PRIESTESS Cancels European Tour Including Roadburn Appearance; BLACK TUSK Added As Replacement
January 30, 2012, 12 years ago
Roadburn 2012 is scheduled for April 12th - 15th at 013 in Tilburg, Holland. Organizers have issued the following update:
"We’re sorry to announce that PRIESTESS has canceled their European tour for spring 2012. This has the very regrettable result that the band will not play this years Roadburn Festival at VOIVOD‘s curated Au-delà du Réel event on Thursday, April 12th. We definitely fell bad about this and sympathize with any disappointment! We were looking forward to their show too, as we’re fans, just like you. However, neither Voivod nor Roadburn can prevent cancellations, no matter how much we want to. It’s an unpleasant reality we have to deal with.We do have some good news though. Savannah, Georgia’s finest, BLACK TUSK, have been added as a replacement for Priestess, much to our pleasure. Black Tusk shake the earth with high octane riffing, sludgy, gritty grooves and abrasively yelled vocals, while walking a frenzied tightrope between the fury of punk and the precision of thrash metal. They balance their sound between a crazed energy and supreme tightness and do it all within a familiar Southern- fried landscape. Yes, their music is big and bold, as showcased on Set the Dial, Taste The Sin (both out on Relapse), and at their scorching live shows.
Dripping with raw enthusiasm, and a foul-mouthed, head-down, blind-driving fury, Black Tusk will definitely put a large boot into Roadburn‘s knickers. We’re up for it. Are you ready for Black Tusk‘s stomp? We won’t be offering any apologies!"
Acts now confirmed for Voivod's Au-delà du Réel event include (in alphabetical, not official running order): AGALLOCH, BLACK TUSK, CONAN, DANAVA, DOOM, d.USK/diSEMBOWELMENT, FARFLUNG, KILLING JOKE, KONG, NACHTMYSTIUM, OM, ULVER, VALIENT THORR, WITCH and VOIVOD.
Please note that Voivod‘s second show originally scheduled for Saturday, April 14th, has been moved to Thursday, April 12th as part of the specially extended Au-delà du Réel.
For further Roadburn Festival information and complete lineup details visit Roadburn.com.
