“In order to commemorate our 20th year as a band,” states guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders, “we want to bring NILE and all metal fans an evening of NILE music that spans our entire career and play two full sets with only a brief intermission.  After years of many package tours, the necessary set time restrictions have often meant that NILE’s had to streamline our set.  Fans didn’t always get to hear the songs they came to hear.  Thankfully, some of those classic NILE songs we have been itching to play for years will now get a chance to be heard live.  We are extremely fired up.”

“Another facet of this tour which was very important to us,” continues Sanders, “we have asked promoters to include the best three local bands from their respective areas on the bill.  Supporting local bands in each city is a way for us to give something back to younger bands and the metal scene.  We’ve asked promoters to keep ticket prices low, so that fans of all ages can come and join us for an evening of metal.  In these difficult times of our recessionary economy, an evening of killer metal shouldn’t have to break the bank.   NILE are going to do our part: biting the bullet and rolling the dice to bring metal fans in the USA an unforgettable evening with NILE for a reasonable ticket price. We are sincerely looking forward to seeing all our friends and fans at the shows in 2013!”

NILE tour dates with local support:

03/04/13  The Hive – Ladson, S.C.
03/05/13  Kingdom – Richmond, VA

03/06/13  Empire – West Springfield, VA

03/07/13  The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

03/08/13  Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

03/09/13  The Palladium – Worcester, MA

03/10/13  BB Kings Blues Club – New York, NY

03/11/13  Bogie’s – Albany, NY

03/12/13  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

03/13/13  Screamin Willies – Columbus, OH

03/14/13  Token Lounge ,Westland MI

03/15/13  Mojoes – Joliet, IL

03/16/13  Station 4 – St. Paul, MN

03/17/13  The Firebird – St. Louis, MO

03/19/13  Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO

03/20/13  In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT

03/22/13  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

03/23/13  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

03/24/13  Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

03/26/13  Las Vegas Country Saloon – Las Vegas, NV

03/27/13  The Grove – Anaheim, CA

03/28/13  Rocky Point Cantina – Tempe, AZ

03/30/13  Trees – Dallas, TX

03/31/13  Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

04/01/13  Scout Bar – Houston, TX

04/03/13  State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL

04/04/13  The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

04/05/13  Hooligans Music Hall – Jacksonville, NC

04/06/13  Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC

NILE’s seventh full-length studio album, At The Gate Of Sethu (review here), was released on July 3rd and debuted on the American Billboard Top 200 album chart at #131.  The album also secured the #2 position on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #10 on the Current Hard Music charts.

Via Nuclear Blast

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“We are very excited to tour US and Canada for the first time in November/December, ” commented WINTERSUN mstermind Jari  Mäenpää. “We´ve had lots of requests from the fans before, but finally we are able to come there and kick some ass with new material from the Time I album and of course play the old stuff too! Hope to see you guys there. Let´s make it special!”

ELUVEITIE, WINTERSUN, VARG

11/21/12 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA

11/28/12  910 Live – Tempe, AZ

11/29/12  The Roxy Theater – Hollywood, CA **CHANGED TO 11/21 at the House of Blues, ROXY Tickets will be Honored at the HoB

11/30/12  Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA

12/01/12  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

12/02/12  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

12/03/12  Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

12/05/12  Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

12/06/12  Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

12/07/12  Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK – CANADA

12/08/12  West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA

12/09/12  Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN

12/11/12  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

12/12/12  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

12/13/12  The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

12/14/12  Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA

12/15/12  Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

12/16/12  Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

12/18/12  Water Street Music Hall (at The Club) – Rochester, NY

12/19/12  Mr. Small’s Theatre – Millvale, PA

12/20/12  Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

12/21/12  Royale Boston – Boston, MA

ELUVEITIE will release The Early Years, a collection of re-rerecorded and re-mastered early material, via Nuclear Blast Records on August 17^th (Europe) and September 25^th (North America).

ELUVEITIE scanned 4,242 copies of their latest album Helvetios in its first week of sales in the United States according to Nielson Soundscan. Helvetios came in at #143 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart and #3 on the Heatseekers chart, making it their highest charting record yet! ELUVEITIE also cracked the Canadian Top 200 coming in at #73! Helvetios was released on February 28 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.

WINTERSUN’s long awaited new album Time I will be released October 12 (Europe) and October 22, 2012 (North America) via Nuclear Blast.

For more info on ELUVEITIE visit: www.eluveitie.ch | www.facebook.com/eluveitie | www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie

For more info on WINTERSUN visit: www.wintersun.fi | www.rockthenation.eu | www.nuclearblast.de/wintersun

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