Two of today’s fastest-growing bands in the progressive metal scene, TEXTURES and THE CONTORTIONIST, are kicking off the FRAK THE GODS tour with Periphery and The Human Abstract this Friday in Baltimore, MD. Make sure to purchase tickets now before they are sold out as this tour is anticipated to be one of the most popular metal tours this fall!
Hailing from the Netherlands, progressive metal frontrunners TEXTURES are releasing a new album, entitled Dualism, which is set to hit stores on September 23rd in Europe, South America, Asia and Australia and September 27th in North America via Nuclear Blast. Dualism can be pre-ordered fromNuclear Blast USA’s webstore; pre-order bundles that include band t-shirts can be purchased from IndieMerch.com. All Indie Merch pre-order bundles will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a TEXTURES Mayones guitar. Fans in Mexico should note that the band is headlining a performance on September 11th in Mexico City (Distrito Federal) at Foro Alicia.
Indiana prog-metal prodigies THE CONTORTIONIST recently unveiled information about the upcoming picture-disc vinyl release of their debut albumExoplanet. The picture-disc is set to release with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC on September 13th, 2011 and is available for pre-order now with an exclusive new t-shirt designed specifically for the pre-order bundle. A download card of Exoplanet will be included with each LP. THE CONTORTIONIST released the CD version of Exoplanet with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC on August 31st, 2010. Purchase your copy of Exoplanet now at Amazon.com, or on iTunes! November 2011 will see THE CONTORTIONIST set to destroy Australia city by city on a special Australian headlining tour, supported by Newcastle metal outfit The Storm Picturesque. See below for a brief outline of Australian tour dates.
TEXTURES and THE CONTORTIONIST Tour Dates -- FRAK THE GODS TOUR:
with Periphery, The Human Abstract
9/2 Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar
9/3 Greensboro, NC @ Greene St. Club
9/4 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
9/5 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
9/7 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
9/8 Dallas, TX @ Trees
9/9 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
9/10 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
9/12 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
9/14 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
9/15 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
9/16 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
9/17 San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
9/18 West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
9/20 Oakland, CA @ The New Parish
9/21 Portland, OR @ Branx
9/22 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
9/23 Boise, ID @ The Venue
9/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
9/25 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
9/27 St Louis, MO @ Fubar
9/28 Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone
9/29 Joliet, IL @ MoJoe's
9/30 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/1 Grand Rapids, MI @ MXTP
10/2 Toronto, ON @ Wreck Room
10/3 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
with Periphery, Stray From The Path
10/5 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
10/6 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
10/7 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
10/8 Richmond, VA@ Kingdom
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THE CONTORTIONIST AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE DATES:
11/9 – BLACKBOX THEATRE (AA) Nambour QLD
11/10 – SUN DISTORTION (AA) Brisbane QLD
11/10 – BOYS AND GIRLS (18+) Brisbane QLD
11/11 – SHED 5 (AA) Gold Coast QLD
11/12 – BLACKTOWN MASONIC HALL (AA) Blacktown NSW
11/12 – VENOM (18+) Sydney NSW
11/13 – OASIS YOUTH CENTRE (AA) Wyong NSW
11/16 – KAROVA LOUNGE (AA) Ballarat VIC
11/17 – NEXT (18+) Melbourne VIC
11/18 – THE UNDERGROUND (AA) Adelaide SA
11/19 – PHOENIX YOUTH CENTRE (AA) Footscray VIC
11/20 – THE NASH (AA DAY) Geelong VIC
11/20 – THE NASH (18+ NIGHT) Geelong VIC
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To learn more about TEXTURES and their new album Dualism, please visit these sites:
To learn more about THE CONTORTIONIST, their new picture-disc, and their upcoming Australian headline run, be sure to visit these sites:
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