This November/December, Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will embark on a North American tour dubbed "Decade Of Defilement", to commemorate the tenth anniversary of "The Somatic Defilement". Featuring CARNIFEX, RINGS OF SATURN, ENTHEOS and SO THIS IS SUFFERING as support, the trek will include a setlist with select tracks from "The Somatic Defilement" — some of which have not been played since the album's release! — making this is one show not to be missed. "Decade Of Defilement" tour dates: Nov. 10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Nov. 11 - St Petersburg, FL - State Theater Nov. 12 - Miami, FL - The Ground Nov. 14 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground Nov. 15 - Virginia Beach, VA - Shaka's Nov. 16 - Baltimore, MD - SoundStage Nov. 17 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater Nov. 18 - Reading, PA - Reverb Nov. 19 - Providence, RI - Fete Ballroom Nov. 21 - Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom Nov. 22 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall Nov. 23 - Toronto, ON - Opera House Nov. 24 - Kent, OH - Outpost Concert Club Nov. 25 - Dayton, OH - OddBody's Nov. 26 - Joliet, IL - The Forge Nov. 28 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze Nov. 29 - Belvidere, IL - Apollo Theater Nov. 30 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom Dec. 01 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater Dec. 02 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall Dec. 03 - Farmington, NM - Top Deck Dec. 05 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater Dec. 06 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse Dec. 08 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red Dec. 09 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls Dec. 10 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Dec. 11 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Dec. 12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom Dec. 13 - Austin, TX - Come and Take It LIve Dec. 14 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar Dec. 15 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Dec. 16 - Knoxville, TN - The Intersection On September 15, Metal Blade Records will release "The Somatic Defilement" for the first time ever on vinyl. Remastered for vinyl, this special reissue will be available in following versions: * black vinyl * pale violet-marbled vinyl (Europe exclusive - limited to 300 copies) * dim gray-marbled vinyl (Europe exclusive - limited to 200 copies) * cool gray-marbled vinyl (U.S. exclusive - limited to 500 copies) WHITECHAPEL's sixth full-length album, "Mark Of The Blade", was released in June 2016 via Metal Blade Records. The disc saw the band reunited with producer Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CANNIBAL CORPSE), WHITECHAPEL.
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