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Church of Misery to Tour US in May & June; Playing Maryland Deathfest & Austin Terror Fest

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Japan’s leading purveyors of riff-led mayhem Church of Misery will return to US shores this Spring to appear at Maryland Deathfest. That slot will act as the springboard for an American tour that hits the West and East Coasts and more than a few stops in between, and finds the band joined by Mondo GeneratorThe Atomic Bitchwax and Toke in alternating patterns. It’s the most Church of Misery has played in the States in at least the last five years, though they certainly led all of the Hard Rock to the slaughter at Psycho Las Vegas 2018 (review here). Their particular brand of madness only seems to win them more favor as years pass by, as though the world itself is finally losing its mind enough to catch up to their insanity.

Shows are presented by Tone Deaf Touring and came down the PR wire thusly:

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Church of Misery Announces U.S. Headlining Tour

Rare Stateside Live Dates from Pioneering Doom Metal Pacesetters to Include Special Festival Appearances in Austin, Baltimore

Highly respected Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery has announced a spring U.S. headlining tour. The scheduled three week trek will kick off on May 25 in Detroit, MI and run through June 16 in Cambridge, MA. Church of Misery will advance the 22 city major market tour run with an appearance at the 2019 Maryland Deathfest on May 23 and will also perform as one of the featured acts at the 2019 Austin Terror Fest on June 7.

Formed in 1996 by bassist Tatsu Mikami, the Tokyo-based Church of Misery’s formidable sound melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with powerful psychedelic rock. Major players in Japan’s underground music scene, the celebrated quartet dwells obsessively on the topic of infamous serial killers; the subjects-at-hand are both the focus of the band’s lyrics and its overall sweeping thematic. Merging disturbing lyrical imagery and macabre news reel sound bites with infectious, wah-wah-driven acid metal, Church of Misery is a proven treat for fans of early 70’s hard rock and traditional doom metal alike.

Support on the Church of Misery U.S. tour will be provided by a rotating cast of today’s best UG rock acts including The Atomic Bitchwax, Nick Oliveri’s Mondo Generator and Toke.

Church of Misery tour dates:
May 23     Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live (as part of Maryland Deathfest) * !  (tickets + info. HERE)
May 25     Detroit, MI The Sanctuary * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
May 26     Chicago, IL Empty Bottle * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
May 27     Rock Island, IL Rock Island Brewing Company * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
May 28     Kansas City, KS Riot Room * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
May 29     Denver, CO Larimer Lounge * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
May 31     Seattle, WA El Corazon * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 1      Portland, OR Dante’s * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 2      Oakland, CA Oakland Opera House * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 3      Los Angeles, CA Echoplex * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 4      Tempe, AZ Club Red * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 5      Albuquerque, NM Sister * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 6      Oklahoma City, OK 8th Street * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 7      Austin, TX Empire Control Room (as part of Austin Terror Fest) * !  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 8     Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 9     New Orleans, LA Santos * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 10   Nashville, TN Little Harpeth Brewing * $#  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 11   Atlanta, GA The Earl * #  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 12   Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 * #  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 13   Pittsburgh, PA Cattivo * %#  (on sale Wednesday, March 6 at 12 pm EST) 
June 15   Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus * #  (tickets + info. HERE)
June 16   Cambridge, MA Middle East * %#  (tickets + info. HERE)

$ = w/ Mondo Generator
% = w/ The Atomic Bitchwax
# = w/ Toke
! = Church of Misery ONLY

Church of Misery features Tatsu Mikami (bass), Junichi Yamamura (drums), Yasuto Muraki (guitar) and Hiroyuki Takano (vocals).

http://www.churchofmisery.net/
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