The Press Release:
Following his recent tour with Lamb of God and Mastodon and his first European headline tour earlier this year, Kerry King and his new band – drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer), bassist Kyle Sanders (HELLYEAH), guitarist Phil Demmel (Machine Head), and vocalist Mark Osegueda (Death Angel) – will hit the road for the twenty-eight date “North American Headline Tour 2025.” The tour is in support of King’s debut solo album, From Hell I Rise (RPM), which, according to the UK’s Kerrang!, ”The phrase ‘metal as f*ck’ may never be better applied.” With Municipal Waste as Special Guest and Alien Weaponry supporting, the tour is set to launch in San Francisco on January 15, 2025, and wrap at House of Blues in Las Vegas on February 22. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 4 at 10AM local and can be purchased HERE. The complete itinerary is below.
Also announced today is the release of King’s brand new music video for the album track, “Where I Reign.” Shot in black and white, the “Where I Reign” video was directed by Jim Louvau who also directed King’s videos for the album cuts “Residue” and “Toxic.” “I wanted to capture the fury and the energy of the band in a live setting,” said Louvau, “an intensity that is matched from a visual standpoint that matches the intensity of the song and the energy that the band brings each and every night on tour, and I think we were able to do that. There are some still photos in the video that also show motion and energy, and I was really just trying to bring that energy to life in a live setting that is different from the other two videos that were done in the studio and were a little more in a controlled environment. So this video was definitely the guys’ being themselves and just showcasing what the band provides in a live setting.” Check out the “Where I Reign” music video HERE.
“Getting back on the road for the first time in five years wasn’t exactly like riding a bike, that’s for sure,” King aknowledged. “I’ve never had that much time off, but the first tours with my new band – in the UK and Europe, and then in America with Lamb of God and Mastodon – were all total blasts. We’ll be headlining on this next tour, so we’re playing a longer set than we did with Lamb of God and Mastodon. We’ve got a little bit of a learning curve, so will start rehearsing the first week of November. And we might put an extra Slayer song into the set and learn a cover song or two.”
The Tour Dates:
Jan 15: The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Jan 17: Spokane Live Casino, Spokane, WA
Jan 18: Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
Jan 19: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Jan 20: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC CANADA
Jan 22: The Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB CANADA
Jan 23: Midway Music Hall, Edmonton, AB CANADA
Jan 25: Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB CANADA
Jan 26: The Fillmore, Minneapolis, MN
Jan 28: The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
Jan 30: The Majestic Theater, Detroit, MI
Jan 31: House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
Feb 1: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON CANADA
Feb 2: L’Olympia, Montreal, QC CANADA
Feb 4: Royale, Boston, MA:
Feb 5: Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Feb 7: Irving Plaza, New York, NY
Feb 8: Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
Feb 10: Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Feb 11: Jannus Live, St. Petersburg, FL
Feb 13: House of Blues, Houston, TX
Feb 14: Emo’s, Austin, TX
Feb 15: The Studio at the Factory, Dallas, TX
Feb 17: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
Feb 18: Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
Feb 19: The Nile Theater, Phoenix, AZ
Feb 21: House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
Feb 22: The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: This is surely some exciting news and will very likely appease his longtime Slayer devotees. Sure, the legendary Slayer has kinda sorta returned from their retirement but its only been for some festivals and that is clearly not enough for Mr. King. He wants to keep touring regularly and releasing new music as opposed to resting on his laurels and that is never a bad thing at all. I’ve liked the songs that I’ve heard so far and I will definitely be looking into the NYC performance when its closer to happening. If we manage the proper stuff you can count on some insights and social media and the rest. As he will only have the one album to promote one has to believe that he will even toss in some Slayer tracks and with Mark singing, can we dare to hope for a little Death Angel? That would be sick right? With the amount of dates on this solo run there are so many different options for the fans to catch. Wrapping up on it all I wonder what you think of the announcement. Feel free to chime in down below in the comments. See you next time.
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