Apparently, it’s not so easy to smuggle rotting animal carcasses into America. Swedish black metal trio Watain will be sitting out the first four dates of the Decibel Magazine Tour, which starts tomorrow (11). Actually, it’s visa problems that are causing the band to miss the Columbus OH, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and St. Paul dates. They’ll be joining the tour on Monday, April 16 at the Granada Theater in Lawrence KS. Behemoth, the Devil’s Blood and In Solitude will play the first four shows without Watain.
“It’s not the first time the law stands in our way trying to prevent us from doing our work, and just like all the previous times it will lay broken and humiliated eventually,” Watain’s Erik Danielsson commented in a statement. “We are content we will be victorious, meanwhile we ask all our U.S. supporters to have patience and prepare themselves for the coming of Watain!”
Dates of the Decibel Magazine tour are after the jump. Remember, the first four won’t be featuring Watain.
Apr. 11 – Columbus, OH – Alrosa Villa
Apr. 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
Apr. 13 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Apr. 14 – St. Paul, MN – Station Four
Apr. 16 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
Apr. 17 – Denver, CO – Summit Theatre
Apr. 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Apr. 20 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
Apr. 21 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
Apr. 22 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
Apr. 23 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Apr. 25 – Los Angeles, CA – House Of Blues
Apr. 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater
Apr. 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Apr. 29 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
May 01 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
May 02 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
May 04 – Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
May 05 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head
May 06 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre
May 08 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
May 09 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
May 10 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial
May 11 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
May 12 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
