GORGOROTH - Infernus Fires Vocalist Pest; Replacements Announced For Upcoming Tour, Album
August 21, 2012, 12 years ago
Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have issued the following band lineup news:
"Out of respect for and loyalty to Gorgoroth's audience and collaborators, Infernus (guitar) has kicked Pest out of the band, effective immediately. This after Pest informed the band that he would not be prioritizing doing the upcoming Latin American tour after all, just two weeks before the band was set to depart for Brazil.Infernus has decided that the tour will go on as planned, though, and Hoest of TAAKE will replace Pest as vocalist on the tour starting on September 7th.
As for the next Gorgoroth studio album, Instinctus Bestalis, vocal duties will be handled by a Serbian Satanist known as Atterigner, of the band TRIUMFALL (Forces of Satan Records)."
Gorgoroth's upcoming Latin American tour in September has been extended to also include dates in Central America.
On the Brazil leg of the tour - the Setembro Negro Festival 2012 - Gorgoroth will be joined by KEEP OF KALESSIN. Two of these concerts will also see Gorgoroth co-headlining with AUTOPSY. After this the tour will continue through Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala, with local support.
The complete list of shows is as follows:
September
7 - Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil - Music Hall8 - São Paulo/SP, Brazil - Carioca Club
9 - Recife, Brazil - Clube Atlântico De Olinda
10 - Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil - Beco
12 - Medellin, Columbia - Teatro Matacandelas
13 - Cali, Columbia - Local 102
14 - Bogota, Columbia - Teatro La Mama
15 -Quito, Ecuador - TBA
20 - San José, Costa Rica - Pepper's Club
21 - San Salvador, El Salvador - CIFCO
23 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - La Bodeguita Del Centro
