Hey, you remember Wykked Wytch, don’t you? Blackened death metal with vocals by a lady who is clearly possessed by demons? If not, you can check out the review I wrote for their latest album The Ultimate Deception, which was released by Goomba Music on the 14th of February, and you can also listen to it on Soundcloud:
Anyway, it’s just been announced that the band is heading out on the road with Soulfly, on what’s being called the “Maximum Cavalera” 15th Anniversary North American Tour…
I haven’t seen anything that clearly explains the meaning of the name — my first thought was that Max might be accompanied by his brother (and ex-Sepultura and Cavalera Conspiracy bandmate) Igor, but as far as I can tell, this is not the case. Rather, it appears to be a reference to one or more of Max’s sons; from what I understand, there were guest appearances by three offspring on one of the songs from Soulfly’s latest album Enslaved, and one of them reportedly was playing drums with the band on a recent South American tour. Furthermore, it looks like there are a few junior Cavaleras involved with the opening act, which would add up to a hell of a lot of Cavalera (if not literally the maximum as advertised).
Also joining Soulfly and Wykked Wytch on this month-long, 24 27-city trek are Incite and Lody Kong. See below for a full list of dates. UPDATE 11 April: three new dates have been confirmed and added to this list – Wilmington NC, Dallas TX, and Lubbock TX – see below.
Apr 13 @ The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Apr 14 @ The Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE
Apr 15 @ People’s Court – Des Moines, IA
Apr 17 @ Blue Note – Columbia, MO
Apr 18 @ Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
Apr 19 @ The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
Apr 20 @ Piere’s – Fort Wayne, IN
Apr 21 @ Buster’s Billiards – Lexington, KY
Apr 22 @ Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA (with Storm King)
Facebook event page (Drusky Entertainment), Facebook event page (Bandsintown)
Apr 23 @ The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
Apr 24 @ Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
Apr 25 @ Lost Horizons – Syracuse, NY
Apr 26 @ Asylum – Portland, ME
Apr 27 @ Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
Apr 28 @ Blue Ocean Music Hall – Salisbury, MA
Apr 29 @ Reverb – Reading, PA
Apr 30 @ Otto Bar – Baltimore, MD
*May 01 @ Brickhouse – Wilmington, NC
May 02 @ Ziggy’s – Winston Salem, NC
May 03 @ 321 Local – Cocoa, FL
May 04 @ State Theater – St Petersburg, FL
May 05 @ Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 07 @ Scout Bar – Houston, TX
May 08 @ Emo’s East – Austin, TX
*May 09 @ Southside Music Hall – Dallas, TX
*May 10 @ Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
May 11 @ Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
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Wykked Wytch: Website, Facebook
The Ultimate Deception: buy the CD
Soulfly: Website, Facebook
Enslaved: buy the CD
Incite: Myspace
Lody Kong: LastFM
Storm King: Facebook
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