The Contortionist To Join Forces With All Shall Perish For U.S. Tour - Complete List Of Tourdates Available

Indiana progressive Metal powerhouse THE CONTORTIONIST is pleased to announce their upcoming run with All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Conducting From The Grave. The tour kicks off in Oakland, California on March 29th and comes to a close in Sacramento, California on April 28th. See below for all current tour dates and stay alert for ticketing information.

“We’re really thrilled to be heading out with All Shall Perish and all of the other bands on the tour this March and April,” states guitarist Robby Baca. “This is a great tour and we’re excited to be performing with these bands. We saw All Shall Perish play recently and those dudes SHRED.”

THE CONTORTIONIST recently announced that they will be recording their upcoming full-length release at Audio Hammer Studios in Orlando, Florida with Jason Suecof and Eyal Levi (August Burns Red, The Black Dahlia Murder) in February. The new album is tentatively set to be released with Good Fight Music in late spring/early summer 2012. The band also recently announced their new endorsement deal with Ibanez.

The band released a picture-disc LP version of their debut album Exoplanet in the fall. A download card of Exoplanet will be included with each copy. Fans can purchase the LP at iTunes and MerchNow. THE CONTORTIONIST released all other versions of Exoplanet with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC on August 31st, 2010. Purchase your copy of Exoplanet now at Amazon.com, or on iTunes!

THE CONTORTIONIST tour dates with All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Conducting From The Grave:

- 3/29: Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
- 3/30: Simi Valley, CA @ 118 West
- 4/01: Phoenix, AZ @ The Clubhouse
- 4/02: Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
- 4/03: Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
- 4/04: Dallas, TX @ Trees
- 4/05: Houston, TX @ The Warehouse (Fleshgod Apocalypse joins on this date)
- 4/06: San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
- 4/07: Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
- 4/08: St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
- 4/09: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
- 4/10: Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
- 4/11: Detroit, MI @ Harpos
- 4/12: Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
- 4/13: Nashville, TN @ The Muse
- 4/14: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
- 4/15: Greensboro, NC @ Greene St.
- 4/17: Springfield, VA @ Empire
- 4/18: Stanhope, NJ @ Stanhope House
- 4/19: New York City, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
- 4/20: Worcester, MA @ NEW ENGLAND METAL FEST
- 4/21: Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon
- 4/22: Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys
- 4/24: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
- 4/25: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
- 4/26: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
- 4/27: Sparks, NV @ The Alley
- 4/28: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades

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DECAPITATED North American Headlining Tour!

Polish Extreme Metallers Decapitated are ready to come back to North America in support of their new album, "Carnival Is Forever" and destroy everyone's necks! This fall they will be headlining one of the most insane tours of the year. Joining Decapitated on the road will be Decrepit Birth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Rings of Saturn and the Haarp Machine!

"I'm here to tell everybody that the tour starts the 30th of September and we will play the biggest cities through the 30th of October. This tour is together with death metal beasts Decrepit Birth, new death metal visionaries from Italy Fleshgod Apocalypse, and two new acts Rings of Saturn and The Haarp MAchine. It will be a great Death Metal party for sure!!! DO NOT MISS THIS!!!!!!!! On this tour we will play every song from the new album, 'Carnival Is Forever', together with old classics." - Decapitated guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka:

Tour-dates:

- Sep. 30: Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
- Oct. 01: Kingdom - Richmond, VA
- Oct. 02: The Acheron - Atlanta, GA
- Oct. 03: State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL
- Oct. 05: White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
- Oct. 07: Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
- Oct. 08: SOMA - San Diego, CA
- Oct. 09: Foro Alicia - Mexico City, Mexico
- Oct. 10: The Whisky - Hollywood, CA
- Oct. 11: DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
- Oct. 12: Branx - Portland, OR
- Oct. 14: Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
- Oct. 15: Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
- Oct. 16: Republik - Calgary, AB
- Oct. 17: The Exchange - Regina, SK
- Oct. 18: Park Theater - Winnipeg, MB
- Oct. 20: Miramar Theatre - Milwaukee, WI
- Oct. 21: Mojoe's - Joliet, IL
- Oct. 22: Alrosa Villa - Columbus, OH
- Oct. 23: Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
- Oct. 24: Opera House - Toronto, ON
- Oct. 26: Club Soda - Montreal, QC
- Oct. 27: Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
- Oct. 28: The Reverb - Reading, PA
- Oct. 29: Saints & Sinners Fest - Asbury Park, NJ
- Oct. 30: Jaxx - Springfield, VA

"Carnival Is Forever" was released in North America on July 12 via Nuclear Blast Records and it has sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 11 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.



Decapitated is:

- Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka on guitar
- Kerim "Krimh" Lechner (THORNS OF IVY, TONE INTIMACY) on drums
- Rafal Piotrowski (KETHA, FORGOTTEN SOULS) on lead vocals
- Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESENIA, ROOTWATER, UNSUN, MASACHIST) on bass.

The Official Poster:

Related links:
Decapitated
Decrepit Birth
Fleshgod Apocaypse
Rings Of Saturn
The Haarp Machine

The 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour

The lineup for the 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour has been announced and it promises to be one of the heaviest tours of the year. The event will be headlined by The Black Dahilia Murder, who will be joined by Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Powerglove.

The tour dates and venues for this years Summer Slaughter Tour will be announced on Wednesday April 20. Additionally, there will be one more band on this years tour that the fans get to pick!

Here are the bands that you can vote for: Dawn Of Ashes, Revocation (my personal pick), Neuraxis, Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Within The Ruins, Volumes, Augury, 7 Horns 7 Eyes (recently signed to Century Media), Rings Of Saturn, and Structures. You can vote right here!

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The 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour