Germany’s Coltaine and Italy’s Kariti will tour together next month, in their own countries as well as Slovenia and Switzerland, and I have to think that somewhere along the line before the nine-date run is done there will be an onstage collaboration between them. Honestly, if you’re anywhere near where they’re going to be, the prospect of Kariti — yes, I know it should be written all-lowercase; forgive me the capitalization, please — joining Coltaine onstage should be enough to get you out, and I think if you listen to “When Tigers Used to Smoke” below and kariti‘s — there, fine — “Cairn to You,” both at least partially black metal-adjacent but neither actually black metal in the slightest, you’ll have a better idea of why. There’s common ground beneath the surface, around which each outfit offers something distinct and individual.

I was lucky enough to get put onto Coltaine‘s 2020 album, Afterhour in Walhalla at Freak Valley Festival in June, and their having posted the aforementioned more recent single offers a glimpse at the shifting dynamic there, while Kariti‘s 2020 Aural Music debut, Covered Mirrors (review here), also proved rich in its mournful folk identity. There’s a swath of possibility for where they both might go, and that too is a unifying factor for what might at first seem like an odd pairing. But also, odd pairings are kind of awesome, so maybe just roll with that.

Poster, dates and quotes follow, as per the PR wire:

SUMMER DEATH ANTHEMS TOUR 2022 COLTAINE + KARITI

Dates:
16/09 KARLSRUHE (DE) Kohi
17/09 VARESE (IT) Black Inside
18/09 ZERO BRANCO (IT) Altroquando
19/09 LJUBLJANA (SL) Channel Zero
20/09 AUGSBURG (DE) Neruda
21/09 ULM (DE) Hexenhaus
22/09 TBA
23/09 FREIBURG (DE) Crash
24/09 ZÜRICH (CH) Ebrietas

“We were looking around for bands for a festival that we are organizing in the fall and we became aware of kariti. We fell immediately in love with her music so I picked up the phone and together we came up with the idea of going on tour together, since we were planning to play in northern Italy anyway and got ourselves a big van this year.” – Benedikt, Coltaine

“Since live shows returned after the pandemic, I started looking for gigs to play and instead of just one, I get to join Coltaine on their September European tour, which will be my first run and I’m super stoked about it! I instantly loved the raw, untamable energy of their music and can’t wait to witness it live for many nights in a row and share this adventure with them.” – kariti

https://www.facebook.com/wtchfckr
https://www.instagram.com/coltaine/
https://coltaine.bandcamp.com/

http://facebook.com/karitimusic/
https://www.instagram.com/karitimusic/
https://kariti.bandcamp.com/releases

Coltaine, “When Tigers Used to Smoke (Live)” official video

https://youtu.be/tYH2am028HI

Kariti, “Cairn to You” official video

 

Tags: Coltaine, Germany, Italy, Kariti

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