Monday, July 27, 2009

SAINT VITUS ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS


DOOM METAL ALLIANCE MYSPACE has passed along the message that doom metal legends SAINT VITUS have announced exclusive U.S. shows this October, the bands first since 1987. (EDITORS NOTE-From the looks of things, sounds like a TYPE O NEGATIVE/MISFITS haloween mini tour, not totally confirmed yet.) FROM DOOM METAL ALLIANCE AND SAINT VITUS:
Saint Vitus to play the eastern
United States for the first time since 1987!!!

Saint Vitus were thee premiere American doom metal act of the '80s.
They were one of the first to fuse the behemoth riffage and bleak atmosphere of doomier side of Black Sabbath with the desperate aggression of punk rock ala Black Flag and the 80’s flourishing hardcore scene.

Saint Vitus re-united in 2003 for two select shows in Germany & Chicago and then early this year to headline the Roadburn Festival in Holland which expanded to a sold out warm up show in New Orleans, three select club shows in Germany and then a one off show returned to Europe perform for the very first time in France, headlining mainstage 2 at the first night of Hellfest.

Saint Vitus last toured the eastern side of the United States in 1993 and will return for three select shows in October 2009 with frontman Scott “WINO” Weinrich (The Obssessed, WINO, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, Hidden Hand, and Probot) who hasn’t toured with them in these cities since 1987!!!

Saint Vitus guitarist Dave Chandler had this to say about playing the October shows; “I'm really looking forward to playing the east coast again! It should be a blast! Back in the day, the farther east we went, the better the shows were, so it's gonna be cool to see what happens now!”

The only upcoming 2009 tour dates are as follows

Friday, October 16th
@ Club Europa in Brooklyn , New York

Saturday, October 17th
@ Palladium in Worcester , MA
with The Misfits & Type O Negative

Sunday, October 18th
@ Sonar in Baltimore , MD


Saint Vitus discography

Albums

Saint Vitus CD/LP (SST Records 1984)
Hallow's Victim LP (SST Records 1985)
Born Too Late LP (SST Records 1987)
Mournful Cries CD/LP (SST Records 1988)
V CD/LP (Hellhound Records 1989)
Live CD/LP (Hellhound Records 1990)
C.O.D. CD/LP (Hellhound Records 1993)
Die Healing CD (Hellhound Records 1995)

Singles/EPs

"War Is Our Destiny" 7"/12" promo (SST Records 1985)
The Walking Dead 12" EP (SST Records 1985)
Thirsty and Miserable 12" EP (SST Records 1987)

Compilations/....Reissues

Born Too Late/Thirsty And Miserable CD (SST Records 1990)
Heavier Than Thou CD (Compilation) (SST Records 1991)
V CD/LP (Southern Lord Records 2004)
Live CD/LP (Southern Lord Records 2005)
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-Dooom onnn-\m/ -l-