BETHLEHEM To Co-Headline European Tour With SECRETS OF THE MOON; Dates Announced
April 3, 2012, 12 years ago
Legendary German dark metallers BETHLEHEM are set to co-headline a European tour with SECRETS OF THE MOON, this fall. Joining them on the road as support is Romania’s DORDEDHU.
Routing for the 10 day tour, which will take place in September and October is as follows:
September
27 - K17 - Berlin, Germany28 - Willemeen - Arnheim, Netherlands
29 - Exzellenzhaus - Trier, Germany
30 - JH Comma - Bruges, Belgium
October
1 - Camden Underworld - London, UK2 - Kulttempel - Oberhausen, Germany
3 - Rockfabrik - Ludwigsburg, Germany
4 - Viper Room - Vienna, Austria
5 - Bozkov - Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
6 - Alte Kaserne - Zürich, Switzerland
Despite their 21 year history, Bethlehem, who effectively invented the term "dark metal", and have inspired countless bands to follow in their footsteps, have, in the past, limited their live appearances, and, surprisingly, have never toured before, a conscious choice on the part of the band - but that is set to change. With a new album, which will be the band’s, seventh full-length release in the works and discussions taking place with a new label, a new lineup that has seen vocalist Rogier Droog and drummer Florian “Torturer” Klein join bassist Jürgen Bartsch who, together with former member Matton, founded the band in 1991, and long-time guitarist Olaf Eckhardt who has been in the band since 1999, and with management in place in the form of the UK-based black and extreme metal manager Patricia Thomas, the band is now preparing to become much more active on the live circuit.
Bethlehem is also scheduled to appear at From Hell in Erfurt, Germany on April 7th and Barther Metal Open Air, also in Germany on August 17th, whilst on May 27th the band will play its first ever show in the US, with an appearance at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore.
More information about Bethlehem can be found at the band’s Facebook page.
Below you can see fan-filmed footage of Bethlehem performing the track 'Gestern Starb Ich Schon Heute' from the S.U.i.Z.i.D album, live at the Anti Life Fest in Madrid in March, 2012:
