Rock Im Wald 2024: Graveyard, Brant Bjork Trio, High Desert Queen & More Confirmed

Posted in Whathaveyou on January 23rd, 2024 by JJ Koczan

Pretty rad bill out of the gate for Rock Im Wald, which tops its thus-far bill with Danko Jones, who should be made an ambassador for Canada by now, as well as Sweden’s Graveyard, might-have-a-new-record-out-by-July UK stompers Orange Goblin, and the Brant Bjork Trio with its namesake on guitar and Mario Lalli on bass. Then you get into Planet of Zeus coming from Greece — maybe touring with Godsleep? — an appearance from The Devil and the Almighty Blues, which doesn’t happen all the time and you want to be there when it does, and the implied confirmation of summer European activity for High Desert Queen out of Texas, and it’s a win even before you get down to The Great Machine‘s madcap performance penchant, the upstarts Margarita Witch Cult, El Caco who released their first album in seven years in 2023, a partially-revamped Asomvel and Psychonaut‘s post-metallic texturing. It’s 13 bands. They’ve all got something going on.

The fest is set for July 25-27. Both SonicBlast and Hoflärm (in Portugal and Germany, respectively) are two weeks later, Aug. 8-10. Among the shared confirmations there are Brant Bjork Trio (who also announced a Spring run around the Desertfests and Sonic Whip) and Graveyard (for SonicBlast), so fair enough to expect tour announcements to come from them, and I’ll add Planet of Zeus and Margarita Witch Cult to that with an asterisk for ‘likely’ since of course I never actually know anything about anything.

There will be more to come, of course — it’s a three-dayer — and I’ll do my best to keep an eye out, but already there’s a lot to dig here. From socials:

Rock im Wald 2024 first poster

We are delighted to present the first 13 bands for our Rock im Wald Festival 2024, taking place from July 25th to 27th. As always, we have once again given our best to offer you Rock’n Roll in its most beautiful facets. And there is more to come soon, of course. Finally, we aim to provide you with three festival days filled with musical surprises and highlights this year.

For those of you who are already convinced, you can now secure your tickets in our ticket shop, which can be found at the following link.
https://rockimwald.de/ticket-shop/
Cheers & Peace
Eure #RIW Crew

Line-Up so far:
DANKO JONES | GRAVEYARD | ORANGE GOBLIN | BRANT BJORK TRIO | PLANET OF ZEUS | THE DEVIL & THE ALMIGHTY BLUES | THE GREAT MACHINE | PSYCHONAUT | EL CACO | ASOMVEL | GODSLEEP | HIGH DESERT QUEEN | MARGARITA WITCH CULT

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The Devil & the Almighty Blues, “The Ghosts of Charlie Barracuda” live at Soulstone Gathering 2023

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The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal Playlist: Episode 97

Posted in Radio on November 11th, 2022 by JJ Koczan

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Doing an all-Greek episode was so blindingly obvious that I actually had to check to make sure I hadn’t already done one somewhere in the last four years or so that I’ve been doing The Obelisk Show for Gimme Metal. Like, duh. And the playlist? One of the easiest times I’ve ever had putting one together. So many bands, so many vibes, so much to choose from.

Lotus Emperor’s new record, which was reviewed yesterday, was the impetus for the entire thing, so it seemed only fair to start with that, but I wanted to make sure to include a fair bit of landmark acts — 1000mods, Villagers of Ioannina City, Planet of Zeus, Naxatras, Nightstalker, Puta Volcano — alongside up and comers like Bus, Supermoon, Lotus Emperor, Acid Mammoth, Honeybadger, Half Gramme of Soma, and so on, in order to give some sense of the scope of the Greek underground, which for my money is one of the strongest in the world and an ecosystem of bands and fans unlike any other happening right now in Europe (if you want to expand to the rest of the world, Australia would rival).

Before I turn you over to the playlist, I’ll give the inevitable disclaimer that this represents but a fraction of Greece’s vibrant heavy creative community, and that there’s basically a planet’s worth of bands in Athens alone, never mind anywhere else in the country. I say in one or another of the breaks that I consider Greece at least as strong a scene as Sweden and Germany in terms of everything but broader recognition, and I stand by that. If you hear this show and want to dig further into any of these acts or find others, that’s the ideal.

Thanks if you listen and thanks for reading.

The Obelisk Show airs 5PM Eastern today on the Gimme app or at: http://gimmemetal.com.

Full playlist:

The Obelisk Show – 11.11.22 (VT = voice track)

Lotus Emperor Petra Syneidesis (2022)
Villagers of Ioannina City Dance of Night Age of Aquarius (2019)
Acid Mammoth Black Dust Caravan (2021)
VT
1000mods Navy in Alice Super Van Vacation (2011)
Half Gramme of Soma Muck & Cheese Slip Through the Cracks (2022)
People of the Black Circle Alchemy of Sorrow People of the Black Circle (2022)
Seer of the Void Lysergus Mons Revenant (2020)
The Same River Weight of the World Weight of the World (2022)
Church of the Sea No One Deserves Odalisque (2022)
Supermoon Mantra Supermoon (2020)
VT
Planet of Zeus All These Happy People Faith in Physics (2019)
Burn the Sun A Fist for Crows Le Roi Soleil (2022)
Naxatras The Battle of Crystal Fields IV (2022)
Honeybadger Laura Palmer Pleasure Delayer (2020)
Nightstalker Sad Side of the City Great Hallucinations (2019)
Bus Moonchild Never Decide (2020)
VT
Puta Volcano Black Box AMMA (2020)
Last Rizla Dive Mount Machine (2018)

The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal airs every Friday 5PM Eastern, with replays Sunday at 7PM Eastern. Next new episode is Nov. 25 (subject to change). Thanks for listening if you do.

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Planet of Zeus Cancel US Tour Dates Including Desertfest New York

Posted in Whathaveyou on April 19th, 2022 by JJ Koczan

Tour on, tour off. As previously noted, this inaugural Planet of Zeus tour in the US (a couple shows in Canada as well; not to be forgotten) was scheduled for 2020, and it was a bummer when it was canceled the first time, though of course everything was canceled at that point, so it was just one more for the pile. Now that some tours are actually happening, seeing this one fall by the wayside is even harder. They were to have appeared at Desertfest New York, playing the pre-show at the Saint Vitus Bar, and as you can see for the list of affected dates below, that was just one righteous stop they were making on a coast-to-coast-and-then-some run. I’ve seen no word on whether they’ll try again.

I do not envy any band trying to get to the States my country’s ridiculous visa application process, either in terms of inconvenience or expense. Rest assured, if America was the greatest country in the world as the slogan says, its doors would be open to any and all who might approach them. The problem here lies not with those seeking to share their art, thereby benefiting themselves, their dedicated audience and the community at large.

From social media:

Planet of Zeus tour off

PLANET OF ZEUS – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR CANCELLED

We’re absolutely devastated to have to announce this, but our planned shows in North America, Canada and festival appearance at Desertfest are unfortunately cancelled.

We took every measure to ensure our visas were granted in time but at this point we’re still lacking the correspondence and reassurance that we need in order to go ahead with the tour. We wanted nothing more than to make some noise on US soil but the odds are stacked against us and we simply just can’t make it happen.

Please know that we’re working hard to reschedule the shows and we hope to have clarity on our visa situation soon.

Sincerest apologies to everyone that was hoping to see us and thank you in advance for your understanding.

CANCELLED DATES
May 4 – Des Moines, IA – XBK LIVE
MAY 5 – Chicago, IL – REGGIE’S
May 6 – Youngstown, OH – WESTSIDE BOWL
May 7 – Toronto, ON – BOVINE SEX CLUB
May 8 – Ottawa, ON – DOMINION TAVERN
May 9 – Quebec City – QC – LA SOURCE DL MARTINIERE
May 10 – Providence, RI – ALCHEMY
May 11 – Frederick, MD – CAFE 611
May 12 – Brooklyn NY – DESERTFEST – ST VITUS BAR
May 13 – Virginia Beach – THE BUNKER BREWPUB
May 14 – Atlanta, GA – BOGGS SOCIAL
May 15 – New Orleans, LA – PORTSIDE LOUNGE
May 16 – Lafayette, LA – FREETOWN BOOM BOOM ROOM
May 17 – Austin, TX – INDEPENDENCE BREWING
May 19 – Tempe, AZ – YUCCA TAP ROOM
May 20 – San Diego, CA – KENSINGTON CLUB
May 21 – Costa Mesa, CA – THE WAYFARER
May 22 – San Francisco, CA – BOTTOM OF THE HILL
May 24 – Portland, OR – DANTES
May 25 – Seattle, WA – FUNHOUSE
May 26 – Boise, ID – SHREDDER
May 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – THE LOADING DOCK
May 28 – Denver, CO – HQ

Art by Bewild Brother

PLANET OF ZEUS is:
Babis Papanikolaou – Vox & Guitars
Stelios Provis – Guitars
Giannis Vrazos – Bass
Serafeim Giannakopoulos – Drums

http://www.planetofzeus.gr
https://www.facebook.com/planetofzeus
http://planetofzeus.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HEAVYPSYCHSOUNDS/
http://www.heavypsychsounds.com/
https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com/

Planet of Zeus, Faith in Physics (2019)

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Freak Valley 2022: Baroness & Planet of Zeus Added; Monster Magnet Cancel

Posted in Whathaveyou on March 29th, 2022 by JJ Koczan

Freak Valley Festival 2022 has announced that Baroness and Planet of Zeus will play on the added-this-year Wednesday night of the fest, taking the place of Monster Magnet, whose European tour plans have been canceled owing to a back injury. Obviously that’s a bummer for Monster Magnet fans, and I am one, but you can hardly argue with the bands taking their place. Baroness are huge, and Planet of Zeus are killer, so yeah, I expect this news will go over with a “ah hell,” and then a distinct sound of life moving on. Obviously, back injuries or whathaveyou, there’s a lot of leeway for canceling shows at this point in human existence.

Normally I would’ve written this announcement, but I dropped the ball on this one. Sorry to the fest, but they seem to have done just fine without me, not at all to my surprise. I still need to book my flights and figure out where I’m staying, but yes, I’m planning on being at Freak Valley this June.

From socials:

freak valley 2022 baroness

FREAKS!

We are overjoyed to present you another highlight for our Freak Valley Festival. Please welcome the mighty and Grammy-nominated Baroness!

They will join us with their most ambitious work to date, fifth album Gold & Grey. Set for release on the band’s own Abraxan Hymns, Gold & Grey spills triumphantly past genre barriers, their anthemic alt-metal hooks ricocheting between the circuitous twists of prog and jazz, the moody swirls of space-rock and noise, and the hypnotic pulses of trip-hop and 20th Century minimalism. “This is the most clear representation of the artistic vision I have for the band that we’ve ever done,” says Baroness vocalist, guitarist and founder John Baizley. “I’m surprised that we got as far with it as we did.”

Another addition to our Wednesday-Lineup are the greek Heavy rockers Planet of Zeus who will grace us for an alive and kicking party full of heavy riffs, gritty melodies and foot stomping grooves. “How was the heavy rock scene in Greece” you ask, before Planet of Zeus made their debut at the dawn of the third millennium? A band that needs no introduction, for its enviable success and indisputable chemistry on stage are nothing short of becoming part of Greek Mythology.

Freak Valley Festival // No Fillers – Just Killers

Freak Valley Festival 2022 IS SOLD OUT.

June 15-18 2022

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https://www.instagram.com/freakvalleyfestival/
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Planet of Zeus, Faith in Physics (2019)

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Planet of Zeus Announce North American Tour Dates

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 22nd, 2022 by JJ Koczan

Planet of Zeus

Already confirmed for Desertfest NYC 2022 in Brooklyn this May, Athenian heavy rockers Planet of Zeus today announce their inaugural US tour after stomping only so many mudholes in the European circuit. The run was originally supposed to take place in 2020, but I think we all know how that went. Needless to say, I like their chances of making it over now much better than they might’ve been as the world was turning to shit, and having the occasion of Desertfest to tour around only makes it make more sense. I’m not saying it’s convenient to have the tour kicked back by two years, but I’m saying that at least they’re making the most of the opportunity that delay presents.

Speaking of presents, I was one of the presenters of the original tour and have been back and forth with the booking concerns, etc., over the last couple days about this announcement. I don’t know if I’m still presenting or what, but frickin’ hell, this band plays arenas in Greece. I’ll bet they blow the roof off some of these places they’re playing.

Here there be tour dates:

Planet of Zeus tour

PLANET OF ZEUS NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR

We are so excited to visit North America for the first time. Things are about to get loud in here and we can’t wait to perform alongside Freedom Hawk, Void Vator and Druids and to bring the party to NA. See you on the road!!

DATES
May 4 – Des Moines, IA – XBK LIVE
MAY 5 – Chicago, IL – REGGIE’S
May 6 – Youngstown, OH – WESTSIDE BOWL
May 7 – Toronto, ON – BOVINE SEX CLUB
May 8 – Ottawa, ON – DOMINION TAVERN
May 9 – Quebec City – QC – LA SOURCE DL MARTINIERE
May 10 – Providence, RI – ALCHEMY
May 11 – Frederick, MD – CAFE 611
May 12 – Brooklyn NY – DESERTFEST – ST VITUS BAR
May 13 – Virginia Beach – THE BUNKER BREWPUB
May 14 – Atlanta, GA – BOGGS SOCIAL
May 15 – New Orleans, LA – PORTSIDE LOUNGE
May 16 – Lafayette, LA – FREETOWN BOOM BOOM ROOM
May 17 – Austin, TX – INDEPENDENCE BREWING
May 19 – Tempe, AZ – YUCCA TAP ROOM
May 20 – San Diego, CA – KENSINGTON CLUB
May 21 – Costa Mesa, CA – THE WAYFARER
May 22 – San Francisco, CA – BOTTOM OF THE HILL
May 24 – Portland, OR – DANTES
May 25 – Seattle, WA – FUNHOUSE
May 26 – Boise, ID – SHREDDER
May 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – THE LOADING DOCK
May 28 – Denver, CO – HQ

Art by Bewild Brother

PLANET OF ZEUS is:
Babis Papanikolaou – Vox & Guitars
Stelios Provis – Guitars
Giannis Vrazos – Bass
Serafeim Giannakopoulos – Drums

http://www.planetofzeus.gr
https://www.facebook.com/planetofzeus
http://planetofzeus.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HEAVYPSYCHSOUNDS/
http://www.heavypsychsounds.com/
https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com/

Planet of Zeus, Faith in Physics (2019)

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Members of Bushfire, Fu Manchu, Bismut, Humulus & More Collaborate on Stoner Rock Worldwide Community Album 2021

Posted in Whathaveyou on February 7th, 2022 by JJ Koczan

Bringing together players from Germany, the Netherlands, France, the UK, Austria, Northern Ireland, Italy, Greece, Sweden, the US and Brazil, the Stoner Rock Worldwide Community Album 2021 boasts seven tracks of remote compositions and recordings, with the songs emerging from members having participated in a call to arms during the pandemic. It’s a hugely ambitious project. In regular circumstances, it would be impressive enough to curate a series of bands and players coming together on a new anything. To sort various parties across international borders into working units even in the age of social media, and then to have them work together creatively, is an oh-hell-no kind of job. Kudos to Felix Melchhardt on making it happen.

Pretty astounding stuff. Vinyl’s in the works as we speak, and the stream went live this past Friday. You’ll find it at the bottom of this post, and considering the amount of effort that seems to have gone into every level of making it, the download is dirt-frickin’-cheap.

More info:

Various Artists Stoner Rock Worldwide Community Album 2021

Stoner Rock World Wide Community Album Digital Release out now! 35+ Musicians, Remotely composed and recorded.

Remotely composed, recorded and finally pressed on vinyl together as a worldwide community of heavy rock lovers – The Stoner Rock World Wide Community Album.

26. May 2020: “What if we release an album remotely composed, recorded and finally pressed on vinyl together as a worldwide community of heavy rock lovers? Musicians world wide writing an album for our lovely world wide community, that’s the deal and we think we could make this happen.” – And we did so.

Key Facts
– 7 Tracks – Remotely composed, recorded and mixed by more than 35 musicians spread over the globe. Magic definitely happened, friendships were made.
– Mastered by Niklas Källgren (Truckfighters).
– Once pressed, worldwide distribution via various heavy rock labels.
– Special guests: Bob Balch (Fu Manchu), Papanikolaou Babis (Planet of Zeus), Tolis Motsios (Nightstalker).
– People participating in the project did not know each other before. Only the love for heavy rock connects them. They were brought together by an open call-out to the community by SRWW 2 years ago.
– Groups were brought together via Facebook. They internally organized themselves on how to approach the songwriting process, exchanged ideas and finally put together 7 unique songs.
– Anything that could go wrong, went wrong (really) – but we made it. **ck COVID.
– Pressed on vinyl right now.
– Bandcamp digital release co-finances the master, distribution and further costs.
– Endurance was key. Shoutout to all the people involved.
– Coordinated by Felix Melchhardt in the name of SRWW. (Cone (Band), Blackdoor Music Festival, SRWW)

Personnel:
Track 1 – Dreams of Space
Francesco Bonardi – Guitar (Hackberry, Netherlands)
Eric Frantzen – Bass (Mantra Machine, Netherlands)
Drev – Vocals (Descarado, Sweden)
Miguel Pereira – Guitar (Bushfire, Germany)
Sascha Holz – Drums (Bushfire, Germany)

Track 2 – Remain
Martin Frank – Bass / Vocals (White Noise Generator, Germany)
Thomas Berger – Drums (Timestone, Austria)
Tony Hochhuber – Guitars (Germany)

Track 3 – The All Seeing Sun
Diamond Pr – Guitar / Vocals (The Same River, Greece)
Oscar Flanagan – Guitar (Insonika, Sweden)
Armin Lehner – Keys (Ozymandias, Austria)
Brien Gillen – Drums (Elder Druid, Northern Ireland)
Rafael Denardi – Bass (Rafael Denardi, Brazil)
Special Guest: Papanikolaou Babis (Planet of Zeus, Greece)

Track 4 – Raw
Luke Taylor – Drums (White Noise Generator, Germany)
Derek Fisher – Guitar (Moth66, USA)
Niels van Eldijk – Bass (Ramkoers, Netherlands)
Ben Plochowietz – Guitar / Vocals (Scorched Oak, Germany)
Christoph W. – Vocals (Ozymandias, Austria)
Special Guests: Tolis Motsios Nightstalker (Greece)

Track 5 – Calypso
Tom Maene – Guitar (Motsus, Belgium)
Jeroen Schippers – Drums (Mantra Machine, Netherlands)
Linda Hackmann – Bass / Vocals (Scorched Oak, Germany)
Dimitris Vardoulakis – Vocals (Honeybadger, Greece)
Jonas Hartmann – Keys (Willow Child, Germany)
Special Guest: Bob Balch (Fu Manchu, US)

Track 6 – Stalactite Caves
Alex Pöll – Bass / Vocals (Cone, Germany)
Jakob Aigner – Guitar / Vocals (Timestone, Austria)
Massimiliano Boventi – Drums (Humulus, Italy)
Uwe Halmich – Guitar (Eternal Engine, Germany)

Track 7 – Wastelands
Peter Dragt – Drums (Bismut, Netherlands)
Jake Wallace – Guitar (Elder Druid, Northern Ireland)
Jason Recoing – Bass (Pelegrin, France)
Dale Hughes – Synth / Keys (Electric Octopus, Northern Ireland)
Francois Roze – Guitar / Vocals (Pelegrin, France)

https://www.facebook.com/stonerrockworldwide
https://srww.bandcamp.com/releases
https://apps.apple.com/de/app/stoner-rock-world-wide/id1478558984
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.srww&hl=de&gl=US

Various Artists, Stoner Rock Worldwide Community Album 2021

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Desertfest NYC 2022 Announces Lineup; Tickets on Sale Today

Posted in Whathaveyou on November 12th, 2021 by JJ Koczan

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God damn, Desertfest.

Importing Stoned JesusGreen LungPlanet of Zeus and Orange Goblin (as much as the latter count as an import; they’ve certainly been here before) to play alongside BaronessHigh on Fire and Monster MagnetRed FangC.O.C. and Torche?

That’s a big frickin’ deal.

If Desertfest NYC 2019 was a testing of waters to see if such a think could succeed and be feasible over a longer term, Desertfest NYC 2022 is an immediate play to become the preeminent heavy festival on the Eastern Seaboard of the US. To be a genuine Desertfest, in other words, of no less scale than Berlin, London, or Belgium. I’m glad to see Sasquatch and Fatso Jetson will be coming from the West Coast — I’d expect Fatso Jetson will be touring with Planet of Zeus, as that was supposed to happen in the long-long ago — and Somnuri are sure to represent NYC well and Stinking Lizaveta and High Reeper likewise for Philly, while The Atomic Bitchwax headlining the Vitus Bar pre-show warms my Garden Stater heart no end.

There are more to be announced (I have a couple picks of my own, not that anyone asked), but already this is the best heavy fest lineup for New York City in recent memory. It will be something special to behold. I hope there’s a photo pit at the Knockdown Center.

Behold Arik Roper‘s gorgeous poster art below, followed by the announcement:

desertfest nyc 2022 arik roper art

Desertfest New York announces Baroness, High on Fire, Monster Magnet, Red Fang + more for second edition in 2022

TICKETS ON SALE NOW VIA WWW.DESERTFESTNEWYORK.COM

Europe’s leading stoner rock collective Desertfest returns to New York in 2022.

Taking place in the unique arts space of the Knockdown Center from May 13th – May 15th, with an exclusive pre-party at Saint Vitus Bar on May 12th. Desertfest are firmly planting their feet back into New York’s underbelly with a mammoth line-up celebrating the very best of heavy music.

Welcoming home-grown talent such as BARONESS, MONSTER MAGNET, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY & TORCHE alongside acts from across the pond like Ukraine’s STONED JESUS, Greek groovers PLANET OF ZEUS & a debut US performance for English doom maestros GREEN LUNG, Desertfest NYC are pushing their second edition to new levels.

Saint Vitus kicks off proceedings as THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX, PLANET OF ZEUS, FATSO JETSON & DRUID warm up the engine for the weekend ahead. Followed by 3 monumental days as Knockdown Center hosts the likes of Grammy-award winning trio HIGH ON FIRE, British heavy metal icons ORANGE GOBLIN, a rock’n’roll bacchanal from RED FANG, insanity from INTER ARMA and much, much more.

4-day passes (includes access to Saint Vitus pre-party on Thursday 12th May) & 3-day passes (Knockdown Center only) are on sale now via the following link – https://desertfest.eventbrite.com

With more to be announced, including day splits, Desertfest are most certainly back with a bang. We highly recommend getting your tickets ASAP, don’t say we didn’t warn you…

Full Line-Up
Knockdown Center May 13th – May 15th 2022
Baroness | High on Fire | Monster Magnet | Red Fang | Corrosion of Conformity | Torche | Orange Goblin | Dead Meadow | Inter Arma | Big Business | Green Lung | Stoned Jesus | Left Lane Cruiser | Sasquatch | Silvertomb | Telekentic Yeti | Stinking Lizaveta | High Reeper | Holy Death Trio | Yatra | Somnuri | Leather Lung

Saint Vitus Bar May 12th 2022
The Atomic Bitchwax | Planet of Zeus | Fatso Jetson | Druids

Ticket link – https://desertfest.eventbrite.com

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The Obelisk Presents: Planet of Zeus First-Ever North American Tour Dates

Posted in The Obelisk Presents on February 11th, 2020 by JJ Koczan

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Go, just go. Go see Planet of Zeus. The Greek heavy rockers are coming to the US (plus a couple Canadian shows) in April, and you should be there to see it. Not the least because they’re traveling in the certifiably legendary company of Fatso Jetson, as well as Druids — what a fucking tour — and not just because I get an ego boost out of seeing a logo for this site at the bottom of tour posters, but also because it’s their first time here and they come in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a band and should be accordingly made to feel nothing but welcome every step of the way.

Seriously, you know the vast, vast majority of the planet thinks Americans are assholes, right? Well, you can work to counter that impression by showing up. Hell’s bells, buy a t-shirt, if not because you dug the crap out of Planet of Zeus‘ 2019 record, Faith in Physics (review here), then at very least for diplomacy’s sake. You’re an ambassador. Start acting like it.

Before they make the journey across the Atlantic, Planet of Zeus will be out starting later this month in Europe — call it a pre-victory lap — and that’s awesome, but please know that I’m honored to have involved in presenting this in the tiny way that it is and humbled to have even been asked. Get your ass out of the house. Please. We want them to come back.

Dates follow as posted today by the band:

planet of zeus us tour poster

PLANET OF ZEUS – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2020

We are stoked to announce that the time has come for the band to tour America for the very first time! All these years, we have been receiving messages from our fans in the States and Canada to play a show in their town, so this upcoming April seems like the perfect time to pay them a visit!

Having the legends FATSO JETSON and Druids on board for this one, makes it honestly unique.for us.

The whole tour is presented and supported by The Obelisk and we couldn’t thank him enough for that!

April 8th: Omaha, NE – The Sydney
April 9th: Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
April 10th: Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo
April 11th: Toronto, ON – Bovine Sex Club
April 12th: Montreal, QB – Cafe Dekcuf
April 13th: Quebec City, QB – La Source De Martiniere
April 14th: Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus
April 15th: Frederick, MD – Cafe 611
April 16th: Charlotte, NC
April 17th: Atlanta, GA – The 529
April 18th: New Orleans, LA – Portside Lounge
April 19th: Lafayette, LA – Freetown Boom Boom Room
April 20th: Austin, TX – The Lost Well
April 21st: Dallas, TX – Lola’s Saloon
April 23rd: Tempe, AZ – Yucca Tap Room
April 24th: San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
April 25th: Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer
April 26th: San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
April 28th: Portland, OR
April 29th: Seattle, WA – Funhouse
April 30th: Boise, ID – The Shredder
May 1st: Salt Lake City, UT
May 2nd: Denver, CO – Streets Denver

Tour poster by our beloved Bewild Brother
Tour powered by Atomic Music Group!

Our European tour with Kvelertak is getting close!

27/2: Kulturzentrum Schlachthof,Bremen (DE)
28/2: Gruenspan, Hamburg (DE)
29/2: Essigfabrik, Koln (DE)
1/3:Rockhal, Luxembourg, (LU)
3/3: Le Trapendo, Paris (FR)
4/3: Substage, Karlsruhe (DE)
6/3: Conne Island, Leipzig (DE)
7/3: SO 36, Berlin (DE)
8/3: Kwadrat, Krakow (PL)
10/3: Durer Kert, Budapest (HU)
11/3: Szene, Vienna (AT)
13/3: Meet Factory, Prague (CZ)
14/3: Backstage, Munich (DE)
16/3: Z7, Pratteln (CH)
17/3: Schlachtof, Wiesbaden (DE)
18/3: Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
20/3: Academy 2, Manchester (UK)
21/3: SWX, Bristol (UK)
22/3: Electric Brixton, London (UK)

Tickets: http://planetofzeus.gr/tour-dates

PLANET OF ZEUS is:
Babis Papanikolaou – Vox & Guitars
Stelios Provis – Guitars
Giannis Vrazos – Bass
Serafeim Giannakopoulos – Drums

Planet of Zeus, Faith in Physics (2019)

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