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Dark Tranquillity Announces North American Moments 2022 Tour

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Though the times are still rather trying in the entertainment industry, the tours are still getting announced which is wonderful. Now the latest scoop comes from Gothenburg Metal stalwarts Dark Tranquillity. Read on down below to their full tour announcement.

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The Press Release:
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers DARK TRANQUILLITY announces their North American Moments 2022 Tour. The band will be joined by special guests Kataklysm and Nailed To Obscurity. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, November 12th at 10AM local time.
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Suffocation & Kataklysm Bring The Carnival Of Death To Your Town


The Press Release:
New York death metal veterans SUFFOCATION and Montreal based death metal powerhouse KATAKLYSM, will embark on a co-headlining tour this October/November! JUNGLE ROT, PYREXIA and INTERNAL BLEEDING will also appear. Confirmed dates are as follows, THIS is The Carnival Of Death…..

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The Tour Dates:
10/03/14: Gramercy Theare – New York, NY
10/04/14: The Webster – Hartford, CT
10/05/14: Bogie’s – Albany, NY
10/06/14: Oddbody’s Music Room – Dayton, OH
10/07/14: Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
10/08/14: Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
10/09/14: The Agora – Cleveland, OH
10/10/14: Empire – Springfield, VA
10/11/14: Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
10/12/14: The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
10/15/14: Scout Bar – Houston, TX
10/16/14: Dirty Dog – Austin, TX
10/17/14: Rail Club – Fort Worth, TX
10/18/14: Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
10/19/14: Joe’s Grotto – Phoenix, AZ
10/20/14: Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
10/21/14: The Whisky – Hollywood, CA
10/22/14: DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
10/23/14: Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR
10/24/14: Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
10/25/14: Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC CANADA
10/26/14: The Level – Kelowna, BC CANADA
10/27/14: Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB CANADA
10/28/14: Rock Bottom – Saskatoon, SK CANADA
10/29/14: The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB CANADA
11/01/14: The Opera House – Toronto, ON CANADA
11/02/14: Paramount – Rouyn, QC CANANDA
11/03/14: Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC CANADA
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Kataklysm: Live Photos @ Fillmore at Irving Plaza (6/26/2008)

The Summer Slaughter Tour was on its second go round with this 2008 run of shows and would set its sights on the Fillmore at Irving Plaza as its venue. The all day Metal affair was discussed at length on THIS LINK so do please check it out if you have not done so already. Here is the full photo gallery that was captured during the Kataklysm set.

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Kataklysm by Ken Pierce (2008)

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Kataklysm by Ken Pierce (2008)

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“Nuclear Blast 20 Years: Out Of The Dark” by Nuclear Blast All-Stars

Artist: Nuclear Blast Allstars
Title: “Nuclear Blast 20 Years: Out Of The Dark”
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Release Date: 10/2/2007
Genre: Heavy Metal
Rating: 4/5

When the light fades away we are left standing in the dark and if alone it often plays tricks on ones mind and can hold a foreboding and sinister grip on our psyche. Now that I have your attention I present the second part in the celebration of Nuclear Blast Records 20th Anniversary with “Out Of The Dark” – a CD that continues what we last heard on its predecessor “Into The Light”. Similar to “ITL”, the music has been written by a particular performer and all the songs are sung by different vocalists. With “Into The Light” we found rather upbeat and positive energy at the musical hands of Victor Smolski (Rage) and singers such as Tobias Sammett (EdGuy) and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica) but with “Out Of The Dark” the similarity ends here. Musically this one comes at the talented hands of Peter Wichers, who many remember from the band Soilwork, and while he is no longer a member he still remains one of the industry’s most talented individuals. Wichers did a great job on this one as he molds and works each tune to be a unique entity of its own and doesn’t give us a regurgitation of one same old style over and over. He managed to fit each track into the personality of who would sing it and the end result will really impress the most stoic of Metal followers. The tune by In Flames’ Anders was a good opener, but it seemed overshadowed by “Schizo” which is delivered by Hypocrisy/Pain’s leader Peter Tagtgren. The song had more Pain than Hypocrisy in there if you asked me but had a smoldering groove throughout that was oh so exciting. “Devotion” shows that Wichers could pen a Black Metal epic that was worthy of being part of the Dimmu Borgir set list if need be. However instead of Shagrath, we find Jari of Wintersun doing the vocals here and really showing that the dark is bleak and unforgiving.
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Dimmu Borgir @ Nokia Theatre Times Square (4/26/2007)

Juggernauts in the Symphonic Black Metal world, Dimmu Borgir had finally returned to NYC. The show would find Kataklysm, Devildriver and Unearth providing support and it was an event to be remembered. We were on point to bring you the full story and take photos of every band. To learn more just scroll past the logo below.

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Artist: Dimmu Borgir
Venue: Nokia Theatre (New York, NY)
Opener: Kataklysm, Devildriver, Unearth
Date: 4/26/2007
Label: Nuclear Blast Records

“The Invaluable Darkness Tour” would be the title of the event and how fitting this would be to mark the triumphant return of Dimmu Borgir to New York City. We had not seen them since the Ozzfest in 2004 which found them as one of the main stage attractions alongside the original Black Sabbath, Slayer, and a reunited Judas Priest with Rob Halford. This incredible Final Four of Metal made this particular Ozzfest perhaps the best one in years past and to come. As someone who attended this show I felt that it definitely raised the larger public awareness of the incredible music and showmanship that Dimmu possesses. Before the referenced Ozzfest I had only caught Dimmu Borgir once before at the now defunct L’Amour in Brooklyn. This particular show was reinforcing my belief that Metal was indeed back with vengeance for I was in a jam-packed club with about an 800 person capacity and opening the show would be Nevermore, Children Of Bodom and Hypocrisy!!! Yikes, give me more lineups like this one please. After a truly killer and brutalizing set that supported their new album of the time (“Death Cult Armageddon”) I could hardly wait to come back and see what the club would have in store for the Metal faithful next. Sadly, they would close forever only a few weeks after this show but lucky for Metal fans in New York venues like the B.B. King Blues Club and Nokia Theatre would pick up the slack with apparent ease. Tonight, the tour would make a stop at The Nokia Theatre – a great venue for this kind of event with their spacious stage and room for a couple of thousand screaming Metal fans. It would also feature Katakysm, Devildriver and Unearth as support. The mighty Dimmu would be celebrating their newest release on Nuclear Blast Records “In Sorte Diaboli”.
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