News : Fleshgod Apocalypse announce Australian tour
Late last year, Italian metal masters Fleshgod Apocalypse hinted at touring Australia via their official Facbeook page. Those eagerly awaiting the tour dates can rest easy as Direct Touring, the promoters behind the upcoming Australian tour have today the official tour dates. These dates include Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand, and Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia. Sadly no Adelaide and Perth shows, unfortunately.
Fleshgod Apocalypse 2017 Australian Tour:
Tuesday, May 30: Kings Arms, Auckland
Wednesday, May 31: Valhalla, Wellington
Thursday, June 1: Crowbar, Brisbane
Friday, June 2: Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney
Saturday, June 3: Max Watts, Melbourne
General admission tickets available now from www.directtouring.com.au
The band are currently promoting their fourth studio album, King, out now via Nuclear Blast Records. Click here to read Mitch Alexander’s comprehensive album review.
The Italian masters of dark musical extremity, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will make their long awaited return to Australia & New Zealand for a headline tour this June!
Since forming a decade ago in 2007, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have grabbed the metal world by the throat and not let go. Releasing four albums, relentlessly touring the globe, and amassing a legion of loyal followers. Their most recent album KING (2016) is being hailed as one of the essential metal albums of the last decade.
Combining the extremity of Death and Black Metal with bombastic, powerful and challenging orchestral arrangements FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE take the listener on a dark journey of epic proportions. Drawing on diverse musical inspirations from film score composers such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and Howard Shore through to the melodic death metal of Carcass and At The Gates and the savagery of Morbid Angel, the band have crafted a sound that is powerful, impressive, and unique. There are no limitations on Fleshgod Apocalypse’s creative ambitions as they continue to blur the lines between classical refinement and metallic intensity.
Frontman/guitarist Tommaso Riccardi comments, “The new album [King] is much more than the sum of its parts…I think we reached the perfect balance between all the aspects of our music. I really believe that we simply wrote our best songs so far. Every riff is mind-blowing and the way we managed the arrangements and song structures is great; I really feel that everything is in the right place.”
The Fleshgod Apocalypse catalogue is a synthesis of music and mentality improving and refining on what came before. Each new release cut from the cloth of the old, only better, more mature and more exciting.
In the live arena FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE are unparalleled. Powerful, immense and grandiose. This is not your typical metal show, it’s an immersion into a fantastical world of symphonic wonderment, total heaviness and intriguing beauty. It quite simply must be witnessed to be believed!
Hail to Fleshgod Apocalypse! Hail to the King!
About Anwar Rizk
Anwar is the editor-in-chief of Metal Obsession.net. When Anwar isn't busy promoting tours, interviewing bands and reviewing awesome music, he loves to collect metal vinyl and play video games. Follow Metal Obsession on Twitter and FacebookLatest News
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