HIMSA prepare for album release and tour

[Gaunerin]

Seattle’s HIMSA is readying itself for the release of Hail Horror, the new record that Decibel magazine has called “a harder, thrashier Himsa.” The Feb. 7 release will mark the long-awaited debut of new material, following up 2003’s critically-acclaimed Courting Tragedy And Disaster.

Further refining the band’s genre-crossing sound, Hail Horror harkens in a new Himsa, without losing the band’s roots. “I think this album has a good natural progression,” bassist Derek Harn told Terrorizer magazine. “We are very happy with the way Hail Horror turned out. [Producer] Tue Madsen gave us more low end and a cleaner sound that we had been searching for. The production enhances the Thrash-tastic riffs.”

Currently prepping for a few headlining shows following the release of Hail Horror, HIMSA will follow those dates up with a tour supporting Darkest Hour which also features A Life Once Lost, labelmates The Acacia Strain, and Dead To Fall. Upon completion of the month-and-a-half tour on April 1, HIMSA plans on living up to the band’s road warrior status by returning to Europe after their successful tour of the continent in December.

HIMSA ON TOUR
2/9 Spokane, WA - Fat Tuesday's Concert Hall
2/12 LaCrosse, WI - The Warehouse
2/13 Freeport, IL – Freeport Convention Center
2/14 Grand Rapids, MI - Ten Bells
2/15 Detroit, MI - Alvins
2/16 Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo Icon
<i>(with The Acacia Strain, Darkest Hour, A Life Once Lost, Dead To Fall)</i>
2/17 Latham, NY – Saratoga Winners
2/18 New York, NY – The Knitting Factory
2/19 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Loft @ The Chance
2/20 Centereach, NY – Centereach VFW
2/21 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
2/23 Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar
2/24 Richmond, VA – Alley Katz
2/25 Wilmington, NC – Soapbox Laundro-Lounge
2/26 Jacksonville, FL – Thee Imperial
2/27 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
2/28 Orlando, FL – Backbooth
3/01 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
3/02 Nashville, TN – Exit / IN
3/03 Little Rock, AR – Vino’s
3/05 Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
3/06 Houston, TX – Engine Room
3/07 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
3/08 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
3/09 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
3/10 San Diego, CA – Epicenter
3/11 Pomona, CA – The Glasshouse
3/12 West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go-Go
3/13 Las Vegas, NV – The Clubhouse
3/14 San Luis Obisbo, CA – Downtown Brew
3/15 Fresno, CA – The Belmont
3/16 San Francisco, CA – The Pound
3/17 Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
3/18 Portland, OR – Rock N Roll Pizza
3/19 Seattle, WA – Showbox
3/20 Boise, ID – The Venue
3/22 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
3/23 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
3/24 St. Louis, MO – Creepy Crawl
3/25 West Dundee, IL - Clearwater Theatre
3/26 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
3/28 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theatre
3/29 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theatre
3/30 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder
4/01 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club