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Death metal giants Exhumed and Gatcreeper will tour the U.S. this fall, with Necrot and Judiciary filling out the bill.
As far as death metal albums we're excited to hear this year, the new offerings by Arizona's Gatecreeper and the Bay Area's Exhumed are definitely up there. Now, as if those crushing new records weren't enough, the two death metal acts have announced a co-headlining U.S. tour, with Oakland's Necrot and Texan hardcore crew Judiciary filling out the bill.
The trek kicks off in Texas on Halloween night and heads in a loop east and north through the States, ending with what will no doubt be an absolutely bananas show in Las Vegas. Our U.S. team is especially excited for the Brooklyn Bazaar stop on November 12 and the live-rotting night it will provide them.
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Have your frontal lobe sucked out of your left eye socket at one of the following dates:
October
31 - Barracuda - Austin, TX
November
01 - Club Dada - Dallas, TX
02 - The Secret Group - Houston, TX
03 - Crowbar - Tampa, FL
04 - Chuchill's - Miami, FL
05 - The Haven Lounge - Winter Park, FL
07 - The Masquerade - Hell Stage - Atlanta, GA
08 - Cosmic Charlie's - Lexington, KY
09 - Ace Of Cups - Columbus, OH
10 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
11 - The Foundry @ The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA
12 - Brooklyn Bazaar - Brooklyn, NY
13 - ONCE Ballroom - Somerville, MA
15 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
16 - Foundry - Lakewood, OH
17 - Sanctuary - Hamtramck, MI
18 - The Crucible - Madison, WI
19 - 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN
20 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
22 - Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
23 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
24 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
25 - The Eagles Ballroom - Bozeman, MT
27 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
28 - The Fox Cabaret - Vancouver, BC * No Exhumed/Necrot
29 - Substation - Seattle, WA
30 - Dante's - Portland, OR
December
01 - Rampart Skatepark - Arcata, CA
02 - Rickshaw Shop - San Francisco, CA
03 - Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
04 - Bunkhouse Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
Meanwhile, Gatcreeper's Deserted and Exhumed's Horror both come out October 4th via Relapse Records.
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