MAYHEM – Kicking Off North American Tour

The “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” tour travels throughout the U.S. and Canada before concluding on February 19th in New York City. New York’s show at The Gramercy Theater is officially sold out, with more cities soon to follow. Regarding the tour, Mayhem vocalist Attila comments:

“The first time I heard from Mayhem was in ’91-’92 when I received a letter from Euronymous. I did not know that letter was gonna change my whole life… They were looking for a new vocalist for their debut record to replace Dead, who had passed away. Of course I said yes to their offer and in 1993 we recorded the album called ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’ one of the most magical recordings of all time.

“The music opened some altered dimensions that we were simply not able to handle anymore and it unleashed a complete Chaos, which ended up at burning churches and eventually a murder within the band. It was almost impossible to release that record but finally when it came out under the Sun in ’94, it made a strong impact on the whole heavy metal scene… The so-called ‘2nd Wave of Black Metal’ born in the cold and dark underground of Oslo.

“At the same time Mayhem collapsed and got burned down as well. From those ashes the band had to rise once again, when they reunited Mayhem with some old and new members. But that album was always so strong and so unique that even after my reunion with Mayhem in 2004, we were still not comfortable to present it live as a whole thing. Time passed and the whole band got stronger and more experienced. So now in 2016 suddenly we felt it was the time to play that whole record finally, to release That Beast after more than two decades. So ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathans’ finally becomes Alive!”

Jan. 20 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Jan. 21Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theater
Jan. 22 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
Jan. 23 Chicago, IL@ Metro
Jan. 24 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Jan. 25 Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights
Jan. 27 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
Jan. 28 Sat Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Jan. 30 Calgary, AB @ Marquee
Jan. 31 Edmonton, AB @Starlite Room
Feb. 2 Seattle, WA@ El Corazon
Feb. 3 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
Feb. 4 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Feb. 6 San Francisco, CA@ Social Hall SF
Feb. 7 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Feb. 8 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red
Feb. 10 San Antonio, TX @Alamo Music Hall
Feb. 11 Dallas, TX @ Trees
Feb. 13 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Feb. 14 Wilmington, NC @ Thorne Theater
Feb. 15 Washington, DC @ The Howard Theater
Feb. 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts
Feb. 17 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theater
Feb. 18 Boston, MA @ Royale
Feb. 19 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

Source: metalunderground

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