30/09
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, NY
10/31/09
Patriot Center
Washington, DC
11/1/09
Electric Factory
Philadelphia, PA
11/3/09
The Norva
Norfolk, VA
11/4/09
The Fillmore
Charlotte, NC
11/5/09
Tabernacle
Atlanta, GA
11/6/09
House of Blues
Myrtle Beach, SC
11/7/09
Hard Rock Live
Orlando, FL
11/8/09
Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Pompano Beach, FL
11/11/09
House of Blues
Dallas, TX
11/12/09
Verizon Wireless Theater
Houston, TX
11/13/09
Austin City Music Hall
Austin, TX
11/14/09
Brady Theater
Tulsa, OK
11/16/09
Pan American Center
Las Cruces, NM
11/17/09
Mesa Amphitheater
Mesa, AZ
11/18/09
House of Blues
Las Vegas, NV
11/19/09
Palladium
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/09
Palladium
Los Angeles, CA
11/21/09
Events Center
San Jose, CA
*Schedule is subject to change.
Nathan Explosion, William Murderface, Skwisgaar Swigelf, Toki Wartooth and Pickles – better known as Dethklok – will take to the road in support of the band’s latest CD release from Williams Street Records, Dethklok: The Dethalbum II, which will be released as both a standard and deluxe edition on September 29 from Williams Street Records. A limited-edition vinyl of the album will also be released at local record shops starting November 24. Bringing the animated band to life on stage each night will be series co-creator and composer Brendon Small along with an all-star band including the legendary Gene Hoglan, Bryan Beller and Mike Keneally. These real life-musicians will perform live while dark-lit and playing underneath a giant projection screen featuring all-new animation and music videos from Dethklok to create a truly unique concert experience.
Sharing the bill with Dethklok on this seven-week tour are hard icons Mastodon, who are currently touring Europe and the UK with Metallica. The band’s groundbreaking new album Crack The Skye was released on March 24, debuting on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #11 to overwhelming international critical praise. Rolling Stone Magazine applauded Mastodon by declaring them as: “The greatest metal band of their generation – no one comes close.” Need more proof? Go to: www.mastodonrocks.com or www.cracktheskye.com
Universally recognized as one of the most potent acts in music today, High On Fire creates “bad-ass” modern metal that merges primal fury and aggression, skyscraping riff explosions and hesher bombast with a monolithic heaviness. Described as “a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume and sheer heaviness,” High On Fire has burned the hard rock rulebook since its formation in 1998, forging a style and sound that is both unique and absolutely crushing. The group features vocalist and cult guitar hero Matt Pike, a founding member of the famed underground band SLEEP and one of heavy music’s most charismatic figures. Pike was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of its “New Guitar Gods.”
Considered one of the most intense, important, and influential metal/hardcore bands ever, Converge will release their anticipated new album Axe To Fall on Epitaph on October 20th. The release is the follow up to their highly-acclaimed No Heroes album, released on Epitaph in 2006. Though Converge has remained tight lipped about all aspects of Axe To Fall, the buzz surrounding the upcoming release already has the rumblings of potential aggressive album of the year.
About Metalocalypse
Co-created by Tommy Blacha and Small, the Metalocalypse television series follows the on and off-stage adventures of the world’s most brutal band as they create a wave of mayhem, death and destruction wherever they go. Since debuting on Adult Swim in 2006, the series has become one of the network’s highest-rated original series and the second season was watched by more than five million 18-34 year-old viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The new season of Metalocalypse will debut on Adult Swim this fall, along with the brand’s first ever downloadable video game Metalocalypse: Dethgame from Konami and a line of comic books from Dark Horse Comics.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Brütal Legend is a trademark of Double Fine Productions, Inc. “PlayStation” and “PLAYSTATION” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s network offering original and acquired animated comedy and action series for young adults. Airing overnights six days a week for a total of 45 hours weekly, Adult Swim shares channel space with Cartoon Network, home to the best in original, classic and acquired programming for children and families, and is seen in 97 million U.S. homes.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
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