The Skull to Tour Europe in Spring 2016
Good news out of the camp of Chicago doomers The Skull in that the five-piece band, which features two former members of Trouble and now two former members of Pentagram, are headed to Europe for the first time since the release of their 2014 debut album, For Those Which are Asleep (review here). That record was a trad-doom gem issued by Tee Pee that boasted highlight work from some of those who set the traditions of doom in motion in the first place. With the still-relatively-recent addition of ex-Pentagram drummer Sean Saley to the lineup, The Skull will set out late in Feb. 2016 and continue through a goodly part of March with more dates still to be added.
While these cats are known for regularly breaking out Trouble songs during the set — you might say that’s how they started out — it says something at this point that if you’re going to see them play, it’s probably even more to get the cuts from For Those Which are Asleep. If you haven’t heard that record, you probably should.
The news came late last night down the PR wire:
The Skull NEW tour dates
THE SKULL featuring former Trouble members including vocalist Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner are heading to Europe in March 2016 for performances across the continent!
Featuring original TROUBLE vocalist Eric Wagner and long time TROUBLE bassist Ron Holzner, THE SKULL are giving their legendary former band a run for their money with their new Tee Pee Records / Plastic Head release “For Those Which Are Asleep”.
In 2012, THE SKULL hit Europe as headliner for the Hells Pleasure Fest in Germany, and then followed up as headliner for their own European tour in November 2012 which included performances in Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden; including co-headlining the Hammer of Doom Festival with Pentagram in Wurzburg, Germany. In 2014, THE SKULL’s European headlining tour included headlining the Day of Doom Festival in Barcelona, Spain, as well as venues in Portugal and a headline show at Camden World in London, England playing the classic Trouble album “Psalm 9” in its entirety on this tour.
THE SKULL’s current show includes a large blend of Trouble classics and rarities spanning the Eric Wagner and Ron Holzner periods with the band as well as new “The Skull” material from their critically acclaimed record “For Those Which Are Asleep” played in Europe for the first time ever. The show also includes the occasional cover and expanded live jam versions. It’s doom that rocks.
THE SKULL
(ex-Trouble, ex-Pentagram)
For Those Which Are Asleep European Tour 2016
Presented by Rock Hard Magazine, Guitar Magazine, DrumHeads Magazine, & Grow!
26.02.2016 NL-Tilburg, Little Devil
27.02.2016 NL-Amsterdam, Q-Factory
29.02.2016 DE-Cologne, Underground
01.03.2016 DE-Bielefeld, Forum
03.03.2016 DE-Hamburg, Klubsen
04.03.2016 DE-Leipzig, Bandhaus
09.03.2016 DE-Dresden, Chemiefabrik
10.03.2016 DE-Berlin, Cassiopeia
11.03.2016 DE-Markneukirchen, Framus & Warwick Music Hall
12.03.2016 DE-Munich, Backstage
14.03.2016 AT-Graz, Explosiv
15.03.2016 SK-Bratislava, Muzeum Obchodu
17.03.2016 AT-Wien, Viper Room
18.03.2016 AT-Innsbruck, Weekender
19.03.2016 IT-Bologna, Freakclub
20.03.2016 DE-Karlsruhe, Jubez
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