Tuesday 3 March 2015

The Sludgelord News: YOB: Portland Doom Kings To Kick Off North American Tour Tomorrow


Portland's most revered doom bringers, YOB, will return to the stage tomorrow for a mammoth North American run. The tour includes sixteen dates supporting progressive black metal technicians, Enslaved, as well as a batch of headlining shows scattered prior to, throughout and following the Enslaved run. See confirmed itinerary below.

YOB North American Tour 2015:
3/04/2015 Press Club - Sacramento, CA w/ Will Haven
3/05/2015 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/06/2015 Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/07/2015 Slim's - San Francisco, CA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/09/2015 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/10/2015 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/11/2015 Corazon - Seattle, WA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/12/2015 Crazy Horse - Boise, ID w/ Ecstatic Vision
3/13/2015 Bar Deluxe - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/14/2015 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/16/2015 Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, MN w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/17/2015 Thaila Hall - Chicago, IL w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/18/2015 Ace Of Cups - Columbus, OH w/ Ecstatic Vision
3/19/2015 Opera House - Toronto, ON w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/20/2015 Les Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/21/2015 Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/22/2015 Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/23/2015 Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/24/2015 Sinclair - Boston, MA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision [info]
3/26/2015 King's Barcade - Raleigh, NC w/ Witch Mountain
3/27/2015 The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN w/ Witch Mountain
3/28/2015 The Earl - Atlanta, GA w/ Witch Mountain
3/29/2015 Hi-Tone - Memphis, TN w/ Witch Mountain
3/30/2015 Siberia - New Orleans, LA w/ Witch Mountain
3/31/2015 Walter's - Houston, TX w/ Witch Mountain
4/01/2015 Red 7 - Austin, TX w/ Witch Mountain
4/03/2015 Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM w/ Witch Mountain
4/04/2015 The Flycatcher - Tucson, AZ w/ Witch Mountain

YOB will be touring in support of their critically-adored Clearing The Path To Ascend full-length, released early last Fall via Neurot Recordings. Recorded at Gung Ho Studio in Eugene alongside longtime YOB comrade/iconic sound wizard, Billy Barnett and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Beastmilk, Nails) at Audiosiege, Clearing The Path To Ascend has earned the praise of major media outlets globally, including Rolling Stone who placed the record at the coveted #1 spot on their 20 Best Metal Albums Of 2014.

Source: Earsplit PR