Tuesday, September 7, 2010

DANZIG ANNOUNCES "BLACKEST OF THE BLACK" U.S. TOUR WITH MARDUK, POSSESSED, TOXIC HOLOCAUST and WITHERED



According to Glenn Danzig's FACEBOOK, DANZIG have announced the tour dates and lineup for the 2010 "BLACKEST OF THE BLACK TOUR": DANZIG POSSESSED
MARDUK
TOXIC HOLOCAUST
WITHERED
FROM DANZIG ON FACEBOOK: Tickets for Danzig's upcoming tour will be go on sale tomorrow, along with the official announcement of dates. Be sure and check www.danzig-verotik.com and www.blackestoftheblack.com for more info.
FROM DANZIG AND BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
DANZIG will headline the 2010 edition of the "Blackest Of The Black" tour in October.

The complete billing for the trek is as follows:

DANZIG
POSSESSED
MARDUK
TOXIC HOLOCAUST
WITHERED

The dates are as follows:

Oct. 23 - Pala, CA - [to be announced] (DANZIG warm-up show) *
Oct. 25 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Oct. 27 - Little Rock, AK - The Village
Oct. 29 - San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Live
Oct. 30 - Houston, TX - Warehouse
Oct. 31 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
Nov. 02 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
Nov. 03 - Louisville, KY - Expo Five
Nov. 04 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Nov. 05 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa (no DANZIG)
Nov. 06 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theater
Nov. 07 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
Nov. 09 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze
Nov. 10 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
Nov. 12 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
Nov. 14 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
Nov. 15 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
Nov. 16 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

* This show is not part of the "Blackest Of The Black" tour.
FROM MARDUK:
Swedish black metallers MARDUK will return to the U.S. this fall as part of the coveted Blackest Of The Black tour, founded by Danzig frontman/legend Glenn Danzig in 2003 as a way to promote extreme bands of his choosing from around the globe. Past Blackest Of The Black tours have included Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Skeletonwitch and Nile. The 2010 edition will kick off on October 25 and wind its way through over a dozen cities before coming to a close in mid November. Additional support will be provided by Possessed, Toxic Holocaust and Withered.



MARDUK have been touring the globe in support of Wormwood, their eleventh studio album released last October. Wormwood found its way to the top of year end lists both domestically and abroad and continues to reap praise among listeners nearly a year after its release . Decibel Magazine gave it a 9/10 review saying, ">Wormwood…driveshome grim nails of varying shapes and sizes – all black ones of course…repeated listens reveal deeper abysses.” Blabbermouth commended the band for, “…an atmosphere that continues to be cold and uncomfortably morose, made even more sinister by a bass tone that is not only thick and audible, but also value-additive,” while KNAC.com said, “along with Mortuus' obtuse lyrics and guttural, phlegmy vocals, MARDUK's surprisingly crafty compositions…and deft use of effects --- as opposed to rote orchestration -- give them an air of sophistication and guile you don't often find in black metal.” Added Kerrang in a review of their New York City performance last year: “…grim as fuck, they knuckle down and pound out barrage after barrage of searing, slicing black metal evil…”

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- NO PROCESS SERVERS ALLOWED, NO MALAMOR