Prog-death-metallers BETRAEUS have announced they will join XERATH as support for metal titans SCAR SYMMETRY on the UK leg of their tour. This continues the band’s busy tour schedule following their headliner of Ireland and their recent slot supporting death metal masters DECAPITATED.

Betraeus frontman Chris Sykes comments: "We're absolutely ecstatic to be touring alongside Scar Symmetry and Xerath, We're fans of both bands and you can safely say the shows will be a real mixed night of modern metal. Make sure you get down to one of the dates!"

Dates:

May

9 - Academy 2 - Islington, UK
10 - Moho - Manchester, UK
11 - Academy 2 - Bristol, UK

As previously reported, Betraeus and SPIRES are set to invade Ireland this March.

2011 was a big year for Betraeus, where the band leaped from local heroes to a national act, with a killer Download Festival appearance, releasing their Towards The Sun EP on Siege of Amida Records and embarking on their debut UK tour among their achievements. With no intention of slowing, the Manchester prog-metallers are ready to take on 2012 and have set their sights on the rest of the world. First stop – Ireland.

Betraeus will play three shows across the country with fellow Mancunian prog-metallers Spires in support. Check them out on the following dates:

March

22 - The Blind Pig - Limerick, Ireland
23 - The Pint - Dublin, Ireland
24 - The Limelight - Belfast, Ireland

For those who have yet to check them out, Betraeus fuse chopping riffs and blasting rhythms with intense atmosphere and have an immense talent for fusing brutality with beauty. December’s EP release catapulted them to the forefront of the UK underground, with achievements including a number three slot in in the the Scuzz TV most requested chart for the title track's video, but also a "band of the day" feature on broadsheet The Guardian's website. Check out the video to the EP's title track below:

The band first displayed their diversity on a big scale at Bloodstock 2010, when they played a brutal set on New Blood stage as well as a more mellowing session on the acoustic stage. Check out the acoustic performance of 'Blossom The Void' at the festival, below: