Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS will return to North America next March/April for a long-overdue headlining tour. Support on the trek will come from fellow Finns and melodic doom/death merchants SWALLOW THE SUN. AMORPHIS will also appear on select dates with thrash legends OVERKILL and Egyptian-themed technical death metal champions NILE. "It's been a long time since we toured in North America and Canada," comments AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen. "To be honest, way too long and at some point we thought we might never be back. In show business, things are not that simple, and no matter how much AMORPHIS would like to tour, or play shows in different territories, usually it just doesn't make sense. Now it makes sense and we really wanted to make this to happen, after receiving so much positive feedback from U.S. fans. "As it has been quite a while since the U.S. and Canadian fans have seen us, we will cover a lot of material from the latest AMORPHIS albums as well as play classics from 'Tales From The Thousand Lakes' and 'Elegy', which were groundbreaking albums to us and many fans. "It's a great pleasure to have our country fellows SWALLOW THE SUN to join the tour as well. A great band. So there's plenty of Finnish melancholy on stage and not that many major chords are going to be played. Still we arrive with happy hearts and will rock across U.S. like never before." AMORPHIS with OVERKILL, NILE, SWALLOW THE SUN: Mar. 06 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Mar. 07 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa Mar. 08 - Washington, DC - Howard Theatre Mar. 09 - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall Mar. 10 - Providence, RI - Firehouse 13 AMORPHIS with SWALLOW THE SUN: Mar. 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts Mar. 14 - New York CIty, NY - Stage 48 Mar. 15 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks Mar. 16 - Quebec City, QUE - Le Cercle Mar. 17 - Montreal, QUE - FouFounes Mar. 18 - Toronto, ONT - MOD Club Mar. 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater Mar. 21 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom Mar. 22 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups Mar. 23 - Louisville, KY - Diamond Pub and Billiards Mar. 24 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge Mar. 25 - Cudahy, WI - The Metal Grill Mar. 26 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Mar. 28 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze Mar. 29 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre Mar. 30 - Regina, SK - The Exchange Mar. 31 - Edmonton, AL - Starlite Room Apr. 01 - Calgary, AL - Dickens Apr. 02 - Kelowna, BC - Level Apr. 03 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater Apr. 04 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon Apr. 07 - West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go Apr. 08 - Anaheim, CA - City National Grove Apr. 09 - Tempe, AZ - Club Red Apr. 11 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater Apr. 12 - Merriam, KS - Aftershock Apr. 14 - Dallas, TX - Trees Apr. 15 - SanAntonio, TX - Fitzgeralds Apr. 16 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar Apr. 17 - New Orleans, LA - Southport Hall Apr. 18 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum Apr. 19 - Orlando, FL - The Haven Apr. 20 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre Apr. 21 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage Apr. 23 - Amityville, NY - Revolution Bar and Music Hall AMORPHIS's latest album, "Under The Red Cloud", was released on September 4, 2015 via Nuclear Blast.
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