Swedish death metal legends HYPOCRISY, have been forced to sit out their upcoming North American tour this May due to reasons beyond their control. The band members had received their visa approvals and everything was going as scheduled, until the embassy let them know that the earliest they could pick up their visas, get them stamped and so on, wasn't until late June at the earliest. A regular procedure that would normally take just a few days to sort, takes much longer at the moment due to that current workload Homeland Security is experiencing.
“As we were getting ready to go get our visas stamped and ready for the tour we were informed that the earliest we could go initially was sometime in July,” explains guitarist/vocalist Peter Tägtgren. “We then immediately continued to call them, got the label to help with some letters, and put our lawyer to work etc. The best that got us was an appointment in late June. This is a HUGE blow to us, to our fans and everyone who has supported HYPOCRISY in North America. Sometimes there are battles you can’t win, and this is one of them. We will be back, I can promise that!”
The trek was also initially set to feature Brazilian brothers in death KRISIUN, Belgian gore-grinders ABORTED, and technical-melodic-death-masters ARSIS, as well as AUTUMN’S END and STARKILL on select shows. The tour will continue as previously scheduled at this time minus HYPOCRISY and ABORTED (new tour admat attached).
ARSIS HEADLINING SOLO SHOWS:
4/30/13 Café 611 – Frederick, MD
KRISIUN, ARSIS
5/01/13 The Gramercy – New York, NY *
5/02/13 Palace – Stafford, CT *
5/03/13 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC *
5/04/13 WreckRoom – Toronto, ON *
5/05/13 The Foundry – Cleveland, OH *
5/06/13 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL *
5/07/13 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN *
5/08/13 The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB *
5/09/13 The Exchange – Regina, SK *
5/10/13 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB *
5/11/13 Republik – Calgary, AB *
5/12/13 Branding Iron Pub – Armstrong, BC (ARSIS and STARKILL only)
5/13/13 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC *
5/14/13 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA **
5/15/13 Branx – Portland, OR
5/16/13 Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA **
5/17/13 The Vex – Los Angeles, CA **
5/18/13 Joe’s Grotto – Tempe, AZ **
5/20/13 Trees – Dallas, TX **
5/21/13 Korova – San Antonio, TX **
*with STARKILL
**with AUTUMN’S END
ARSIS HEADLINING SOLO SHOWS:
5/22/13 Chameleon Room - Oklahoma City, OK
5/23/13 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
5/25/13 Headliners Middle Room - Toledo, OH
5/26/13 Smith's Downtown - Mishawaka, IN
5/27/13 Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY
5/28/13 The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA
5/29/13 Diamond Pub & Billiards - Louisville, KY
5/30/13 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
6/01/13 Scion Rock Fest – Memphis, TN
HYPOCRISY's latest album, End Of Disclosure, was released on April 2 in North America. It was produced by mastermind Peter Tägtgren in his Abyss Studios in Sweden, with artwork was done this time by Wes Benscoter (SLAYER, KREATOR, NILE, VADER, BLOODBATH).
Music Clips:
“End of Disclosure” http://youtu.be/MJsdZ2FR3WM
“Tales of Thy Spineless” http://youtu.be/Ucq-t02EyOw
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Charles Elliott
