DESTRUCTION Announce North American Tour; DESTRÖYER 666 To Support


German thrash metal masters DESTRUCTION will be returning to North America in support of their new studio album, Day Of Reckoning, due out in the US and Canada on March 8th, 2011 and on February 18th in Europe. Special guests on the tour are Australia’s DESTRÖYER 666.

Destruction bassist / vocalist Schmier shares the following on the upcoming trek: "It feels fantastic to return to North American shores for the first time after our return to Nuclear Blast with a new album as brutal as Day Of Reckoning on our backs. This is the strongest material we have written since [2001’s] The Antichrist and we are burning to present these shredding songs and introduce our new 6.6 foot tall drum animal VAAVER live! Of course, all the Destruction classics will be there; we know what our faithful fans want and we will serve them well! You will feel the force of the strongest line-up we have ever had. Experience the true power and the rigorous precision of German thrash metal live this spring! Can't fuckin' wait!"

Confirmed dates for the North American Reckoning 2011 tour are as follows:

April
27 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA

May
3 - Oriental Theater - Denver, CO
5 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
7 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI
9 - Fourfounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
10 - Bourbon Street - Baltimore, MD
11 - BB Kings - New York, NY
13 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
17 - Mug Shots - Austin, TX
20 - Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
21 - The Key Club - Los Angeles, CA

MDF or bust. Not going to NYC for this.

I heard something about a Boston date at The Middle East, but nothing confirmed yet.