WEEDEATER have announced new European dates in May and June. The notorious Southern fried sludge outfit will hit the road accompanied by partners in crime TODAY IS THE DAY. The rampage will have ingnition at Temple Fest in Bristol, UK on May 29th and continue to steam through ten more countries until the final show at the renowned Hellfest in Clisson, France on the 21st of June.
Please see below for a complete list of concerts.
29 May 15 Bristol (UK) Temples Fest
30 May 15 Lille (FR) La Peniche
31 May 15 Nimes (FR) This Is Not A Love Song Festival
01 Jun 15 Toulouse (FR) Connexion
02 Jun 15 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz3
03 Jun 15 Madrid (ES) Boite Live
04 Jun 15 Lisboa (PT) RCA Club
05 Jun 15 Porto (PT) Hard Club
06 Jun 15 Bilbao (ES) Sala dabadaba
07 Jun 15 Bordeaux (FR) Heretic
08 Jun 15 Liege (BE) La Zone
09 Jun 15 Hamburg (DE) Hafenklang
10 Jun 15 Dresden (DE) Scheune
11 Jun 15 Berlin (DE) Cassiopeia
12 Jun 15 Kiev (UA) Robustfest *Without Today Is The Day
13 Jun 15 München (DE) Feierwerk
14 Jun 15 Budapest (HU) Dürer Kert
15 Jun 15 Wien (AT) Arena
16 Jun 15 Athens (GR) An Club *Without Today Is The Day
17 Jun 15 Bologna (IT) Freakout
18 Jun 15 Roma (IT) Init
19 Jun 15 Milano (IT) Lo Fi
21 Jun 15 Clisson (FR) Hellfest
Those infamous sludge outlaws WEEDEATER finally return with their long-awaited fifth full-length ‘Goliathan’. Their new album marks the crossroads where true Southern rock and metal meet raw humour, old religion, as well as weed and whiskey. ‘Goliathan’ embodies the band’s trademark shuffle and swagger at their fullest. Syrupy slow riffs are buoyed by canyon-deep bass and some of the hardest-hitting drumming since Keith Moon. Full-on bruisers such as “Cain Enabler”, “Claw of the Sloth”, and the aptly-named “Bully” demonstrate that ‘Goliathan’ is delivering a vintage WEEDEATER and the soon-to-be gold standard of Southern sludge metal. At its founding, the band rose like a doobie phoenix out of the ashes of BUZZOV•EN. When the cult sludge act called it a day, bass player Dave “Dixie” Collins teamed up with guitarist Dave “Shep” Shepherd and founded WEEDEATER in the harbor town of Wilmington about the year 1998. Their crushing and massive first full-length ‘…and Justice for Y’all’ (2001) created an immediate buzz, while critics were struggling to put a tag on their sound. Nearly everybody agreed that stoner rock, doom, sludge and some crusty elements were part of the mix, which the band simply calls “weed metal”. The debut was produced by renowned engineer Billy Anderson (EYEHATEGOD, NEUROSIS) as well as sophomore album ‘Sixteen Tons’ (2002). WEEDEATER went out to perform live with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY among others. After some detours of Dixie Dave, who played shortly with BONGZILLA and SOURVEIN, third album ‘God Luck and Good Speed’ hit the world in 2007 and shifted the band’s focus slightly towards the stoner side. The latest full-length ‘Jason… the Dragon’ got delayed when guitarist Shep lost a toe due to an incident with his favourite shotgun. When the sludge driven album finally came out in 2011, shows in the US and Europe cemented the band’s reputation as a fierce live entity. After signing to Season of Mist, WEEDEATER reissued their full back-catalogue on their new label. Yet the Bible Belt state of North Carolina, USA remains a fertile ground for hemp and stoner rock. ‘Goliathan’ makes the South smoke again. Lean back and let this monster record blow your mind!
Line-up
“Dixie” Dave Collins: bass, vocals
Dave “Shep” Shepherd: guitar, vocals
Travis “T-Boogie” Owen: drums
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