“Seven cities, seven shows, seven bowls of wrath to be unleashed upon mankind!”
Following a successful North American run of dates on the Blackest Of The Black tour alongside Danzig and Possessed (among many others) as well as a march through Asia to close 2010 , Swedish black metal battalion MARDUK are set to return to the U.S. for another round of live performances! The evil will commence on May 27 at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore and run through a week’s worth of dates, closing on June 3 at the Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn, New York. Support will be provided by Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust and HOD.
Commented guitarist Morgan Håkansson of the latest round of dates: “Seven cities, seven shows,seven bowls of wrath to be unleashed upon mankind! It is with great delight I can announce that MARDUK return to the U.S. and Canada for a handful of select appearances. The calm before the storm!”
MARDUK North American Tour 2011:
w/ Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust, HOD
5/27/2011 Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD (MARDUK, Aura Noir only)
5/29/2011 Cafe Campus – Montreal, QC @ Cafe Campus
5/30/2011 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON @ Wreck Room
5/31/2011 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
6/01/2011 I-Rock Nightclub – Detroit, MI @ I-Rock Nightclub
6/02/2011 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
6/03/2011 Williamsburg Music Hall – Brooklyn, NY
In related news, Regain Records will commemorate MARDUK’s 20th anniversary with a limited edition box set to be released later this year. The box will document the first two decades of blood and iron since. Further details to be revealed soon.