Howling Giant Announce US Tour with 96 Bitter Beings
Fun fact for you: I was working at my college radio station, WSOU, when CKY put out the song from which 96 Bitter Beings — which features Deron Miller, formerly of CKY, whose song also included the word “quite” — and man, that shit was everywhere. It’s been 20 years minimum and I still find myself with that riff stuck in my head. I hum it to get other songs out. Not daily, but probably more than once a week. That one and “Escape From Hellview.” Eternal repeat.
Miller‘s new band has signed to Nuclear Blast — feather in the cap — and announced that Howling Giant will provide support on an extensive hitting-of-the-road this summer. Howling Giant were a highlight of the recent Desertfest New York (review here) — where the above photo was taken, if the banner behind them wasn’t a clue — and the Nashville-based outfit will also be appearing at RippleFest Texas ahead of starting this run. The more the merrier.
And for a bonus, Howling Giant have already done the everybody-gets-covid-and-the-tour-gets-canceled thing, so hopefully that can be avoided this time around as well.
Fingers crossed, earplugs in, vibes positive. From socials:
Stoked to be hitting the road with 96 Bitter Beings this summer! We have a couple shows leading to RippleFest Texas and then we’re scootin’ right up to SLC to hop on this riff train. See y’all out there!
July 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Loading Dock
July 26 – Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway
July 27 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
July 28 – Sioux Falls, SD – Big’s Live
July 29 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s
July 30 – Sioux City, IA – Four Winds Festival
July 31 – Iowa City, IA – Wildwood
Aug 2 – Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
Aug 3 – Manchester, NH – Jewel
Aug 4 – Providence, RI – Alchemy
Aug 5 – Hallam, PA – Tourist Inn
Aug 6 – Akron, OH – The Empire
Aug 7 – Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
Aug 8 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary
Aug 10 – Kansas City, MO – Vivo
Aug 11 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
Aug 12 – Fort Worth, TX – Rail Club Live
Aug 13 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
Aug 14 – Corpus Christi, TX – Boozers
Aug 15 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
Aug 17 – Las Vegas, NV – Soulbelly
Aug 19 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock
Aug 20 – Santa Ana, CA – La Santa
Aug 21 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
HOWLING GIANT is
Tom Polzine – Guitar and Vocals
Zach Wheeler – Drums and Vocals
Sebastian Baltes – Bass and Vocals
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CKY was a great band. Just seems like there was just always fighting between Deron and the rest of the band