BATTLECROSS Announces Dates With KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM; Tour With PROTEST THE HERO Kicks Off This Saturday

February 28, 2014, 10 years ago

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Detroit metal squad BATTLECROSS, who just returned home from a successful debut stomp through Europe with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM, and MISS MAY I, will return to the stage this weekend on a US tour featuring PROTEST THE HERO, THE SAFETY FIRE, INTERVALS, and NIGHT VERSES. Set to embark tomorrow in Buffalo, the tour will wind its way through nearly three dozen cities, wrapping up in Amityville on April 6th. From there the band will level Worcester, Massachusetts at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival before joining Killswitch Engage and Trivium for another short run of live takeovers.

Comments the band: "We just had an amazing run with Killswitch Engage and Trivium in Europe and we're stoked to be with them yet again in the US! We're going to have a blast with our fans and hopefully make some new ones!"

Battlecross are touring in support of latest album, War Of Will, which debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #118 on the Top Current Albums chart, #2 on the Heatseeker chart, #15 on the Current Hard Music chart, #16 on the Hard Music Overall chart, and #32 on the Independent Albums chart. Additionally, the album debuted in Canada's Soundscan charts coming in at #178 Top 200 Current and #25 Hard Music Charts while also landing on the iTunes charts for release date at #103 Top 200, #10 on Rock, and #2 on Metal.

The video for 'Never Coming Back', directed by Roy Warner, can be seen below:

Tour dates:

March (with Protest the Hero, The Safety Fire, Intervals, Night Verses)

1 - Waiting Room - Buffalo, NY
2 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
3 - The Stache at The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
4 - Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
5 - The Garage - Burnsville, MN
7 - The Eagles Hall - Milwaukee, WI
8 - Mojoe's - Joliet, IL
9 - Bourbon Theatre - Lincoln, NE
10 - Aggie Theatre - Ft. Collins, CO
11 - Mesa Theatre & Club - Grand Junction, CO
12 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
14 - The Hop - Spokane, WA
15 - Knitting Factory - Boise, ID
16 - Knitting Factory - Reno, NV
17 - Assembly - Sacramento, CA
18 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
19 - 191 Toole - Tucson, AZ
21 - Jake's Backroom - Lubbock, TX
22 - Red 7 - Austin, TX
23 - Juanita's - Little Rock, AR
24 - The Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA
26 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
27 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
28 - Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
29 - Ziggys By The Sea - Wilmington, NC
30 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC

April (with Protest the Hero, The Safety Fire, Intervals, Night Verses)

1 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
2 - The Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC
3 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT
4 - Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
5 - The Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA
6 - Revolution - Amityville, NY

April

19 - New England Metal & Hardcore Fest - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
30 - Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ

May

1 - The Paramount - Huntington, NY (with Killswitch Engage, Into Another, My Ticket Home)
2 - The Loft - Poughkeepsie, NY (with Beyond Dishonor, Soulstyce)
3 - Mojo 13 - Wilmington, DE (with Beyond Dishonor)
4 - Reverb - Reading, PA (with Killswitch Engage, Into Another, My Ticket Home)

May (with Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Nothing More)

15 - Ram's Head Live - Baltimore, MD
17 - London Music Hall - London, ON
18 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY (no Trivium)
20 - Iron City - Birmingham, AL
22 - Minglewood Hall - Memphis, TN

May

23 - Centerstage Bar & Grill - Kokomo, IN
24 - Fubar - St. Louis, MO
25 - Aftershock - Merriam, KS

May (with Killswitch Engage, Nothing More)

27 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
28 - Mesa Theater - Grand Junction, CO

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