Conan Announce New Album for 2019; North American Tour Dates
Conan make an early play for 2019 tour poster of the year with their 8-bit action that immediately sends the mind reeling with video game possibilities. Imagine an Altered Beast-style Conan game where you become The Sentinel and have to fight the Agoniser on your way to dominating the infinite. Or something. I don’t know. Battle axes would be involved and it would be sweet. I’d break out my USB Super Nintendo-knockoff controller for that. All the way.
Note that the Conan tour set for the earlier part of 2019 wraps up at SXSW. I would expect more plans for Austin to emerge — or not to emerge, if they’re secret plans as sometimes it goes with SXSW — between now and March. It’s been over a decade since I’ve been down that way, but at least the last time I was there, bands rarely showed up, played one gig, and split. Especially those who traveled some distance for it. If you’re going to SXSW, keep an eye out, is all I’m saying.
And of course, Conan have a DIY UK tour set for January as well that The Obelisk is co-presenting with Jon Davis‘ own Blackskull Services, and that’s more than nifty, so as they continue to support 2018’s Existential Void Guardian (review here), I don’t for one second imagine this will be the last tour they announce for the New Year — especially with a new album announced for release sometime in the next 12 months.
Shows are presented by Nanotear:
**NEW ALBUM COMING IN 2019** Merry Xmas to all of you. Thanks for an awesome 2018, and here is to a great 2019. January 2019 is an important month for us because we start working on a follow up to Existential Void Guardian. SLAY EVERYONE.
We are delighted to work with Nanotear once more. Behold our US tour dates for Feb and March 2019.
ALL HAIL VOLT THROWER
02.21 Denver CO Hi-Dive
02.22 Salt Lake City UT Soundwell
02.23 Bozeman MT Zebra Lounge
02.25 Edmonton AB Temple
02.26 Calgary AB Palomino
02.28 Vancouver BC Astoria
03.01 Seattle WA Substation*
03.02 Portland OR High Water Mark*
03.03 Eugene OR Old Nick’s
03.04 Sacramento CA Blue Lamp*
03.05 San Francisco CA Parkside*
03.07 Los Angeles CA Catch One*
03.08 San Diego CA Brick by Brick*
03.09 Phoenix AZ Pub Rock
03.10 Albuquerque NM Sister Bar
03.13 El Paso TX Rockhouse
03.15 Austin SXSW Lost Well
Lineup:
Jon Davis – vocals, guitar (2006-present)
Chris Fielding – bass (2013-present)
Johnny King – drums (2017-present)
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