German power metallers PRIMAL
FEAR will return to the U.S. in May/June 2010 for a short
tour, following up their highly successful select dates that took place late
summer 2009. Support on the trek will come from LUNA MORTIS, with
special guest REDEMPTION on the West Hollywood and Santa Ana shows.
The dates, which go on sale today through EnterTheVault.com
exclusively until December 29 (at which point they will be made
available through all normal ticketing systems), will include a special VIP
meet-and-greet ticket which not only gains the ticket holder 60-minute early
entry but also includes a very special pre show meet-and-greet and an
autographed customized poster.
VIP tickets will be limited to 50 per show.
The dates are as follows:
May 20 - New York, NY @ Gramercy
May 21 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
May 22 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
May 23 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
May 24 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
May 26 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
May 27 - Detroit, MI @ Blondie's
May 28 - Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern
May 29 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
May 30 - St Paul, MN @ Station 4
Jun. 01 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Jun. 03 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Jun. 04 - Portland, OR @ Peter's Room
Jun. 05 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Jun. 06 - Santa Ana, Ca @ Galaxy Theatre
Jun. 08 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
Jun. 09 - Mesa, AZ @ U.B.'s
Jun. 10 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Jun. 12 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
Jun. 13 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
Fan-filmed video footage of PRIMAL FEAR performing
the song "Six Times Dead" at the Minnesota Metalfest on September 7 at the Station 4 nightclub in
downtown St. Paul, Minnesota can be viewed below (courtesy of "pennypen").
"16.6 (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", the new album
from PRIMAL FEAR, was released in Europe on May 22 and was made
available in the U.S. in early June via Frontiers Records. The CD was
recorded at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler.
"16.6 (Before The Devil Knows You're
Dead)" marks the group's first release with Magnus Karlsson (ALLEN/LANDE, STARBREAKER), who
replaced Stefan Leibing last year. Returning
guitarist Henny Wolter
and Karlsson participated in the songwriting
and pre-production, which took place at Karlsson's
Stuntguitar Studio in Sweden. The band spent four weeks at House
Of Music recording the effort, which was mastered
by Ted Jensen at the Sterling Sound in New York City.
Several audio samples from "16.6:
(Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)" are
available for download at Frontiers.it.
