Holy Grail is one of those bands so wide in their appeal that the chorus of praises for their last full-length Crisis in Utopia could be heard from dingy music clubs to the halls of the usually inept Revolver Magazine. They speak to everyone from denim n’ leather diehards to people who haven’t the first clue that they’re witnessing a fundamentalist movement in heavy metal. The latest single “Dark Passenger”, however, seemed pretty underwhelming for a band that crafted so many hard-hitting anthems on their first outing. Was this really the record they cancelled tour dates to finish? Oddly, the newly released b-side “Go Down Swinging” is exactly the kind of lead indulgent me-against-the-world aesthetic these guys have become known for. Then, in a surreal development, they’re going on tour with Vinnie Paul’s cowboycore sideshow HELLYEAH. What could be a Cartesian crisis of reality, is softened by the fact that the b-side does in fact own.
New artwork above. Listen to “Going Down Swinging” over at Metal Sucks. Buy the single. Pre-order packages for Ride The Void will soon be available here. Tour dates after the jump.
10/23 Waco, TX – Wild West Waco #
10/24 Lubbock, TX – Jakes Backroom #
10/26 El Paso, TX – House of Rock #
10/27 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater #
10/31 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre #
11/1 Vancouver, BC – Venue %
11/3 Edmonton,AB – Edmonton Event Center %
11/4 Regina, SK – The Pump Roadhouse %
11/5 Saskatoon, SK – Odeon Events Center %
11/7 Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium %
11/9 Toronto, CA – The Opera House %
11/10 Montreal, QC – Club Soda %
11/12 Quebec City, QC – Imperial de Quebec %
11/14 Watertown, NY – Exhibition Hall (Fairgrounds) #
11/16 Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Pub & Music Hall #
11/17 Jacksonville, FL – Brewster’s Roc Bar #
11/18 Charleston, SC – The Music Farm *
# with HELLYEAH
% with Hellyeah & Dance Larry Dance
* with Hellyeah & Hatebreed
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