MELECHESH To Play Dubai's SandStorm Festival 2009 Next Week
April 24, 2009, 15 years ago
Mesopotamian black thrashers MELECHESH have been confirmed for SandStorm Festival 2009 that will happen on May 2nd at Chi Club in Dubai, UAE.
Other bands on the bill are the dark oriental metal band BILOCATE from Jordan, as well the Lebanese extreme metal band KAOTEON.
As stated by the band: "... we are very pleased to play in the Middle East - we constantly get fan mail and hear about how strong and great the scene is over there, this will mark our first Middle Eastern show with the exception of the gigs we did in Holy Land, we feel this event has significance to us..."
Commented the organizers: "...SandStorm Festival 2009 will be an intense true metal gathering, focus to get you the best out of the best in the realm of metal, locally and internationally, true to it's mission, three bands will destroy your ears and dislocate your head. So stay close and wait for the shocking news that will drop your jaws wide-open..."
Melechesh are currently writing their fifth full length studio album (first for Nuclear Blast Records) and are doing some of their final shows for this year so as to focus after on the writing process
The tour dates are:
May
2 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Chi Club the Lodge31 - Bitterfeld, Germany - Festung O.A.
June
19 - Clisson, France - HellfestJuly
17 - Kaltenbach, Austria - Kaltenbach O.A.
