Castle Announce Even More West Coast Dates
Posted in Whathaveyou on April 11th, 2017 by JJ Koczan
As they continue to work on the follow-up to 2016’s Welcome to the Graveyard (review here), subgenre-defier metallers Castle have announced another slew of shows in the Western half of the US. Their last tour? Last month. So yeah, I guess they’re about due. When last we heard from them at the end of February, they had moved to the Mojave Desert in order to put the next record together, and while I look forward to hearing the kind of desolation that might bring out in their sound, I can’t help but wonder just how much time they’re actually getting to spend there with all the touring they’ve done so far this year and no doubt will continue to do in the months to come.
Of particular note? Check out that Wyoming show. Secret location? Outdoor show? High altitude? Kind of sounds awesome, right? It’s called Fire in the Mountains. Also consider the Shadow Woods Metal Fest in Maryland, which has a spectrum broad enough that it might be the only place on the planet Castle actually fit in.
That’s not to take anything away from the other shows — hey, they’re playing with Year of the Cobra in June, and that’s awesome — I’m just saying Castle have some cool stuff coming up throughout the next few months. Hopefully their album arrives before the end of the year to make the most of it, though if it doesn’t, they’re hardly likely to stop touring in 2018 or anything like that.
From the PR wire:
CASTLE ANNOUNCE U.S. WEST TOUR, BAY AREA DATES
Newly relocated to the Mojave Desert where writing for a fifth full length is currently underway, genre bending doom-metallers CASTLE have announced their Stormbringer tour, a 10 date headlining romp through the Western United States. The tour will kick off Friday, June 30 at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, CA and include an appearance on July 8 at Fire In The Mountains – a 2 day outdoor concert taking place near Jackson Hole, WY in an as-of-yet undisclosed location.
The band have also announced a trio of Bay Area shows leading up to the July run with Seattle doom duo Year of the Cobra. In addition, CASTLE, who are currently touring in support of their most recent offering Welcome to the Graveyard, are slated to appear at Shadow Woods Metal Fest in White Hall, Maryland, Sept 14-17.
6/1 San Jose, CA – Back Bar SoFa *
6/2 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill *
6/3 Santa Cruz, CA – Blue Lagoon *
6/30 West Hollywood, CA – Viper Room
7/1 Sacramento, CA – Starlite Lounge
7/2 Portland, OR – High Water Mark
7/3 Bend, OR – 3rd St. Pub
7/4 Boise, ID – Shredder
7/5 Spokane, WA – The Pin
7/6 Great Falls, MT – Back Alley Pub
7/7 Billings, MT – Bones Arcade
7/8 Jackson Hole, WY – Fire in the Mountains
7/9 Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar
9/15 White Hall, MD – Shadow Woods Metal Fest
* w/ Year of the Cobra
Since the release of Welcome To The Graveyard, issued last summer via Ván Records – CASTLE’s massive 150 date world takeover has included tours of the U.S., Europe, Canada and the bands first ever tour of Japan in December. Welcome To The Graveyard was captured by Billy Anderson (Sleep, Neurosis, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, Eyehategod, Ommadon et al) at Type Foundry Studios in Portland, Oregon and is currently available at THIS LOCATION.
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