Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED will support Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on their upcoming North American tour. The 23 shows will take place between May 1 and May 27.
Ivar Bjørnson, ENSLAVED's songwriter and guitarist comments: "I am stoked that we are going out with OPETH. We have been admirers of OPETH's work for years, especially the direction of their newer works. This is great news for us to take back to our loyal fans and friends in North America at this point; the reception for our newest album, 'Vertebrae', has been fantastic and unforgettable. We can't wait to present the songs live, we promise you won't be let down! Finally we wish to express our sincere gratitude to OPETH for giving us this opportunity."
The dates are as follows:
May 01 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
May 02 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston
May 03 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley
May 04 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
May 05 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Place
May 06 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues (IL)
May 08 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
May 09 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
May 11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
May 12 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
May 13 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
May 14 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Center @ The Grand
May 15 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
May 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon
May 17 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
May 19 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
May 20 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
May 21 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
May 22 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
May 23 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
May 24 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
May 26 - New York, NY - Grand Ballroom @ The Manhattan
May 27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
For the third time in five years, ENSLAVED was honored in the "Metal" category at the Spellemann awards (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards). The largest and oldest Norwegian music awards show was held this past Saturday, January 24 at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway and was broadcast live on the Norwegian channel TV2.
ENSLAVED was previously honored for the "Ruun" (2006) and "Isa" (2004) albums.
Always wanted to see them play together but Opeth should not be headlining. I wish they had been able to get Keep of Kalessin on this as was the original plan for Enslaved's headlining tour.
enslaved will definitely win over thousands of new fans because of this tour.
then in 2 years you'll have the 15 year olds love their entire catalogue and then you know what happens after that.
pizza parties and sleepovers!!! fuck yea
As much as I love Enslaved as a band over Opeth, theres no denying the fact that Opeth reigns over Enslaved with an everlasting vengeance as far as album sales and well as far as over all notoriety is concerned. If Enslaved headlined over Opeth it could very well have just as disastrous results as a 24 hour sports network.
Opeth should be headlining for the simple fact that they're the better band. This is just my opinion, of course. That doesn't take anything away from Enslaved, for they're a great band and Frost is one of the best albums I've heard.
I agree, but they're both metal bands and it doesn't change the fact I'd opt to listen to an early Opeth record over Enslaved. And oddly enough, I've heard a few people that don't like Opeth, compare newer Enslaved to their material, with a description that they're Opeth without the "fluff".
I think Opeth is losing their emotional "touch" in their music.. if you can call it that.
Enslaved, although progressing their sound, still seem to have emotion in their music.
I know people disagree though so I'm not going to argue my point.
I agree, but they're both metal bands and it doesn't change the fact I'd opt to listen to an early Opeth record over Enslaved. And oddly enough, I've heard a few people that don't like Opeth, compare newer Enslaved to their material, with a description that they're Opeth without the "fluff".
seems like a year or two ago there was epic disgust for Opeth from the majority of posters on this board.
