Metal Church are hitting the road in the United States and Europe in support of their latest Rat Pak Records release XI. The band will be playing two warm-up shows in the state of Washington before heading out on the Monsters Of Rock cruise this month. The first part of the United States tour begins on March 24th in Portland, ME and runs through April 9th wrapping up in Rochester, NY at the Montage Music Hall. The record release party for XI will be the show on March 25th in Manchester, NH at the Jewel Nightclub. Admission to that show is free and is on a first come first served basis. Metal Church will be heading over to Europe in May and then return back to Europe for more dates in July and August. More tour dates to be announced in the near future.
XI, the band’s 11th studio album available worldwide on March 25th, marks the return of legendary vocalist and front man Mike Howe. The new album is available for pre-order in various exclusive bundles at ratpakrecordsamerica.com/metal-church. A limited number of the Deluxe International Version are available on the website and features a bonus disc of 8 extra songs. Other bundles include guitar picks, stickers, a special edition behind the scenes photo book, t-shirts and even a limited number of personal phone calls from Mike Howe himself. The album is also available for pre-order on Amazon, Google Play and at iTunes and fans that order the digital version will receive an instant download of Killing Your Time from the new album.
Metal Church recently released an official music video for the debut single from XI, No Tomorrow. The video can be seen here.
Metal Church 2016 tour dates:
February:
19 Aberdeen, WA D & R Theater
20 Fife, WA Louie G’s
22-26th Miami, FL Monsters Of Rock Cruise
March:
24 Portland. ME The Asylum
25 Manchester, NH Jewel Nightclub (Free Show) [Record Release Party]
26 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
28 New York, NY B.B. Kings
29 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
30th Westland, MI The Token Lounge
April:
1 Ringle, MI Q & Z Expo Center
2 Cudahy, WI The Metal Grill
3 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
4 Chicago, IL Reggie’s
6 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
7 Columbus, OH O’Shecky’s
8 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
9 Rochester, NY Montage Music Hall
May:
6 Hamburg, GER Klubsen
7 Hannover, GER Musikzentrum
8 Saarbrücken, GER Garage
10 London, UK Underworld
12 Prattein, SWI Z7
13 Regensburg, GER Airport Obertraubling
14 Gelsenkirchen, GER Rock Hard Festival
15 Berlin, GER Columbia Theater
July:
15 Balingen, GER Bang Your Head Festival
16 Eindhoven, NETH Dynamo Metalfest
August:
5 Pori, FIN Porisphere Festival
6 Wacken, GER Wacken Open Air
13 Kortrijk, BEL Alcatraz Metal Fest
For more information on all upcoming tour dates, go to metalchurchofficial.com.