American metal icons, Superjoint, will embark on their first tour in over a decade. Presented by frontman Philip H. Anselmo's own Housecore Records, The It Takes Guts Summer takeover will commence on July 10th in Oklahoma City and ravage its way through thirteen US cities with additional dates to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Support will be provided by punk metal/noise rock misfits, Child Bite, and Australian grind miscreants, King Parrot, both members of the Housecore Records family.

Now featuring Anselmo (Down, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Pantera), guitarists Kevin Bond (Christ Inversion, Artimus Pyledriver) and Jimmy Bower (Down, Eyehategod), drummer José Manuel Gonzalez (Warbeast, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals) and bassist Stephen Taylor (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Woven Hand, 16 Horse Power), the long-anticipated trek follows Superjoint’s crushing performance closing out the second stage of last year's edition of the Housecore Horror Film Fest (video below).

Comments Anselmo: "We're touring with Superjoint again, because we feel like it, it's fun, and we're handsome. And the big plus here is getting to tour with King Parrot and Child Bite, as they are handsome fellows also as well as live forces to be reckoned with. Leave your corpse paint at home. No image required for this one. Bring a date and some sips, and let the music do the rest! Hail Columbia!"

Tour dates:

July

10 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
11 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s
12 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
14 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s
15 - Flint, MI - Machine Shop
17 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
18 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
19 - Huntington, WV - V Club
21 - Greensboro, NC - Greene Street
23 - Clarksville, TN - Warehouse Live
24 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
25 - Shreveport, LA - Warehouse

Trailer:

Anselmo was a featured guest at the Spooky Empire Horror Convention in Orlando, Florida. During his interview, Anselmo revealed that he's "been writing new Superjoint (Ritual), been writing new Illegals. Then, actually I'm in a secret death metal project with some secret other guys from across the equator." Watch it all in the video below.

Superjoint Ritual has released two albums thus far: Use Once And Destroy (2002), and A Lethal Dose Of American Hatred (2003).