The Skull, featuring vocalist Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, formerly of metal legends Trouble, has announced a fall U.S. tour as direct support to Saint Vitus. The month-long jaunt will launch on September 27th in Austin, TX, running through October 23rd in Tucson, AZ. Joining the revered bands on the tour will be Portland's Witch Mountain, which features in its ranks, The Skull guitarist Rob Wrong. The Skull continues to tour in support of its debut album, For Those Which Are Asleep.

Additionally, The Skull has announced the addition of Steve Hanford as the band's fill-in touring drummer. Hanford, formerly of hardcore punk legends Poison Idea, has been recruited to fill in for Sean Saley (Pentagram) on the upcoming tour.

"I'm really bummed to miss this tour, but sometimes life happens and other commitments have forced me to sit out the tour with Saint Vitus and Witch Mountain," comments Saley. However, The Skull is in the more than capable hands of a great drummer, ‘Thee Hippy Slayer’ himself, Steve Hanford. Steve will nail this and the band will be great with him on drums! Don't miss this tour!"

Tour dates:

September
27 – Austin, TX – Grizzly Hall
28 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
29 – San Antonio, TX – The Mix
30 – Shreveport, LA – Riverside Warehouse

October
1 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
2 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
3 – Raleigh, NC – King’s
5 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
6 – Boston, MA – Middle East
7 – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus Bar
8 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
9 – Indianapolis, IN – 5th Quarter
10 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
11 – Madison, WI – High Noon
12 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
14 – Missoula, MT – Stage 112
15 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
16 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
18 – Sacramento, CA – Starlite
19 – Oakland, CA – Metro
20 – Costa Mesa, CA – Wayfarer
21 – Los Angeles, CA – Viper Room
22 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
23 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress

(Photo by: Séb Bonilla)