Sweden’s outspoken and influential Heavy Metal band, Arch Enemy, has joined forces with the worldwide human rights organization, Amnesty International, to help raise awareness of social injustices around the world. Amnesty International booths will be present at many of the upcoming dates on Arch Enemy’s headlining US tour, “North American Khaos 2011,” to hand out flyers and accept fans’ signatures in support of the cause. This is what Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy's front-woman) had to say about this.
“We have invited Amnesty International to join us on the ‘North American Khaos’ tour to help raise awareness for defending human rights, freedom of speech and saving lives. We are living in very extreme and turbulent times and it is important to take a stand. We hope one day everybody is allowed to freely say what they think, that no government has the right to punish and kill those who do not conform and that those who are oppressing the masses will be brought to justice. It will be a long and hard struggle, but it’s a goal worth fighting for. The metal scene is non-conformist, alternative and revolutionary – We know how to practice what others preach. So let’s go out there and support the cause! Go to www.amnesty.org for more info or check out their booth at some of our shows!”
The supporting bands on the tour have also joined in on the fight. Chthonic added, “Freedom to create is the fundamental to artist’s dignity as freedom of speech is the fundamental to human rights for all human beings. We should fight for those who are denied these privileges in other parts of the world so that they will be entitled to these rights one day.”
The "North American Khaos 2011" will kick off in Baltimore on September 8th and will conclude in Chicago on October 4th. Supporting Arch Enemy on the North American leg of the band’s World tour will be DevilDriver, Skeletonwitch and Chthonic.
Arch Enemy is touring in support of Khaos Legions, the band’s first collection of new material since 2007. The highly anticipated album sold around 6,000 copies in its first week, good for #78 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
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North American Khaos 2011 tour-dates:
- Sept. 08 – Baltimore, MD at Rams Head
- Sept. 09 – New York, NY at Best Buy Theater
- Sept. 10 – Worcester, MA at The Palladium
- Sept. 12 – Quebec City, QC at Imperial
- Sept. 13 – Montreal, QC at Metropolis
- Sept. 14 – Toronto, ON at Phoenix
- Sept. 17 – Winnipeg, MB at The Garrick Center
- Sept. 19 – Calgary, AB at MacEwan Hall
- Sept. 20 – Edmonton, AB at Edmonton Events Centre
- Sept. 22 – Vancouver, BC at ommodore Ballroom
- Sept. 23 – Seattle, WA at Showbox
- Sept. 24 – Spokane, WA at Knitting Factory
- Sept. 26 – San Francisco, CA at Regency Center
- Sept. 27 – Los Angeles, CA at Nokia Theatre
- Sept. 29 – Phoenix, AZ at The Marquee
- Sept. 30 – Albuquerque, NM at The Sunshine Theater
- Oct. 01 – Denver, CO at The Gothic Theatre
- Oct. 03 – Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue
- Oct. 04 – Chicago, IL at House of Blues
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