by Black Bubblegum

Can you mosh to death metal performed by cartoons? (more by Zach Dilgard)



I think it was Cookie Monster who said "One Of Things Is Not Like The Other Thing". My thoughts exactly. In a somewhat of a head-scratching lineup, Mastodon, Dethklok, Converge, and High On Fire will hit the road together in October logging shows across our great nation including Hammerstein Ballroom on 10/30. DC gets the Halloween show. Tickets for the NYC show are on sale August 7th, with a few pre-sales happening before that.

"Dethklok is both a fictional death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, and a virtual band created to perform the band's music in live shows. The band is sometimes cited as an example of "comedy rock" on par with bands such as GWAR and Spinal Tap." [Wiki]

Not surprisingly, this tour is billed as "Adult Swim Presents". Dethklok will release their new album, Dethalbum II on 9/9/9.

Meanwhile, High On Fire recently announced that they will begin work on the follow-up to Death Is This Communion, for a 2010 release date. On October 29th, Mastodon will hit Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, for a night of non-riffery, bloated psychedelia, and bad jokes. Set your DVRs! Converge is currently working on new material.

All dates below...





Mastodon - other 2009 Tour Dates

08/24/2009 Café iguana Monterrey, MEX (Headline Show)

08/25/2009 Jose Cuervo Salon Mexico City, MEX (Headline Show)

08/28/2009 Street Scene Festival San Diego, CA

08/29/2009 Outside Land Festival San Francisco, CA

MASTODON, DETHKLOK, CONVERGE, HIGH ON FIRE - 2009 TOUR DATES

10/2 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

10/3 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater

10/4 Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre

10/6 Calgary, AB @ Big Four Building

10/7 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre

10/9 Salt Lake City, UT @ Great Saltair

10/10 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

10/12 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater

10/13 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

10/14 Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom

10/16 St. Paul, MN @ Myth

10/17 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom

10/18 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagle's Auditorium

10/20 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion

10/21 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit

10/23 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

10/24 Buffalo, NY @ The Fairgrounds

10/25 Albany, NY @ Armory

10/27 Boston, MA @ House of Blues

10/30 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom

10/31 Washington, DC @ Patriot Center

11/1 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

11/5 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

11/6 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues

11/7 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

11/8 Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphit

11/11 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

11/12 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater

11/13 Austin, TX @ Austin City Music Hall

11/14 Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater

11/16 Las Cruces, NM @ Pan American Center

11/17 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheater

11/18 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues

11/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium

(via Lambgoat)

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