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ENSLAVED To Support OPETH On North American Tour

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED will support Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on their upcoming North American tour. The 23 shows will take place between May 1 and May 27.

Ivar Bjørnson, ENSLAVED's songwriter and guitarist comments: "I am stoked that we are going out with OPETH. We have been admirers of OPETH's work for years, especially the direction of their newer works. This is great news for us to take back to our loyal fans and friends in North America at this point; the reception for our newest album, 'Vertebrae', has been fantastic and unforgettable. We can't wait to present the songs live, we promise you won't be let down! Finally we wish to express our sincere gratitude to OPETH for giving us this opportunity."

The dates are as follows:

May 01 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
May 02 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston
May 03 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley
May 04 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
May 05 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Place
May 06 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues (IL)
May 08 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
May 09 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
May 11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
May 12 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
May 13 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
May 14 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Center @ The Grand
May 15 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
May 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon
May 17 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
May 19 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
May 20 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
May 21 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
May 22 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
May 23 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
May 24 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
May 26 - New York, NY - Grand Ballroom @ The Manhattan
May 27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

Boner. Enslaved just got confirmed for Bloodstock too

fuck, two tennessee dates but no nashville

Knoxville isn't that far.

charlie wrote:Boner. Enslaved just got confirmed for Bloodstock too

I'm still mad that there's a festival called this. I had a dream years ago to organize a grassroots extreme music event by this name; it was going to be just like Wayne's World II except with blastbeats and black licorice exclusively.

the sad part is that metal festivals never work in america unless they are held in a large club or theatre. this country is too full of mainstream shit to ever hold an outdoor metal fest.

Lumber Jack Off wrote:Knoxville isn't that far.

it's far from me, i live in a small country town away from everything. it's over several hours away from me. i'm lazy when it comes to driving. enslaved came to nashville a couple years ago, they should come back!

Bodom J wrote:over several hours away

tmi!

May 17 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre

Fuck yes.

this just RULED

Levi you're going to jizz all over yourself. unless you're expecting Enslaved to play a very long set (it's a respectable 7-8 songs at least, so not festival level of gyppage at least).

Mikael is probably the funniest between-song frontman I've ever seen, with apologies to The Kid.

This will be an awesome show, hope those who go get some pictures.

Villecore wrote:Mikael is probably the funniest between-song frontman I've ever seen.

Yep, and it's nice to see his PRS collection up close.