Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS will hit the road this summer and fall in celebration of their legendary 1994 release "Tales From The Thousand Lakes". Each night, the classic album will be played in its entirety. The 38-date trek will launch on September 11 with three shows at the Kingsland in Brooklyn before making stops in Worcester, West Hollywood and Atlanta and concluding in Hartford at The Webster Theater on October 26. Support on the trek will come from ENTOMBED A.D. and NERVOSA. AMORPHIS's Esa Holopainen comments: "We are really stoked to celebrate Amorphis 30th anniversary in North America this fall. And hell yes, it will be really special tour. AMORPHIS will perform 'Tales From The Thousand Lakes' album in its entirety. Do not miss this run as we have a killer lineup with ENTOMBED A.D. and NERVOSA supporting." Tickets for the tour are now on sale at EnterTheVault.com. Confirmed tour dates: Sep. 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland Sep. 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland Sep. 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland Sep. 14 - Montreal, QUE @ The Fairmount Sep. 15 - Quebec, QUE @ Le D'Auteuil Sep. 16 - Toronto, QUE @ MOD Club Sep. 18 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Sep. 19 - Reading, PA @ Reverb Sep. 20 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom Sep. 22 - Milwaukee, WI @ Miramar Theater Sep. 23 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudville Mews Sep. 24 - Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theater Sep. 25 - Joliet, IL @ The Forge Sep. 26 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze Sep. 27 - Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre Sep. 29 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room Sep. 30 - Calgary, AB @ Dickens Oct. 02 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater Oct. 03 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon Oct. 04 - Portland, Or @ Hawthorne Theatre Oct. 05 - Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver Oct. 06 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro Operahouse Oct. 07 - West Hollywood, ca @ Whisky A Go Go Oct. 08 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick Oct. 09 - Mesa, AZ @ Club Red Oct. 11 - Denver, CO @ Hermans Hideaway Oct. 13 - Austin, TX @ Come & Take It Live! Oct. 14 - San Antonio, TX @ Rock Box Oct. 15 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar Oct. 16 - Dallas, TX @ Trees Oct. 18 - Tampa, FL @ Orpheum Oct. 19 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Kelsey Theater Oct. 20 - Orlando, FL @ The Abbey Oct. 21 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Oct. 22 - Richmond, VA @ Canal Club Oct. 23 - Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage Oct. 24 - Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz Oct. 25 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater AMORPHIS's latest album, "Queen Of Time", was released in May 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "Under The Red Cloud" included the use of real strings, flutes, orchestral arrangements and even choirs. In addition, this was the first time that people were able to hear AMORPHIS lyricist Pekka Kainulainen on the album, as he contributed a speech in Finnish.
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