Since its inception in 2004, Decibel has redefined what a metal magazine can accomplish. From authoritative books and celebrated festivals to the revitalization of the classic flexi disc format and the creation of the renowned Decibel Hall of Fame series, we continue to push far beyond the accepted boundaries of print. The annual Decibel Magazine Tour -- launched in 2012 -- may very well be the finest of its ventures. For the past six years, ambitious curation has unified artists from far reaches of the extreme universe who would otherwise never have the opportunity to tour North America together. The lineup for the 2017 Decibel Magazine Tour continues that proud tradition, as German thrash metal founders Kreator align with Florida death metal legends Obituary, old-school Ohio brutalizers Midnight and celebrated progressive death prodigies Horrendous (with regional openers in select markets to be announced next year).
Of 2017's four featured acts, two will release new LPs in 2017 to coincide with the Decibel Tour: Kreator, with their fourteenth full-length album, Gods of Violence; and Obituary, with tenth effort Obituary. The latter have already been honored with an authoritative Hall of Fame feature on 1990's landmark album Cause of Death. In 2015, Horrendous took home Decibel's Album of the Year honor for their Anareta release. Additionally, Kreator, Midnight and Horrendous have each recorded and released exclusive tracks via the Decibel Flexi Series, and Obituary will soon join them, recording a flexi track that will appear in the annual Decibel Tour issue of the magazine that hits stands March 2017.
All dates and venues are below.
3/17/2016 Underground - Charlotte, NC
3/18/2016 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
3/19/2016 The Orpheum - Tampa, FL
3/20/2016 House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
3/21/2016 House of Blues - Houston, TX
3/22/2016 House of Blues - Dallas, TX
3/24/2016 Club Red - Phoenix, AZ
3/25/2016 Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
3/26/2016The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
3/27/2016 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
3/28/2016 Neptune - Seattle, WA
3/29/2016 Rickshaw - Vancouver, BC
3/31/2016 MacEwan Ballroom - Calgary, AB
4/01/2016 Union Hall - Edmonton, AB
4/04/2016 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
4/06/2016 Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
4/07/2016 House of Blues - Chicago, IL
4/08/2016 The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
4/09/2016 House Of Blues - Cleveland, OH
4/11/2016 Opera House - Toronto, ON
4/12/2016 Club Soda -Montreal, QC
4/13/2016 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
4/14/2016 Irving Plaza - New York, NY
4/15/2016 TLA - Philadelphia, PA
Hails to our Decibel Tour partners Nuclear Blast America, Relapse Records, JSR Direct, The Noise, Dark Descent, Hells Headbangers and Noise Records!
Tickets for the 2017 Decibel Magazine Tour are on sale now at www.decibelmagazine.com
