Keyboardist/Sound fx mastermind behind Australia's THE AMENTA, Tim Pope, has the following to say regarding the upcoming North American tour with VADER and The Australian Metal Awards:

"The Amenta is very honoured to be sharing a stage with Vader in North America on the Monsters Of Death Tour. Our first European tour - Winterfest 2009 - was with Vader earlier this year and we know that we’re going to have a great time both offstage and on with those guys. It’s a very strong bill and we can’t wait to see the other bands in action. We’ve heard so much about touring North America and can’t wait to get over there to blow people away. We are on the top of our game at the moment and the States will finally get to see what we are capable of. Thanks to everyone involved for giving us a chance. It’s a great honour to have such a strong tour for our first time on your shores. To the fans in the States: Get ready. You haven’t seen anything like us.

Unfortunately The Amenta will not be able to perform at the First Australian Heavy Metal Awards as we will be on tour with Vader in North America at the time. We were looking forward to playing the Awards very much, but this is an opportunity that we couldn’t pass up. Even without our show, we know that this will be an amazing night. It’s an important first step towards larger recognition for some very talented bands. Thanks very much to the team at the Australian Heavy Metal Awards for all their hard work."

THE AMENTA recently completed the Unleashing The Extreme Tour 2009 in Australia, which also featured PSYCROPTIC and RUINS. All upcoming tour dates, including “Monsters of Death Tour” can be found below along with PRE-ORDER details.

Pre-sale tickets for the Monsters Of Death Tour are available online at EnterTheVault.com through July 17th. On July 18th, tickets go on sale through all normal ticketing outlets.

Monsters Of Death Tour - Vader with Decrepit Birth, Warbringer, The Amenta, S.W.W.A.A.T.S., and Augury:

November

4 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
5 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
6 - Webster Underground - Hartford, CT
7 - The Blender Theater @ Gramercy - New York, NY
8 - Fou Founes Electriques - Montreal, QC
9 - Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC
10 - Mod Club - Toronto, ON
11 - Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
12 - Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH
13 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
14 - Rave - Milwaukee, WI
15 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
16 - Royal Albert Arms - Winnipeg, MB
17 - The Exchange - Regina, SK
18 - The Underground - Calgary, AB
19 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
20 - Roll-A-Dome - Prince George, BC
21 - Bourbon - Vancouver, BC
22 - Sugar - Victoria, BC
23 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
24 - Satyricon - Portland, OR
25 - Regency Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
27 - Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA
28 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
29 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA
30 - U.B’s - Mesa, AZ

December

1 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
2 - Gator’s - Farmington, NM
3 - Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT
4 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
5 - Marquee - Tulsa, OK
6 - Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX
7 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
9 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
10 - Peppermint Beach Club - Virginia Beach, VA
11 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
12 - Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
13 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA