Photo: Séb Bonilla
THE SKULL, featuring vocalist Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, formerly of metal legends TROUBLE, has announced a fall U.S. tour as direct support to Saint Vitus. The month-long jaunt will launch on September 27 in Austin, TX, running through October 23 in Tucson, AZ. Joining the revered bands on the tour will be Portland's Witch Mountain, which features in its ranks, THE SKULL guitarist Rob Wrong. THE SKULL continues to tour in support of its debut album, For Those Which Are Asleep, a record hailed as "a natural extension of the exemplary work they had been putting out during their 20-plus years with Trouble" by LA Weekly.
Additionally, THE SKULL has announced the addition of Steve Hanford as the band's fill-in touring drummer. Hanford, formerly of hardcore punk legends POISON IDEA, has been recruited to fill in for Sean Saley (PENTAGRAM) on the upcoming tour. Read a recent interview with Hanford at THIS location.
"I'm really bummed to miss this tour, but sometimes life happens and other commitments have forced me to sit out the tour with Saint Vitus and Witch Mountain," comments Saley. However, The Skull is in the more than capable hands of a great drummer, "Thee Hippy Slayer" himself, Steve Hanford. Steve will nail this and the band will be great with him on drums! Don't miss this tour!"
THE SKULL tour dates:
(all shows also feature Saint Vitus and Witch Mountain)
September 27 Austin, TX Grizzly Hall September 28 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey September 29 San Antonio, TX The Mix September 30 Shreveport, LA Riverside Warehouse October 1 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks October 2 Atlanta, GA The Earl October 3 Raleigh, NC King’s October 5 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts October 6 Boston, MA Middle East October 7 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus Bar October 8 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop October 9 Indianapolis, IN 5th Quarter October 10 Chicago, IL Reggie's October 11 Madison, WI High Noon October 12 St Paul, MN Turf Club October 14 Missoula, MT Stage 112 (as part of Erosion Festival) October 15 Seattle, WA El Corazon October 16 Portland, OR Star Theater October 18 Sacramento, CA Starlite October 19 Oakland, CA Metro October 20 Costa Mesa, CA Wayfarer October 21 Los Angeles, CA Viper Room October 22 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick October 23 Tucson, AZ Club Congress (as part of Southwest Terror Festival)
THE SKULL's debut album, For Those Which Are Asleep,
features ten tracks of elemental Heavy Metal. The record's greatest strength is
how well it captures the apocalyptic trudge that the iconic TROUBLE delivered
from the first downbeat of their 1984 debut, but now unequivocally propelled by
the hallmarks of a hungry new band fueled by new blood. The mighty voice of
Eric Wagner is on full display; the vocalist proving on For Those Which Are
Asleep that he still wields an eerie power at the mic. Make no mistake, THE
SKULL are in complete command of their craft and have capably created a modern
classic; a recording where atmosphere is established as drums crash, guitars
blare and stories are told.
In addition to Wagner and Holzner, Wrong and Saley, THE SKULL also features guitarist Lothar Keller.
Visit THE SKULL online at TheSkullUSA.com and follow the band on Facebook.
"For Those Which Are Asleep is a goddamn magnum opus of kaleidoscopic doom...epic" - DECIBEL
