One of the fastest rising bands in the metal scene today, it’s no surprise that fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of Jinjer to the United States, supporting their recent album Wallflowers (Napalm Records – read our review here). Having sold out numerous shows on their tour with Suicide Silence and All Hail The Yeti, it was incredibly exciting to see what this team could deliver during their stop at The Warsaw in Brooklyn.
Death Valley High, the Bay Area band combining influences from Rock, to New Wave, hardcore punk, and Goth metal have announced a spate of warmup gigs on the West Coast of the US supporting Limnus. The band is usingthese dates as a launching pad for their October tour of Central and Western Europe with Sonic Syndicate, followed by UK dates with Trapt. The band was recently seen opening a tour for Crosses (†††). The band continues to tour behind their Positive Euth album (Minus Head).
From The Press Release:
Bay Area alt rockers Death Valley High will be doing a brief warm up run of West Coast dates supporting Limnus in early October, prior to their upcoming tours supporting Sonic Syndicate (in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Czech Republic) in October, and UK tour supporting Trapt in November.
The tour dates are as follows:
With Limnus:
Oct 04: Kremwerk – Seattle, WA
Oct 05: Club 66 – Ashland, OR
Oct 06: Leo’s – Oakland, CA
Oct 07: Blue Lamp – Sacramento, CA
Supporting Sonic Syndicate:
October 11: Sputnikhalle – Munster (Germany)
October 12: Underground – Koln (Germany)
October 14: Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg (Germany)
October 15: Hirsch – Nurnburg (Germany)
October 16: Pontem – Herisau (Switzerland)
October 17: Backstage – Munich (Germany)
October 18: Live Factory – Adelshelm (Germany)
October 20: Viper Room – Wien (Austria)
October 21: Nova Chmelnice – Prague (Czech Republic)
October 22: SO36 – Berlin (Germany)
October 23: Universum – Stuttgart (Germany)
October 24: Matrix – Bochum (Germany)
October 25: Pumpe – Kiel (Germany)
Supporting Trapt:
Nov 16: Cavern – Exeter, UK
Nov 17: Static Bar – Swansea, UK
Nov 18: The Borderline – London, UK
Nov 19: The Live Rooms – Chester, UK
Nov 20: Audio – Glasgow, UK
Nov 21: Queens Hall – Nuneaton, UK
Nov 22: Rafters – Maidstone, UK
Nov 23: The Exchange – Bristol, UK
Positive Euth was co-produced and recorded by band vocalist/guitarist Reyka Osburn and Jesse Nichols (The Stoogs, Ty Segall) at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA, mixed by Eric Stenman (Deftones, Thrice, AWOLNATION) at Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles, CA, and mastered by Brian Gardner (Queens of the Stone Age, Dr. Dre) at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles, CA.
Watch the video for ‘How2Kill’ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ECK7L6FJ0
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