After a couple of botched opportunities I finally caught Astronoid live a couple weeks back opening up for TesseracT… and lemme tell you, MAN, OH MAN. Not only were they as phenomenal live as advertised — duh, as if that were ever even in doubt given how much we loved their last album Air — but every single damned person in that room was transfixed. My Instagram feed was even rife with crusty, old music industry veterans saying “I never watch shows from the floor anymore, BUT…” so you know this band is onto something.

Astronoid just announced a 2018 fall tour opening for fellow critical darlings Zeal & Ardor in what will surely make for a swell pairing of eclectic, outside-the-box metal. Zeal & Ardor will release their new album Stranger Fruit this week — check out the track “Built on Ashes” right here — but could Astronoid have a new one out by the time this tour rolls around (or during it) as well? Certainly seems possible! A man can hope. I look forward to the opportunity to catch Zeal & Ardor live for the first time as well.

Dates:

09/20 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts

09/21 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg

09/22 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

09/24 Montreal, QC – Petit Campus

09/25 Quebec City, QC – L’Anti

09/27 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace

09/28 Ferndale, MI – The Loving Touch

09/29 Chicago, IL – Subterranean

09/30 Minneapolis, MN – Studio B @ Skyway Theatre

10/02 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater

10/03 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall

10/05 Calgary, AB – Commonwealth Stage

10/06 Edmonton, AB – Freemason’s Hall

10/08 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret

10/09 Seattle, WA – Neumos

10/10 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater

10/12 San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill

10/13 West Hollywood, CA – The Roxy

[via The PRP]