Written By Caine Blackthorn
The fall metal tour season just got a whole lot more dangerous.
Swedish melodic death metal giants Arch Enemy are teaming up with The Black Dahlia Murder for a massive North American run kicking off this October. The tour launches in Riverside, California and tears through 29 cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping in Seattle this November.
Joining the chaos are Greek symphonic death metal veterans Septicflesh, Brazilian death metal force Crypta, and California crushers Thrown Into Exile making this one of the most stacked extreme metal packages of the year.
Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott described the lineup as “PURE FUCKING METAL,” promising fans a new era of Arch Enemy live on stage across North America.
Meanwhile, Black Dahlia Murder drummer Alan Cassidy joked:
“I’d take my arch enemy to see The Black Dahlia Murder and Arch Enemy… then throw them in the pit.”
Honestly? Fair. Survival may not be guaranteed in that crowd.
Arch Enemy And Black Dahlia Murder North American Tour Dates
Oct 5 — Riverside, CA @ Municipal Auditorium
Oct 6 — Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee
Oct 8 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex
Oct 9 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore
Oct 11 — Dallas, TX @ Echo
Oct 12 — Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Oct 13 — San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
Oct 15 — Orlando, FL @ Beacham
Oct 16 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Oct 18 — Tampa, FL @ Jannus
Oct 20 — Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Heaven)
Oct 21 — Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
Oct 22 — Raleigh, NC @ Ritz
Oct 24 — New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
Oct 25 — Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore Silver Spring
Oct 26 — Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
Oct 28 — Worcester, MA @ Palladium Worcester
Oct 30 — Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre Hall
Oct 31 — Montreal, QC @ Olympia
Nov 1 — Toronto, ON @ Danforth
Nov 3 — Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
Nov 4 — Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
Nov 5 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora
Nov 7 — Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore
Nov 8 — Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
Nov 9 — Saskatoon, SK @ Coors Event Centre
Nov 11 — Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
Nov 12 — Edmonton, AB @ Midway
Nov 14 — Vancouver, BC @ The Key
Nov 16 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox
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