Skeletonwitch Announce U.S. Tour, Soft Kill & Wiegedood To Support
By: Tori Hartshorn Feb. 13, 2019
Today, Skeletonwitch announce their first full-length U.S. tour since the release of their latest and highly acclaimed album, Devouring Radiant Light. Soft Kill and Weigedood join them as support for the Louder Than Light Tour. Martyrdöd, Portrayal of Guilt and Devil Master have also confirmed select dates. Highlights include LA's Teragram Ballroom, NYC's St. Vitus, Chicago's Lincoln Hall, Barracuda in Austin and many more. See below of a full list of dates and go here for further ticketing information.
SKELETONWITCH: LOUDER THAN LIGHT TOUR 2019
May 1 - Philadelphia - Johnny Brenda's *
May 2 - Boston - Once Ballroom *
May 3 - Brooklyn - Saint Vitus *
May 5 - Baltimore - Metro Gallery *
May 6 - Richmond - Richmond Music Hall *
May 8 - Raleigh - Kings *
May 9 - Asheville - The Mothlight *
May 10 - Atlanta - The Earl *
May 11 - Tampa - Crowbar *
May 12 - Gainesville - The Atlantic *
May 13 - Savannah - The Jinx *
May 16 - Houston - White Oak Music Hall *
May 17 - Austin - Barracuda * %
May 18 - Dallas - Curtain Club * %
May 20 - Phoenix - Rebel Lounge * %
May 21 - San Diego - Brick by Brick * %
May 22 - Los Angeles - Teragram Ballroom *+
May 23 - San Francisco - The Independent +
May 24 - Portland - Bossanova Ballroom +
May 25 - Seattle - The Crocodile +
May 27 - Salt Lake City - Metro +
May 29 - Denver - Marquis Theater +
May 30 - Lawrence - The Bottleneck +
May 31 - Minneapolis - Turf Club +
June 1 - Chicago - Lincoln Hall +^
June 2 - Indianapolis - Hi-Fi ^
June 3 - Columbus - Ace of Cups ^
All dates include Skeletonwitch, Soft Kill, Wiegedood except as indicated:
w/ Portrayal of Guilt *
w/ Martyrdöd +
w/ Devil Master ^
NO Soft Kill %
More on Skeletonwitch and Devouring Radiant Light:
Skeletonwitch have succeeded where many have failed: they have reformulated their sound mid-career with dizzyingly triumphant results. Since their inception over a decade ago, Skeletonwitch have been known for blending and bending metal subgenres. The members' collective love of Judas Priest, classic-era Metallica and Immortal has always been worn on their sleeves and remains evident. However, it's the band's blacker leanings that have shifted to the forefront and altered the tenor of the through line on this latest offering.
While black metal has always been a recognizable component of the Skeletonwitch DNA, Devouring Radiant Light sees the band crashing headlong into the subgenre like never before. And where Skeletonwitch previously ran its output through a Second Wave Black Metal filter, Devouring incorporates a strong atmospheric influence. Bergtatt-era Ulver and Cascadian black metal lineage are palpable. From ethereal intros to tremolo sky-ride leads, Devouring is draped with and adorned in the musical lexicon of black metal. But the expansion of influence does not stop there.
Nathan Garnette and Scott Hedrick are still co-captaining the dual-guitar stratospheric charge but they've dramatically expanded their palette. Celestial crunch that evokes post-metal pioneers, Isis? Check. Gothic doom passages à la Paradise Lost? Check. High-flying Åkerfeldt-ian solos slingshotting over mountains of undulating progressive rhythms? Check. The foundation for this sonic structure is the effortless bass work of Evan Linger who possesses some of the strongest 4-string chops of any player in heavy music. Providing requisite room for the guitar maelstrom, Linger shows up with dazzling yet tasteful runs in just the right places.
And then there's vocalist Adam Clemans. Equal parts Tompa Lindberg fury and Jacob Bannon punk rage, Clemans' creative intensity and sense of purpose fueled the band's new musical trajectory which surfaced on The Apothic Gloom. His organic writing lends the band a newfound gravitas and his vocal performance is nothing short of epic.
Devouring Radiant Light was recorded by Converge guitarist and engineering deity Kurt Ballou (High on Fire, Kvelertak, Chelsea Wolfe) at GodCity Studio in Salem, MA. The band's rapport with Ballou provided the familiarity necessary to embrace uncharted creative territory. Melodeath genre architect Fredrik Nordström (Opeth, At the Gates) mixed the album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. The record was mastered by Brad Boatright of metallic hardcore greats From Ashes Rise at Audiosiege Engineering in Portland, OR.
Photo By: Nico Poalillo | L-R: Scott Hedrick, Evan Linger, Adam Clemans, Nate Garnette
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