Swedish/Danish Modern Metal Sextet Amaranthe Announces 2013 North American Headline Tour
After years in waiting, and a short prelude in the form of their 2012 Progpower USA appearance, Swedish/Danish modern metal sextet Amaranthe are now very excited to announce their very first U.S. headline tour, starting on July 17th in New York City at the Gramercy Theatre. The tour is scheduled to hit several major U.S. cities and more dates will be added soon.
In a statement, the band ~ Andy – vocals, Jake E – vocals, Elize – vocals, Olof Mörck – guitars & keys, Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums, Johan Andreassen – bass ~ says, “Amaranthe are now extremely proud and very excited to announce our very first USA headline tour! After a fantastically successful The Nexus World Tour in Europe and one in Asia, consisting of almost 50 shows, it is now time to bring this monster to the U.S.! The fans across the Atlantic have been very supportive since Amaranthe’s early demo days, and it has long been a dream for us to properly perform there. The trek will go from east to west, and more than the initially released dates will announced shortly! Support will come from Kobra and The Lotus, a great up and coming Canadian heavy metal act, and more bands will open for this core package. See all of you American fans in July!”
Confirmed Amaranthe U.S. headline dates:
July 17 The Gramercy Theatre – New York (NY)
July 18 The Note – West Chester (PA)
July 19 The Middle East – Cambridge (MA)
July 22 Bottom Lounge – Chicago (IL)
July 23 Station 4 – St Paul (MN)
July 25 Marquis Theater – Denver (CO)
Amaranthe released their new album, The Nexus, on March 26th. The album landed on the iTunes Metal chart at #1 on the first day of release. Additionally, first week numbers showed the album poised at an outstanding #12 on the Soundscan Heatseeker chart, #36 on the Current Hard Music Albums Core Stores chart, and #61 on the Hard Music Albums chart.
Amaranthe’s new music video for “The Nexus” has racked up over 1.9 million views since its release earlier this year ~ see why HERE on VEVO. The video was directed by Patric Ullaeus, who has worked with names such as In Flames, Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir; he was also responsible for Amaranthe’s video for “The Hunger,” the lead single from the band’s highly successful debut, now at a whopping 4 million YouTube views (and counting).
Stay tuned to the official Amaranthe site and the official band Facebook page for updates.