Amon Amarth have announced the Death metal raid of the year with The Great Heathen Tour. The trek is scheduled to kick off on November 11th in Las Vegas, NV with special guests Carcass, Obituary, and Cattle Decapitation. Tickets go on sale this Friday (15th) at 10am local time. These viking metal legends will be supporting their new album, The Great Heathen Army, which is scheduled to arrive on August 5th via Metal Blade Records (pre-order here).
The band states:
“North America, the Great Heathen Army is coming for you this Fall! We have been away for a long time and now we return to raid with the death metal event of the year! We will be sacking cities across the continent with our good friends Carcass, Obituary and Cattle Decapitation. We intend to bring a big show and give you a night that you won’t easily forget. Miss this at your own peril…”
Carcass’ Jeff Walker expresses:
“Carcass is looking forward to its first proper US Tour for…six years??? Can It really be that long??? We can’t think of a stronger tour or killer line up for us to be part of..….it’s gonna be a RAGER!”
Obituary add:
“We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this tour! When we got word that our good friends Amon Amarth asked for Obituary to join them here in North America, there was no hesitation, just an immediate yes! We are honored to share the stage and some cold beers with them again along with our longtime friends Carcass and San Diego brothers Cattle Decapitation! If this lineup doesn’t get you excited, check your pulse cause you may be dead!”
Cattle Decapitation comment:
“We are thrilled to get back out on the road in the US and especially with such a stacked lineup! It’s going to be a killer run and an honor to perform every night alongside these legends.”
Tour Dates:
11/11 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theater
11/14 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
11/15 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
11/16 Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom
11/18 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
11/19 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
11/20 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
11/22 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
11/23 Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11/25 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11/26 Chicago, IL @ The Aragon Ballroom
11/27 Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
11/30 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
12/01 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
12/02 Toronto, ON @ History
12/03 Laval, QC @ Place Bell
12/05 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
12/06 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
12/07 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown
12/09 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
12/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
12/12 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
12/13 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
12/15 Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live
12/16 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
12/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
