Presently dismantling stages throughout North America alongside The Black Dahlia Murder, Midwestern blackened thrash marauders, SKELETONWITCH, will head overseas this coming Spring to join legendary thrash militia, Overkill, on a tour through Western Europe. The journey will commence shortly after the completion of their early 2014 US run with Amon Amarth and Enslaved. Additional international tour dates will be announced in the weeks to come. In the meantime, a complete list of currently confirmed SKELETONWITCH live assaults appears below.
SKELETONWITCH continue to ride a wave of critical adoration for their latest studio endeavor, Serpents Unleashed. Hailed by Decibel as the band’s best effort yet, Serpents Unleashed — recorded earlier this year with Kurt Ballou (Converge, High On Fire, Isis) — recently debuted at #62 on the Billboard Top 200 in addition to cracking the Top 10 on the magazine’s independent, hard rock and vinyl albums charts. The fifth and final in a series of behind-the-scenes videos documenting the album’s recording can be seen below.
Pick up a copy of Serpents Unleashed from one of the following locations:
North America: skeletonwitch.com | skeletonwitch.bandcamp.com | Amazon | iTunes
Europe: Backstreet | Amazon UK | Amazon Germany | iTunes | skeletonwitch.bandcamp.com
SKELETONWITCH
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Noisem [remaining dates]
11/14/2013 Whiskey Dick’s Saloon – South Lake Tahoe, CA
11/15/2013 Strummer’s – Fresno, CA
11/16/2013 Glasshouse – Pomona, CA
11/17/2013 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
11/18/2013 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
11/19/2013 Club Patron – Odessa, TX
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Wolvhammer
11/20/2013 Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK
11/21/2013 Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO
11/22/2013 Firebird – St. Louis, MO
11/23/2013 Blue Moose – Iowa City, IA
11/24/2013 The Castle Theatre – Bloomington, IL
11/25/2013 Mojoes of Joliet – Joliet, IL
11/26/2013 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
11/27/2013 The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
w/ Amon Amarth, Enslaved
1/17/2014 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
1/18/2014 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
1/20/2014 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
1/21/2014 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
1/22/2014 House of Blues – Houston, TX
1/24/2014 Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
1/25/2014 The Ritz – Tampa, FL
1/26/2014 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1/29/2014 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
1/30/2014 NorVA – Norfolk, VA
1/31/2014 The Fillmore – Silver Springs, MD
2/01/2014 House of Blues – Boston, MA
2/03/2014 TLA – Philadelphia, PA
2/04/2014 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
2/07/2014 House of Blues – Chicago, IL
2/08/2014 Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
2/09/2014 Grenada Theatre – Lawrence, KS
2/11/2014 Summit Theatre – Denver, CO
2/12/2014 Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, UT
2/14/2014 The Regency – San Francisco, CA
2/15/2014 Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
w/ Amon Amarth
2/16/2014 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
w/ Overkill
3/15/2014 The Academy – Dublin, UK
3/16/2014 Cathouse – Glasgow, UK
3/17/2014 Sound Control – Manchester, UK
3/19/2014 Essigfabrik – Cologne, DE
3/20/2014 Matrix – Bochum, DE
3/21/2014 Meyer’s – Braunschweig, DE
3/22/2014 Hellraiser – Leipzig, DE
3/24/2014 Blood Club – Milan, IT
3/25/2014 Kiff – Aarau, CH
3/26/2014 Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg, DE
3/27/2014 Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg, DE
3/28/2014 Hirsch – Nuremberg, DE
3/29/2014 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE
“…their finest record to date, and one that assures that true metal will live on for many years!” – Skulls ‘n’ Bones
“… a must-have…” – Slug
“Serpents Unleashed may very well be the best album SKELETONWITCH has produced…” – Metal Reviews
“… another great dose of blackened thrash with a hint of old-school metal energy…” – Lambgoat
“The songwriting on the album is excellent. It’s extreme and intense, but there are plenty of melodic moments and the songs are memorable… Serpents Unleashed flies by in just over 30 minutes. It’s better to leave the audience wanting more than to overstay your welcome, and this album definitely delivers. It’s another step for SKELETONWITCH on their steady climb toward the top of the metal mountain, and before you know it, they’ll be at the summit.” – Loudwire
“All of the incredible essential elements of SKELETONWITCH are present: mad-gallop rabid-horse guitars? Check. 1920s madman submachine gun drumming? Check. Chance Garnette’s bug-eyed, leather-larynx, rock-gargling vocals? Triple check. Stop-on-a-dime time-signature change-ups? You know it. God bless these maniacs – they’ve done it again.” – eMusic
“…This group of songs is seriously one of the best you’re going to hear all year; they transcend merely being nice and heavy to becoming epic anthems chanted in the name of metal. This is the kind of album that makes me, and should make you, proud to be a metalhead.” – SD Metal
“…irrefutable proof that SKELETONWITCH is the kind of band that we can trust even with our eyes closed… their best record to date.” – Ghost Cult
“…vicious, chaotic, fun, and ultimately a thrashing time for those involved… one of the year’s best…” – Metal Observer
“… a grand listen, as we hear a truly dedicated group practice their art masterfully with a real sense of authority. Perhaps the ingredients of their music have all been used before, but they’re top shelf spices, resulting in musical curry that’s not quite like anything you’ve ever savored before.” – Love Is Pop Album of the Day
“On Serpents Unleashed, SKELETONWITCH do what they do best. Blistering rhythms abound at full sprint without knocking the sense out of you. By which I mean the riffs are very, very memorable… Serpents Unleashed takes what SKELETONWITCH is to the next level. They’re leaders among men at what can best be described as simply ‘metal.’ Undeniably quality metal.” – Scratch the Surface
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