A few weeks ago, Portland riff masters Lord Dying released their sophomore album, Poisoned Altars.It’s hooky and heavy, and already a contender for album of the year. If you don’t believe us, listen to it below. If you like what you hear (and we’re pretty sure you will), you’ll have an opportunity to see them live, as they’re on tour with Anvil and Sun Lord as you read this. They’ll be touring for the next month, and we’re giving you not only a chance to win the CD, but also a pair of tickets to see the band at any of the below dates.
Here’s where they’ll be playing:
Feb 12 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
Feb 13 Sanford, FL West End Trading Company
Feb 14 St. Petersburg, FL The State Theater
Feb 15 Nashville, TN The End*
Feb 16 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
Feb 17 Indianapolis, IN Fifth Quarter Lounge
Feb 18 Chicago, IL Red Line Tap
Feb 19 St. Louis, MO Fubar
Feb 20 Fort Smith, AR Holiday Inn Event Center
Feb 21 Houston, TX BFE Rock Club
Feb 22 New Orleans, LA Siberia
Feb 23 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone*
Feb 24 Shreveport, LA The Brass Monkey
Feb 25 Austin, TX Dirty Dog
Feb 26 Ft. Worth, TX The Rail Club
Feb 27 Midland, TX Blue Max
Feb 28 McAllen, TX Aces North
Mar 01 San Antonio, TX Kapones
Mar 04 Phoenix, AZ Joe’s Grotto
Mar 05 Tucson, AZ Flycatcher
Mar 06 Albuquerque, NM Blu Phoenix
Mar 07 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
Mar 08 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
Mar 09 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theater
Mar 11 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Bar
Mar 12 Idaho Falls, ID DB’s
Mar 13 South Lake Tahoe, CA Whisky Dicks Saloon
Mar 15 Las Vegas, NV The Adrenaline
Mar 17 Los Angeles, CA The Whisky
Mar 18 Morgan Hill, CA The Granada
Mar 19 Portland, OR Tonic Lounge
Mar 20 Seattle, WA Studio 7
* Lord Dying Only
May 15-17 Santa Ana, CA Psycho California @ The Observatory
To enter, just send an email to contests[at]metalinsider[dot]net with “Lord Dying” in the subject line. Then state the show you want to attend. We’ll pick two winners at random by no later than February 19th. Obviously, given these dates, the contest is open to US residents only.
You can purchase Poisoned Altars here.