Vincent Cavanagh, frontman for the UK's heralded atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA, has commented on the group's impending North American tour with co-headliner ALCEST and special guest MAMIFFER.

"I can't wait," said the talented vocalist/guitarist. "Such a cool line up - three bands that move in different spheres while sharing the intent to create music that is honest, forward-thinking and uninhibited.

"I first met Stéphane from Alcest last year, discussing '90's shoegaze bands in a forest in Lithuania! He is someone for whom I have great respect. Their music is melodic and soulful, full of dream-like imagery.

"Mamiffer are true artists. The dynamic mix of stark piano, crushing melancholic textures and choral reverie is something to behold. Exactly the kind of thing I'm into, so I'm really looking forward to it."

Anathema has only performed twice as a full band in North America, at the infamous Milwaukee Metal Fest in 2000 and 2001, as well as supporting a few dates of Blackfield's 2011 tour as an acoustic duo.

The fall 2013 co-headlining tour will see the band play many cities in both the US and Canada for the first time, beginning September 12 in Philadelphia, PA.

Tour dates:

September

12 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
13 – Springfield, VA – Empire
14 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
15 – Boston, MA – Middle East
16 – Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques
18 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
19 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
20 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
21 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
22 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
24 – Denver, CO – Summit City Music Hall
25 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
26 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
27 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
28 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
29 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater

October

1 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Opera House
3 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
4 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
5 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee Theater

The upcoming September/October tour will coincide with the release of Universal, a concert film on Blu-ray and CD/DVD capturing a special one-off gig at the ancient Roman theatre of Philippopolis, out September 17th on Kscope.

Directed by acclaimed photographer/filmmaker Lasse Hoile (Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Dream Theater), the film and album package the magic of this unique evening where the band was joined by the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra to kick off a lengthy world tour in support of its most successful album Weather Systems.

Tracklisting:

DVD / Blu-ray (bonus content on Blu-ray only):

'Untouchable, Part 1'

'Untouchable, Part 2'

'Thin Air'

'Dreaming Light'

'Lightning Song'

'The Storm Before The Calm'

'Everything'

'A Simple Mistake'

'The Beginning And The End'

'Universal'

'Closer'

'A Natural Disaster'

'Deep'

'One Last Goodbye'

'Flying'

'Fragile Dreams'

Extras:

Encore From Plovdiv:

'Panic

'Emotional Winter' / 'Wings Of God'

'Internal Landscapes'

'Fragile Dreams'

A Night At The Union Chapel:

'Kingdom'

'Thin Air'

'Angels Walk Among Us'

'A Natural Disaster'

'Fragile Dreams'

CD1:

'Untouchable, Part 1'

'Untouchable, Part 2'

'Thin Air'

'Dreaming Light'

'Lightning Song'

'The Storm Before The Calm'

'Everything'

'A Simple Mistake'

'The Beginning And The End'

'Universal'

'Closer'

CD2:

'A Natural Disaster'

'Deep'

'One Last Goodbye'

'Flying'

'Fragile Dreams'

'Panic'

'Emotional Winter' / 'Wings Of God'

'Internal Landscapes'

'Fragile Dreams'

Check out a trailer below:

A limited mail-order fan's-edition set, featuring bonus audio content and footage of the band recorded at the Union Chapel in London, is now available to preorder from the Kscope store at here.