Tuesday, January 8, 2013

OPETH: ANNOUNCE SPRING 2013 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH KATATONIA and STEVEN WILSON, + Headlining New England Metal & Hardcore Fest

 Swedish progressive metal legends OPETH will embark on a spring 2013 NORTH AMERICAN tour with KATATONIA and support from STEVEN WILSON and band (PORCUPINE TREE).

OPETH unleashed "Heritage" 9/14/2011 on ROADRUNNER RECORDS.
KATATONIA unleashed "Dead End Kings" 8/27/2012 on PEACEVILLE RECORDS.

ITP V.011 REVIEW: OPETH: HERITAGE: http://spak-individualthoughtpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/10/itp-v011-review-opeth-heritage.html

VIDEO BELOW: OPETH SPRING 2013 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TEASER:













FROM KATATONIA:
Back in the U.S.A… That’s right, Springsteen! We’re looking at round #2 as special guests to our brothers in Opeth on their last North American leg of the Heritage world tour. This time we’ll mainly cover off-territories, so regardless if you caught or missed us last time, consider this a second chance to attend the dead ends of North America with one of the best bills there’ll ever be!

FROM OPETH: North American tour pre-sale happening now including a special date in Albany with Steven Wilson on April 28.http://opeth.artistarena.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1

The ever-evolving Swedish band Opeth will return to North America in support of their most recent studio album, Heritage.  Released September 20, 2011, it garnered rave reviews from everyone from Rolling Stone  who called the album "a career record that reimagines prog as actual rock 'n' roll" to Pitchfork saying "a pretty, well thought out collection” to NPR who called it “equally vast, thoughtful and heavy.” The tour will kick off on April 18th in Buffalo and will take the band throughout North America on a 30+ city tour. Katatonia has been confirmed as direct support for the tour.

There will be several dates of note during Opeth’ s North American run.  On April 20th, Opeth will be making a stop to headline alongside Anthrax, Hatebreed and Suicidal Tendencies at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival.  The April 28th show in Clifton Park, NY will see Åkerfeldt’s Storm Corrosion collaborator and friend Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree join Opeth for a special evening that is not to be missed.  There will also be two rare and intimate evenings with Opeth planned for Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn on April 29th and The Roxy in Los Angeles on May 24th.  These shows will allow fans the unique opportunity to experience Opeth like never before. 

Opeth will also be offering VIP packages throughout the tour that will allow fans the following:
•               1 ticket to the show
•               Access to a meet & greet with the band
•               Early entry to venue after meet & greet
•               Opeth fan pack which includes:
o   Exclusive VIP T-shirt
o   Exclusive VIP double 12" clear vinyl of Heritage
o   Opeth tour photo book
o   Commemorative VIP laminate & lanyard

Fan club pre-sales begin on January 10th at http://opeth.artistarena.com/ followed by public on-sales on January 11th and 12th.

Tour Dates:
4/18      The Town Ballroom                                Buffalo, NY
4/20      New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Worcester, MA
4/21      Capitole                                                Quebec City, QC
4/23      Halifax Forum                                       Halifax, NS
4/24      Casino New Brunswick                           Moncton, NB
4/26      Guelph Concert Theatre                         Guelph, ON
4/27      Crocodile Rock                                     Allentown, PA
4/28      Upstate Concert Hall                              Clifton Park, NY
4/29      Music Hall of Williamsburg                     Brooklyn, NY
4/30      NorVa Theater                                       Norfolk, VA
5/2        Culture Room                                        Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5/3        State Theatre                                         St. Petersburg, FL
5/4        Georgia Theatre                                     Athens, GA
5/5        Lincoln Theatre                                      Raleigh, NC
5/6        The Orange Peel                                    Asheville, NC
5/8        Buster’s Billiards & Backroom                Lexington, KY
5/9        The Vogue                                            Indianapolis, IN
5/10      The Machine Shop                                 Flint, MI
5/11      Mojoe’s                                                Joliet, IL
5/12      House of Blues                                     Cleveland, OH
5/14      The Venue                                             Fargo, ND
5/15      Wooly’s                                                Des Moines, IA
5/16      Pop’s                                                   Sauget, IL
5/17      Bourbon Theatre                                    Lincoln, NE
5/18      Cain’s Ballroom                                     Tulsa, OK
5/20      Fox Theatre                                           Boulder, CO
5/21      Fox Theatre                                           Boulder, CO
5/23      Rialto Theatre                                        Tucson, AZ
5/24      The Roxy                                              Los Angeles, CA
5/25      The Canyon Club                                   Agoura Hills, CA
5/26      The Catalyst                                          Santa Cruz, CA


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-