Metalheads will be spinning like tops at the news about the titanic team-up of Heavy Metal superpowers Symphony X and Overkill who have just announced a co-headlining run and without any further adieu please find the poster, official statement and dates along with some added opinion below.
The Press Copy:
World Entertainment and Symphony X are pleased to announce a 2015 tour with fellow New Jersey band Overkill!! The 24-date OVERKILL / SYMPHONY X co-headlining trek launches at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 18th, hits four Canadian cities, then wraps up with a very special night at Terminal 5 in New York City on October 17th : the first time in the bands’ combined histories that they’ll play a show together in their own backyard. Advanced tickets for the confirmed tour dates below are on sale exclusively at EnterTheVault.com until April 15 when they go on sale everywhere . VIP packages include a Meet & Greet session with both bands & an exclusive poster. [SymX headline dates are marked with **]
The Tour Dates:
09/18/2015: The Palladium – Worcester, MA
09/19/2015: Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY **
09/20/2015: Dome Theater – Niagara Falls, NY
09/22/2015: Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
09/23/2015: The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI **
09/24/2015: House of Blues – Chicago , IL
09/25/2015 : Rave – Milwaukee, WI
09/26/2015: Mill City Nights – Minnesota, MN **
09/27/2015: Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA **
09/29/2015: Mac Ewan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB – CANADA **
09/30/2015: Union Hall – Edmonton, AB – CANADA **
10/01/2015: Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA **
10/02/2015: Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, B.C. – CANADA
10/03/2015: Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA **
10/05/2015: The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center – San Francisco, CA **
10/06/2015: The Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA **
10/07/2015: Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
10/09/2015: The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX
10/10/2015: 210 Kapones – San Antonio, TX **
10/11/2015: Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
10/13/2015: The Ritz – Tampa, FL
10/14/2015: The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA **
10/15/2015: The Filmore – Charlotte, NC **
10/16/2015: The Filmore – Silver Spring, MD
10/17/2015: Terminal 5 – New York City, NY
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Gosh, I really don’t know what else I can add about this one to convince you about possibly attending and that’s because it’s one of those things that pretty much speaks for itself in terms of Heavy Metal importance. Are you a Progressive Metal fan? Then you already know full well about the abilities of Symphony X. Are you a fan of Thrash Metal? Then you should be in awe about the prowess and intensity of Overkill. Now let’s combine these forces of Metal nature on one stage – BOOM! Are you convinced now? Good and oh yeah before I forget, this is all being started off by Sanctuary and their latest album has been cooking fans stereos for a few months already. This is going to be a good one my friends and I am super excited that it all wraps up in my Big Metal Apple of NYC at Terminal 5. It’s also cool to find Overkill signing over to Nuclear Blast Records which is the same label as Symphony X as this really opens them up to a lot of interesting pairings on the label side. I figured I should mention this just in case you hadn’t heard yet. The Fall cannot come fast enough for me and since it hasn’t really been brutal hot yet here this summer we might end up with a warmer fall over here. What do you readers think of this package? Have you seen either of these bands before? Let me know in the comments section.
Official Website: http://www.wreckingcrew.com
Official Website: http://www.symphonyx.com
Official Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_%28band%29