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Egypt and Tombstones European Tour Set to Launch this Month

We’re getting close to the launch of Egypt‘s European tour with Tombstones ahead of their appearance at Freak Valley 2015 in Netphen, Germany. The run kicks off on May 23 in London at the Underworld and carries from there with shows in Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium before actually hitting the fest on June 6. First announced back in February, it will mark Egypt‘s debut on European shores.

The North Dakotan trio go supporting their 2013 split with Wo FatCyclopean Riffs (review here), while Oslo’s Tombstones, now Roadburn veterans after appearing at the festival in the Netherlands last month, will tour heralding the follow-up to 2013’s Red Skies and Dead Eyes (review here). They played a ton of new material at Roadburn, so I’d expect no less for this tour.

Dates and info follow here, along with the tour poster by Kim Holm:

egypt and tombstones tour

Tombstones (NO) & Egypt tour Europe 2015

More than a decade after starting out, Egypt were more active and more widely known than they’d ever been, having racked up shows alongside the likes of Dead Meadow, Jucifer, Today is the Day, Acid Mothers Temple, Weedeater, Church of Misery, and Orange Goblin.

There’s nothing happenstance about it, and in an age where word can travel faster than it ever has, Egypt have slow-burned their way to the fore of the American stoner rock underground. In 2015, they’ll look to expand beyond those borders with their first European tour in support of a new album, set to release this winter. Where they go beyond that is up in the air, but for a band who regrouped by popular demand and have only gathered momentum since, Egypt are just beginning to shape their empire.

Tombstones has been brewing on dirtier filth this time, and their new, third, studio album; “Red Skies and Dead Eyes” will tear holes in your ears and speakers. Norwegian doom has never been played with more confidence and style, and the riffs and grooves penetrate your soul like a demon from ancient caves.

Says Egypt’s Aaron Esterby: “We are extremely stoked to announce the dates of our first European tour this Summer with the killer band from Norway, Tombstones. We couldn’t be more excited to head to Europe. It’s been a long time coming. There are still a couple holes to fill, but for the most part the tour is fully booked. Here are the dates.”

23.05.2015 UK – London, Underworld
24.05.2015 UK – Hastings, Union Bar
26.05.2015 CH – Geneve, Kalvingrad
27.05.2015 IT – Kulturcafe Schlachthaus, Dornbirn
28.05.2015 CH – Olden, Coq D’Or
29.05.2015 A – Innsbruck, PMK
30.05.2015 A – Vienna, Arena
31.05.2015 DE – Nürnberg, K4
01.06.2015 NL – Brussel, Le Bunker
02.06.2015 F – Paris, Glazart
03.06.2015 BE – Antwerpen, AM
04.06.2015 NL – Nijmegen, Onderbroek
05.06.2015 CH – Winterhur, Helvti
06.06.2015 DE – Netphen, Freak Valley Festival

https://www.facebook.com/events/1397469780562782/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Egypt-Doom/220951734668136
https://egypt1.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/tombstonesoslo
https://tombstonesoslo.bandcamp.com

Tombstones, Red Skies and Dead Eyes (2013)

Egypt, Cyclopean Riffs (2013)

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