If you haven’t heard of Oni yet, that’s probably about to change. The band, most of whom hail from Canada, are the latest signing to Metal Blade’s Blacklight Media label, and their debut album, Ironshore, will be released on November 25th. They’re also going to be on tour with both Max and Iggor Cavalera and Children of Bodom over the next few months, so keep an eye on them. At any rate, the progressive metal band got to play the Knotfest this past weekend, and were joined onstage by none other than Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe. If a ringing endorsement from Blythe isn’t enough of a great way to put Oni on the radar, we don’t know what will be.
Here’s where you’ll be able to catch Oni, most likely without Blythe:
Select Dates w/ Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots Tour:
9/30 – Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans Music Hall
10/1 – St Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
10/2 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
10/6 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
10/7 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s Concert Theatre
10/8 – Dayton, OH @ Oddbodys
10/9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Rex Theater
10/10 – Ottawa, ON @ Maverick’s Bar
10/11 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House/44 Fest
10/12 – Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques
10/14 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec
10/16 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
10/17 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
10/21 – Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
Off Dates w/ Exmortus
11/17 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Thunder Alley
11/18 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
11/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
11/20 – Indianapolis, IN @ 5th Quarter
11/21 – Westland, MI @ The Token Lounge
I Worship Chaos Tour w/ Children Of Bodom, Abbath & Exmortus
11/23 – Quebec City, QC @ L’Imperial Bell
11/24 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/25 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/26 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/28 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave – Eagles Ballroom
11/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights
12/2 – Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
12/3 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
12/5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
12/6 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
12/7 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
12/9 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live!
12/10 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
12/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
12/13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
12/14 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
12/16 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
12/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
12/18 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
12/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
[via theprp]