Heavy North Carolina trio BLACK SKIES have announced a near-month long US tour, set to commence on May 12th in Charlotte, North Carolina. The trek will steamroll it's way through 22 cities - including several East Coast locales they've yet to play - before drawing to a ceremonious close in Savannah, Georgia.

Said guitarist/vocalist Kevin Clark of the upcoming bout of live dates: "We are extremely pleased to be spending some time playing across the Eastern part of the country. The last several tours required us to make our way West as quickly as possible due to time constraints, so we haven't been to some of the places we will be hitting on this tour in far too long. We are also thrilled to spend a good portion of the trek with some of our favorite bands and people: BACKWOODS PAYBACK, CALTROP, ROYAL THUNDER and US CHRISTMAS. We hope to have a few more songs ready to go for this trip as well. Tim had just joined the band before the last tour - we literally had four rehearsals together before leaving on tour for a month - so we were limited to the same set pretty much every night. Since then, we've had time to rework some of those songs and write a few new ones. This will allow us to keep things fresh and interesting, while also being able to play songs we feel would be more appropriate to the audience's energy at any given show."

The band - Clark, Tim Herzog (drums) and Michelle Temple (bass, vocals, booking) - will be touring in support of their soon-to-be-issued new full-length, On The Wings Of Time. The follow-up to 2008's Hexagon EP, On The Wings Of Time was recorded, produced and mastered by Harvey Milk's Kyle Spence at his own RJS studios in Athens, Georgia. Three songs off the new record are currently being streamed here. Further details to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tour dates:

May

12 - The Milestone - Charlotte, NC (with Trade, Towering Pyre)
13 - The Crayola House - Harrisonburg, VA (with Backwoods Payback, Earthling, Trade)
14 - Strange Matter - Richmond, VA (with Backwoods Payback )
15 - Mojo Main - Newark, DE (with Backwoods Payback, Holy Dirt, Bubonic Bear)
16 - AS220 - Providence, RI (with Woozy, She Rides, Villainer)
17 - O'Brien's - Boston, MA (with Phantom Glue, The Proselyte, Jack Burton vs David Lopan)
18 - Flask Lounge - Portland, ME
19 - Elm Bar - New Haven, CT (with Atrina)
20 - Acheron - Brooklyn, NY
21 - 31st Street Pub - Pittsburgh, PA (with Rogue Vessel, Oktober)
22 - Carabar - Columbus, OH (with Prosanctus Inferi, Witchaven, Nocturnal, Locusta)
23 - The Green Lantern - Lexington, KY (with Stampede, Below)
24 - Southgate House - Indianapolis, IN (with Mala In Se, New Third Worlds)
25 - The Pilot Light - Knoxville, KY (with US Christmas, Generation of Vipers)
26 - The Get Down - Asheville, NC (with US Christmas, Generation of Vipers, Caltrop)
27 - King's - Raleigh, NC (with US Christmas, Caltrop, Royal Thunder)
28 - Will's Pub - Orlando, FL (with Caltrop, Royal Thunder, Druid Lord, Junior Bruce)
29 - C-Level - Panama City Beach (with Caltrop, Royal Thunder, Death Before Dying)
30 - Siberia - NOLA (with Caltrop, Royal Thunder)
31 - Hi-Tone - Memphis, TN (with Caltrop, Royal Thunder)

June

1 - The Nick - Birmingham, AL (with Caltrop, Royal Thunder)
2 - 529 - Atlanta, GA (with Caltrop, Royal Thunder, Sons Of Tonatiuh)
3 - Caledonia Lounge - Athens, GA (with Caltrop)
4 - The Jinx - Savannah, GA (with Caltrop)