European thrash metal veterans Artillery have just announced a headlining U.S. tour entitled United Legiions Tour 2015. The tour with supporting bands Striker and VX36 will open on April 9, 2015 in San Jose, CA. Artillery was one of the early progenitors of European thrash metal during the early 1980’s. Read on for more tour dates and details below.
From The Press Release
Denmark thrash metal veterans will return to US in April! The tour will also feature Striker and VX36 and begins on April 9th. The tour will weave its way through the US before wrapping up on April 27 in Salt Lake City, UT. For updates and info, follow Artillery on facebook at facebook.com/ARTILLERY.DK.
Artillery comments: “It’s with a great pleasure that Artillery are returning to the United States. This time as a head liner for the United Legions Tour, together With Striker And VX36. We can wait to play songs from Legions together with our old songs as Terror Squad, Khomaniac and the Almighty. Come and join the Legions!”
ARTILLERY
Tour w/ Striker, VX36
04/09 San Jose, CA Rock Bar Theatre
04/10 Los Angeles, CA Five Star Bar
04/11 Prescott, AZ The Drunken Lass
04/12 Midland, TX Blue Max
04/13 Deep Ellum, TX The Three Links
04/14 Austin, TX The Dirty Dog Bar
04/15 Houston, TX Walter’s
04/16 New Orleans, LA Siberia
04/17 Orlando, FL West End Live
04/19 Tampa, FL The Brass Mug
04/21 Raleigh, NC The Pour House Music Hall
04/22 Birmingham, AL The Syndicate Venue
04/23 Tupelo, MS Good Time Charlie’s
04/24 Cudahy, WI The Metal Grille RK NYDM Spring Bash ’15
04/25 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
04/26 Denver, CO Bushwacker’s Saloon
04/27 Salt Lake City, UT The Metro Bar
Artillery are one of Europe’s earliest and most important exponents of thrash metal, and the band’s contribution to the bourgeoning genre is difficult to ignore. The Danish quartet successfully managed to fuse an abrasive brutality with technicality and strong melodies, with the noteworthy guitar leads of the Stützer-brothers serving as highlights. Listen to music and watch videos from “Legions” now at metalblade.com/artillery.
Artillery was formed in the Copenhagen suburb of Taastrup, Denmark in 1982 by Michael and Morten Stützer. Since then Artillery have gone thru numerous line-up changes and released six studio longplayers. The first period of Artillery‘s existence gave the World the three classic albums Fear of Tomorrow, Terror Squad and By Inheritance featuring some of the finest moments of Thrash Metal Europe has ever put out.
“Artillery are doing what they were surely born to do, namely hurling impressively intricate, ridiculously tight thrash anthems from every direction, they are still unstoppable.” Terrorizer Magazine
“one of the best thrash metal albums this year” Iron Fist Magazine
“The songwriting talent on display is formidable, and all the instruments turn potentially routine passages into extra appendages that work always in the band’s favor.” MetalSucks.net
“…this new album proves that they’re still fighting on, with no end to the war for thrash metal in sight.” NewNoiseMagazine.com
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