Australia’s incendiary extreme musical export, THY ART IS MURDER, will return to North America this fall with PARKWAY DRIVE!
“We couldn’t be more excited to get back to the states this fall with our brothers from down under, the almighty PARKWAY DRIVE,” states guitarist Andy Marsh. “Hot off the back of our recent journey to the states on the Mayhem summer festival tour, we are stoked to finally announce this fall tour.
“Straight after Mayhem we hopped across the pond to Europe to play a few massive circle pit ridden festivals; we can’t wait to see what you guys have in store for us now that you’ve had some time to let Holy War sink in!”
PARKWAY DRIVE frontman Winston McCall can also be heard on THY ART OF MURDER‘s latest album Holy War. The singer contributes special guest vocals to the relentless onslaught of the track “Coffin Dragger”.
Confirmed tour dates are as follows:
PARKWAY DRIVE, MISS MAY I, THY ART IS MURDER, IN HEARTS WAKE
10/29/15 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
10/30/15 Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues (no THY ART IS MURDER)
10/31/15 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
11/01/15 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
11/02/15 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/03/15 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
11/08/15 Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
11/09/15 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
11/11/15 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
11/12/15 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
11/13/15 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
11/14/15 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
11/15/15 Boston, MA – House Of Blues
11/16/15 Huntington, NY – Paramount
11/17/15 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
11/18/15 Pittsburgh, PA – Altar
11/19/15 Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
11/20/15 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/21/15 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
11/22/15 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
11/23/15 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues (no THY ART IS MURDER)
11/24/15 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
11/25/15 New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
11/27/15 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
11/28/15 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
11/29/15 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
11/30/15 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
12/01/15 Denver, CO – The Fillmore
12/02/15 Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theatre
12/03/15 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
12/05/15 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
12/06/15 Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
Check out 4 songs from the band’s recent Summerblast fest appearance, which includes a performance of the first Holy War single “Light Bearer”, here: https://youtu.be/EbiGCeAd6sM
Holy War debuted at #82 on the Billboard Top 200, #43 Current Albums, #6 Independent Albums, and #3 Top Hard Music Albumin the first week of sales in the U.S. This marks the first time THY ART IS MURDER has made the coveted chart. The band saw the similar success in their homeland where they reached #7 on the Aria Charts – the highest position ever for an Australian extreme metal act.
Holy War first-week chart positions worldwide:
#82 US Billboard Top 200
#43 US Current Albums
#6 US Independent Albums
#3 US Top Hard Music Albums
#7 in Australia
#70 Germany
#103 Canada Top Current Albums
#137 UK National Album Chart
#22 UK Indie Chart
#10 UK Rock Chart
Produced and mixed by Will Putney (SUICIDE SILENCE, EXHUMED, THE ACACIA STRAIN), Holy War is the band’s second release for Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The controversial album cover and packaging photos were shot by the band’s long time photographer and friend, Thomas Savage.
More on Holy War:
Stream the entire Holy War album https://youtu.be/V9EYD8dkxao
“Light Bearer” music video https://youtu.be/F0v_BYbApyE
“Holy War” music video http://nblast.de/HolyWarVideo