Though I’ve enjoyed shining the spotlight on the touring side of the musical fence, I should admit that I never anticipated doing them here on the website and felt it would only be an occasional thing that would be done when I had the “PiercingMetal Musings” blog. This side notion just hit me as I’ve now surpassed more than 1K of these kinds of posts and now its time to alert the masses about a super cool combination as The 69 Eyes will return to our shores with direct support from Mr. Scary himself, Wednesday 13. Take a look down below at the full press release and dates.
The Press Release:
Helsinki Vampires, THE 69 EYES are proud to announce their Hell Has No Mercy 2020 U.S.Tour. Kicking off on January 15th at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, the 24 date trek will make stops in Chicago, West Hollywood and Richmond before concluding at Reverb in Reading, PA on February 22nd. Direct support will be none other than label-mates The Duke of Spook and his devilish ghouls known collectively as WEDNESDAY 13. Joining them on the tour are THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR and THE CROWNED
THE 69 EYES will be touring in support of their recent release West End which was released on September 13th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases their sixth album trailer where they discuss the lyrics of West End. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/vg35g81MdZw
Watch the music video for ‘Two Horns Up’ featuring legendary evil spirit of the metal scene, the one and only Dani Filth from CRADLE OF FILTH here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7etEF3sNyA
WEDNESDAY 13 will be hitting the road supporting their upcoming release, Necrophaze, which will be released this Friday, September 27th via Nuclear Blast. Watch the visualizer for “Necrophaze”: https://youtu.be/qY7i3Y04ejo
General admission tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday September 27, NOON EST / 9AM PST at http://69eyes.com/tour.
The Tour Dates:
1/24/2020: Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY
1/25/2020: Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
1/26/2020: Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY
1/28/2020: The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
1/29/2020: Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
1/30/2020: Fine Line Music Cafe – Minneapolis, MN
1/31/2020: The Royal Grove – Lincoln, NE
2/01/2020: Oriental Theater – Denver, CO
2/03/2020: El Corazon – Seattle. WA
2/04/2020: Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
2/06/2020: Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA
2/07/2020: The Whisky A Go Go – West Hollywood, CA
2/08/2020: Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
2/09/2020: Club Red – Mesa, AZ
2/11/2020: GMBG – Dallas, TX
2/12/2020: Southport Music Hall – New Orleans, LA
2/14/2020: Soundbar – Orlando, FL
2/15/2020: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
2/16/2020: The Basement East – Nashville, TN
2/17/2020: The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
2/19/2020: Canal Club – Richmond, VA
2/20/2020: Craft House – Pittsburgh, PA
2/21/2020: The Odeon – Cleveland, OH
2/22/2020: Reverb – Reading, PA
For the first time in 19 years, Friday the 13th coincides with a full moon – what a perfect day for the masters of gothic rock, THE 69 EYES, to unleash their 30-years-anniversary album West End. THE 69 EYES’ new studio album, West End, consists of 11 up-tempo rock anthems full of heaviness, black memento mori moments and dark humour and features several great guest vocalists such as Dani Filth, Wednesday 13 and Beastö Blancö’s Calico Cooper.
THE 69 EYES are:
Jyrki 69 – vocals
Bazie – guitar, backing vocals
Timo-Timo – guitar
Archzie – bass, backing vocals
Jussi 69 – drums
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Straight up, I’ve been a fan of both The 69 Eyes and Wednesday 13 for what feels like 15 years apiece. I’ve been fortunate enough to have caught performances by them as well over those years and am always looking forward to the next go-round based on how much I enjoy their music. I’m going to look into their regional show and start my musical year of 2020 off properly. What do you readers think about this touring news? Chime in down below and I will see you next time.
Official Websites:
The 69 Eyes: http://69eyes.com/
Wednesday 13: https://officialwednesday13.com/
The Nocturnal Affair: https://www.facebook.com/thenocturnalaffair/
The Crowned: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrownedOfficial/
Nuclear Blast: https://shop.nuclearblast.com/en/shop/index.html