Ten Ton Slug Announce Summer Tour & New Vinyl Pressing for Colossal Oppressor
As heavy as Ten Ton Slug‘s 2024 debut LP Colossal Oppressor (review here) sounds, it’s a testament to the vinyl format that the platter can hold the music at all. The Galway-based punishers o’ sludge metal are taking their show on the road this June, heading forth with Diggeth from the Netherlands on a round of dates that includes, wait for it, not one festival.
That’s right, not one. A tour happening in Europe this June, and instead of every third stop being a fest in some other country, they’re slogging it out like it’s the ’90s and the whole thing is still way more punk rock. It’s not the easy way, but it’s a worthy cause, to be sure. And as for all the fests they’re not playing, well, I’m sure intimidation is a factor there, but the album did well enough that they’re embarking on a new pressing, so Ten Ton Slug are very clearly doing something right.
From the PR wire. Note that all those event-page links by the tour dates should work:
Ten Ton Slug announce ‘Colossal Oppressor’ Vinyl 2nd pressing + European co-headline summer tour with Diggeth
Ten Ton Slug release the second vinyl pressing of their acclaimed ‘Colossal Oppressor’ LP on May 1st 2025, one year to the day from the album’s initial release. The initial pressing sold out early this year, with the limited Ooze green variant selling out within the first week of release.
‘Colossal Oppressor’ features guest vocals from Memoriam/Bolt Thrower frontman Karl Willetts on the track ‘Brutus’ and features original artwork from Adam Burke at Nightjar Illustration.
The second pressing comes in two variant colours:
– limited edition 180gm marble red (limited to 150 units)
– 180gm black vinyl
Merch available here:
tentonslug.bandcamp.com
The vinyl is available to order now through their bandcamp page (shipping from May 4th) at tentonslug.bandcamp.com, or at the merch stand on their European tour this summer.
Diggeth and Ten Ton Slug – “Slimin’ and Diggin’ Summer Tour 2025”
Ten Ton Slug have teamed up with Netherland’s finest purveyors of rock/metal/blues Diggeth for a summer European tour, embarking on a run of co-headline shows spanning 9 countries. They bring the energetic and powerful live performances that both bands have become known for to new territories in a mutual European riff assault.
The ‘Slimin and Diggin Europe 2025’ tour begins in the Netherlands at the end of May and finishes with a show in Paris on June 11th. Shows will feature local support, with the exception of Ljubljana where the bands are supporting Bewitcher, and Wiesbaden where Ten Ton Slug support Eyehategod.
The poster and merch artwork is a collaboration between longtime Slug artist and former bassist Eoghain Wynne (at Screwtape Designs) and Gert-Jan Aaltink (Cult Art Shop Nijverdal/Zwolle)
For a full list of shows check below:
May 30 – Enschede, Netherlands – Cafe Rocks (https://fb.me/e/5rRSedpkW)
May 31 – Deinze, Belgium – Elpee Music Club (https://fb.me/e/3cHp5s2AK)
June 1 – Amiens, France – Sombrero Bar (https://fb.me/e/4n8gOqnei)
June 3 – Wiesbaden, Germany – Schlachthof Wiesbaden (Eyehategod support slot- Slug only) (https://fb.me/e/bySlFat5R)
June 4 – Prague, Czechia – MusicClub Modra Vopice (https://fb.me/e/5gmyE2AgJ)
June 5 – Budapest, Hungary – S8 Underground Club (https://fb.me/e/8e8cXwOdY)
June 6 – Baia Mare, Romania – Rockwave Tavern (https://fb.me/e/9AlsJeo7r)
June 7 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Weranda Rock Bufet (https://fb.me/e/7Nm7dpVb9)
June 8 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Menza Pri Koritu (Bewitcher support slot) (https://fb.me/e/4x644dmX2)
June 11 – Paris, France – Le Klub (https://fb.me/e/elDWqDUvK)
Ten Ton Slug play riff-laden sludge from the west of Ireland and have shared stages with Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, Jinjer and many more, while Diggeth play a mix of metal, blues and rock from the Netherlands and have supported bands such as Soulfly, Black Label Society, Megadeth and Slayer to name but a few.
Ten Ton Slug:
Rónán Ó hArrachtáin – Vocals
Pavol Rosa – Bass
Sean Sullivan – Guitars/Vocals
Kelvin Doran – Drums*
*All drums written and arranged by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
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