Yes, this tour is going to rule, but even more important than that is that the below press release, in a quote from Crowbar‘s Kirk Windstein, actually contains the phrase “an avalanche of stylistic thunder.”

It’s tucked in there at the end — because you can’t just give away that kind of gold up front — but it certainly makes the rest of the release worth the read. As if the fact that Crowbar and Saint Vitus and Helmet playing Meantime touring together wasn’t enough. “An avalanche of stylistic thunder!” How fast can we get that on a t-shirt?

Here’s the release from the PR wire:

The 2011 Metalliance Tour has officially been announced. The festival tour will run through the US from March 17 through April 5.

Legendary alternative metal band Helmet will perform their 1992 platinum-selling release of Meantime in its entirety. The Interscope Records release gave the band mainstream attention with songs like “Unsung” and “In the Meantime”. With the band’s renewed success after getting back together in 2004, this tour will be one of the most anticipated of 2011.

One of the most highly influential doom metal bands in America, Saint Vitus are regarded as one of the first bands of the genre starting out as early as the 1970’s. The band featuring Scott “Wino” Weinrich, bassist Mark Adams, guitarist Dave Chandler and drummer Armando Acosta have influenced so many bands in doom and metal.

“Saint Vitus is more than ready to infect the Metalliance Tour! We’ve been wanting to do something like this for some time now… so prepare for destruction!!” says lead guitarist Dave Chandler. The band has done a handful of shows and some European festivals but this will be their first full US tour in over a decade.

Crowbar frontman Kirk Windstein concludes, “Wow! This tour is gonna rule! I’ve loved Helmet since the beginning and loved Saint Vitus even longer. With the new Crowbar record having hit the streets by then, look out! This bill will bring just what we need to crush each city with an avalanche of stylistic thunder!”

Tags: Crowbar, Gods, Helmet, Saint Vitus

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