The North American leg of the Killfest 2010 tour featuring headliners OVERKILL, VADER, GOD DETHRONED, WARBRINGER, EVILE and WOE OF TYRANTS commences tomorrow night (April 1st) in Philadelphia. Polish death metal vets Vader are stoked for the tour. Leader Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek checks in:

"Hello Vader Maniax! We've just finished the third attack on Europe covering the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. And today we kick off another tour in the US and Canada together with legendary Overkill!!!! KillFest - consisted of 30 shows (on two shows Vader appears as a headlining act). Marco Martell known from such bands as AGAINST THE PLAGUES/MALEVOLENT CREATION will join Vader to play the second guitar during this tour!!! Check out our site for more tour reports, coming soon!!!!! Stay Vaderized! Keep fingers crossed for another killer tour!"

Killfest 2010 dates include:

April

1 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
2 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
3 - Hartford, CT - Webster Hall
4 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec
5 - Montreal, QC - FouFounes
6 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theater
7 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
8 - Detroit, MI - Blondies
9 - Chicago, IL - The Metro
10 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
11 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
13 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
15 - Vancouver, BC - Red Room
16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
17 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
18 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom
19 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
20 - Los Angeles CA - House of Blues
21 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
22 - Phoenix, AZ - O.K.'s
23 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock
24 - Farmington, NM - Gators
25 - Tulsa, OK - Marquee
26 - Austin, TX - Emu's
27 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
28 - Dallas, TX - Trees
29 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
30 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx

May

1 - New York City, NY - Nokia Theater
2 - Providence, RI - Club Hell